The Prince of Arcot Endowments Act, 1922

This Act may be called " The Prince of Arcot Endowments Act, 1922".

This Act applies to the charitable and religious endowments specified in Schedule A and to the religious institutions and monuments specified in Schedule B annexed to this Act.

The charitable and religious endowments specified in Schedule 'A' shall be administered by the Prince of Arcot for the time being so far as the endowments and institutions in the district of Trichinopoly are concerned in accordance with the rules contained in Schedule 'C' hereto or any modification thereof under section 4 of the Act and as regards all other endowments and institutions in accordance with such rules as may from time to time be made by the State Government.

The rules in Schedule 'C' except rules (1), (2), (3) and (11) may be added to or altered by the State Government after consultation with the Prince and the committee, if any, appointed under the rules.

At least sixty days before making any rules in modification of the rules in Schedule 'C' or for the administration of the endowments specified in Schedule 'B' the State Government shall publish draft of the proposed rules in the Official Gazette, and any person may, during the said period, make any objection or suggestion to the State Government who shall take the same into consideration before finally making the rules. The rules may be made by the State Government either as originally drawn or as amended and shall come into operation from such time as may be prescribed in the rules.

No suit claiming any of the reliefs specified in the Religious Endowments Act XX of 1863, or in sub-section (1) of section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall be instituted or maintained or continued in respect of the aforesaid charitable and religious trusts.

(i) Block No. 15 of Ward VII. 1. Site-bearing T.S. No. 1797 bounded on the- North-by T.S. No. 1798. East-by T.S. No. 1796 (Mussalman street). South-by T.S. No. 1817 (Eda street). West-by T.S. No. 1817 (Eda street). (iv) SHOPS AND HOUSE-SITES BELONGING TO THE BEGAM SAHIBA MOSQUE. Block No. 10 of Ward IV. 1. Shops bearing T.S. Nos. 389 to 412 and 414 to 418 and house-sites bearing T.S. Nos. 435, 437 to 444 bounded on the- North-by T.S. Nos. 436, 434, 433, 428, 427 and 419. East-by T.S. Nos. 3080 (Big Bazaar street of Ward VI), 428 and 422. South-by T.S. Nos. 386 and 388 (Stone-cutter's street). West-by T.S. Nos. 388 (lane), 445 (lane), 436 and 434. Note 1. The whole in T.S. No. 413 included in the shops described above. Block No. 10 of Ward IV. 2. Site-bearing T.S. Nos. 566, 567 and 568, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bounded on the- North-by T.S. No. 560 (Guruvian tank). East-by T.S. Nos. 561, 564 and 565. South-by T.S. Nos. 568/1. West-by T.S. No. 568/1. Block No. 20 of Ward IV. 3. Shops-bearing T.S. Nos. 3084 and 3085 and sites bearing T.S. Nos. 3086 to 3091, 3092 part, 3093 and 3094 bounded on the- North-by T.S. Nos. 3083, 3092 and 3095. East-by T.S. Nos. 3092, 3096 (lane). South-by T.S. No. 3266 (Anaikattumetu street). West-by T.S. No. 3080 (Big Bazaar street). (v) SHOPS, ETC., BELONGING TO THE HASAN BAG MOSQUE. Block No. 28 of Ward IV. Shops-bearing T.S. Nos. 2555 to 2561 and garden and mosque bearing T.S. No. 2562, bounded on the- North-by T.S. No. 2265 (Chinna Bazaar road of Ward V). East-by T.S. No. 2554. South-by T.S. Nos. 2566 and 2564. West-by T.S. Nos. 2564 and 2563. (vi) SITE, ETC., BELONGING TO THE EDAGAH MOSQUE. 1. Tomb and Mosque site-bearing T.S. Nos. 372 and 373 bounded on the- North-by T.S. No. 376. East-by T.S. No. 374 (Williams Road). South-by T.S. No. 371. West-by T.S. No. 377 (lane). ALLOWANCE ATTACHED TO THE TOMB OF WALLAJAH. A monthly tomb allowance of Rs. 69 paid from the bazars and land belonging to Wallajahi Mosque in the Triplicane High Road; survey number-R.S. Nos. 1681 of Triplicane except Nos. 1681/2, 1701/2, 1721/2 and 1751/2. Certificate No. 1893, dated 2nd September 1873. 2. Mamur Mosque Endowment in the Ibrahim-ji Sahib street; survey number-R.S. No. 3614 of Georgetown. Certificate No. 1981, dated 24th April 1874. 3. A monthly tomb allowance of Rs. 414-9-4 paid by the Accountant-General, Tamil Nadu, for the tombs of the Nawabs of Carnatic, Triplicane. 4. A monthly allowance of Rs. 29-8-0 paid by the Accountant-General. 5. A monthly allowance of Rs. 69 paid by the Tahsildar, Madras, for Mamur Mosque, Georgetown. ENDOWMENTS IN NORTH ARCOT. 1. Masjida Jamay situated in survey No. 82 of Arcot village, A lump sum of Rs. 1,076-3-0 per annum from the bagh of Chakranallur village, Wallajah taluk. 2. Two jaghirs, viz., Asanallikuppam and Sayanavaram in Arkonam taluk, which are endowments belonging to Masjida Wallajahi, commonly called High Mosque, and Masjida Anwari commonly called Small Mosque, situated in Triplicane, Madras.

