ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1877 . 1453
Companies.
34. Whosoever falsely and deceitfully personates any owner of any Penalties on
persons
share or interest of or in any company, or of any share warrant or coupon falsely
personating
issued in pursuance of this Ordinance, and thereby obtains or endeavours owner of
shares.
to obtain any such share or interest , or share warrant or coupon , or [sec. 35. ]
receives or endeavours to receive any money due to any such owner, as
if such offender were the true and lawful owner , shall be guilty of felony,
and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court,
to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than three
years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or
without hard labour , and with or without solitary confinement .
Penalties o11
35. Whosoever , without lawful authority or excuse the proof whereof
persons
shall be on the party accused , engraves or makes upon any plate, wood , engraving
plates, & c.
stone, or other material-any share warrant or coupon purporting to be [sec. 36.]
a share warrant or coupon issued or made by any particular company
under and in pursuance of this Ordinance, or to be a blank share warrant
or coupon issued or made as aforesaid , or to be a part of such a share
warrant or coupon , or uses any such plate, wood, stone, or other material
for the making or printing any such share warrant or coupon , or any
such blank share warrant or coupon , or any part thereof respectively, or
knowingly has in his custody or possession any such plate, wood , stone,
or other material, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof
shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude
for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years ,
or
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or
without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement .
Contracts.
36.
Ordinan ceContracts on behalf of any company under the principal Contracts
may hereafter be made as follows ; (that is to say ) , how made.
[sec. 37. ]
(1. ) Any contract which—if made between private persons
would be by law required to be in writing, and under
seal, may be made on behalf of the company in writing
under the common seal of the company, and such contract
may be in the same manner varied or discharged ;