AI English Translation, Pages 51-75
Lawyer Yaqub Abdul Aziz
Office: Khan al-Pasha al-Kabir - Baghdad
Telephone { 85493 Office
3150 Residence
Baghdad on 26 / 5 / 1952
Honorable Mr. ⟦President⟧
After greetings
Since the lease contract for the shops for the endowment, which is under
the guardianship of my client, the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, has
expired and they have not renewed the contract according to Article Four of
the Real Estate Lease Control Decree of 1952 No. (7)
Therefore, I have come to warn you of this, and according to my referral to the Presidency of the Community
the Jewish [Community], my client, to agree with them regarding the rent amount within
three days from the date of your notification of this letter, otherwise
I will be forced to refer to the competent court and file a lawsuit to vacate
the shops while charging you the court fees and attorney's fees.
Please accept my utmost respect
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
Yaqub Abdul Aziz, Lawyer
To the Honorable Chairmen of the Committee for the Israelite Community
Subject
I, the plaintiff Safiya daughter of Murad, my husband has passed away and left in my care six daughters and four sons. The
Committee has allocated me a weekly allowance of ⟦1/000⟧ dinars, and you are best suited to judge this amount,
for how can it suffice for me and my children? I beg for its increase to lift from us the calamity of hunger.
When my husband was alive, he had rented a house from the community for three dinars monthly, and after
his death, ⟦we remained⟧, I and my ⟦deprived⟧ children, without means of livelihood; we have become bewildered as to how I shall pay
the rent? While your honors have provided me with an allowance. Therefore, I beg for the removal of
this rent from me, and I beg that you inspect for yourselves my condition and the condition of my
hungry children who have fallen ill from the lack of food.
Furthermore, I, by my Most High Lord, cry out to your conscience and raise my appeal
to your mercy, perhaps God will place in your hearts mercy for eleven persons
who have been perished by hunger, pain, and deprivation after the death of the head of the household.
The matter is yours to decide.
Note: My house is a ruin and consists of only one room
and without toilets or a kitchen.
The Petitioner
Safiya Murad
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
The Committee
To the Properties Committee
To inspect the condition of the petitioner
and submit a detailed report
⟦signature⟧
2/7
Article (59) A - If it is established by the technical employee of the municipality after inspection that a building, in whole or
in part, has become prone to collapse, either due to its age or because it was constructed in an
unstable manner or due to another incident, he shall bring with him two experts from the permanent board of experts
appointed by the municipality, provided that their number is not less than six and
does not exceed twelve experts. These two experts, along with the technical employee
of the municipality, shall issue their decision by majority or agreement as to whether the building
is prone to collapse. This decision shall be submitted to the municipality, which must warn
its owner of the necessity of demolishing it totally or partially as indicated in the decision within
three days from the date of notification. If he refuses or the specified period passes
without him filing an objection, the municipality must implement what was stated in the report
and recover the expenses from him.
Amanat al-Asima (Mayoralty of Baghdad)
Form No. 3 according to the Roads and Buildings Regulation
Baghdad: Date ⟦16 / 10 / 1956⟧
Number ⟦9535⟧
Warning for the demolition of dangerous buildings
To: ⟦The Honorable Presidency of the Mosaic Community⟧
Owner of the property numbered: ⟦62⟧
Located in the neighborhood of: ⟦Al-Rawaf⟧
Enclosed herewith is a copy of the report dated / / and we warn you of the necessity of implementing what is stated therein in accordance
with the provisions of Article 59 - of the Roads and Buildings Regulation No. 44 of 1935 and its amendments, and the danger must be removed within a period of
three days from the date of your notification of this warning. If you delay in doing so during the mentioned period, the Mayoralty will carry out the demolition
directly and will collect from you what it spends in this regard.
