Company Precedents, for Use in Relation to Companies Subject to the Companies Acts 1862 to 1883: With Copious Notes

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Stevens, 1884 - 676 pages

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Contents

Calls
119
Share warrants
156
Proceedings at general
165
RESOLUTIONS
190
Preference shares
196
Form PAGE 170 Creation of debenture stock
202
Registration of existing company
206
Statement with a view to
207
Resolution to register bank
208
Notice of allotment of shares
210
Notice of call
211
Notice of ordinary general meeting
212
Notice of meeting to confirm special resolution
213
Notice of ordinary and extraordinary general meetings to be held on same day
214
Requisition of members for a general meeting
215
Notice of situation of office
216
Notice of increase of capital
217
Another
218
Consent to new company using name of old of old
219
CERTIFICATES
223
Ordinary certificate
225
Certificate of stock
226
Coupon to share warrant
227
Form PAGE 208 Skeleton prospectus
245
Application for shares
246
Bankers receipt
247
DEBENTURES
249
Debentures to bearer with provisions for registration
264
216 Miscellaneous clauses
268
Debenture to bearer Drawings
270
Debentures to order
271
Registered debenture
272
Perpetual debenture
273
Profit or income debenture
275
Prospectus of issue of debentures
276
Provisional certificate of debentures
277
Prospectus of debenture stock
278
Debenture stock certificate
279
Conditions as to the issue of debenture stock
280
Trust deed for securing mortgage debentures
283
Skeleton of life policy
296
own life
297
Own life premium for term of years
298
Policy of unlimited company
300
Clause where several branches
301
Fire insurance policy
309
Accident policy
317
Live stock insurance policy
320
Horse insurance policy
322
Transit policy
323
Damage by horses and vehicles policy
324
Boiler policy
325
Form PAGE 253 Hail policy
327
Guarantee of honesty
328
Policy on ship
330
Policy on cargo
331
PRIVATE COMPANIES
334
Form PAGE 334 Order restraining issue of preference shares 397
335
Preliminary agreement
338
Restriction on issue of shares
340
Restricted right of transfer
341
Retirement of dismissed employé
344
Restrictions on members
347
Permanent directors
348
Power to appoint other directors
349
Remuneration of directors
350
Voting at directors meetings
351
Audit
352
Power for trustees of will to convert testators business into a company
358
Common form writ
360
Rescission of contract to take shares
361
Damages for fraud without rescission
362
Bribe to directors
363
Debenture foreclosure
364
Dividend in prejudice of preference shares
365
To enforce resolution of company
366
Return of capital
367
Petition to confirm reduction of capital
369
Petition to confirm reduction of capital under Acts of 187 of 1877
370
Order to reduce capital
372
Cancelling lost capital
373
Petition for transfer of life business
374
Windingup petition of judgment creditor
375
executrix of policyholder
377
debentureholder
378
simple contract creditor
379
where prior petitioner settled
380
by fully paidup shareholder
381
to Lancaster Palatine Court
383
Petition to stay windingup
384
Contract to take shares set aside
386
Judgment setting aside sale of concession and ordering repay ment
388
Sale of mines set aside
390
Judgment against promoters to refund secret profit
391
Director ordered to pay value of shares received from promoters
392
Promoter and director ordered to refund profits
393
Order not to proceed against promoters
394
Injunction to restrain exclusion of director
395
Amalgamation declared ultra vires and restrained
396
Sale of assets declared ultra vires and restrained
397
Payment of dividend out of capital restrained
398
Another
399
Usual order to rectify
400
Rectification where invalid forfeiture
401
Another
402
Order for plaintiff company to give security
403
Declaration Accounts Sale
404
Liberty to appoint attorney to carry on business in Russia c
413
Advertisement convening meeting of debenture holders
414
Certificate of amount due to debenture holders
415
Dividend to debenture holders
416
PAGE
417
Another where creditors oppose
424
Liberty for prov liq to carry on business and advance money
430
Form PAGE 425 Advertisement of time fixed for appointing
432
Affidavit of fitness
433
Appointment where security already given
434
SECURITY OF OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR 431 Summons to settle security
435
Order extending time for giving security
437
Summons to reduce security
438
Summons for liberty to put recognisance in suit
439
Affidavit verifying account
440
Chief clerks certificate
441
Another certificate
442
Summons by surety for liberty to attend passing of account
443
Affidavit of off liq as to remuneration
445
Affidavit by official liquidators clerk
446
Allowance on account of remuneration
447
Summons to compel delivery of companys books and papers
448
Liberty to carry on business
450
MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES TO OFFICIAL LIQUIDATORS
456
Liberty to return valuable deposited with bank for safe custody
460
Form PAGE 692 Order to pay calls made before winding up 533
465
Another
466
536
472
Summons for liberty to prove after time expired
475
Declaration of rights in favour of debenture holders Inquiries
481
Another
487
Form PAGE 585 Order restraining county court action
490
Order of judge of Q B Div staying proceedings
491
Restraining sheriff from selling
492
Restraining persons from parting with monies
493
Order for transfer
494
Liberty to debenture holder to bring action
495
Execution creditor given first charge
496
Another
497
DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS 613 Summons for affidavit of documents and inspection
498
Another
499
Order for inspection under s 156
500
Notice to produce deponent for crossexamination at hearing of petition
501
to take crossexamination of claimant
502
Order for attendance of witness
503
Notice to produce before special examiner
504
Summons to attend for examination
505
Another form providing for shorthand notes
506
Order for repayment of money improperly paid for preliminary expenses
508
Order on directors to repay monies improperly retained to pay qualifications
509
Order against directors after inquiry
510
Affidavit of contributory with a view to compromise
511
Summons to sanction agreement for compromise
512
Order sanctioning agreement for compromise
513
Liberty to compromise with debtor
514
Compromise
515
OFFICIAL LIQUIDATORS COSTS 653 Usual order to tax
516
Tax costs including costs of action
517
Form PAGE 658 Affidavit as to costs received in respect of compromises
518
Another
519
Order on appeal discharging order
520
Order on appeal affirming order appealed from
521
Liberty to appeal
522
UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS 673 Order to pay into court
523
Dissolution order
524
Another
525
Order for distribution of assets and dissolution
526
680a Restoration to register
527
Notice of second meeting to confirm special resolution to wind up
528
Notice for Gazette of extraordinary resolution to wind up
529
Notice to Registrar of special resolution to wind up
530
Call
531
Notice of call
532
Another
534
Notice to creditors
535
Summons for adjudication on disputed claims
536
Conveyance of freeholds
537
Resolution
538
Order as to remuneration of liquidator
539
Order removing liquidator
540
Notice of motion
541
Order giving general liberty to apply
542
Another
543
Notice to registrar of final meeting
544
WINDING UP UNDER SUPERVISION 713 Supervision order
545
Order for appointment of liquidators
546
Order as to appointing solicitor to liquidation
547
Order as to remuneration of liquidators
548
Taxation of liquidators costs
549
Liberty to call final meeting
550
RECONSTRUCTION
551
Agreement with a view to reconstruction
560
Notice of dissent pursuant to s 161
564
Agreement for reconstruction sanctioned by the court in the winding up of The Imperial Mercantile Credit Association 964
565
AMALGAMATION
572
Cancellation of unissued shares
578
Agreement by liquidators with a view to amalgamation with
579
Memorandum as to bill of exchange
583
Order for meeting
588
Order for meeting
594
Petition to confirm scheme
600
Order sanctioning scheme
606
Act dissolving and reincorporating a waterworks company
616
Act dissolving and reincorporating a company incorporated
623
Act for amalgamating two companies formed under the Act
630
489
643
Plateglass policy 327
663

