_  (to be/aa introduced in lok sabbs") 1 page i1, line 2,- rafter " li ud l!r" insert " jd1'id" 2 page 4, lines 18 and 19,-!2!: " me et -g" ~ n me et ing" 3 page 5 liae10,-afte r " such" 2mll " a" 4 page 6, line 21,-!2!: "carrving" ~ "carrying"· 5 page 9 line 7,-after it shall" for -" "  " " , 6 correct line numbers on pages 2 and 6 magha 20, 1989saka)  arrangement of clausfs chapter i plmliminily cu,,_1 short title and commencement2 declaration of khuda bakhsh oriental public library 11 a•institution of national importance 3 deftnitions chapter ii tri: khuda bak:hsh oriental public lmrabt boabd4 establishment and incorporation of board5 composition of board8 term of office7 temporary absence of membel'tl8 duty of government nominating persons, etc9 meetings of board10 temporary association of persons with board for particularpurposes 11 authentication of orders and other instruments of board12 staff of board11 13 transfer of servic'e of existing employees of board14 location of ubrary chapter iiiproperty, liabilities and l'unctions of the board 15 property and liabilities of board:16 duties of board17 powers of board fmanci, accountiil, audit rbporttl clavdi18 grants by central government to board 19 fund of board 20 budget 21 accounts and audit 22 returns and reports  chapter v23 power of central government to issue dir'ectiona'to board 24 delegation of powers and duties 25 officers and employees of board to be public servants 26 protection of action taken under the act 27 power of central government to make rules 28 power of board to make regulations  a billto declare the khuda bakhsh ()1'iental public library at patn4 to be an institution of national importance and to prouide for its administration and certain other connected matters be it enacted by parliament in the nineteenth year of the republic of india as follows:- chapter i preliminary5 1 (1) tbfa act may be called the khuda bakhsh ori'ental public short'itl, library act, 1888 and commence  (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central govern- mel ment may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint z it is hereby declared that the khuda bakhsh oriental public library at patna in the state of bihar is an institution of national importance beelaration of khuda bakhah oriental public library as an institution ot national importance 3 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-deftni tions (a) "board" means the board establish·ed under section 4; s (b) "chairman" means the chairman of the board; (c) "deed of trust" means the deed of trust no 217 exeeuted in the office of the deputy registrar of patna by the late maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur of muradpur on the 14th january, 1891; -10 (~) "fund" means the fund referred to in section 19; (e) "library" means the khuda bakhsh oriental pu'blie library declared to be an institution of national importance under tbia act; (1) "member" means a member of the board and includes 15 the chairman; (g) "prescribed" means presctibed by rules made under this act; (h) "state governm'ent" means the government of bihar  chapl'er ii the khuda bakhsh ojuen'ral public ldnwty board4 (1) with effect from such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint, there shall be established for the purposes of this act, a board to be known a the khuda bakhsh oriental public library board :£5 tabllshmentand incorporation ot board (2) the board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and contract, and may, by that name, sue and be sued 5 (1) the board shall consist of the following persons, namely:- 30 composition of board (a) the governor of bihar, ex otficio chairman; (b) the accountant general, bihar, ex officio; (d) l sterson to be nominated by the central governmellt, who shall be a member of the family of the late maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur of muradpur; , (d) eight persons, four each to be nominated by the central government and the state government, who shall, as far lui possible, be persons having knowledge of, and e~perience in, matters relating to the administration of libraries; (e) the director, khuda bakhsh oriental public library, ex ofjicio memher-secretary 10 (2) every nomination under this section shall take effect as loon as it is notified by the central government in the ofticial gazette s (1) the terms of office of nomirated members shall be sueh as term of rnay be prescriobed office and fresh 15 (2) any nominated member may resign his office by giving nominanotice in writing to the central government, and on such resignation tion in being notified by the central government in the ofticlal gazette, certain shall be deemed to have vacated his oftlce cueto (j) a casual vacancy created by the resignation ot a nominated 30 member under sub-section (2) or for any other reason may be filled by fresh nomination by the central government or the state government, as the case may be, and a member so nominated shall hold office for the remaining period for which the member in whos'e place he is nominated would have held oftlce (4) an outgoing member shall be eligible for r'enomination (5) if any nominated member is by infirmity or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is abeent on leav'p or otherwise in