Public Companies from the Cradle to the Grave, Or, How Promoters Prey on the People1883 - 104 páginas |
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... known to general readers . Unfortunately details of the most glaring cases are seldom to be had . As soon as the purposes for which they were called into existence are served , they are relegated to obscurity , and the hardships they ...
... known to general readers . Unfortunately details of the most glaring cases are seldom to be had . As soon as the purposes for which they were called into existence are served , they are relegated to obscurity , and the hardships they ...
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... known by its short title of " The Companies Act , 1862. " This has since been amended and added to by the Companies Act , 1867 , the Stannaries Act of 1869 , the Joint - Stock Arrangement Act of 1870 , and Acts in 1877 , 1879 , and 1880 ...
... known by its short title of " The Companies Act , 1862. " This has since been amended and added to by the Companies Act , 1867 , the Stannaries Act of 1869 , the Joint - Stock Arrangement Act of 1870 , and Acts in 1877 , 1879 , and 1880 ...
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... known . Rent guarantee societies exist , to which all should belong ; and , as an instance of " wheels within wheels , " we have joint - stock companies framed for starting other joint - stock companies . If anything for- tunately ...
... known . Rent guarantee societies exist , to which all should belong ; and , as an instance of " wheels within wheels , " we have joint - stock companies framed for starting other joint - stock companies . If anything for- tunately ...
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... known and well - meaning men , whose personal characters are above suspicion , lend their names and influence to undertakings of a very questionable nature . On Mr. A. hearing that Mr. So - and - so has joined the board , he thinks that ...
... known and well - meaning men , whose personal characters are above suspicion , lend their names and influence to undertakings of a very questionable nature . On Mr. A. hearing that Mr. So - and - so has joined the board , he thinks that ...
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... known to the secretary or the managing director , both of which officials happen to be out at the moment or are deeply engaged . " Would you mind looking in again ? " If the concern be a flourishing one , of course these inquiries ...
... known to the secretary or the managing director , both of which officials happen to be out at the moment or are deeply engaged . " Would you mind looking in again ? " If the concern be a flourishing one , of course these inquiries ...
Términos y frases comunes
Acts of Parliament advertising allotment amount applied Arc Lamp British Brush Electric Light Brush offshoot 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 parent company 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.