trade marks extends to bodies cor porate, &c. Action for identical name. marking of merchandize, 25 & 26 Vict. c. 88, the word person in that act includes any person, whether a subject of her Majesty or not, and any body corporate or body of the like nature, whether constituted according to the law of this country, or of any of her Majesty's colonies or dominions, according to the law of any foreign country, and also any company, association or society of persons, whether the members thereof be subjects of her Majesty or not, or some of such persons subjects of her Majesty, or some of them not, and whether such body corporate, body of the like nature, company, association or society be established to carry on business within her Majesty's dominions or elsewhere, or partly within her Majesty's dominions, and partly elsewhere. As to the infringement of trade marks, see Purser v. Brain, 17 L. J., Ch. 141; Knott v. Morgan, 2 Keen, Q. B.; Parry v. Truefitt, 6 Beav. 66; Croft v. Day, 7 Beav. 84; Spottiswood v. Clark, 2 Phill. C. C. 154; Franks v. Weaver, 10 Beav. 297; Burgess v. Burgess, 3 De G., M. & G. 896; London and Provincial Land Assurance Society v. London and Provincial JointStock Life Insurance Company, 11 Jur. 938; 18 C. B. pp. 95— 97, note. In an action against a banking corporation the declaration assuming an stated that the plaintiff had established a bank, called "The Bank of London," at great expense, and caused the name to be published and affixed to the offices of the bank and prospectuses to be issued, and that the defendants afterwards fraudulently established another bank under the style of "The Bank of London," in imitation of the Bank of London of the plaintiff, by reason of which he was prevented from carrying on his business at his bank so fully as he otherwise would, and was deprived of gains and profits: it was held, that the declaration was bad for not showing that the plaintiff carried on the business of a banker. Jervis, C. J., said, all that appears is, that the plaintiff was the promoter of a certain bank, called "The Bank of London," which he proposed to establish in the city of London, and that he incurred expense in putting up the name on a brass plate and in publishing prospectuses, and that some one else had beaten him in the race and established a bank under the same name by virtue of letters patent. It did not appear Prohibition against certain com that the plaintiff had even carried on the business of banking, or that he had a single customer, or that he was in a position to be damnified by the acts of the defendants. Lawson v. Bank of London, 18 C. B. 84; 2 Jur. N. S. 18; 25 L. J., C. P. 188. 21. No company formed for the purpose of promoting art, science, religion, charity, or any other panies hold- like object, not involving the acquisition of gain by the company or by the individual members thereof, ¡ing land (a). shall, without the sanction of the board of trade, hold more than two acres of land; but the board of trade may, by licence (b) under the hand of one of their principal secretaries or assistant secretaries, empower any such company to hold lands in such quantity and subject to such conditions as they think fit (c). (a) This corresponds with the 38th section, 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47. (b) See form (F) in second schedule to this act. (c) The quantity of land which may be granted for sites of schools, &c. is limited to two acres. 15 & 16 Vict. c. 49. PART II. DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL AND LIABILITY OF MEMBERS OF COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS Distribution of Capital. interest in company (d). 22. The shares or other interest of any member Nature of in a company under this act shall be personal estate (e), capable of being transferred in manner provided by the regulations of the company (f), and shall not be of the nature of real estate, and each share shall, in the case of a company having a capital divided into shares, be distinguished by its appropriate number. (d) See 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47, s. 15. (e) See note, post. (f) See table (A) to this act, pl. 8-16. 23. The subscribers of the memorandum of asso- Definition of "memciation of any company under this act shall be ber" (g). deemed to have agreed to become members of the company whose memorandum they have subscribed, and upon the registration of the company shall be entered as members on the register of members hereinafter mentioned (h); and every other person who has agreed to become a member of a company under this act, and whose name is entered on the Transfer by personal re register of members, shall be deemed to be a member of the company. (g) See 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47, ss. 8, 19. (h) See sect. 25. 24. Any transfer of the share or other interest of presentative. a deceased member of a company under this act, made by his personal representative, shall, notwithstanding such personal representative may not himself be a member, be of the same validity as if he had been a member at the time of the execution of the instrument of transfer (a). Register of (a) See table (A) to this act, pl. 8—16. 25. Every company under this act shall cause to members (b). be kept in one or more books a register of its members (c), and there shall be entered therein the following particulars :: (1.) The names and addresses, and the occupa- (2.) The date at which the name of any person And any company acting in contravention of this (b) See 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47, s. 16. (e) The mode of recovering penalties is prescribed by sect. 65, post. bers (a). 26. Every company under this act, and having a Annual list capital divided into shares, shall make, once at least of memin every year, a list of all persons who, on the fourteenth day succeeding the day on which the ordinary general meeting, or if there is more than one ordinary meeting in each year (b), the first of such ordinary general meetings is held, are members of the and such list shall state the names, company; addresses and occupations of all the members therein mentioned, and the number of shares held by each of them, and shall contain a summary specifying the following particulars:- (c) (1.) The amount of the capital of the company, and the number of shares into which it is divided; (2.) The number of shares taken from the com- (3.) The amount of calls made on each share; bers since the last list was made, and the number of shares held by each of them. The above list and summary shall be contained in a separate part of the register, and shall be completed within seven days after such fourteenth day as is mentioned in this section, and a copy shall forthwith. be forwarded to the registrar of joint stock companies. (a) See 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47, s. 17, which is similar to this section. (b) A general meeting of every company under this act shall be held once at least in every year, post, sect. 49, p. 52. (c) Whereas the licences and certificates granted to Licences to bankers and persons acting as bankers in Great Britain and joint stock Ireland respectively, by or under the authority of the com banks not required to specify the names of more than six persons. Penalty on company, &c. not keeping a proper register (a). Company to give notice missioners of inland revenue, are required by law to specify amongst other things the names and places of abode of all the persons composing the respective companies or partnerships to whom they are granted: be it enacted, that in any case where a company or co-partnership of bankers consists of . more than six persons it shall be sufficient to specify in any such licence or certificate the names and places of abode of any six or more of such persons who may be presented to the commissioners or their officer or whom they or he may select for the purpose, and to grant the licence or certificate to them as and for the whole of the company or co-partnership, or otherwise to specify only the name or style of the company or co-partnership, and to grant the licence or certificate to such company or co-partnership in and by the said name or style as the commissioners or their officer shall think fit; and every such licence and certificate respectively shall be as good, valid and available as if the names and places of abode of all the members of the company or co-partnership had been specified therein and the licence had been granted to them, anything in any act of parliament to the contrary notwithstanding; but this shall not in any way alter or affect the provisions of any act of parliament whereby any banking company or co-partnership is required to make any account or return of the names and places of abode of all the members or partners of such company or co-partnership, and any other particulars relating thereto. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 91, s. 35. 27. If any company under this act, and having a capital divided into shares, make default in complying with the provisions of this act with respect to forwarding such list of members or summary as is hereinbefore mentioned to the registrar, such company shall incur a penalty (b) not exceeding five pounds for every day during which such default continues, and director and manager of the company who shall knowingly and wilfully authorize or permit such default shall incur the like penalty. every (a) See 19 & 20 Vict. c. 47, s. 18. (b) The mode of recovering penalties is prescribed by sect. 65, post. 28. Every company under this act, having a of consolida- capital divided into shares, that has consolidated tion or of and divided its capital into shares of larger amount capital into than its existing shares, or converted any portion of conversion of stock (c). |