Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit Act, 1893

Year: 1893

Enactment Date: 1893-03-09

Long Title: An Act for settling Bonds of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay producing an annual income of one lakh and twenty five thousand rupees and a Mansion-house and hereditaments called Petit Hall in the Island of Bombay, the property of Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, Baronet, so as to accompany and support the title and dignity of a Baronet lately conferred by Her Present Majesty Queen Victoria on him for and during the term of his natural life, and from and immediately after his decease to hold to his second son, Framjee Dinshaw Petit, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of such issue with remainder to the heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, and for other purposes connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 3: Vesting and application of income of settled property.
    Immediately from and after the passing of this Act, bonds of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay, producing an annual income of not less of settled than one lakh and twenty-five thousand rupees shall property be transferred into the name of the Corporation, who shall hold the same upon the trusts and for the purposes hereinafter expressed concerning the same, (that is to say,) upon trust to continue to hold the said bonds until the same shall be discharged by the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay, or shall be sold by the said Trustees at their discretion, and on such discharge or sale to invest the sum to be received on such occasion in or on any stocks, funds or securities of or the principal or interest of which is guaranteed by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or the Government of India; and in like manner, as often as the same shall been necessary, to alter, vary and, change such stocks, funds and securities for others of the same or like nature; and upon further trust from time to time to pay and apply the dividends, interest and annual income of the said bonds, stocks, funds and securities unto and for the benefit of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit during his natural life; and from and immediately after his decease for the benefit of the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit if he shall survive the said Dinshaw Manockjee Petit during his natural life; and from and immediately after the death of the survivor of them the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit and Framjee Dinshaw Petit for the benefit of the person who, as heir male of the body of the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit, or of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, as the case may be, shall for the time being have succeeded to and be in the enjoyment of the title of Baronet conferred by the said Letters Patent as aforesaid, notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary, and upon failure and in default of heirs male of the body of the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit and Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, to whom the same title and dignity of Baronet may; descend, upon trust for the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, his executors, administrators and assigns, which ultimate remainder or reversion it shall be lawful for the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, his executors, administrators and assigns, at any time or times, during the continuance of the said title and dignity of Baronet, and until there shall be a failure of heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit as aforesaid, to assign, transfer, bequeath and dispose of by deed or will or other assurance or assurances
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