⟦(Signature)⟧
Mayor of the Capital
Copy to: -
⟦...⟧
Engineer of the Second Technical Division: -
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Signature of the property owner | Date | Signature of the notification officer
20
To the Honorable President of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
There is land belonging to your esteemed association located in the Al-Kulat neighborhood
Numbered <del>144</del>. I hereby request to lease the aforementioned plot on an annual basis and I am
prepared to pay its rent and make it a place for my residence and to maintain
the aforementioned land. The matter is yours to decide. ⟦10/1/⟧ 954
The Petitioner
Saeed bin Kadhim
Note: The house numbered 144 is occupied
and is not vacant, and is leased by Khatoun
Raphael
⟦illegible⟧
To the Properties Committee
For inspection and to submit a detailed report
regarding the price
⟦illegible⟧
27
Iraq
Millime
10 Fils
NOV 53
To the Honorable Chairman of the Israeli Administrative Committee in Baghdad
After greetings
Presented:
I reside in the house numbered 56 / 147 ⟦Tahar⟧ and the house is in a
dangerous state requiring urgent repair because I have children and I fear an accident occurring
God forbid. I request you to kindly order the community engineer to be sent to inspect
the aforementioned house. Please accept my highest respect.
Alwan
Muhammad
Alwan Muhammad
Clarification
For the community statement
1- The rent is two Dinars monthly
2- The actual rent is sixty Dinars annually
3- Property tax is eighty Dinars
4- Does the tenant pay rent regularly? No, the month of June is required from him.
⟦illegible⟧
9/7
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad: 11/14/1954
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
After greetings,
I have previously leased the warehouse with sequence 1/425 located in the Al-Qashla neighborhood
for a period of three years. And now I wish to transfer this lease to the name of Mr. Hamid Abdul Wahab,
I request your approval to transfer the lease to the name of Mr. Hamid Abdul Wahab starting from the date 7/6/1954
With highest respect to your Excellency.
Al-Hajj Issa Muhammad Tabra
⟦signature⟧
His Excellency the Chairman
The tenant Al-Hajj Issa Muhammad Tabra
has leased the surplus of Rabbi Hayyim's synagogue
for a period of three years ⟦pursuant to⟧ an annual fee
of 275 Dinars, and there remains of his lease period
one year which he wishes to transfer the contract in the name of
Mr. Hamid Abdul Wahab, Respected
11/14/54
Property Committee for inspection and submission of
the report
⟦signature⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, respected
After greetings:
Since I have become unable to perform the work that
enables me to support myself, I request your assistance to allocate an amount for my support
from the living allowance, and the matter is yours to decide
⟦illegible⟧
Yaqoub Abboud Khudair
Investigation Committee
To state the condition
on
9/7
We do not know anything about the identity of this person
Investigation Committee
⟦illegible⟧ 10/7/52
Sequence Number ::
Doors Number :: 14/127 and 14/119
Leased Property :: A house and a shop
The contract has been concluded between the Mutawalli of the Endowments of (The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad) hereinafter referred to
as the Lessor, and Shakir Mahmoud al-Saffar, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, as follows: -
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review
the house and shop located in Baghdad in the Tatran neighborhood numbered 127 and 119 to be used as a residence
from the beginning of 1 / 10 / 1954 to the end of 30 / 9 / 1955
for a rental amount of only forty-two dinars only
Second - The Lessor received from the Lessee only three and a half dinars only, and as for the remainder amounting to
thirty-eight and a half dinars, the Lessee must pay it according to the promissory notes drawn up with their amounts and maturity dates below
Promissory Notes
Installments
1 at the beginning of every month
2
3
4
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment of the installments) promissory note of the promissory notes drawn up above upon maturity
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due for payment immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in the rental amount if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to occupy the leased property for the duration of the lease and does not have the right to lease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease term, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property to the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so
he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of a quarter of a dinar without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor upon the expiration of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property in kind or in value.
Sixth - The property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while the water, electricity, security, and sanitation fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding the admission of falsehood and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on / / 195
Witness Witness The Lessee The Lessor
Mutawalli of Endowments
(The Lay Council)
Sequence Number: ⟦line⟧
Door Number: ⟦line⟧
Leased Property: ⟦line⟧
The contract has been concluded between the trustee of the endowments of (The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad), hereinafter referred to
as the Lessor, and ⟦line⟧ hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, as follows: -
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review,
⟦line⟧ located in Baghdad in the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ numbered ⟦line⟧ to be used as ⟦line⟧
from the beginning of ⟦line⟧ to the end of ⟦line⟧
for a rental amount of only ⟦line⟧
Second - The Lessor has received from the Lessee only ⟦line⟧ and as for the remainder, amounting to ⟦line⟧
the Lessee must pay it according to the promissory notes / installments, the amounts and maturity dates of which are written below:
1 ⟦line⟧
2 ⟦line⟧
3 ⟦line⟧
4 ⟦line⟧
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment) or promissory note of the notes written above upon maturity,
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due immediately, and the Lessor has the option to rescind this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in rent if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to ⟦line⟧ the leased property during the lease term and does not have the right to lease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease term, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property for the Lessor free of any occupants, and if he delays in doing so,
he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent amounting to ⟦line⟧ without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor at the end of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property, either in kind or in value.
