938 
Parents 
application for shares, etc., for children, 56 
Parol 
company may contract by, 154 
transfer of shares by now prohibited, 68 
Parochial, etc., rates 
priority in payment on a winding-up, 259 
Partnership 
limitation of, 3 
Scotland. See Scottish company 
transfers to, 76 
Penaltios 
table of, under Act of 1929, 402-411 
Personal property 
creation of security over, in Scotland, 311 
shares are, 37, 599 
Personal representatives. See Executor 
notices of meetings to, 122 
registered, entitled to be in case of statutory companies, 304 
transfers by, in case of statutory companies, 303 
transfers by, valid though not members, 67 
Petition 
alteration of objects of company by, 18 
compulsory winding-up commenced by, 226 
evidence on, for reduction of capital, 35 
reduction of capital, procedure by, 34 et seq 
winding-up, for, 227 
Petty cash, 167 170 
nature of an imprest fund, 167 
Policies of insurance 
duty on, 367-372. And see Insurance, Stamp duty 
Poll 
adjournment of meeting, taking of, is not, 138 
articles, voting by, depends on, 21, 137 
card vote, usually taken by, 114 
chairman, rights of on a, 137 
demand of, 137 
number of persons demanding may be fixed, 137 
how taken, 138 
method of, 138 
resolution, may be demanded on, 137, 160 
scrutineers on a, 138 
sliding scale, 137 
voters should sign their names on a, 138 
who may demand, 137, 160 
Possession 
company’s property by liquidator, 241 
Postage book 
examination by cashier, 167 
Posting 
meaning of in completing contract, 57 
Posting dividend warrants, 175, 192 
meaning of, 57 
Power of attorney, 74, 271 el seq. 
abroad, granted, 274, 276 
abroad, for use, attestation by two witnesses, 273 
attestation of, 273 
attorney, death of, 282 
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