circumst8nces not involving the vacation ot his ofbce, the central government or the state govern-30 ment, as the case may be, may nominate another perlon to act in his place during hia absence 7 no act of the board shall be invalid merely by reason of-vacancl  , 35 (a) any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution ot, the :bt~~-board, or date acts (b) any defect in the nomination of a person acting as a member thereof or (c) any trregularlty in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case duty of nominating perlonl, etc 8 (1) before nominating a person to be a member of the board, the central government or the state government, as the case may be, shall satisfy itself that the person will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the exercise or performance by him of his functions as a member, and the central gov- s ernment or the state government, as the case may 'be, shall also satisfy its'elf from time to time with respect to every member nominated by it that he has no such interest; and any person who is or whom the central government or the state g<>vernment, as the case may be, proposes to nominate and who has cons'ented to be, a mem- 10 her shall, whenever requested by the central government or the state government so to do, furnish to it such information as that government considers necessary for the performance by it of its !uties under this sub-section (2) a nominated member who is in any way, directly or indirect- is ly, interested in a contract made or proposed to be made, by the board shall, as soon as possible, after relevant circumstances have ;:')me to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meet-,  g of the board and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutel of the board and the member shall not take any part after the dis- 20 closure in any deliberation or decision of the board with respect to that contract meetinp  9 (1) the board shall meet at such times and places and shall, ot board subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4), observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at 25 its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations made under this act (2) the chairman or, in his absence, any member chosen by the members present from among themselves, shall preside at a meeting ;)f the board (3) h any nominated member, being an oftlcer of government, is 30 unable to attend: any meetii1g of the board, he may, with the previous approval of the chairman, authorise any person in writing to do so (4) all questions at a meeting of the board shall be decid'ed by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the 35 case of an equality of votes, the chairman or, in his absrence, the member presiding, shall have a second or casting vote tempo-10 (1) the board may associate with itself in such manner and ~:r:~ for such purposes as may be provided by regulations made under this of persons act, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in performwith ing any of its functions under this act 40 ::::::: (2) a person associated with it by the board under sub-section purposes (1) for any purpose shall have the right to take part in the diacusolions of the boatd relating to that purpose, but shall not, by virtue of thi lection, be entitled to vote 11 all orders and decisions of the board shall be au1henticated authenti· by the signature of the chairman or any other member authorised ::on of , by the board in this behalf, and all other instruments issued by the ande:her board shall be authenticated by the signature of an officer of the instru-board authorised in like manner in this behalf menta of board 12 (1) subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the board stat! of may, for the purpose of enabling it efficiently to perform its functions board i under this act, appoint such a number of officers and other employees as it may think fit (2) the recruitment and conditions of service of such officers and employees shall be such as may be provided by regulations made under this act i, 13 subject to the provisions 0'£ this act, every person employed transfer in the library immediately before the date of establishment of the of service board shall, on and from such date, become an employee of the of existlni board with such designation as the board may determine and shall =1~: hold his office or service therein by the same tenure, at the same board '0 remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions as he would have held the same on such date if the board had not been established and shall continue to do so unless and' until his employment in the :board is tern\inated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions ·are du1y altered by the board: ~, provided tha&e tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the central government 14 the library shall be located at patna location of library,  chapter iii ,0 property, liabilities and functions of the board15 (1) on ihe establishment of the board- '5(i) all properties, funds and dues which are vested in, or pr~rt~ realisable by, the trustees of the library constituted by the deed ~~d u:1-of trust, in their capacity as such, shall vest in, and be realisable bo:d by the board; and (u) au liabilities in relation to the library