Sixth - The property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while the water, electricity, security, and cleaning fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding false admission and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on / / 195
Witness Witness Lessee Trustee of the Lessor's Endowments
(The Lay Council)
Sequence Number ::
Door Number ::
The Leased Property ::
The contract has been concluded between the Trustee of the Endowments of (The Physical Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad) hereinafter referred to
as the Lessor, and ⟦line⟧ hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, on the following :-
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and notification,
located in Baghdad in the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ numbered ⟦line⟧ to be used as ⟦line⟧
from the beginning of ⟦line⟧ to the end of ⟦line⟧
for a rental amount of only ⟦line⟧
Second - The Lessor has received from the Lessee only ⟦line⟧ and as for the remainder, amounting to ⟦line⟧
the Lessee must pay it according to the promissory notes issued, their amounts and maturity dates are below:
Installments
1 ⟦line⟧
2 ⟦line⟧
3 ⟦line⟧
4 ⟦line⟧
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment of the installments) promissory note of the promissory notes issued above upon maturity,
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due for payment immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in the rental amount if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to ⟦line⟧ the leased property during the lease period and does not have the right to lease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease period, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property to the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so,
he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent amounting to ⟦line⟧ without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor at the end of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property in kind or in value.
Sixth - The property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while the water, electricity, security, and cleaning fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding the admission of falsehood and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on / / 195
Witness Witness The Lessee The Trustee of the Endowments of the Lessor
(The Physical Council)
Baghdad 25 / 7 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
I present to your excellencies:
When I received the ledger from the previous clerk Shaul along with the promissory notes
for Dr. Razzuqi al-Allawi, I compared them to the ⟦recorded⟧ entries in the revenues
and I found them
Upon receiving the ledger from the previous clerk
Mr. Shaul Moussa, I noticed in the account of
the tenant Razzuqi al-Allawi a difference of ten
dinars deficit in the budget, and when
I contacted the aforementioned clerk, it became clear to me that this
amount pertains to expenses incurred for the renovation of the building of
the aforementioned tenant, and he asked me to obtain
receipts for the mentioned renovations from the tenant
Razzuqi al-Allawi. Upon checking with the tenant, he explained
to me that there is no request or receipts for the renovations, and as
he explained to me that there is no promissory note or request
Ali Ramadan, tenant of shop number 12/21 in Biran
Three installments are due from him, each for the amount of 26 Dinars
The first on 1/7/54
The second on 15/8/54
The third on 1/10/54
And when confronted for payment, he says every time that he will pay it next week
House number 78 B / 114
Previously requested on 21/2/54 an amount of thirty Dinars, and from that time until now she receives
a weekly aid from the community in the amount of one and a half Dinars per week, and we have previously submitted a report on him and you referred it to the secretary
Hassan Abdul Wahab, the former employee in the Special Division, tenant of the house located in Aqd Bahr, number 114/22
20 Dinars are previously owed, and his lease ended on 21/8/54, and we have urged him to pay but ⟦nothing⟧ was received
We await your observations
Shaul Shmou' Shai, tenant of the house numbered 44 T / 94 for the amount of 48 Dinars
And his lease ended on 22/8/54, and we filed a lawsuit against him for eviction, and your orders were issued to the lawyer
Yaqub Abdul Aziz to stop this lawsuit, we await your observations
Salman Abu Faraj, tenant of the house numbered 22/94 for the amount of one Dinar monthly, and he is refusing
payment, and Yaqub Abdul Aziz filed an eviction lawsuit against him, but no result was obtained from the lawyer and he remains until
now in the house, and the eviction has not been executed procedurally
22 Dinars are owed until now
Abid Antaki is required for maintenance in the amount of 42 Dinars, tenant of the shops numbered 54 72 N / 145
Due on 1/8/54 and the second on 1/10/54
Aqla Wahid, tenant of the house numbered 128/2156 for the amount of one and a quarter Dinars monthly, and is owed for the month of
August 54, and he refused to pay, why ⟦...⟧ for him, and the house is worth more than the amount, and it has one room
you want three corners meeting on, and I do not accept any value, we await your observations
Mahdi Al-Hassan has usurped the house for two years and he consulted with the lawyer Yaqub Abdul Aziz when we handed over
the lawsuit to the lawyer, and he turned away from it and did not complete the lawsuit
The house numbered 83/145 has been usurped by Jamil Al-Fifa for three years and the lawyer did not accept
filing a lawsuit against him
Baghdad 2/20/1954
Honorable Chairman of the Personnel Committee
After greetings:
We present to you a list of the names of the tenants whose rental period has expired and those who have some installments due and have not yet paid them.
