THE IMPERIAL LIBRARY (INDENTURES VALIDATION) ACT, 1902 [Act, No. 1 of 1902] [AS ON 1956] [31st January, 1902] PREAMBLE An Act to confirm and validate certain indentures made between the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India and the Calcutta Public Library, respectively, and the Secretary of State for India in Council. WHEREAS an indenture, a copy whereof is set forth in the first schedule, was expressed to be made, on the tenth day of April, 1901, between the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, of the first part, the president and members for the time being of the said Agricultural and Horticultural Society, of the second part, and the Secretary of State for India in Council of the third part; AND WHEREAS an indenture, a copy whereof is set forth in the second schedule, was expressed to be made, on the twentieth day of December, 1901, between the Calcutta Public Library, of the first part, the vice-president for the time being of the said Calcutta Public Library, of the second part, the members for the time being of the Council of the said Calcutta Public Library, of the third part, and the said Secretary of State in Council of the fourth.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Imperial Library (Indentures Validation) Act, 1902.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) Notwithstanding- anything contained in the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or in any other enactment or rule of law for the time being in force, the property expressed or intended to be transferred to the Secretary of State for India in Council by the indentures, whereof copies are set forth in the first and second schedules, respectively, to this Act, shall be deemed and taken to have been so transferred absolutely as and from the dates of the said indentures respectively; and the said several indentures are hereby declared valid and operative as from the said dates respectively. (2) The said indentures shall be, and from the dates thereof respectively shall be deemed to have been valid and binding for all purposes whatsoever, and as against all persons whomsoever claiming any right to, or any interest in, or any relief respecting the property, or any portion thereof, expressed or intended to be transferred thereby respectively, either as members of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India or of the Calcutta Public Library, or otherwise, howsoever.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNotwithstanding anything herein contained, the property in expressed or intended to be transferred to the Secretary of State for India in Council by the said indentures respectively shall be, and from the dates thereof respectively shall be deemed to have been, vested in Government absolutely and free from all incumbrances, trusts, powers, equities or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) A receipt signed by the person acting for the time being as the president of the said Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India for any money payable by the Secretary of State for India in Council to the said Agricultural and Horticultural Society under the indenture set forth in the first schedule, shall effectually discharge the said Secretary of State in Council as regards the money therein expressed to be received, and from all liability in respect thereof; and the said Secretary of State in Council shall not be concerned to see to the application, or be responsible for any loss or misapplication, of the same. (2) A receipt signed by the person acting for the time being as the vice-president of the said Calcutta Public Library for any money payable by the Secretary of State for India in Council to the said Calcutta Public Library under the indenture set forth in the second schedule, shall effectually discharge the said Secretary of State in Council as regards the money therein expressed to be received, and from all liability in respect thereof; and the said Secretary of State in Council shall not be concerned to see to the application, or be responsible for any.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....Metcalfe Hall AND WHEREAS so far as is known no conveyance or other assurance of the said piece or parcel of land was at any time executed to or in favour of the said Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India and the said Calcutta Public Library AND WHEREAS on the ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one the said Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India was registered under the provisions of Act 21 of 1860 of the Legislative Council of India and the said Society so registered is the said Society party hereto of the first part AND WHEREAS the said Society and the said Calcutta Public Library as at present constituted are possessed of and entitled in perpetuity to the said piece or parcel of land and the aforesaid building known as the Metcalfe Hall and other the out-buildings erected and being thereon as tenants in common in equal shares AND WHEREAS the said persons parties hereto of the second part are the present Council and governing body of the said Society AND WHEREAS the Secretary of State being desirous of acquiring the said Metcalfe Hall and other the land and buildings aforesaid an offer was recently made by the: President of the said.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....Calcutta Zemindar the Vice-President of the said Society and as such the continuing trustee of the property of the said Society under the said Act and the Rules of the said Society of the second part, the said Maharajah Bahadur Sir Narendra Krishna K.C.I.E.as such Vice-President as aforesaid Charles Elvin Dissent of 61 Wellesley Street Calcutta Government Pensioner Jogen Chunder Dutt of 171 Manicktollah Street Calcutta Attorney-at-Law and Kali Churn Palit of No 2 Jagadish Nath Roy's Lane Calcutta Vakil who collectively constitute the present Council of the said Society of the third part and the Secretary of State for India in Council (hereinafter called the Secretary of State) of the fourth part WHEREAS in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty at meetings of a Committee of subscribers to a fund raised with the object of perpetuating the name and administration of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe Baronet (afterwards created Baron Metcalfe) Governor General of India to which fund the Calcutta Public Library as then constituted and a Society known as the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India were contributors it was resolved to erect a building in Calcutta of.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE IMPERIAL LIBRARY (INDENTURES VALIDATION) REPEAL ACT, 2002 [Act, No. 53 of 2002] [9th December, 2002] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the Imperial Library (Indentures Validation) Act, 1902. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title This Act may be called the Imperial Library (Indentures Validation) Repeal Act, 2002. 2. Repeal of Act 1 of 1902 The Imperial Library (Indentures Validation) Act, 1902 is hereby repealed.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE INDIAN TRAMWAYS ACT, 1902 [Act, No. 4 of 1902] [AS ON 1958] [14th February, 1902] PREAMBLE An Act to apply the provisions of the Indian Railway Companies Act, 1895, to certain Tramway Companies. WHEREAS by the Indian Railway Companies Act, 1895, the Railway Companies therein mentioned are authorized to pay interest on their paid-up share capital out of capital in the manner and on the conditions prescribed by the said Act; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to apply the provisions of the said Act to Companies formed for the construction of tramways not differing in structure and working from light railways; It is hereby enacted as follows:
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) This Act may be called the Indian Tramways Act, 1902; and (2) It extends to the whale of India except {Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "Part B States".} [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States].
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