A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce: Together with a Selection from Those of the Court of Chancery and Irish Courts, from 1756 to 1883 Inclusive, 2. köideH. Sweet, 1884 |
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... persons acting as commissioners without such qualifications : — Held , that a person who acted as a commissioner under the 1 Vict . c . 33 , without being qualified as required by that act , was liable to the penalty imposed by the 3 ...
... persons acting as commissioners without such qualifications : — Held , that a person who acted as a commissioner under the 1 Vict . c . 33 , without being qualified as required by that act , was liable to the penalty imposed by the 3 ...
Page 435
... person subscribing for shares , and of every person entitled to any share in the undertaking , making a separate entry of each share in nume- rical order ; and that , after the making of such entry , a certificate shall be made out in ...
... person subscribing for shares , and of every person entitled to any share in the undertaking , making a separate entry of each share in nume- rical order ; and that , after the making of such entry , a certificate shall be made out in ...
Page 721
... person who has agreed to become a member of a company , and whose name has been entered on the register of members , is liable as a contributory in the event of the com- pany being wound up . But this proposition is subject to the ...
... person who has agreed to become a member of a company , and whose name has been entered on the register of members , is liable as a contributory in the event of the com- pany being wound up . But this proposition is subject to the ...
Page 751
... person should be eli- the same time it was resolved to allot twenty in his own right at least fifty shares in the com- five shares to each of the persons named as di - pany , and that the office of director should be rectors . One of ...
... person should be eli- the same time it was resolved to allot twenty in his own right at least fifty shares in the com- five shares to each of the persons named as di - pany , and that the office of director should be rectors . One of ...
Page 753
... person should be qualified to be a director who was not a holder of shares or stock in the com- pany to the nominal value of 5007 .; and that no person except the original directors and such persons as might be appointed by them under ...
... person should be qualified to be a director who was not a holder of shares or stock in the com- pany to the nominal value of 5007 .; and that no person except the original directors and such persons as might be appointed by them under ...
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