ORDER OF COURT, Tuesday, the 11th day of November, 1862. THE RIGHT HONORABLE RICHARD BARON WESTBURY, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, with the advice and consent of the RIGHT HONORABLE SIR JOHN ROMILLY, Master of the Rolls, the HONORABLE the VICE-CHANCELLOR, SIR RICHARD TORIN KINDERSLEY, the HONORABLE the VICECHANCELLOR, SIR JOHN STUART, and the HONORABLE the VICE-CHANCELLOR, SIR WILLIAM PAGE WOOD, Doth hereby, in pursuance and execution of the powers given by the Statute 25th and 26th Victoria, chapter 89, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, Order and direct in manner following: PETITION TO WIND-UP COMPANY. 1. Every Petition for the winding-up of any Company by the Court, or subject to the supervision of the Court, shall be intituled in the matter of "The Companies Act, 1862," and of the Company to which such Petition shall relate, describing the Company by its most usual style or firm. 2. Every such Petition shall be advertised seven clear days before the hearing, as follows: (1.) In the case of a Company whose Registered Office, or if there shall be no such office, then whose principal, or last known principal place of business is or was situate within ten miles from Lincoln's Inn Hall, once in the "London Gazette," and once at least in two London daily morning newspapers. (2.) In the case of any other Company, once in the "London Gazette," and once at least in two local newspapers circulating in the district where such Registered Office, or principal, or last known principal place of business, as the case may be, of such Company is or was situate. The advertisement shall state the day on which the Petition was presented, and the name and address of the Petitioner, and of his Solicitor and London Agent (if any). 3. Every such Petition shall, unless presented by the Company, be served at the Registered Office, if any of the Company, and if no Registered Office, then at the principal, or last known principal place of business, of the Company, if any such can be found, upon any member, officer, or servant of the Company there, or in case no such member, officer, or servant can be found there, then by being left at such Registered Office or principal place of business, or by being served on such member or members of the Company as the Court may direct; and every Petition for the winding-up of a Company subject to the supervision of the Court, shall also be served upon the Liquidator (if any) appointed for the purpose of winding-up the affairs of the Company. 4. Every Petition for the winding-up of any Company by the Court or subject to the supervision of the Court, shall be verified by an affidavit referring thereto, in the form or to the effect set forth in Form No. 2 in the third Schedule hereto; |