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2. Of the Powers, Privileges, and Incapacities of a Com-
pany for the making of a Railway in its Provisional
State
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3. Of the Duties of such Company, and herein more par-
ticularly of the Steps preliminary to, and of the ob-
taining the Act of Parliament
4. Of the Rights and Liabilities growing out of the above
state of things
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CAP. II.
Of the Act of Parliament.
1. Of the Validity of the Act
2. Of the Construction of the Act
1. Of the general Principles of Construction
II. Of the Principles applicable to particular Clauses
III. Of the Principles applicable to the Construction
of several Acts relating to the same Company
CAP. III.
Of the Company, as constituted under the Act.
Part I. Of the Legality of a Railway Company
Part II. Of the Constitution of a Railway Company
Sect. 1. Of the Constitution of the Company generally ..
Sect. 2. Of the Company viewed in its external Relations
(1) Of the Mode of Action prescribed by its Act
to the Company
1. Of the Organs through which the Com-
pany must act
2. Of the Forms to be observed by the
Company in acting
(2) Of the Powers, Capacities, and Incapacities
id.
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74
(3) Of the Rights of the Company incidental
2. Rights in regard of particular Contracts
For Purchase of Lands
For Performance of Works
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138
139
of a Railway Company
1. Of the general Nature and Extent of
Powers of Company
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(4) Of the Duties and Obligations of a Railway
Company
(5) Of its Burthens
(6) Of its public Acts and Liabilities
1. Of Liabilities on Contracts
2. Of Liabilities in Tort ..
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225
Where Owner of Land, &c. the
5. Of moving for a new Trial, Certiorari,
&c. ..
Sect. 3. Of the Company viewed in its internal Relations 234
(1) Of the Individual Shareholders
(7) Of the Books, Records, &c. of the Company 251
Sect. 4. Of the Capital of the Company
(1) Of the Capital of the Company generally..
(2) Of Shares
1. Of the Power of making Calls generally
2. Of the Corresponding Duty
3. Conditions precedent
4. Liability to Calls
Determination or Devolution of Liability 282
5. Requisites of Calls
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291
1. Of the general Nature and Extent of the Right to
Tolls
2. How it may be defeated ..
3. Of a Railway Company viewed as Carriers
1. Of Goods
2. Of Passengers
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322
CAP. VI.
Of certain general Statutory Provisions for the Re-
gulation, &c. of Railway Companies, whereby their
Powers, Duties, Obligations, &c. are more or less
extensively modified.
1. Of Powers of Supervision reserved to Board of Trade 330
2. Of Provisions for the Extension and Enlargement of
the Powers of Railway Companies
339
3. Of Regulations touching Matters of Police
342
4. Of Provisions qualifying and extending the Duties,
&c. of Railway Companies
345
5. Of certain Conditions annexed to future Grants of
Parliamentary Powers for making of Railways
347
CAP. VII.
Of Remedies.
Part I. Of Remedies for or against Railway Companies.. 349
Sect. 1. Of Remedies for Railway Company against
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
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 ..
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
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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.
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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