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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18тп MARCH, 1865.
les and Forms contained in the First Schedule hereto, and in the Forms in the Sond Schedule, or make such Additions to the last-mentioned Forms, as he deems quisite; Any such Table or Form, when altered, shall be published in the Tonykong ernment Gazette, and upon such Publication being made such Table or Form shall the same force as if it were included in the Schedule to this Ordinance, but no Alteration made by His Excellency the Governor in the Table marked A. contained the First Schedule shall affect any Company registered prior to the Date of such Alteration, or repcal, as respects such Company, any Portion of such Table.
Arbitrations.
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nies to refer Matters to Arbitration,
LXXI. Any Company under this Ordinance may from time to time, by Writing Power for Compa- nder its Common Seal, agree to refer and may refer to Arbitration, in accordance with Provisions of "The Railway Companies Arbitration Act, 1859," (Imperial) any xisting or future Difference, Question, or other Matter whatsoever in dispute between If and any other Company or Person, and the Companies parties to the Arbitration y delegate to the Person or Persons to whom the Reference is made Power to settle Terms or to determine any Matter capable of being lawfully settled or determined the Companies themselves, or by the Directors or other managing Body of such Companies. For the purposes of the Application of the said Act to this Ordinance the Words "Bourd of Trade" therein occurring shall be read as meaning His Excellency the Governor and the Words "Any of Her Majesty's Superior Courts of record at Westminster or as the case may be at Dublin" shall be read as meaning the Supreme
Court.
Vict. c. 59, to apply.
LXXII. All the Provisions of "The Railway Companies Arbitration Act, 1859," Provisions of the Im- Imperial) shall be deemed to apply to Arbitrations between Companies and Persons perial Act 22 & 23
pursuance of this Ordinance; and in the Construction of such Provisions "the mpanies" shall be deemed to include Companies authorized by this Ordinance to refer Disputes to Arbitration.
PART V.
WINDING-UP OF COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE,
Preliminary.
LXXIII. The Term "Contributory" shall mean every Person liable to contribute Meaning of Contri- to the Assets of a Company under this Ordinance, in the event of the same being wound butory. up: It shall also, in all Proceedings for determining the Persons who are to be deemed Contributories, and in all Proceedings prior to the final Determination of such Persons, include any Person alleged to be a Contributory.
LXXIV. The Liability of any Person to contribute to the Assets of a Company Nature of Liability under this Ordinance in the event of the same being wound up, shall be deemed to of Contributory.
rate a Debt of the Nature of a specialty Debt accruing due from such Person at the Time when his liability commenced, but payable at the Time or respective Times when Calls are made as hereinafter mentioned for enforcing such Liability; and it shall be wful in the case of the Bankruptcy of any Contributory to prove against his Estate the estimated Value of his Liability to future Calls, as well as Calls already made.
LXXV. If any Contributory dics either before or after he has been placed on the of Contributories hereinafter mentioned, his personal Representatives, Heirs, and case of Death. Devisees shall be liable in a due Course of Administration to contribute to the Assets of the Company in discharge of the Liability of such deceased Contributory, and such rsonal Representatives, Heirs, and Devisees shall be deemed to be Contributories cordingly.
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LXXVI. If any Contributory becomes Bankrupt, either before or after he has been aced on the List of Contributories, his Assignees shall be deemed to represent such case of Bankruptcy.
krupt for all the Purposes of the Winding-up, and shall be deemed to be Contributorics ordingly, and may be called upon to admit to Proof against the Estate of such krupt, or otherwise to allow to be paid out of his Assets in due Course of Law, any nies due from such Bankrupt in respect of his Liability to contribute to the Assets the Company being wound up.
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LXXVII. If any Female Contributory marries, cither before or after she has been red on the List of Contributories, her Iusband shall during the continuance of the case of Marriage. Marriage be liable to contribute to the Assets of the Company the same Sum as she
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