The Shareholders' and Directors' Companion: A Manual of Every-day Law and Practice for Promoters, Shareholders, Directors, Secretaries, Creditors, and Solicitors of Companies, Under the Companies Acts, 1862, 1867, and 1877Stevens, 1880 - 122 pages |
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... duly made in writing , and filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies at or before the issue of such shares . " Accordingly , whenever an agreement is made for the issue of shares for a consideration other than cash , it 10 ...
... duly made in writing , and filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies at or before the issue of such shares . " Accordingly , whenever an agreement is made for the issue of shares for a consideration other than cash , it 10 ...
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... duly effected , for in the meantime the shares may be forfeited or transferred to some one else . Where a person is about to take a transfer of shares , stated by the vendor to be wholly or in part paid up , he should require evidence ...
... duly effected , for in the meantime the shares may be forfeited or transferred to some one else . Where a person is about to take a transfer of shares , stated by the vendor to be wholly or in part paid up , he should require evidence ...
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... duly appointed directors is void and it is a valid defence to an action for calls that the directors who purported to make the call were not duly qualified . A minute of the resolution making a call ought to be carefully made , for ...
... duly appointed directors is void and it is a valid defence to an action for calls that the directors who purported to make the call were not duly qualified . A minute of the resolution making a call ought to be carefully made , for ...
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... duly appointed or properly qualified , the forfeiting shareholder will be able to undo the for- feiture . And there are many other circumstances sufficient to render the forfeiture invalid . In order to undo a forfeiture the forfeited ...
... duly appointed or properly qualified , the forfeiting shareholder will be able to undo the for- feiture . And there are many other circumstances sufficient to render the forfeiture invalid . In order to undo a forfeiture the forfeited ...
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... duly passed and con- firmed at extraordinary general meetings thereof held respec- tively on the -th of - and the -- th of , the nominal capital of the company has been increased to £ - creation of new shares of £ —— each . The ...
... duly passed and con- firmed at extraordinary general meetings thereof held respec- tively on the -th of - and the -- th of , the nominal capital of the company has been increased to £ - creation of new shares of £ —— each . The ...
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accordingly accounts adjourned adopted agreement amendment appointed articles of association auditor authorised Barrister-at-Law behalf borne in mind borrow carried certificate chairman clause common seal Companies Act Company Precedents company's contract Court creditor declared deemed default directors dividend document duly entitled extraordinary general meeting extraordinary meeting fixed forfeited forfeiture given hereby holder infra Inner Temple insolvent instrument issue Joint Stock Companies Limited memorandum of association minutes mortgage debentures necessary nominal capital number of shares objects ordinary general meeting ordinary meeting original motion otherwise paid pany payable payment petition poll preference shares present proxy purpose quorum register of members registered office Registrar of Joint requisition sanction seal secretary sect share warrants shareholder shares held signed solicitor sometimes special resolution stamp subscribers supra Table thereof thereto think fit tion transacted transfer ultra vires unless usually voluntary winding-up vote writing
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Page 58 - Any summons, notice, order, or proceeding requiring authentication by the company, may be signed by any director, secretary, or other authorised officer of the company, and need not be under the common seal of the company ; and the same may be in writing or in print, or partly in writing and partly in print (»). J.fiju I Proccediiii/s.
Page 64 - If the name of any person is without sufficient cause entered in or omitted from the register of members of any company under this act, or if default is made or unnecessary delay takes place in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member of the company...
Page 50 - ... be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
Page 50 - In computing the Majority under this Section, when a Poll is demanded, Reference shall be had to the Number of Votes to which each Member is entitled by the Regulations of the Company.
Page 91 - Company to an amount equal to that not paid up thereon; but shall not be liable to an action therefor by any creditor, before an execution against the Company has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part...
Page 94 - CD the share [or shares] numbered standing in my name in the books of the Company, to hold unto the said CD, his executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the several conditions on which I held the same at the time of the execution hereof; and I the said CD do hereby agree to take the said share [or shares] subject to the same conditions.
Page 103 - The statement so made shall show, arranged under the most convenient heads, the amount of gross income, distinguishing the several sources from which it has .been derived, and the amount of gross expenditure, distinguishing the expense of the establishment, salaries, and other like matters : every item of expenditure fairly chargeable against the year's income shall be brought into account, so that a just balance of profit and loss may be laid before the meeting : and in cases where any item of expenditure...
Page 103 - The directors may. before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the company such sum as they think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalising dividends, or for repairing or maintaining the works connected with the business of the company...
Page 102 - The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit ; any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations that may be imposed on them by the Directors.
Page 64 - Act may, upon giving notice by advertisement in some newspaper circulating in the district in which the registered office of the company is situated, close the register of members for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year.