which are enforceable against the said trustees, shall be enforceable only againljt the board (2) au properties, which may after the establishment of the board, be given bequeathed or otherwise transferred to the library or acquired by the board shall vest in the board dutlea of board 16 (1) subject to the provisions of the deed of trust, it shall be the general duty of the board to manage the library and to plan, 5 promote, organise and implement programmes for the development of the library on modern scientific lines and to perform such other functions as the central government may, from time to time, assign to the board (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the i foregoing provision, the board may take such stepa as it thinks fit-(a) for providing for instruction and research in matters relating to libraries and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such matters; and is (b) to do all such other' things as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this act powers 17 (1) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the central of board government may think fit to impose, the board' may exercise all such powers as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrving out its duties under this act 20 (2) subjeet to such regulations as may be made by the board in this behalf, the board may from time to time ~rchase or otherwise ,acquire such maduseripts, books, articles or~lidp atl may, in the «iphuon of·the board, be worthy of presenetiod id the library  chapter iv finance, accounts, aumt and reports18 for the purpose of enabling the board to discharge its fullr-grants by central governmen' to board tiods emclently udder this ad, the central govemment may, after due appropriatiod made by parliament by law ill this behalf pay to the board in each financial year such sums of money as that govern- 30 ment considers nece5'lllll'y by way of grant, loan or otherwhle fund of board 19 (1) the board shall maintain a fund to which shall be credited-(a) all moneys paid by the central government;  (b) such sums of money as the state ·government may 3' pay annually having regard to 'its resolution no v il 4055/60e 120 dated the 26th september 1962; (e) all fees and other charges levied under this act; (d) all moneys received by the board by way of grant, gift, donation, 'benefaction, bequest, subscription, contribution or tranafer; s (e) all other moneys received by the board in any other manner or from any other source (2) the board may expend such sums as it thind fit for performing its functions under this act and such sudll shall be treated u expenditure payable out of the fund 10 (3) a lum of money not exceeding such amount as may be provided by regulations made under this act may be kept in current account with any scheduled bank as defined in section 2 of the 0it'14 reserve bank of india act, 1934:, or any other bank approved by the central government in this behalf, but any moneys in excess of that 15 iwd shall be deposited in the reserve bank of india or with the agents of the reserve bank of india or invested in such manner as may be approved by the central government zoo (i) the board shall, by such date in each year as may be bud,et specified 'by the central goverrunent, submit to it for approval a 20 budget for the next financial year in the form specified by it, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure, and the sums which would be required from the central government during that financial year (2) if any sum granted by the central government remains 2s wholly or partly unspent in any anancial year, the unspent sum may be carried forward to the next financial year and taken into account ill determining the sum to be provided by the central govemment for that year (3) subject to the provtllddl of lu1hection (4), no um shall be 30 expended by or on behalf of the board, unless the expenditure;' covered by provision in the budget approved by the central government (4) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the central government may think fit to impose, the board may anetion any 35 reappropriauon from one head of expendlture to another m' from - provision made for one purpose to that for mother purpose 21 <n the board aban maintain proper accoun" and otbtr rele-  u ftilt 1'8oo1'di·1iid -pnpare mandu81 itmept of accouj1ts mcludin• ~ the balance sheet in such form  jili1 btpectfled, a~ spaccordance a  with such general directions as may be i5sued by the central government in consuitati9n with the comptroller and auditor-general of iridia (2) the accounts of the board shall be audited annually by the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any expenditure in-5 curred by him 'in connection with such audit shall be payable by the board to the comptroller and auditor-general of india (3) the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any person appointed by' him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the board shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in 10 connection with such audit as the comptroller and auditor-general of india has in connection with the audit of government accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the office of the board, and the library i ~ (4) the accounts of the board