982
Underwriting commissions— continued
shares not to be used for, unless Act of 1929 complied with, 97
statement in lieu of prospectus, disclosure in, 96
statutory provisions as to, 588
summary of law on, 95 ef seq.
‘underwriting,’ agreement, meaning of, 98, 99
form of, 99
vendors ar promoters, by, 96
Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1929
preferential payments under, 260
Unlimited company, 4, 10
companies, capital duty not payable by, 4, 381
memorandum of association of an, 10
private company, as, 289
registration of, as limited, 576
Unlimited liability
alternate director, 156
directors or managers, of, 17
winding up, on, in cases of fraud, 258
Unsecured debentures, 108

INDEX

Variation of rights, 37
Vacation of office
directors, in case of, 147
Vehicles
painting company’s name on, I4
Vendors
commissions, payment by, 96
prospectus, names, etc., to appear in, 776
Verbal contract. See Parol
Verbal notices, 15
Verbal transfers, 68
Victoria (Australia)
company legislation in, 826
Voluntary winding up, 230. And see Liquidator, Winding up
advertised, resolution for must be, 233
account of liquidator, 266
form of, 266
accounts, keeping of by liquidator, 244
actions by or against company after, 238
liquidator may apply to stay, 238
balance order, 254
bankruptcy law as to fraudulent preference, 248
Board of Trade, periodical returns to, 256
books, closing of, 238
business of company, how carried on, 245
circumstances causing, 23I
closing of company’s books, 238
commencement of, 227
Companies Act, 1929, sections applicable to, 233
compulsory order, application by creditor or contributory for, 233
consequences of, 233
contributories, list of, prima facie evidence of liability, 253. And
see Contributories
corporate powers of company, how affected by, 239
Court, applications to the, by liquidator, 263