CONVEYANCES of Lands:

Provisions of Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,

xix. 81 et seq.

"Grant:" effect of the word in Conveyances by the Company (see Sale), xix. 13?

Covenants conveyed thereby,

Forms of Conveyance of Lands, &c., to Company,

Conveyance on chief rent,

xix. 132
xix. 81 (A), p. 299
xix. 81 (B), p. 300

May be in forms given, or other forms like them,
Costs of, to be borne by Company; what to be included therein,
Taxation of Costs: costs of taxation to be borne by Company, except
where one-sixth struck off,

Conveyances of Shares, &c.; see under Transfer, &c.

xix. 81

xix. 82

Conveyance of Copyhold Lands to be entered on Rolls of the Manor,
And to be of same effect as Freehold,
But until enfranchised, Copyhold subject to customary Fines, &c., xix. 95
Enfranchisement of Copyhold Lands to be obtained by Company within
three months after enrolment of Conveyance, or within one month
after possession,

xix. 96

Compensation to Lord of Manor; in case of dispute, to be settled by
Arbitration or a Jury,

Lord of Manor to enfranchise on payment or tender of Compensation,
or deposit of same in Bank,

xix. 97

Or in his default, Company may execute a Deed Poll, which is to have
same effect,

Provision for apportionment of Copyhold rents, where only part of lands
subject to them is taken,

xix. 98

If not settled by agreement, to be settled by Justices,

xix. 98

Reservation of rights of Lord of Manor in respect of apportioned
rents,

xix. 98

Parties under disability enabled to sell and convey or release lands;
Corporations, Trustees, Guardians of Minors, Trustees, &c.,
And to enfranchise Copyholds, and release from and apportion Rent-
charges or Incumbrances (see under Lands),

Municipal Corporations not to sell Lands without approbation of the
Treasury, except Lands which the Company are empowered to

take compulsorily,

xix. 15

Service of Notices to,

. xix. 20

See under respective heads; as Lands, Shareholders, &c.

COSTS, Damages, or Forfeitures, and Penalties; provisions for recovery of,

See under respective heads; as Damages, Lands, Penalties, &c.
"COUNTY:"

Includes Riding, Division, County of City or of Town,

vi. 142 et seq
vii. 140 et seq.

xix. 136 et seq.

vi. 3, vii. 3, xix. 3

COVENANTS implied in the word "Grant” in conveyance of Lands by the

Company (see Conveyance, Lands, &c.),

I CREDITORS of Company:

Provisions as to remedies of, against Shareholders,

xix. 182

vi. 36, 37

Where Execution obtained against Company, if there be not sufficient
effects, same may be issued against any Shareholder to extent of his
Shares not paid up,

Upon order of Court for that purpose,

vi. 36

vi. 36

If Shareholder, under such Execution, pays more than is due from him
for Calls, surplus to be reimbursed out of funds of Company,
Register of Shareholders (see Registry) to be open to inspection of
Creditors, without fee, for this purpose,

Rights of Bond Creditors (see Borrowing Powers, Mortgages),
CROP:-Compensation for, where Lands taken (see Lands),

vi. 87

vi. 36

vi. 44, 51, 121

CROSSING of Roads or other interference therewith: provisions as to, vii. 46 et seq.
Before existing roads interfered with, others to be substituted,
Restoration of roads temporarily interfered with, or formation of new

roads, (see under Roads),

Crossing of turnpike roads by Railway; bridges and approaches,
Proviso for crossing on the level, with consent of Justices,
Power to Board of Trade to vary construction of Works,
Level Crossings over turnpike roads,

vii. 56-58

Gates and Gate-keepers; closing of gates, under Penalty,
Power of Board of Trade in respect of closing gates,

At level crossings of turnpike roads adjoining stations, speed to be
slackened,

Application to Justices for consent to Railway crossing on the level, over
Footways or Bridleways; Notice, and proceedings thereon,

Appeal to Quarter Sessions against decision of Justices,
Approaches and Fences to Bridleways and Footways crossed on the
level,

Proceedings to enforce Approaches and Fences; application to Justices; Penalties, Where Railway crosses public or private roads, &c., Board of Trade may authorize Company, instead of Level Crossings, to substitute bridges or archways, or other arrangements for greater safety, CULVERTS, &c., for accommodation of Lands adjoining Railway, (see Accommodation Works),

Over Mains and Pipes crossed by the Railway,

CURVES, &c.: deviations from plans and sections, (see Deviations),
CUTTINGS: making of Tunnel in lieu of, (see Works, &c.),
DAMAGES:

Damage or Loss of Goods, &c., carried by Railways and Canals (see under Carriers),

Recovery of Damages and Penalties, where not specially provided for; provisions in Companies Clauses Act,

Damages, Costs or Expenses not otherwise provided for, to be ascer

tained and determined by two Justices,

And may be recovered by distress from Company or other party liable,
if not paid within 7 days after demand,

vi. 142, vii. 140, xix. 137-8

[DAMAGES,-continued.