as certified by the comptroller and auditor-general of india or any other person appointed by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon, shall be forwarded annually to the central government and that government shall cause the same to be laid before each house of parliament :!c re~urns 22 (1) the board shall furnish to the central government at sueh and time and in such form and in such manner as the central govern-"6port~ ment may direct such returns, statements and particulars as the central government may, from time to time, require (2) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the 25 board shall, as loon as possible after the commencement of each financial year, submit to the central government within such time as may be specified by the central government a report giving true' and full account of thp activities of the board during the previous financial year and an account of activities likely to be undertaken 30 during the current financial year  chapter v miscj:llan'e()uspower of  13 (1) in the discharge of its functions under this aet, the board central shan be bound by such directions on questions of p()liey as the cen-' 35 govern tral gov~nt ·may give to it· frim) time to time: mentto issue provided that the board shall be given an opportunity to exp~s6 ~~~;:' its'~ews before m:'y direction t ~ven under this -:b-tection   ,  (i) the d~~8i:on of the ct:ntral government 'whetmr ' questtcm ,  ii-one of policy or not shau~ tidal • ~ : :,'  :  '  :~,  ; "'u'the board may, by general or special order in writing, direct dele,athat all or any of the pow'ers or duties which may be exercised or tion of discharged by it'shall, in such circumstances and under such condi- ~ers tioris, if any, as may be specified in the order, be exercised or d~ ~~ties, " charged also by any member, officer or employee of the board speeified 'in this behalf in the order, 25, all officers and employees of th-e board shall when acting or officers purporting to a~t i~ p\lrsuance of the proyisions o~, this act or of ~"fl~m- '; ~ny, rule, ~r ~eidllation ~de there~nder, be ,deemec:t to be p~blic ~:q=rd; !,9 s,e:rvan~s ,withm the meanmg of sec~lon 21 of the ind~an penal c~e to" be ,, ""  , " t, ptibn:~ ~ : servants, ,,: i6~ ~~: s~it~ ,pr~~~cution or ~ther l,ega! procecdi~g shall lie agains,t protection the board or any inembe~, officer or employe,e of the board for;an,,- of actioll thing which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursu- taken \ arceof this act or of anyrule br regulation made t~ereunder ~~:e~ct 15 27 '(1) 'the' central government may, by notification in the ofli- pow!;'!' of cial gazette make rules to' give ,eftecfto the provisidns of thts',act: centraj _ , pfovid~d that when"tbeboard has been ,established; nei) ~uch rules ~~:~r~; rul~s, 't' ~ball be, made, without ,consulting 'the, ,board ' make ", (12) inpartjcujar,1 and 'withou't prej~dice' to' the generality, of, the 20 foregoing power, such rules may provide for au or any 'of the' follow-'  ~ ing ~att~rs, namely:-",' " «i): the: ~~~,'of office, of ·~d the, ,manne'r of, ~g ,~ua1 vacancies among, the members nominated under elaus~lj,(~):and (d) of sub-5'ection (1~ of section 5; flo'  h ~l " ;'~  ' ' ' - ',' '" "  " - ~' ', '   ' ' , •• ~ zs " ,,' (b) the travelling and o~~er allow~~es,par~~le''t!>  a,~ember other than the chainnah' and to a person' associated 'with '\j!~~,)~<~ard; llpder ~~~n,lq;  ,  ' '0, ',:) !\ 't ", i!(c)',:'the' c:lisqual;flcati'ohs:fo~inem:bei;s}iip':ofth~ boartf ,and  :; theprocedure to be followed in removing a member' whb"is or , beco~es ~ll:bjec;t t!) any, ~qua1iftcation; ! , r  '1 ',r r '" , ~, i ",' ~ j' •• ~ • ' r:'; '  ;_  ,' ~: ';:  31j (d) the conditions subject to which, and the mode ,'jn"which, contrac'ts may be ,entered ipto by or on bf:half of ~e  ~ard; ;r~··rr~·'·~r~ ;,  ~ ;i;~'·'-'···'" ',,'~ '>':'~i'" ",:" • , • 1\j ~"'!~ ~ ~"\ , ~:~~, r~~!,~~h~ ~~~;t~e~,:f-~~~? f~ ~q~~~ ,~~~ay',;e pfescribed , : ,j~)rf~~i7 rf~~:nj~~,i1?d~:this, s~cuqn shall,be,la;d, ,~ as ~s may be after it la' made before eacl;l house of paruament while it is tn:sewldill !or e''tbtal petukt of thlrty ays:\'f'hiehttar 'k: ~prijed in ollj'!!,'jeiiidnhit hi two!:it1c1eessfw"1jeiti6ns',::ancf if 'wote h"~ of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule lhall thereafter have effect only in such modified fonn or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification 5 or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of any-thine previously done under that rule power ai' board to mat reeulatiodii, 28 (1) the board may, with the previous approval of the central government, by notification in the omclal gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with this act and the rules made thereunder, for •• enabling it to discharge its functions under this act (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such regula,"oos may provide for all or any of the fou()wint matters, namely:-(a) the conditions and restrictions subject to which manu- i, scripts and books in the library may be used; (b) the manner in which, and the purpolln for which, peraons may be usoeiated with the board: (c) the time and place of meetings of the board, the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at 30 wcb meetings and the