Conveyancing and Other Forms and Precedents Relating to Companies Incorporated Under the Companies Acts, 1862 and 1867

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Stevens, 1877 - Corporation law - 636 pages

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Contents

Acceptance of bills c
280
Certain things not to be impeached as ultra vires
282
Audit committee
283
Dissolution provision for
286
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTORY NOTES Mode of passingSpecial resolutionExtraordinary resolu tionQuorumDisqualificationNotices of meetings ...
287
To create preference shares
291
Declaring conditions upon which share warrants will
299
Call
305
and 15 Meeting to pass extraordinary resolutions
311
Provisions of act as toObject ofResponsibilities of issuing
317
PROVISIONAL ORDERS OF THE BOARD
323
Board of Trade rules as to applications
333
Provisional order authorising the construction and maintenance
339
The General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 Extracts
351
Provisional order authorising the construction and maintenance
357
Provisional order authorising the establishment and main
367
Amalgamation of two existing companies by for
367
Provisional order authorising the construction of tramways
376
Commonly issuedCovenantChose in actionEndeavours
385
Arthur Average c Ex parte
401
FORMS
402
Debenture to bearer intended to operate as promissory
424
Debenture to bearerIssue divided into several series
433
Trust deed for securing mortgage debentures issued
440
Amalgamation of two existing companiesTrans
457
Skeleton prospectus of issue of debentures
461
By special actUnder section 161 of Act of 1862Cases
474
Reconstruction with a view to reducing liability
488
Reconstruction with a view to converting pre
496
Reconstruction by transfer of assets to new com
502
Act for reconstruction of limited company
511
92
527
Act amalgamating limited companies
533
PETITIONS
563
Petition to Court to sanction arrangement between a com
579
INTRODUCTORY NOTES
593
Petition of judgment creditor
610
Petition of simple contract creditor
616
Appointing provisional official liquidators
627
Restraining actions specified in schedule
633
Compulsory winding up with variations
639
Dismissing petition without costs
644
Supervision order and appointment of liquidator in place
650
186
652
Pooley
659
566
679

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Page 242 - 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...
Page 178 - Act, and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions, as may be prescribed by the company in general meeting ; but no regulation made by the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made.
Page 93 - The income and property of the Association, from whatever source derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Association as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise howsoever, by way of profit to the persons who at any time are or have been Members of the Association...
Page 237 - Chairman that a resolution has been carried, and an entry to that effect in the book of proceedings of the Company, shall be sufficient evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.
Page 175 - The directors may elect a chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which he is to hold office, but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the directors present shall choose some one of their number to be chairman of such meeting.
Page 175 - 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 139 - The executors or administrators of a deceased member shall be the only persons recognised by the company as having any title to his share.
Page 320 - ... on the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of the said lands, and on the overseers of such parishes, and on the trustees, surveyors of highways, or other persons having the care of such roads or streets.
Page 621 - To carry on the business of the company, so far as may be necessary for the beneficial winding up of the same...
Page 146 - 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.

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