1- List of Al-Midrash properties
Name | Property No. | Annual Rent | Amount Due and Unpaid | Rent Expiry Date | Current Value Estimate
Abdul Jassim Al-Samarrai | 1/44 | 500 Dinars and 400 Fils | Promissory note for 40 Dinars due on 1/1/1954 | Rent expires on 1/31/1955 |
Sequence Number ::
Door Number :: 113/78
Leased Property :: Shop
(Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad)
The contract has been concluded between the Trustee of Endowments ⟦line⟧ <del>(The Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad)</del> hereinafter referred to
as the Lessor, and Mr. Hassan Ali Qandarji, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, as follows:-
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review,
located in Baghdad in the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood, numbered 113/78, to be used as a shop
starting from 1/9/54, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, until 31/8/55, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five
for a rental amount of only -/24 Dinars annually (twenty-four Dinars annually)
Second - The Lessor received from the Lessee only -/4 Dinars (four Dinars), and the remainder, amounting to -/20 Dinars (twenty
Dinars), the Lessee must pay according to the <del>promissory notes</del> installments, the amounts and maturity dates of which are written below
1 In monthly installments of two Dinars at the beginning of each month.
2
3
4
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment of the installments) promissory note of the promissory notes written above upon maturity,
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due for payment immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in rent if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to occupy the leased property for the duration of the lease and does not have the right to lease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease term, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property for the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so,
he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of half a Dinar per day without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor at the end of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property in kind or in value.
Sixth - The property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while water, electricity, security, and cleaning fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding the admission of falsehood and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on 28 / 10 / 1954
Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor
| | Mr. Hassan Ali Qandarji | Trustee of Endowments Mr. Farid Daoud Samra
| | | Chairman of the (Lay Council) Administrative Committee
Sequence Number:
Door Number: 113/78
Leased Property: Shop
The contract was concluded between the administrator of the endowments (Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad)
⟦<del>The Physical Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad</del>⟧ hereinafter referred to as
the Lessor, and Mr. Hassan Ali Qandarji, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, as follows:
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review
located in Baghdad in the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood, numbered 113/78, to be used as a shop
from the beginning of 1/9/54, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, until 31/8/55, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five.
For a rental amount of only -/24 Dinars annually (twenty-four Dinars annually).
Second - The Lessor received from the Lessee only -/4 Dinars (four Dinars), and the remaining amount of -/20 Dinars (twenty
Dinars) shall be paid by the Lessee according to the promissory notes whose amounts and maturity dates are written below:
Installments
1 In monthly installments of two Dinars at the beginning of each month.
2
3
4
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment of the installments) promissory note of the promissory notes written above upon maturity,
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in rent if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to occupy the leased property for the duration of the lease and may not lease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease term, the Lessee is obligated to vacate the leased property for the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so,
he shall be obligated to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of half a Dinar per day without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor at the end of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property in kind or in value.
Sixth - Property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while water, electricity, security, and cleaning fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obligated to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding the admission of falsehood and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on 28 / 10 / 1954.
Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor
| | Mr. Hassan Ali Qandarji | Administrator of Endowments Mr. Farid Daoud Samra
Chairman of the (Physical Council) Administrative Committee
Sequence Number:
Door Number: ⟦78⟧
Leased Property: ⟦112⟧
The contract has been concluded between the Trustee of Endowments, Chairman of the Administrative Committee
(The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad), hereinafter referred to as
the Lessor, and Mr. Hassouni Ali Qandarmaji, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, as follows: -
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review,
the shop located in Baghdad in the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood, numbered 58/314, to be used as a shop
from the beginning of 1/9/1954 until the end of 31/8/1955
for a rental amount of only twenty-four Dinars.
Second - The Lessor has received from the Lessee only four Dinars, and as for the remainder, amounting to twenty Dinars,
the Lessee must pay it according to the <del>promissory notes</del> installments, the amounts and maturity dates of which are written below:
1 In monthly installments of two Dinars at the beginning of each month.
2
3
4
Third - If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment of the installments) promissory note of the promissory notes written above upon maturity,
the entire debt becomes accelerated and due immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee shall be liable
for the difference in rent if a deficit occurs, without the need to give a formal notice to the aforementioned Lessee.
Fourth - The Lessee has the right to occupy the leased property for the duration of the lease and may not sublease it to others without written consent from
the Lessor. At the end of the lease term, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property for the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so,
he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of one Dinar without the need for a formal notice.
Fifth - The Lessee undertakes to return the leased property to the Lessor at the end of the contract safe from any damage or deficiency and to compensate him
for all deficiencies and damages that occur in the leased property, either in kind or in value.
Sixth - Property tax shall be the responsibility of the Lessor, while water, electricity, security, and cleaning fees are the responsibility of
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly.
Seventh - The Lessee acknowledges that he has waived the right to request an oath from the Lessor regarding false admission and other
oaths related to this contract.
Written in two copies, one copy in the hand of each of the two parties in Baghdad on 8/12/1954.
Witness Witness Lessee Lessor
Trustee of Endowments
(The Lay Council)
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, respected
After greetings
The house leased from me located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, No. 5/10
needs restoration due to a crack on the right side of the house, and therefore
please conduct an inspection and carry out the necessary repairs, and please
accept my highest respect.
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Salah al-Din al-Tabtabai
8/12
Master Alwan
To conduct the inspection and provide
the necessary cost
Naji
8/20
I have conducted the inspection on
the house numbered 5/10 and it appeared
that it needs repairs to the house courtyard
and tiling the floor of the house and the corridor
and some plastering and electrical repair
and ⟦behind⟧ the basement windows
The cost is twenty-five dinars
excluding the painting of doors and windows
⟦illegible signature⟧
8/22
His Excellency the President
I request approval to carry out
the required restoration and the cost
is twenty-five dinars
⟦illegible signature⟧
8/24
To the accountant Charles
The amount is to be paid from the surplus
⟦illegible signature⟧
Fils | Rial
200 | 1 | Car fare from Sahuda Shahtub to Al-Fatiha
140 | " | " from Al-Taifa to Sahuda Shahtub
500 | | To Baruch the servant
500 | | To Ephraim the servant
260 | 2 | To Shai Al-Anbar for repairs in the Torah of Hakham Saghir
⟦line⟧
2/674
Collected from the shops adjacent to Hakham Saghir 3/100
Expenses 2/674
⟦line⟧
Remainder 426
Jewish Synagogues
Receipts
Received from Mr. ⟦line⟧ for the rent of the ⟦line⟧ synagogue
for a full year starting from ⟦line⟧ until ⟦line⟧ at a
monthly rent rate of ⟦line⟧ Dinars ⟦line⟧ as follows
First installment ⟦line⟧ Dinars
Second ⟦line⟧ due for payment on ⟦line⟧
Third ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧
Total ⟦line⟧
To
The Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Board
Khulusi and Wasim
I am residing in the house belonging to you located in Al-Bayat neighborhood ⟦numbered⟧
149 near the Third Section. I wish to rent it according to what you desire
and I am ready for your conditions. With my utmost thanks to you.