quorum nfceaary for the transaction of businesl at a meet1n,; (d) the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the board ancl the tradllninion of eopies thereof to the central governrnmt: ' (e) the recruitment and conditions of service of ofticers and other employees of the board: <i) the penons by whom and the inanner il'1 which, pay menta, 48p01ita mel investrneftts may be lalde oil behalf of the &w; ~ (g) the manmum amount that may be kept in the eurrent aecouat; (h) the maintenance of registers and accounts; (i) the compilation of eatal0lues and inventortea of the mlnustripta \rioa and other articles andthlnp in 'the library; is (4) the ate, t8 be ukea for thepnienatiod 'of tile mana-acripta, ~nd otur uiicle8 _114 tludp in the jibn&7; (k) the general management of the library; (z) the fees and other charges to be levi'ed for the use 01 manuscripts and books in the library; (m) any other matter in respect of which provision is, in the opinion of the board, necessary for the performance of its functions under this act (3) the central government may, after consultation with the board, by notification in the official gazette, amend, vary or rescind any regulation which it has approved; and thereupon the regulation 10 aball have efrect accordingly, but without prejudice to the exercme of the powers of the board under sub-sections (1) and (2)  statement of objects and reasons 'th'ffkhuda bakhsh oriental public library, patna, was built out, "of the valuable personal collections of arabic and persian manuscripts and books of the late maulvi' muhammad 'bakhsh' 'khan i"ater on his son, the la,~e khuda bakhsh, added to this coll~tion ~"in 1891 maulvi khuda bakhsh executed a qeed ,of trust appointing : the then government: of bengal as trustees for the management' of (:t~e library, the governm'ent of bihar (as successor goverpmen~) ,,"~re now the trustees, at present the khuda b~h oriental pu~l1c 'j li brary, patna is being administered· by a board of managemen,t set up by the government of bihar in consonance with the terms of the deed of trust and in consultation with the central gov~n1-ment the government of bihar have agreed to transfer the control of the library to the central government on the following conditions:-(i) that the library or any of its possessions should not be removed outside the limits of the patna municipal corporation; (ii) that the state government is given an adequate representation in the managing body of the library; and (iii) that the state government's share of expenditure should not exceed rs 50,000 per annum, the present premises of the library will ire handed over by the government of bihar to the central government free of cost, having regard to the importance and value of the coll"ections in the library and to the need for reorganising and developing the library on modem scientific lines, it is considered that it should be d'eclared to be an institution of national importance under entry 62 in list 1 of the seventh schedule to the constitution the bill seeks to give effect to this proposal and makes provision mainly for the following: - "ii!ft " (1) the establishment of a board consisting of twelve persons for the administration of the library and the vesting in the board of the property of the ijbrary; (2) tnmfer of the existing staff to the board; (3) the issue of directions by government to the board in the discharge of its functions, the submission by the board of annual budget estimates and reports to government, the deposit of funds in the reserve bank, etc, and the annual audit of the  accounts of the board by the comptroller and auditor general of lddia ":;1 new delhi; triguna sen the 1st december, 1987 clause 17 (2) of the bill empowers the board to purchase or otherwise acquire such manuscripts, books, articles or things aismay, in the opinion of the board, be worthy of preservation in the ubrary clause 18 confers power on the central government to pay to th& board in each financial year such sums of money as it may think at to enable the board to discharge its functions eftlciently the state government of bihar have agreed to meet an expenditure of rs 50,000 per annum on the maintenance of the library 2 the present premises of the library will be handed over by the government of bihar to the central government free of cost the question of government of india bearing the capital cost towards the construction of the building, etc, may be considered at a later stage on the recommendation of the board of management it may be necessary to provide more accommodation after the control of the library is' assumed by the central government through the board of management its immediate need may be met by a small" extension of the existing building provision for equipment and air-conditioning may also have to be made tentative estimates for the former place the figure at rs 3,00,000; while for the latter also the same ftgure is indicated 3 a recurring expenditure of about ~ 1,00,000 on the maintenance of the library will also be borne by the government of india this is in addition to the contribution of the govetnment of bihar towards recurring expenditure @ rs 50,000 per annum ", clause 27 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules to give effed, to the provisions of the