A Revised Edition of the Legislative Enactments of Ceylon: By Authority, Volume 1 |
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advice and consent aforesaid amend amount appointed Arrack assignees authorized boat certificate charge claim collector Colombo colony Commencement commissioners committee contract copy corps court of requests creditor customs debentures debt declared deed deemed Dewayalage directors discharge district court dividend duly duty enacted entitled entry exceeding five pounds Executive Council expedient fiscal forfeited government agent Government Gazette Governor of Ceylon hereby hereinafter insolvent island issued Joint Stock Companies Kandy Kandyan provinces labour land lawful Legislative Council thereof liable license manner marriage master meeting memorandum of association Mudiyanselage notice offence owner paid pangu party payable payment petition police port possession powers Preamble principal Ordinance proceedings proprietor puisne justice purpose receive refuse registered registrar regulations repealed respect rupees schedule servant shareholders shares Supreme Court therein thereto think fit trustees unless vessel volunteer vote warrant whereas
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Page 109 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned ; (that is to say), it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction...
Page 553 - The advance of money by way of loan to a person engaged or about to engage in any business on a contract with that person that the lender shall receive a rate of interest varying with the profits...
Page 424 - A,' in the schedule annexed to this title, and shall be dated at the time of the first signature thereof, and shall be signed by the master before any seaman signs the same, and shall contain the following particulars: First. The nature and, as far as practicable, the duration of the intended voyage or engagement, and the port or country at which the voyage is to terminate.
Page 447 - ... conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same.
Page 344 - ... 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.
Page 409 - ... any investigation, legal proceeding or 'remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy...
Page 308 - Proceedings of the company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, such resolution.
Page 792 - ... remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed.
Page 326 - The chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
Page 328 - All acts done by any meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors, or by any person acting as a director, shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such...