COMPANIES.
No. 58 of 1911.
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(3) before sanctioning any such payment the Court may, at the expense of the company, appoint a person to inquire and report to them as to the circumstances of the case, and may, before making the appointment, require the company to give security for payment of the costs of the inquiry;
(4) the payment shall be made only for such period as may be determined by the Court and such period shall in no case extend beyond the close of the half year next after the half year during which the works or buildings have been actually completed or the plant provided;
(5) the rate of interest shall in no case exceed 6 per cent, or such lower rate as may for the time being be prescribed by the Court;
(6) the payment of the interest shall not operate as a reduction of the amount paid up on the shares in respect of which it is paid;
(7) the accounts of the company shall show the share capital on which, and the rate at which, interest has been paid out of capital during the period to which the accounts relate.
Certificates of Shares, &c.
of time for issue of certificates.
8 Edw. 7 c. 69 s. 92.
94. (1) Every company shall, within 2 months after the allotment of any of its shares, debentures, or debenture stock, and within 2 months after the registration of the transfer of any such shares, debentures or debenture stock, complete and have ready for delivery the certificates of all shares, debentures, and the certificates of all debenture stock allotted or transferred, unless the conditions of issue of the shares, debentures, or debenture stock otherwise provide.
(2) If default is made in complying with the requirements of this section, the company, and every director, manager, secretary, and other officer of the company who is knowingly a party to the default, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars for every day during which the default continues.
Information as to Mortgages, Charges, &c.
95.—(1) Every mortgage or charge created after the commencement of this Ordinance by a company registered in the Colony and being either,
(a) a mortgage or charge for the purpose of securing any issue of debentures; or
* As amended by No. 17 of 1912.
Registration of mortgages and charges in Colony. ib. s. 93.
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