ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1877.
Companies.
1453
Penalties on persons
personating owner of shares.
[sec. 35.]
34. Whosoever falsely and deceitfully personates any owner of any share or interest of or in any company, or of any share warrant or coupon falsely issued in pursuance of this Ordinance, and thereby obtains or endeavours to obtain any such share or interest, or share warrant or coupon, or 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.
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35. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse the proof whereof shall be on the party accused, engraves or makes upon any plate, wood, stone, or other material any share warrant or coupon purporting to be 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.
Penalties on engraving
[sec. 36.]
persons
plates, &c.
36. Contracts on behalf of any company under the principal Contracts Ordinance may hereafter be made as follows; (that is to say),-
(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;
how made. [sec. 37.]
ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1877.
Companies.
1453
Penalties on persons
personating owner of shares.
[sec. 35.]
34. Whosoever falsely and deceitfully personates any owner of any share or interest of or in any company, or of any share warrant or coupon falsely issued in pursuance of this Ordinance, and thereby obtains or endeavours to obtain any such share or interest, or share warrant or coupon, or 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.
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35. Whosoever, without lawful authority or excuse the proof whereof shall be on the party accused, engraves or makes upon any plate, wood, stone, or other material-any share warrant or coupon purporting to be 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.
Penalties on engraving [sec. 36.]
persons
plates, &c.
36. Contracts on behalf of any company under the principal Contracts Ordinance may hereafter be made as follows; (that is to say),-
(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;
how made. [sec. 37.]
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