1881, Ch. 166 - Supervisors to forward lists of corporations to comptroller.. ....... SEC. 1. Lists of corporations, etc., to be forwarded to comptroller. 2. Forms. 235 1882, Ch. 290-Sales and purchases of land by corporations. 235 SEC. 1. Lands which may be taken and held by corporations. (OF JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATIONS.) CHAP. IX. 1881, Ch. 599-Reduction of number of trustees.... ..... 236 237 237 238 SEC. I. Companies, etc., having capital less than $100,000, may reduce number of trustees. SECS. 31-41. (Repealed.) 42. Receiver's general powers and duties. 1852, Ch. 71 — Collection of debts against corporations.. SEC. 1. (Repealed.) 2. Receivers to make assessment on premium notes. 4. Receivers to examine acts of corporation. 1858, Ch. 314-Powers of receivers, etc., extended.... 1880, Ch. 537-Receivers of insolvent corporations SEC. 1. Attorney-general to be served with copy of reports. 2. Motion to compel report. 3. Motion to remove receiver. 4. Notices, etc., must be served on attorney-general. CHAP. IX. ARTICLE VII.-VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATIONS. 1828, R. S., Part III, Ch. VIII, Title IV, Art. 3 — Of the voluntary dissolution of corporations. SECS. 58-65. (Repealed.) 66. Receivers, security. 67. Their rights. 68. Their authority. 69. To prosecute for arrears of stock. 70. To give notice of appointment, etc. 71. Certain sales, etc., void. 72. Debtors to account to receivers; powers of receiver. 73. Referring controversies. 74. Meetings of creditors to be called, etc. 75. Subsisting contracts. 76. Receiver's commissions. 77. To retain certain moneys. 78. Id., to meet suits. 79. Order of payment of debts. 80. Second and final dividend. 81. Proceedings therein. 83. Surplus to stockholders. 84. Money retained. 85. Control of receivers. 86. Account by them. 87. Previous notice thereof. 88. Referee's duty. 243 89. Settlement of account; its effect, further accounts to be ren dered. 90 and 91. (Repealed.) 1880, Code of Civ. Proc., Part II, Ch. XVII, Title XI — Pro- SEC. 2419. Petition for dissolution 2420. Id., when directors equally divided. 2421. Contents of petition. 2422. Affidavit to be annexed. 2423. Presentation of petition; order to show cause. 2424. Order to be published. 2425. Id., to be served on creditors and stockholders. 2426. Hearing. 2427. Id.; original papers may be used. 2428. Application for final order. 2429. Final order. 2430. Certain sales, etc., void. 2431. Certain corporations excepted. 249 ARTICLE VIII.-SERVICE OF PROCESS ON CORPORATIONS. 1877, Code of Civ. Proc..... SEC. 431. Service of summons on domestic corporation. 432. Id. upon foreign corporation. 433. Id. of process to commence special proceeding. 610. Id. of injunction order. 1880. 2071. Id. of alternative writ of mandamus. 2526. Id. of citation issued by surrogates' court. 2879. Id. of summons in justices' court. 253 ARTICLE IX.-ACTIONS RELATING TO A CORPORATION. 1880, Code of Civ. Proc., Part II, Ch. XV, Title II relating to a corporation. - Actions 255 (ART. I.) ACTION BY A CORPORATION AND ACTION AGAINST A CORPO RATION TO RECOVER DAMAGES OR PROPERTY. SEC. 1775. Complaint in actions by or against corporations. 1778. Action upon a note, etc. 1779. When foreign corporation may sue. 1780. When foreign corporation may be sued. (ART. 2.) JUDICIAL SUPERVISION OF A CORPORATION, AND OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS THEREOF. SEC. 1781. Action against directors for misconduct. 1782. By whom action to be brought. 1783. Construction of article. (ART. 3.) ACTIONS TO PROCURE THE DISSOLUTION OF A CORPORATION, AND ACTIONS TO ENFORCE THE INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY OF SEC. 1784. Action by judgment-creditor for sequestration, etc. 1786. Id. by whom to be brought. 1787. Temporary injunction. 1788. Receiver may be appointed; powers of temporary re ceiver. 1789. Additional powers may be conferred on temporary re ceiver. 1790. Making stockholders, etc., parties. 1791. When separate action may be brought against them. 1793. Judgment; property of corporation to be distributed. 1795. Id.; as to liabilities of directors and stockholders. (ART. 4.) ACTION BY THE PEOPLE TO ANNUL A CORPORATION. 1799. Leave; when and how granted. 1800. Action triable by a jury 1801. Judgment. 1802. Injunction may issue. 