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APPEAL-continued.

three week's notice of, to be given, 165

of creditor against arrangement under voluntary winding-up, 174 See ERROR, Writ of.

APPEARANCE OF PARTIES,
rules as to, 313, 314
book for, 335

APPOINTMENT,

of inspectors of affairs of company, 66, 68

proceedings of officers of company valid notwithstanding defect in, 72

of liquidators by court, 109, 176

of additional liquidators in winding-up, 179

of voluntary liquidators, 180

rules respecting, 298-300

of solicitor to official liquidator, 113

of auditors, 256, pl. 84; 367, pl. 74–77
of chairman. See CHAIRMAN.

Form of,

proxy to vote at meeting, 348

of sanction to appointment of solicitor to official liquidator,

326

of proposal for, of official liquidator, 322

APPORTIONMENT,

dividends, when subject to, 427, 428

ARBITRATION,

companies may refer matters to, 75

provisions of act 22 & 23 Vict. c. 59, applicable to companies, 75, 371. See CONTENTS.

disputes as to price of interest of dissentient member to be set. tled by, 186

arbitrators to be appointed within fourteen days after notice, 186

vacancy of arbitrator to be supplied, 187

appointment of umpire, 187

umpire may be appointed by Board of Trade on neglect of arbitrators, 187

arbitrators may call for books, &c. 187

costs of, to be in discretion of arbitrators, 187
submission to, to be made a rule of court, 188

ARRANGEMENTS,

may be made by liquidators with creditors, 183
with respect to sale of property of the company, 184
may be made with respect to powers of liquidators, 174

ARREST,

power of, as to contributory about to abscond, or to remove or conceal his property, 162

ᎪᎡᎢ,

what land may be held by company formed for promoting, 30

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION,

mode of forming company by memorandum of, 5

what a sufficient signature of memorandum of, 13
liability of members may be limited by, 13

what to be contained in memorandum of, limited by shares, 13
limited by guarantee, 17

in an unlimited company, 18

stamp, signature and effect of, 18, 22
power for certain companies to alter, 19

what regulations to be prescribed by articles of, 21

Table A, when to be applicable, 21

registration of memorandum of and articles of, 22

copies of memorandum and articles of, to be given to mem

bers, 28

Forms of, 464, 483

ASSETS,

collection and application of, 114

liability of past members to contribute to, 45

ASSIGNEE,

may sue for thing in action, 181

ATTACHMENT,

against effects of company, when to be void, 188
of funds in hands of official manager, 291

ATTENDANCE OF PARTIES,

rules as to, 313, 314

ATTESTATION,

of memorandum of association, '18

of articles of association, 22

ATTORNEY,

may be appointed by company to execute deeds abroad, 57
by corporation without corporate seal, 60

power of, to receive dividends at Bank of England, 309
See SOLICITOR.

AUCTION. See SALE.

AUDIT,

annual, of company's accounts, 256
under Table B, Act 1856..366

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to be laid before company annually, 256, 367
printed copy to be served on every member, 256, 367
form of, 256, 370

BANK OF ENGLAND,

court may order money to be paid into, 155
rules as to, 299, 307

money paid into subject to general rules, 156
to what account to be placed, 306

dividends on, how to be received, 309
directions to open account at, 326

BANKING COMPANY,

of more than ten persons, when to be registered, 2
statement to be published by, 50

form of, 262

power to borrow money incident to, 64

issuing notes, cannot register with limited liability, 222

notices to be given before registration of existing, 225

powers of suing and being sued by officers reserved to existing,

277

effect of dissolution of, governed by 7 Geo. 4, c. 46..292
shares in, may be charged by judge's order, 293

BANKING COMPANIES GOVERNED BY 7 GEO. 4, c. 46, liability of members of, 278

what bills could be issued by, 279

returns to be made by, 279

to sue and be sued in name of public officers, 281, 282

members of, punishable for embezzlement, 283

extension of former acts relating to, 283

claim of member of, when not the subject of set-off, 283
when proceedings in action may be pleaded in bar, 283

not more than one action for recovery of one demand against,
284

decrees of courts of equity against public officer of, to operate against, 284

judgments against public officers of, to operate against, 284

BANKING COMPANIES GOVERNED BY 7 GEO. 4, c. 46-continued.

execution upon judgment may be issued against any member of, 285

extent of liability of members of, 285

proceedings for execution to be by scire facias, 286

See EXECUTION-JUDGMENT-PUBLIC OFFICERS-SCIRE
FACIAS.

BANKRUPT,

beneficial interest of, in stock, may be ordered to be transferred, 86

shares of, in company, pass to assignees, 87

assignees of, become shareholders, by complying with regulations of company, 87

take shares subject to company's lien, 88

when not a contributory, 88

shares may be in reputed ownership of, 89

reputed ownership of shares of, how prevented, 89. See REPUTED OWNERSHIP.

right of proof against, when a contributory, 94

interest of, in partnership, when determinable on bankruptcy,

94

compromise sanctioned with official manager in respect of claim against estate of, 95

lien in respect of deposit of shares of, 95

liability of, as contributory, barred by certificate, 102. BANKRUPTCY,

order for winding-up may be remitted to court of, 103
contributories in case of, 85

in case of, contributories may prove for estimated value of lia-
bility to future calls, 83

proceedings for winding-up may be had in court of, when, 103 public company may prove by agent in, 93

form of declaration for proof of debt by agent, 93

commissioners of court of, may be appointed to receive evidence, 167

of officer of company formed by letters patent not to affect company or liabilities of members, 404

BELGIUM,

convention with King of, relative to joint stock companies, 452 BENEFIT SOCIETY,

before commencing business to publish statement, 50
form of, 262

penalty for default, 50

BEQUEST,

of shares, when not within Mortmain Act, 432
who liable for calls in respect of specific, 426

BILLS OF EXCHANGE,

when deemed to have been made, &c. by company, 51

secretary, when liable for, 51

when company liable in respect of, 51, 52, 62

cases where directors were prohibited from accepting, 62, 63 power of official liquidator relative to, 112

sanction of judge as to, how to be testified, 310

BOARD OF TRADE,

may appoint umpire on neglect of arbitrators to do so, 187
may appoint arbitrators, when, 372

appointment of umpire by, to supply vacancy, 373
name of company may be changed with sanction of, 20
may alter forms in schedules to Companies Act, 1862..75
may grant a licence to company to hold land, 31

form of, 275

may appoint and remove officers of registration office, 212
may determine where such office shall be established, 212
may direct seal for authentication of documents, 212

may determine what fees to be payable at registration office, 213
duration of tenure of office by officers, 213

with consent of treasury, to direct what salaries to be payable,

213

BONUS,

right to, in respect of shares, 429, 430

BOOKS,

of account to be kept at registered office, 255

for the registration of members of the company to be kept, 32
to be produced for inspector's examination, 67
falsification of, how punishable, 207

destruction or alteration of, how punishable, 379
of company, when to be evidence, 181

disposal of, after winding-up, 181

the court may order inspection of, 181

arbitrators may call for production of, 187

of accounts to be kept by official liquidator, 300
appearance book, 353

BREACH OF TRUST,

damages may be assessed against officers of company guilty of,

207

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