The Law and Practice of Joint-stock and Other Public Companies: Including the Statutes, with Notes : a Collection of Precedents of Memoranda and Articles of Association, and All the Other Forms Required in Making, Administering, and Winding Up a CompanyStevens & Sons, 1875 - 847 pages |
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... ) Beckitt v . Billborough , 8 Hare , 188 ; see also Columbine v . Chichester , 2 Phil . 27 ; Bagshaw v . Eastern Union Railway , 2 M. & G. 389 . tion of com- The law is still somewhat unsettled with respect to the Liability of Members of ...
... ) Beckitt v . Billborough , 8 Hare , 188 ; see also Columbine v . Chichester , 2 Phil . 27 ; Bagshaw v . Eastern Union Railway , 2 M. & G. 389 . tion of com- The law is still somewhat unsettled with respect to the Liability of Members of ...
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... respects the validity of contracts entered into by the promoters on behalf of the intended company . In the ... respect to all these agreements , it may be said at once that they are absolutely void , unless they are embodied in ...
... respects the validity of contracts entered into by the promoters on behalf of the intended company . In the ... respect to all these agreements , it may be said at once that they are absolutely void , unless they are embodied in ...
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... respect of the shares during the time the transferee holds them ; on the broad principle that he who takes the benefit must bear the burden ( b ) . And where there are several persons on the B. list , subject to the same liability in ...
... respect of the shares during the time the transferee holds them ; on the broad principle that he who takes the benefit must bear the burden ( b ) . And where there are several persons on the B. list , subject to the same liability in ...
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... respect of such shares ( ¿ ) , although the shares were taken by them in their representative character , and the directors had no power to offer them shares in any other character ( c ) . Assignees will not , of course , any more than ...
... respect of such shares ( ¿ ) , although the shares were taken by them in their representative character , and the directors had no power to offer them shares in any other character ( c ) . Assignees will not , of course , any more than ...
Page 122
... respect of evidence against them on legal trials ; and should insist upon these contracts being by deed under the seal of the company , or signed by directors in the manner prescribed by the Act of Parliament . There is no safety or ...
... respect of evidence against them on legal trials ; and should insist upon these contracts being by deed under the seal of the company , or signed by directors in the manner prescribed by the Act of Parliament . There is no safety or ...
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Page 146 - Every member of the Association undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Association, in the event of the same being wound up during the time that he is a member...
Page 496 - Any Contract which if made between private persons would be by Law required to be in Writing, and signed by the Parties to be charged therewith, may be made on behalf of the Company in Writing signed by any Person acting under the express or implied Authority of the Company...
Page 463 - WE, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.
Page 714 - An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to Substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits; and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths.
Page 380 - If any director, officer, or contributory of any company wound up flcatlon of booka. unc|er this act destroys, mutilates, alters, or falsifies any books, papers, writings, or securities, or makes or is privy to the making of...
Page 201 - Things ; (that is to say,) (1) The Name of the proposed Company, with the Addition of the Word »Limited...
Page 261 - The amount of the capital of the company, and the number of shares into which it is divided.
Page 675 - The chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
Page 605 - The directors may elect a chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which he is to hold office ; but if...
Page 682 - The auditors shall make a report to the shareholders upon the balance sheet and accounts, and in every such report they shall state whether, in their opinion, the balance sheet is a full and fair balance sheet, containing...