1803. Copy of judgment-roll to be filed and published. (ART. 5.) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TWO OR MORE OF THE ACTIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS TITLE. SEC. 1804. Certain corporations excepted from certain articles of this title. 1805. Officers and agents may be compelled to testify. 1806. Injunction staying actions by creditors. 1807. Creditors may be brought in. 1808. When attorney-general must bring action. 1809. Requisites of injunctions against corporations in cer tain cases. 1810. Id. of order appointing a receiver in certain cases. 1811. Id. of judicial suspension or removal of officer. 1812. Application of last three sections. 1813. In action against stockholders, misnomer, etc., not available. CHAP. IX. CHAP. IX. ARTICLE X.-ACTIONS BY OR AGAINST AN UNINCORPO- 1880, Code of Civ. Proc., Part II, Ch. XV, Title V, Art. 1 sons. 1920. Proceedings in case of death, etc. 1921. Effect of judgment; execution thereupon. 1922. Subsequent action against members. 1923. This article permissive; effect upon statute of limitations. 1924. When objection of misnomer, etc., of parties not available. ARTICLE XI.- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF 1877. SECS, 263, 264. Jurisdiction of superior city courts. 1880. 525. Verification of pleadings by corporations. 646. Id., upon what sheriff may levy. ..269 647. Interest of defendant in stock may be levied upon. 650. Officers to give certificate of defendant's interest to sheriff. 651. Person refusing may be examined. 707. Certain judgments against foreign corporation, how enforced. 791. Action on note, etc., entitled to preference. 839. When admission of member is evidence against cor pelled. how com 869. May be produced by employer; if attendance of officer required, must be subpoenaed. 872. Deposition of officers or directors may be taken. 929. Books of foreign corporation presumptive evidence. 930. When copy thereof is evidence. 931. How copy to be verified. 960. Corporate seal, may be impressed directly on paper. 1650. Action to compel determination of a claim to real 1879. Domestic corporation not subject to action to compel 1948. Action against persons usurping franchises, etc. 1955. Final judgment for plaintiff must perpetually restrain 2146. Corporation included in term "body or officer," in provisions concerning certiorari. 2441. Corporations indebted, etc., to judgment debtor may be examined in supplementary proceedings concerning the same. 2463. Provisions concerning supplementary proceedings not applicable to certain corporations. 2865. Action in justices' court by or against corporations. SEC. 3268. Foreign corporation plaintiff may be required to give 3342. Subd. 18. Definition of "domestic corporation" and 66 ARTICLE XII.-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CORPO RATIONS. 1881, Code of Crim. Proc., Part IV, Title XII, Ch. IX -Proceedings against corporations ...... .... 272 SEC. 675. Summons upon an information or presentment against a corporation, by whom issued, and when returnable. 676. Form of the summons. 677. When and how served. 678. Examination of the charge. 679. Certificate of magistrate and return thereof with the de position. 680. Grand jury may proceed as in the case of a natural person. ARTICLE XIII.- FRAUDULENT INSOLVENCIES BY CORPORA- 1882, Penal Code, Title XV, Ch. XI - Fraudulent insolvencies by corporations, and other frauds in their management 273 592. Frauds in procuring organization of corporation, or increase 593. Unauthorized use of names in prospectuses, etc. 594. Misconduct of directors of stock companies. 595 to 601, inclusive. (Omitted, they relating exclusively to bank- 602. Frauds in keeping accounts, etc. 603. Officer of corporation publishing false reports of its con- 604. Insolvencies of corporations deemed fraudulent, when. ishable. 606. Violation of duty of directors of moneyed corporation. porations.) 609. Directors of corporation presumed to have knowledge of its 610. Director present at meeting, when presumed to have assented to proceedings. 611. Director absent from meeting, when presumed to have dis- 612. Failure of director upon whom application for injunction is 613. Foreign corporations. 614. "Director" defined. 1855, Ch. 155. Punishment for fraudulent issue, etc., of stock. 277 SEC. I. False issue of stock a felony. 2. Id., punishment. CHAP. IX. |