act the matters in respect of which such rules may be made relate to the term of office of members and the manner of filling casual vacancies among them, the allowances payable to members other than the chairmen and to periods usociated: under clause 10, the disqualification for memberlihip of the board and the proc'edure to be followed in removing members subject to disqualification, the conditions subject to which and the mode in which contracts may be entered into by or on belialf of the board all these matters are comparatively of a millor importance and are normally the subject-matter of delegated legislation, and the rules will also be laid before parliament 2 clause 28 of the bill empowers the board to make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the act and the rules made thereunder the power of making regulations is confined to procedural matters, such as the conditions and restrictions subject to which manuscripts and books in the library may be used, the recnlitrnent and conditions of service of officers and employees of the board, the time and place of meetings of the board, the proc'edure to be followed at such meetings, the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the board and the transmission of copies thereof to government, the maintenance of registers and accounts, the compilation of catalogues and inventories of books, manuscripts, articles and things jn the library, the fees ana other charges to be levied, etc the power of making regulations is thus confined to matters of detail only and this power can be exercised by the board only with the previous approval of the central government the delegation of legislative powers is of a normal character   ,  no 217 stamp value rs 15 i, maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur of muradpur, chowhatta, thana pir bahore, one of the quarters of patna, senior government pleader of patna, to all men to whom these present come greeting whereas my late father maulvi muhammad bakhsh khan deceased had been collecting a number of rare arabic and persian manuscripts and books at a considerable 'expense for some years with the view of fonning an oriental library, and after him i have continued to do the same and my late father often expressed a wish that these arabic books and manuscripts be always for the use and benefit of the public of the district of patna in the form of public library and primarily in order to eftectuate that wish, i have since added to the manuscripts and books by purchasing oth'cr books and manuscripts as also a number of english books for the last 23 years and have taken measures to keep all of them in a good condition by making a good and substantial building in the said mohallah muradpur, chowhatta, thana pir bahore, one of the quarters of patna, bounded as follows, and various other measures thereof, all for the purpose, use of aftd benefit of the public of the district of patn4 now know all men by these presents that i, the said maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur, do declare in accordanc'e with the wishes and intentions of my late father the said maulvi md bakhsh khan and of my own wishes and intentions in pursuance thereof that i have always held the said collection of arabic and persian books and manuscripts and english books, the list and catalogue of which are now to be found in the building aforesaid in which the said collection is with furniture, etc for the use and benefit uf the public of the patna district and trust for the said public and i, the said maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur his , heirs, repreltentatives and assignees shall have no claim or objec>-tion to the government of bengal as the representative of the public of the diitrict of patna taking poisesion thereof and ezet'-cising au right as trustees fof' the said pu'blic of the district of patna with these reaenmtiom as have been always the wishes and intentions of my said father and of myself that the said collection of rare arabic and persian boob and manuscripts are to be always held by the aid govemment af bengollll tn&ltes for the use and benefit of the laid public of the district oj patm and the siel builcung alway used for the purpose of keeping the said eouectiou and that the iciid books and manuscripts are at no time to be remoul' ed ezcept temporatuy undet tules for the use of the aid public cii may be framed by any committee for the mtif&cigement thereof and that the post qf ubrarian of the said collection is to be held by me for life after m!' - death or on my resignation by any of my sons and failing auch sons, brother's son and other heirs if found fitting bj' the said government of bengal in preference to all not connected; with my family and in witness hereof i have aftixed my seal an4 signature boundaries of the library:-notth-land belonging to children south-house belonging to yonus khan' others ecibt-public road west-compound of the house belonging to my children dated muradpur chowhattfl, the 14th jflnv4f'1j, 1891 s4/-khuda bakhsh, chowhatta, city, path 14-1-1891 'i  t }  a billto declare the }{huda bakhsh orienull public library at patna to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and certain other connected mattei's   (dr tn,-z $111, lfiiiiisr of l1tiwlu) 