DAMAGES: continued.

Distress against Treasurer, where there are not sufficient goods of

Mode of proceeding before Justices in questions of Compensation,
Damages, Costs, &c.,
vi. 144, vii. 142, xix. 136 et seq.

One Justice may, on application, summon party before Justice or
Justices, who may hear and determine, examining parties and wit-
nesses on oath,

Costs in discretion of Justices,

vi. 144, vii. 145, xix. 136
vi. 144, vii 145, xix. 136

Appeal to Quarter Sessions against decision of Justices (see Appeal),

And see under respective heads, as Actions, Offences. Penalties, &c.
DANGEROUS GOODS :-Aquafortis, Gunpowder, Lucifer Matches,

Vitriol, &c., not to be sent by Railway without notice, &c.: Penalty, vii. 105
DEATH, &c., of Shareholder; proof of title to shares (see Transmission), vi.18-20
DEBENTURES: see Borrowing Powers, &c.

vi. 41 (C), p. 117

.

vi. 41 (D), p. 118

DEBTS: see Bankruptcy, Creditors, Borrowing Powers, &c.
DECLARATION to be made by Arbitrators, Surveyors, &c.: see under
Arbitrators and respective heads.

Declaration on transmission of Shares by Death, Marriage, &c.: see
Transmission.

DEEDS (see Conveyances).

Transfer of Shares by, stamped, (see Transfers),

Form of,

vi. 14, 15

vi. 14 (B.) p. 117

Vesting of Lands in Company upon a Deed Poll being executed, (see

Lands),

xix. 75, 77, 97, 100, 107, 109, 111, 113, 117

Carriage of Deeds, &c.; see Losses.
DEPOSIT of Documents and Moneys under Standing Orders, &c. :
Act of 1837, to compel local officers to take charge of Maps, Plans, Sec-
tions, Books of Reference, &c., under Standing Orders,
Clerks of Peace, Sheriff Clerks, Parish Clerks, Schoolmasters, Town
Clerks, Postmasters, and other Persons to receive, take charge of,
and give certificates, &c., of same,

xxiii.

xxiii. 1

Also Clerks of Unions in Ireland, under Standing Orders, xxiii. 1, 2 note
Clerks of Peace, &c., to permit such documents to be inspected, and
copies or extracts taken by parties interested,
Fees thereon,

Act of 1846, providing for Custody of Moneys paid or deposited under

xxiii. 2

xxiii. 2 and note

Penalty for non-compliance with Act,

xxiii. 3 and note

Standing Orders by subscribers to Railways and other Works,

Under Warrant from Clerks of Parliament or of Private Bills,
Mode of Payment of deposit,

xxiv. 2

xxiv. 2

Investment of deposit,

xxiv. 4

Repayment of deposit, on termination of session, or on passing or re-

DEPOSIT: Continued.

Act of 1851 (Railways Act, Ireland); Clerks of Peace and Clerks of
Unions, in Ireland, to retain documents to be deposited with them
under that Act (see Lands, Ireland),

And permit inspection, and copies or extracts, to be had by parties
interested,

. xx. 11

. XX. 11

. xx. 11

Upon like Terms, or under like Penalties, as in above Act of 1837,
Of Plans, &c., of Lands in Ireland required to be purchased, and of
Accommodation Works, with Board of Works, Clerks of Peace,
and Clerks of Unions,

Of Copies of Draft Award and of Award, as to Compensation to Land-
owners in Ireland,

Notice to be published in Gazette and newspapers,
Deposit of Plans and Sections of departures from original Plans and
Sections, with Clerks of the Peace, Parish Clerks, &c.,

XX. 4

XX. 9
xx. 8

vii. 8 et seq.

