Public Companies from the Cradle to the Grave, Or, How Promoters Prey on the People |
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So numerous were these , and so involved had they become , that it was deemed advisable to unite them all in one measure ; and in 1862 royal assent was given to “ An Act for the Incorporation , Regulation and Winding up of Trading ...
So numerous were these , and so involved had they become , that it was deemed advisable to unite them all in one measure ; and in 1862 royal assent was given to “ An Act for the Incorporation , Regulation and Winding up of Trading ...
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This should be apparent to all who look at the daily list of causes tried in the Courts of Chancery , a considerable proportion of which relate to the winding up of companies ; but no one can have any adequate idea of the wickedness men ...
This should be apparent to all who look at the daily list of causes tried in the Courts of Chancery , a considerable proportion of which relate to the winding up of companies ; but no one can have any adequate idea of the wickedness men ...
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It is not till we reach the sections which treat of winding up that we see foreshadowed , as it were , a doubt as to the infallibility of man . It is only fair , however , to assume that our legislators of that period did not foresee ...
It is not till we reach the sections which treat of winding up that we see foreshadowed , as it were , a doubt as to the infallibility of man . It is only fair , however , to assume that our legislators of that period did not foresee ...
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It would be well if , instead of making such careful regulations for winding up ( which are of slight interest , if not a gratuitous 1 insult to the public , once their money is in 14 Public Companies .
It would be well if , instead of making such careful regulations for winding up ( which are of slight interest , if not a gratuitous 1 insult to the public , once their money is in 14 Public Companies .
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This brings us to the last act , —the WINDING UP , of which there are three different forms . The first variety is the winding up by the court , which may take place the court . The court settles the list of contributories.
This brings us to the last act , —the WINDING UP , of which there are three different forms . The first variety is the winding up by the court , which may take place the court . The court settles the list of contributories.
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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.