Public Companies from the Cradle to the Grave, Or, How Promoters Prey on the People1883 - 104 páginas |
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Página iv
... cash from the pockets of shareholders into those of promoters . If only a few solitary examples could be adduced of this corrupt mode of procedure , the infringement of the Acts would hardly call for notice ; but , when it is found that ...
... cash from the pockets of shareholders into those of promoters . If only a few solitary examples could be adduced of this corrupt mode of procedure , the infringement of the Acts would hardly call for notice ; but , when it is found that ...
Página 8
... cash and shares ; and , as this presumes a buyer , a joint - stock company is provided to furnish this party to the transaction . He sells what it does not pay him to retain , for a cash sum more than it is worth to him ; and , as ...
... cash and shares ; and , as this presumes a buyer , a joint - stock company is provided to furnish this party to the transaction . He sells what it does not pay him to retain , for a cash sum more than it is worth to him ; and , as ...
Página 13
... our banks , where the cash may be deposited , and the National Safe Deposit Company , who will take care of the securities . Nothing is too insignificant , nothing too vast for the range of From the Cradle to the Grave . 13.
... our banks , where the cash may be deposited , and the National Safe Deposit Company , who will take care of the securities . Nothing is too insignificant , nothing too vast for the range of From the Cradle to the Grave . 13.
Página 26
... cash , and not by dummy shareholders or nominees with the object of inducing others to subscribe . Again , " the vendors have so much confidence in the ulti- mate success of the undertaking that they have taken only £ 25,000 in cash and ...
... cash , and not by dummy shareholders or nominees with the object of inducing others to subscribe . Again , " the vendors have so much confidence in the ulti- mate success of the undertaking that they have taken only £ 25,000 in cash and ...
Página 30
... cash £ 32,000 , and is liable for nearly £ 54,000 more for calls . As it may be assumed that J. H. was not more stupid or credulous than the public generally , the story of his failure may serve as a useful lesson as to the risks ...
... cash £ 32,000 , and is liable for nearly £ 54,000 more for calls . As it may be assumed that J. H. was not more stupid or credulous than the public generally , the story of his failure may serve as a useful lesson as to the risks ...
Términos y frases comunes
Acts of Parliament advertising allotment amount applied Arc Lamp British Brush Company Brush Electric Light Brush offshoot Callao cash and shares cent CHAPTER Colonial Companies Acts companies registered company's concern Confidence trick considered cost Crown 8vo directors district dividends dynamo-machines Edison Elec Electric Light Company Electric Sun endeavour favour formed funds gold guarantee Gulcher Hammond Indian Interested in sales investment investors Jablochkoff joint-stock banks joint-stock companies Joint-Stock Enterprise Lamp Lane-Fox Light & Power Light and Power limited liability limited liability companies liquidators London Maxim-Weston memorandum of association ment MYSORE DISTRICT names paid paid-up capital panies patents Pilsen-Joel post-free POWER COMPANY premium profits promoters prospectus proxies public companies purchase railway reefs schemes shareholders spectus Stock Exchange Storage subscribe success supply syndicate taken tion trading undertakings vendors ventures Western Electric winding WORD-PAINTING WYMAN & SONS Wynaad
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Página 37 - The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Página 6 - ... shall be deemed to be a company having a permanent paid-up, or nominal capital of fixed amount, divided into shares, also of fixed amount, or held and transferable as stock, or divided and held, partly in one way and partly in the other, and formed on the principle of having for its members the holders of shares in such capital, or the holders of such stock, and no other persons...
Página 22 - Whenever the Court is of opinion that it is just and equitable that the Company should be wound up.
Página 40 - Is. per Ib., the directors feel justified in stating they confidently believe the profits of this company will be more than sufficient to pay dividends of at least 50 per cent, on the nominal capital, and will exceed those of the company working the English patent, which, having only been formed a little over twelve months, has entered into a contract which will yield the return, by way of annual dividends, of a sum equal to the whole paid-up capital of the company of £34,000.
Página 101 - WE, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.