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Page 236 - ... particular with intent to deceive or defraud any member, shareholder or creditor of such body corporate or public company, or with intent to induce any person to become a shareholder or partner therein, or to intrust or advance any property to such body corporate or public company, or to enter into any security for the benefit thereof...
Page 149 - ... if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
Page 669 - Admiralty Practice.— A Treatise on the Jurisdiction and Practice of the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, and on Appeals therefrom, with a chapter on the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Inferior and the ViceAdmiralty Courts.
Page 503 - ... or been guilty of any misfeasance or breach of trust in relation to the company...
Page 545 - ... may, in lieu of receiving cash, shares, policies, or other like interests, or in addition thereto, participate in the profits of, or receive any other benefit from the purchasing company...
Page 78 - General may by licence under his hand direct such association to be registered with limited liability without the addition of the word limited...
Page 23 - ... on the trial of any issue joined or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or...
Page 503 - ... or to contribute such sums of money to the assets of the company by way of compensation in respect of such misapplication, retainer, misfeasance, or breach of trust, as the court thinks just.
Page 151 - Act, and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions, as may be prescribed by the company in general meeting ; but no regulation made by the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made.
Page 4 - Act may be made as follows ; (that is to say,) (1.) Any contract which if made between private persons would be bylaw required to be in writing, and if made according to English law to be under seal, may be made on behalf of the company in writing under the common seal of the, company...

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