Section 5 — Mansion-house limited to the use of the Baronet for the time being.

The Mansion-house and other hereditaments called “Petit Hall” situate in the Island of Bombay with their rights, members and appurtenances, of which the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit is seised to him and his heirs, shall, by force of this Act, from and immediately after the passing thereof, stand limited unto and to the use of the Corporation upon the trusts hereinafter declared, (that is to say,) upon trust for the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit for and during the term of his natural life and from and immediately after his decease upon trust for the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit for and during the term of his natural life, provided he shall survive the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, and from and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit and Framjee Dinshaw Petit upon trust for the heirs male of the body of the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit who may succeed to the title of Baronet conferred by the said Letters Patent as aforesaid, and, upon failure and default of heirs male of the body of the said Framjee Dinshaw Petit to whom the same title and dignity of Baronet may descend as aforesaid, upon trust for the heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit who may succeed to the said title and upon failure and default of such last-mentioned heirs male upon trust for the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, his heirs and assignsforever, which ultimate remainder or reversion it shall be lawful for the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit and his heirs and assigns at any time or times during the continuance of the said title and dignity of Baronet, and until there shall be a failure of heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, as aforesaid, to grant, convey, devise and dispose of by deed or will or by any other assurance or assurances by which such an estate in remainder or eversion is capable by law of being convoyed or disposed of by Parsee inhabitants of British India.

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