TRICHINOPOLY. 1. The Muhimmudy Mosque at Chowk, Trichinopoly Fort (T.S. No. 97 in block No. 1 of Ward VI). 3. The Amir Mosque, Fort (T.S. No. 1677 part). 4. The Hasan Bag Mosque near Teppakulam, Trichinopoly Fort (T.S. No. 2562 in block No. 28 of Ward IV). 5. The Eadgah Mosque in Cantonment, Trichinopoly (T.S. No. 373 in block No. 47 of Ward I). CHOULTRY. 6. The Begam Sahiba Choultry at Murungapettai village, Trichinopoly taluk. 7. The Tomb of Nawab Wallajah and his family with the building attached thereto, Trichinopoly Fort (T.S. No. 1518 part, block No. 17 of Ward IV). MADRAS. 8. Wallajahi Mosque, Triplicane. 9. Anwari Mosque and Assri-Sharif, Triplicane. 10. Mamur Mosque, Georgetown. TOMBS. 11. Tombs of the Nawabs of Carnatic and their families within the limits of Wallajah Mosque. 12. Mashu Sahib's tomb, Georgetown. 13. Tomb of Hazrat Murtaza Badshah within the limits of Anwari Mosque. 14. Ashraf Ali Khan's tomb. NORTH ARCOT. 19. Masjida Jamay, Arcot. TANJORE. 21. Wallajah Mosque at Nagore, with Langarkhana attached.

1. The Prince of Arcot shall spend the entire income derived from the endowments in the Trichinopoly district specified in Schedule A only for the charitable and religious institutions in the Trichinopoly district specified in Schedule B and for other charitable and religious institutions outside the Trichinopoly district specified in Schedule B and shall not be entitled to appropriate any part of such income for his private purposes. 2. The said income shall be divided between the charitable and religious institutions specified in Schedule B in Trichinopoly and the other charitable and religious institutions in the proportion of 3/4 to 1/4 (three-fourths to one-fourth). 3. The Prince of Arcot for the time being shall appoint an Agent to manage the charities but such appointment shall be subject to the approval of Government. 4. The Agent shall be a Muhammadan. The Agent's office shall be in Trichinopoly and the Agent shall ordinarily reside in Trichinopoly. 5. The Collector of Trichinopoly shall exercise general supervision over the administration of the endowments and shall be obeyed by the Agent. 6. The Collector shall appoint an advisory committee of five leading Muhammadan resident in Trichinopoly for the purpose of assisting and advising him in the matter of the endowments. Each member shall ordinarily hold office for three years. 7. The powers of the committee shall be confined to the inspection of the religious and charitable institutions in Trichinopoly including the endowment office and to advising the Collector and all action on such advice shall be taken by the Collector. 8. The Agent shall prepare a budget of income and expenditure for each year in consultation with the committee and in accordance with the proportions mentioned in rule 2 above and shall publish the same at least one month before the commencement of the year. If the Agent and committee disagree in connexion with any point concerning the Trichinopoly portion of the budget, the matter shall be referred to the Collector for orders. 9. The Agent shall keep accounts of income and expenditure of the endowments in such manner as may be prescribed by the Collector. The accounts shall be audited once a year by a person to be appointed by the Collector, the cost of the audit being paid from the income of the endowments. 10. The Collector may for good and sufficient cause require the Prince of Arcot to remove the Agent. If the Prince neglects or refuses to comply with any such requisition, the Government may, after hearing the Prince, remove the Agent and require the Prince to appoint a new Agent. 11. The appointment and dismissal of the Agent's staff in Trichinopoly shall rest as heretofore with the Prince of Arcot. 12. Leases of immovable properties forming part of the endowments shall be made by the Agent in consultation with the committee by public auction and in accordance with rules and orders made by the Collector in consultation with the committee and the Agent.