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                  to a ponalty in accordance with llio stipulations of tho Treaty, or the provisions
                  of this Order.
                      32. Tho Foreign Jurisdiction Neutrality Ordor in Council, 1901, shall apply
                  to all porsons and to all proporty subject to this Order.

                      33. Whore a persou entitled to appeal to tho Chiof Court from any
                  judgment or ordor passed in tho oxorciso of criminal jurisdiction undor (his
                  Ordor dosircs so to appeal, ho shall presont his petition of appeal to tho
                  Court which passed tho judgment or ordor; and tho petition shall with all
                  practicable speed bo transmitted to tho Chiof Court with certified copios of tho
                  chargo (if any) and proceedings of all documentary cvidonco admitted or tendered,
                  of the depositions, of tho notes of the oral testimony, and of tho judgment or
                  ordor, and any argumont on tho petition of appeal that the appollanl. desires
                  to submit to tho Chief Court.
                      34. Tho Court against whoso judgment or order tho appeal is preferred
                  may postpone tho execution of tho sontcnco pending tho appeal, and shall, if
                  necessary, commit tho person convicted to prison for Rafo custody, or detain
                  him in prison for safo custody, or shall admit him to bail, and may lake
                  security, by recognizanco, doposit of money, or otherwise, for his payment
                  of any fine.
                                             Part IV.-Civil.
                      35.—(1) Subject to tho othor provisions of this Order, tho Code of Civil
                  Procedure and the other Indiau onactmonts, relating to tho administration of
                  Civil justice and to insolvency and bankruptcy, shall havo effect as if Bahrein
                  were a district in tho Presidency of Bombay. The Political Agont shall bo
                  deemed to bo tho District Judge, and his Court shall bo deemed to bo tho
                  District or Principal Civil Court of Original Jurisdiction in the District; tho
                  Judicial Assistant to tho Political llcsidcnt shall bo deemed to be an Additional
                  District Judge, and his Court shall bo an Additional District Court of Original
                  Civil Jurisdiction; tho Court of tho Political Kcsidcut shall bo deemed to bo tho
                  highest Civil Court of Appeal for tho District, and the Court authorized to hear
                  appeals from tho decisions of tho District Court; and the powers, both of tho
                  Governor General in Council and tho Local Govornment, under thoso enactments
                  shall bo exercisable by the Secretary of Stale, or, with his previous or subsequent
                  assent, by tho Govcrnor-Goncral of India in Council.
                      (2) Any jurisdiction exercisable by the Chief Court under this Order in
                  civil matters may be exercised by tho Judge of that Court, either within tho
                   limits of this Order or olsowhcro.
                      30. When a suit between persons to whom this Ordor applies is tiled in tho
                   Political Agency, the Political Agent shall enquire from tho sovoral parties
                   whether they desire that proceedings shall bo instituted in accordance with
                   the Code of Civil Procedure and tho Indian enactments made applicable to
                   Bahrein, or in accordance with local usago, and shall record Ihoir replies,
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