The Law of Railway Companies, Comprising the Companies Clauses: The Lands Clauses, the Railways Clauses Consolidation Acts, the Railway Companies Act, 1867, (with the General Order and Rules Thereon,) and the Regulation of Railways Act, 1868; with Notes of All the Cases Decided on Those ActsStevens and Haynes, 1869 - 552 pages |
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... Act, 1867, (with the General Order and Rules Thereon,) and the Regulation of Railways Act, 1868; with Notes of All the Cases Decided on Those Acts Henry Godefroi, John Shortt. ABC PREFACE . AN apology for the appearance of the present.
... Act, 1867, (with the General Order and Rules Thereon,) and the Regulation of Railways Act, 1868; with Notes of All the Cases Decided on Those Acts Henry Godefroi, John Shortt. ABC PREFACE . AN apology for the appearance of the present.
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... present , either general meeting . personally or by proxy , the prescribed quorum , and if no quorum be prescribed then shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one twentieth of the capital of the company , and being in ...
... present , either general meeting . personally or by proxy , the prescribed quorum , and if no quorum be prescribed then shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one twentieth of the capital of the company , and being in ...
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... present at such meeting . Business at meetings and adjournments . Votes of share- holders . Prescribed scale . Manner of voting . Regulations as to proxies ( a ) . LXXIV . The shareholders present at any such meeting shall proceed in ...
... present at such meeting . Business at meetings and adjournments . Votes of share- holders . Prescribed scale . Manner of voting . Regulations as to proxies ( a ) . LXXIV . The shareholders present at any such meeting shall proceed in ...
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... present , personally or by proxy , may either continue in office the directors appointed by the special act , or any number of them , or may elect a new body of directors , or directors to supply the places of those not continued in ...
... present , personally or by proxy , may either continue in office the directors appointed by the special act , or any number of them , or may elect a new body of directors , or directors to supply the places of those not continued in ...
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... present within one hour from the time appointed meeting for elec for the meeting no election of directors shall be made , but such meeting shall stand adjourned to the following day at the same time and place ; and if at the meeting so ...
... present within one hour from the time appointed meeting for elec for the meeting no election of directors shall be made , but such meeting shall stand adjourned to the following day at the same time and place ; and if at the meeting so ...
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Page 405 - ... in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page cxxxvi - ... shall be paid into the receipt of her Majesty's Exchequer in such manner as the Treasury may direct, and shall be carried to and form part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
Page cxii - ... being hereby declared to be null and void : Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the said companies from making such conditions with respect to the receiving, forwarding and delivering of any of the said animals, articles, goods or things as shall be adjudged by the Court or judge before whom any question relating thereto shall be tried, to be just and reasonable...
Page 319 - ... for the value of the lands so taken or used, and for all damage sustained by such owners, occupiers, and other parties, by reason of the exercise, as regards such lands, of the powers by this or the special Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, vested in the Company...
Page 394 - ... or advantage or prejudice or disadvantage, as aforesaid, and so that no obstruction may be offered to the public desirous of using such railways or GROUP RATESCONSTRUCT i ojr OF ACT CONCERNING.
Page clxxxviii - Speed be paid into the Bank of England in the Name and with the Privity of the Accountant General of the Court of Exchequer, to be placed to his Account there ex parte " The Copyhold Commissioners...
Page 302 - ... at a time and place mentioned in such summons, and to administer to him an oath to testify the truth in such matter ; and if any person so summoned shall, without reasonable excuse, refuse or neglect to appear at the time and place appointed for that purpose, having been paid or tendered...
Page 116 - Any notice, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of the post; and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice was properly addressed and put into the post office.
Page 121 - Party making the same be deemed a Trespasser, on account of any Defect or Want of Form in the Summons', Conviction, Warrant, Distress, or other Proceeding relating thereto, nor shall such Party be deemed a Trespasser ab initio...
Page 1 - An Act for consolidating in one Act certain provisions usually inserted in Acts with respect, to the constitution of Companies incorporated for carrying on undertakings of a public nature.