Hunter's River Steam Navigation Company Act 1841 5 Vic (NSW)

Hunce:'s River Sream NavicaTion Company.

Tizamble,

Actions at law &c. to be in the name of the Seerctary.

5° VIC. 1841.

Hunter's River Steam Navigation Company.

ANNO QUINTO

VICTORIA REGIN A.

An Act for facilitating Proccedings by and against " The Hunter's River Steam Navigation Com- pany" and for other purposes therein men- tioned. [1st September, 1341.]

IIEREAS several persons have formed themselves into a joint stock company or society established at, Sydney in the Colony

of New South Wales under the name style or firm of "The Hunter's River Steam Navigation Company" for the purpose of trading with steam vessels between Sydneyand Hunter's River and the rivers adjacent thereto{in the said Colony and whereas for such purposes the said company have subscribed amongst themselves by way of capital or joint stock the sum of forty thousand pounds in four thousand shares of ten pounds each the whole of which capital stock or sum of forty thousand pounds has been paid up and whercas difficulties may arise in recovering debts due to the said company and in maintaining actions or proceedings for damages donc to their property and also in prosecuting persons who may steal or embezzle the bills notes bonds moneys goods chattels or effects of the said company and whereas it would be convenient and just that persons having demands against the said company should be entitled to sue some member thereof in place and stead of the whole but as these purposes cannot be effected without the authority of the Legislature Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof That from and after the passing of this Act all actions and suits and all proceedings at law or in equity to be commenced instituted prosecuted or carried on by or on behalf of the said company or wherein the said company is or shall be in any way concerned against any body or bodies politic or corporate or against any person or persons whether a member or members of the said com- pany or otherwise shall and may be lawfully commenccd instituted and prosecuted or carried on in the name of the person who shall be the Seerctary of the said company at the time any such action suit or procceding shall be commenced or instituted as the nominal plaintiff complainant or petitioner for or on behalf of the said company and that all actions suits or proceedings as aforesaid to be commenced instituted or prosecuted against the said company shall be commenced instituted and prosecuted against the Secretary for the time being of the said company as the nominal defendant for and on behalf of the said company and that in all criminal prosecutions to be instituted or carried on by or on behalf of the said company for fraud upon or against the said company or for embezzlement robbery or stealing the bills notes bonds moneys goods chattels effects or any other property of the