Railway intelligence, compiled by M. SlaughterMihill Slaughter 1819 |
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11 Vict 1st July 25 Shares 30 June 30th June 31st December 9 Vict abeyance amalgamation amount annum Arbroath Authorised Capital Barrhead Belfast Berwick Birkenhead Birmingham Branch Bristol Caledonian Calls Canal Carlisle Chester Created Debentures Direction Maximum directors districts Dividend Drogheda Dublin Dundee East Eastern Counties ENNISKILLEN Exeter Extension Glasgow Glyn guaranteed Harbour Hartlepool Holyhead INCOME last given Incorporated by 9 interest issued Kilkenny Lancashire Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster lease Leeds Lincolnshire London and North main line Manchester Mileage miles minimum Newcastle Norfolk North Midland North of England North Western Northern Open original paid Parliamentary passed 21st July payment perpetuity Perth plaintiff Preference Shares Preferential present Board Preston purchase Railway Company rateable receiving scrip Shareholders Shares and Loans shares or stock Sheffield Shrewsbury South Wales STAFFORDSHIRE Street surplus profits thence undertaking Valley Waterford Wear Valley West Whitehaven York and North
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Page 25 - If it was sufficient of itself, it was a question of law for the court and not of fact for the jury.
Page 38 - CD the share [or shares] numbered standing in my name in the books of the company, to hold unto the said CD, his executors, administrators, and assigns, subject to the several conditions on which I held the same at the time of the execution hereof; and I the said CD do hereby agree to take the said share [or shares] subject to the same conditions.
Page 23 - Ireland, with interest for the same, after the rate of £5 for every...
Page 19 - Consideration -money set forth in a transfer may differ from that which the first Seller will receive, owing to sub-sales by the original Buyer; the Stamp Act requires that in such cases the Consideration-money paid by the sub-purchaser shall be the one inserted in the Deed, as regulating the ad valorem Duty; the...
Page 23 - Company, in consideration of ,£1000 to us paid by TP and WG, do assign unto them the said undertaking, and all the estate, &c., to hold the same until the said sum of...
Page 24 - I consider it to be clear law, that, if there is, at a particular place, an established usage in the manner of dealing and making contracts, a person who is employed to deal or make a contract there, has an implied authority to act in the usual way...
Page 22 - ... or any part, and all such other works as therein mentioned ; and for that purpose to select and fix upon, and from time to time to alter and vary, the sites or spots at or over which the...
Page 23 - ... of January, 1844, and that in the meantime the said company shall, in respect of interest as aforesaid on the said principal sum, pay to the bearer of the coupons or interest-warrants the several sums mentioned in such warrants respectively, at the times specified therein.
Page 22 - ... for the plaintiff — Held, that the direction was right, and that the plaintiff might recover in an action for money had and received.