Sect. 3. Of Remedies for Individual Members of Rail-

way Company against Company

1. At Law

2. In Equity

Sect. 4. Of Remedies for Strangers against Company.. 377

1. At Law

2. In Equity

3. Of Criminal Remedies

Part II. Of Remedies between Individual Shareholders..

1. At Law

2. In Equity

APPENDIX.

STATUTES.

Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for Counties and other

Persons to take the Custody of such Documents as shall

be directed to be deposited with them under the Stand-

ing Orders of either House of Parliament, 1 Vict. c. 83

Act to provide for the Conveyance of the Mails by Rail-

ways, 1 & 2 Vict. c. 98

Act to provide for the Custody of certain Monies paid in

pursuance of the Standing Orders of either House of

Parliament by Subscribers to Works or Undertakings to

be effected under the Authority of Parliament, 1 & 2

Vict. c. 117

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Act to amend an Act of the Fifth and Sixth Years of the

Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth re-

lating to Highways, 2 & 3 Vict. c. 45

Act for regulating Railways, 3 & 4 Vict. c. 97

Act for the better Regulation of Railways, and for the

Conveyance of Troops, 5 & 6 Vict. c. 55

Act to attach certain Conditions to the Construction of

future Railways authorized or to be authorized by any

Act of the present or succeeding Sessions of Parliament,

and for other Purposes in relation to Railways, 7 & 8

Vict. c. 85

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Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 8 Vict. c. 16
Operation of the Act, sect. 1.
Interpretation, &c. 2-4.

Form in which portions of Act may be incorporated
with other Acts, 5.

Clauses providing for the distribution of the Capital
into Shares, 6-13.

Transfer of Shares, 14-20.

Payment of Subscriptions and enforcement of Calls,
21-28.

Forfeiture of Shares for nonpayment of Calls, 29-35.
Execution against Shareholders to the extent of their
Shares not paid up, 36, 37.

Power to borrow Money, and Rights of Mortgagees,
&c. 28-55.

Conversion of the borrowed Money into Capital,

56-60.

Consolidation of the Shares into Stock, 61-64.

Application of Capital, 65.

General Meetings and Right of voting, 66-80.
Appointment and Rotation of Directors, 81-89.
Powers of the Directors, 90-91.
Proceedings of the Directors, 92-100.

Appointment and Duties of Auditors, 101-108.

Accountability of Officers, 109-114.

Keeping of Accounts and Right of Inspection by the
Shareholders, 115–119.

Making of Dividends, 120-123.

Making of Bye-laws, 124-127.

Proceedings for settling Questions by Arbitration,

128-134.

Giving of Notices, 135-139.

Proof of Debts in Bankruptcy, 140.

Tender of Amends, 141.

Recovery of Damages and Penalties, 142-158.

Appeal to the Quarter Sessions, 159, 160.

Access to Special Act, 161, 162.

Act not to extend to Scotland, 163.

Provision for recovering Calls against Shareholders

residing in Scotland, 164.

Alteration of Act, 165.

Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 8 Vict. c. 18..

Operation of Act, sect. 1.

Interpretations, &c. 2-4.

Form in which portions of Act may be incorporated
with other Acts, 5.

Clauses regulating the Purchase of Lands by Agree-
ment, and enabling Parties having limited Interests
to sell and convey, 6-11.

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Clauses regulating the Purchase of Lands for addi-
tional Accommodation, 12-15.

Clauses providing for settling Cases of disputed Com-
pensation either by Two Justices or by Arbitration
or by a Jury, 16–23.

Method of proceeding before Justices, 24.

Method of proceeding, &c., in case of Arbitration,

25-37.

Method of proceeding, &c., before a Jury, and Costs
of Inquiry, 38-57.

Method of ascertaining Compensation to be made to
absent Parties, 58-67.

Method of proceeding by Party claiming Compensa-
tion from Company, 68.

Deposit and Application of the Compensation coming
to Parties having limited Interests, or prevented
from treating, or not making Title, 69-79.
Costs in cases of Money deposited, 80.

Form and Costs of Conveyances, 81-83.
Clauses regulating the Entry on Lands, 84-90.
Proceedings in case of Refusal to deliver Possession, 91.
Party not to be required to sell Part of House, 92.
Clauses providing for small Parcels of intersected
Land, 93, 94.

Clauses relating to Copyholds, 95-98.

Clauses relating to common Lands, 99-107.

Clauses relating to Lands in Mortgage, 108-114.
Clauses relating to Lands subject to Rent-charges,

115-118.

Clauses relating to Lands subject to Leases, 119-122.
Limit of Time for compulsory Purchase, 123.
Clauses providing for Cases where Interests in Lands
have been omitted to be purchased, 124-126.
Clauses providing for the Sale of superfluous Land,
127-132.

Land-tax and Poor's Rate to be made good, 133.
Service of Notices on Company, 134.

Tender of Amends, 135.

Recovery of Penalties, &c., 136-149.

Access to special Act, 150, 151.

Act not to extend to Scotland, 152.

Alteration of Act, 153.

Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 8 Vict. c. 20

Operation of the Act, sect. 1.

Interpretation, &c., 2-4.

Form in which Portions of the Act may be incorpo

rated with other Acts, 5.

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