The Petitioner
Jaafar Al-Hajj Ali
1/1/55
(The Toilet)
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Presented to your Excellency are the details of all the rents returned to the legator which I received from Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ and who
in turn received them from the former secretary, and regarding the remaining amounts owed by the aforementioned gentleman ⟦illegible⟧
We ask your Excellency to express your opinion, as we will obey your orders literally ⟦illegible⟧ which will be of benefit to all members of
the community, and I suggest:
1- It was customary during the days of the former secretary to establish a list of the names of the tenants and the rents due from them
and the number of receipts required if the rent was monthly.
If the amounts were received, ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ the Secretary and the buyer, and he is given
a receipt for that, and the stub remains with him until he pays it to the accountant and hands over the amounts ⟦illegible⟧
2- There is a large portion of the properties belonging to the community's endowments, such as shops and houses ⟦illegible⟧
Monthly payment, where it remains for months or more ⟦illegible⟧ recorded for months, for example:
Daoud Salman, No. ⟦illegible⟧, his monthly rent is ⟦illegible⟧ one dinar, he was late in payment for three months as
he did not have it in his possession at that time.
Required for the month of May, year 954
May 1 Dinar
June 1
July 1
August 1
September 1
⟦line⟧
Total 5 five Dinars. He attended, and if we assume he attended on August 24, 954 and brought
with him 3 Dinars, the previous collector would write him a receipt like this on the date of payment, i.e., 24 / 8 / 54:
I have received from Mr. Daoud Salman an amount of three Dinars only, for the months of May,
June, and July of the year 1954 on 24 / 8 / 54, and the salary for the months of August and September remains due.
So when the monthly period has expired, his lease term on 1 / 7 / 54, and he paid on 24 / 8 / 54
Previously, we searched all the shops and houses in this manner.
When we took over the building's affairs, Mr. Muqbil gave us a list like the previous one, and we have followed this plan until now.
If we do not change this, all claims will slip from our hands because we have no assistant to collect
these accumulated amounts by force, as has happened in many similar cases where some of the owners of
shops and houses rebelled against paying. We, in turn, wrote to your esteemed committee, and you referred ⟦18⟧ cases to the lawyer Yaqub Abdul Aziz.
There are six people with lawsuits against (a lawsuit for a house usurper for a period of three years or more without
paying anything; rather, he occupied it by force). The lawyer finished ⟦by dropping⟧ the lawsuit against any one of them, and they remained in this state.
As for the lawsuits filed by some of them, he reached an agreement with them, so they postponed for several months, ⟦and then⟧ in the end, he advised us to reconcile with them.
If we do not reconcile with them, they leave the house vacant, and the debt remains their responsibility after they stayed in the house for a long time and enjoyed it
without paying anything because they are in agreement with the lawyer. When we demanded that he file lawsuits against all these claims,
he tells us, "Search for the new Ibn Kahla," for example, the case of Munira Qasim, where he agreed with ⟦the lawyer⟧ and the lawsuit was dismissed.
When we forced him to file the lawsuit a second time, he fled, and there is no house in his name for an amount of sixty dinars after the house was completely
ruined. He told us, "Search in any hotel where she is dancing." This was the lawyer's answer.
When the previous Property Committee reviewed these cases and the results of filing lawsuits, fearing the loss of money
and the occurrence of much confusion in the community's financial affairs, it decided to act as follows:
Whoever brings any part of the debt, you take it. For whoever wants to renew the contract, first we threaten him; if he becomes afraid, we are able to increase
his rent by an amount. If we are unable, we take from him as before. If he wants to reduce his rent during the legal period
according to the reduction law, we speak to him with kind words because this belongs to orphans, the poor, and the needy. We convinced some
of them not to reduce. When ⟦I⟧ submitted a report last week about two cases for filing a lawsuit and informed
the lawyer Ibrahim Azoum, I reached an understanding with him, but he became afraid and said, ("I do not take on eviction lawsuits for Karkhiya property and others.")
So please guide us to another method ⟦so that⟧ I may follow it to rid myself of all responsibilities,
because I always like to obey my superiors and obey all the orders of the esteemed committee.
So please ⟦inform me⟧, I ask you: should I collect money for the previous months, or should I consider these
properties and shops required for the previous months as I mentioned to you above, for example, regarding Daoud Salman?