Company Law and Precedents, Volume 2Sweet & Maxwell, limited, 1920 - Corporation law |
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Page 1219 - ... with intent to defraud, omits to make, or to cause or direct to be made, a full and true entry thereof in the books...
Page 1578 - Company, and for other Purposes, as would have been conferred by Shares of equal Amount in the Capital of the Company ; but so that none of such Privileges or Advantages, except the Participation in the Dividends and Profits of the Company, shall be conferred by any such aliquot Part of Consolidated Stock as would not, if existing in Shares, have conferred such Privileges or Advantages. Increase in Capital. (26.) The Directors may, with the Sanction of a special Resolution...
Page 1593 - ... unless the contrary is proved to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
Page 1526 - ... (a) whether or not they have obtained all the information and explanations they have required ; and (b) whether, in their opinion, the balance sheet referred to in the report is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the company's affairs according to the best of their information and the explanations given to them, and as shown by the books of the company.
Page 1513 - The requirements of this section as to the memorandum and the qualification, remuneration, and interest of directors, the names, descriptions, and addresses of directors or proposed directors, and the amount or estimated amount of preliminary expenses, shall not apply in the case of a prospectus issued more than one year after the date at which the company is entitled to commence business.
Page 1491 - A declaration that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of the same being wound up, during the time that he is a member, or within one year afterwards, for payment of the debts and liabilities of the company contracted before the time at which he...
Page 1529 - No past member shall be liable to contribute to the assets of the company unless it appears to the Court that the existing members are unable to satisfy the contributions required to be made by them in pursuance of this Act.
Page 1593 - ... 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 that regulation had not been made.
Page 1498 - ... to such proceeding to have his name entered in or omitted from the register, whether such question arises between two or more members or alleged members, or between any members or alleged members and the company...
Page 922 - Whore persons are sued as partners in the name of their firm, the writ shall be served either upon any one or more of the partners, or at the principal place within the jurisdiction of the business of the partnership upon any person having at the time of service the control or management of the partnership business there ; and, subject to these rules, such service shall be deemed good service upon the firm.