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Form No. 9

Respondentia Bond
BY THIS BOND, I Mr. ... Master of the ship by name ... registered at
the Port of ... under No ... hold myself firmly bound unto Mr... carrying
on business at ... (hereinafter referred to as the Lender) for repayment
of the sum of Rs... being the amount lent and advanced by him to me for
emergency buying necessary provisions of oil and other articles and things
and carrying out repairs to the said ship required for the further voyage
of the said ship from the Port of ... at which she is at present anchored.
AND for security for repayment of the said amount with interest thereon
at ... p.c. p.a. from the date hereof till repayment, I the said Mr... by this
bond hypothecate the said ship and her freight together with her tackle
and apparel and also the cargo now on board of the said ship.
And it is hereby declared that the said ship and her freight and cargo
are hypothecated for the security of the moneys advanced by the said
Lender and they will be hypothecated or mortgaged to no other person
until payment under this Bond is made in full with interest as aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I, the said Mr... have put my hand this ...
day of . . . .
MASTER OF THE SHIP
WHEREAS the abovementioned ship having been compelled to put into
the said Port of ... for repairs, and necessaries as aforesaid and the owner
of the said ship and her freight and the shippers and consignees of the
cargo on board the said ship having failed to provide the moneys required
to pay for the said repairs and for carrying necessaries, I the Master of
the ship have been compelled to borrow the said amount at bottomry and
have received from the Lender the said amount of Rs... and which is run
at bottomry on the hull and freight of the said ship from the said Port of
... on voyage to the Port of ... having permission to touch and stay at and
proceed to all ports and places within the limits of the voyage at the rate
of ... per cent for the voyage.
Now the condition of the Bond is that if I, the Master of the said ship or
my personal representatives shall pay unto the said Lender or his personal
representatives or assigns the said sum of Rs... with interest accruing at
the rate and for the period aforesaid, within ... days after discharge at
the Port of ... being the port of destination or if the said ship is lost on
the voyage, then the obligation under this Bond and the hypothecation
hereby created shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full
force and effect.
(Signed by the Master.)
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Stamp duty is payable under Article 16 of the Indian Stamp Act.
Stamp Duty, eStamping & Registration : See the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2
of 1899), Rates of Stamp Duty in various States, eStamping and Compulsorily &
Optionally Registrable Documents under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908) in
respective later Part/Chapters on Stamp Duty, eStamping & Registration of Deeds
& Documents

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