Of Certificate of Justices, as to errors in Plans and Books of Reference, vii. 7
Deposit with Clerks of Peace of Certificates of Justices, stating particu-
lars of errors and omissions in Plans and Books of Reference,

Of Copy of Annual Accounts,

.

vii. 7
vii. 107

xix. 50

Of Verdicts and Judgments for Compensation for Lands,
Deposit of Special Acts in Company's office, and with Clerks of the
Peace, and Town Clerks, (see Special Act), vi, 161–2, vii. 162-3, xix. 150-1
DEVIATIONS:

Limitations of Deviation from datum line described on sections,
Consents to deviations,

Notice of Petty Sessions for giving consent,

Proviso as to deviations in case of embankments and viaducts
Public notice to be given before making greater deviations,

vii. 11

vii. 11

vii. 11

vii. 11

vii. 12

Owners of adjoining Lands may, after notice, appeal to the Board of
Trade against such deviations, and Board of Trade may decide,
Limitations of deviations, from Gradients, Curves, Tunnels, &c., de-
scribed in plans and sections,

Definition of, in Companies Clauses Act; includes Directors, Managers,
Committee, or other Persons having direction of undertaking,
Qualification: none but Shareholders having prescribed number of
shares eligible as Directors,
Contractors and officers disqualified for Directors of same Company,
And Director, while such, not to become contractor or officer of same
Company,

On becoming an officer or contractor, or ceasing to hold requisite
shares, Director thereby vacates office and incapable of acting,
But Shareholder in a Joint-stock Company not disqualified by his in-
terest in a contract between the Companies,

vi. 86

vi. 87

vi. 87

But not to vote on questions relating to such contract,
Remuneration of, to be fixed in General Meeting (see Meetings of Company),
Number of Directors, and power to Company in general meeting to vary
same, in certain cases,

Term of office of Directors; first election, until first ordinary meeting
after special Act,

And may be re-elected,

vi. 82

vi. 81-89

DIRECTORS: continued.
Rotation of Directors, retirement and election, how to be regulated,
The whole number to go out in rotation in 3 years; but re-eligible,
Rotation of Directors may be determined in general meeting, in certain
cases,

vi. 88

vi. 88

vi. 82

Election of a proportion of the whole number, at first ordinary meet-
ing in each year,

vi. 83, 84

vi. 83, 84

vi. 89

vi. 89

Directors to continue in office until election of successors, removal,
resignation, or disqualification,
Vacancies in number of Directors, may be filled up by appointment by
remaining Directors, if they think proper,
Director so appointed, to hold office for so long only as his predecessor
was appointed for,
Provisions as to Powers of Directors, and powers to be exercised only
in general meeting (see under Meetings),
Proceedings and Liabilities of,
Powers and duties of Directors: Directors to have management and super-
intendence of Company's affairs, and exercise all the powers of the
Company, except such as are to be exercised only by general meeting
(see under Meetings, Accounts, Dividends, &c.)
Making of Bye-Laws, &c. (see Bye-Laws),

.

But not so as to invalidate acts of Directors prior to resolution of
general meeting,

vi. 124 et seq vii. 108 et seq.
But powers to be exercised by Directors in accordance with Acts,
And subject to control and regulation by general meeting specially
convened,

annual appointment of Directors,

Deputy-Chairman may be elected,

Vacancies in Chair and Deputy Chair,

Meetings of, to be fixed by themselves,

Two Directors may require Secretary to call a meeting of,
Quorum of, may be determined in general meeting in certain cases,
Not less than three,

Majority of votes binding; and in case of equality, Chairman to have

second or casting vote,
Chairman of; election of annually at first meeting of Directors after

Temporary Chairman in absence of Chair and Deputy-Chair,

Committees of Directors may be appointed by them,

Powers of Committees; to do any act which the Directors may do, if so
authorized by them,

Meetings of Committees; Quorum; Chairman, .

Majority binding; second or casting vote to Chairman,
Contracts by Directors or Committees, how to be entered into,
Contracts in conformity with Act, binding on Company and parties,
And actions or suits maintainable thereon as between private persons,
Minutes to be entered in books, of proceedings at meetings of Directors
and Committees; and of Appointments; Contracts; Orders,
To be signed by Chairman of meeting; and then to be evidence, (see
Evidence),.

Acts of Directors or Committee, not invalidated by informality or defect
in appointment or qualification of any Director,
Indemnification of Directors for acts done by them or damages in-
curred,

Individual Director not to be personally liable for acts of Directors,
Report of Directors, to be read at half-yearly ordinary general meet-

ings,