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Every change made in any of the Companies or Associations
treated of n 6 and bearing reference to those points ahont wbob
pursuant to said 5 information is to be furnished shall ba annonnCa3
so n fE nee latest 8 days after such change has been eff
1ected! The dissolution of such a Company or Association obal bo
red, o'0uF"
Every written instrument by which any person carrying on a
trade or business, empowers another person to sign in behalf 81 a
firm per procura) shall be announced to the Policemaster latest 2
days after the power has been conferred. A certified copy of the
power shall be transmitted with the announcement.
Every alteration or renewal Of written powers as mentioned in So
shall, likewise, be announced to the Policemaster latest 3 DAYS
after such alteration or renewal has been made. The revocation
OF such written Powers, shall, unless the cessation has been sipu.
lated in the power itself, be announced to the Polcemaster latest 3
days after 1t has been made. Whenever a written Power, issued
by a firm in which a change takes place either in reference TO the
name or the participants thereof be confirmed by the new firm, It
shall be considered as a new power.
When receiving the announcements prescribed in this Ordinance
the Poicemaster shall see that they are in accordance with thb
onaCtmentS of the present Ordinance, and shal! then, at the expense
of the party concerned, cause the announcements to be published
10 o, such a manner as may be further determined by the Government.
The Policemastcrs shall likewise keep Registers of all announce.
ments of this description by them received.
Any person may on the payment of a certain fee CTR. S icy Oh.
tain information from the Registers mentioned in Section 10, eithes
verbally or written copy thereof. All public functionaries DR. Il
thorties are, however, entitled to obtain such information without
payment of fee.
10.
Any person finding cause to complain of a decision given Under
the present Ordinance by the Poicemaster regarding the admission
or non admission of a firm, must direct his complaint TO that effect
to Government, who then decides the case, without however preiu-
dIclng the right Of the parties to have the question concerned de-
ciGed by the Courts of Justice.
10.
Any person transgressng against the enactments 10 Section / and
Section 6, or emitting to furnish in due time the announcements
prescribed il this Ordinance, shall be punished by fine of hot less
than 2 dollars and not exceeding SO dollars. The suit shall be IN.
sututed by the Poicemaster concerned and shall be treated accord
ing to the rules for public Police suits. IF the party offer to settle
the matter amicably, the Polcemaster is empowered to decide the
amount of fine, with the same legal effect a if had been awarded
by judicial sentence.
The announcements aud publications madB in pursuance of this
ordinance are binding for all partn s concerned in reference to any
third party. AS long as not otherwise notified and published pursuant
to Section 2 No. g., it is understood, that the firm transacts every
kind of business within the usual limits of its occupation or trace,
and that all the participants are one for all and oh for one respon.
gible for all the obligations of the firm, and, further, that they oil
are entitled to act i'll the name of the firm and to sign 10 its behalf,
always provided that nothing contrary has been specially conveyed
to the third party. Recording in the public Courts does not render
the announcement according to this Ordinance super fuous and in
cases where recording is necessary, it shall be effected even if an
nOuncement pursuant to this Ordinance has been made. Revoca-
tons or alterations of previous announcements shall, except in cases
Ofdeath, not incur ptecusive effect against any third party who en-
ters into transactions being in good faith that the previous relation
continued to exist, before 12 weeks have expired after the announce!
ment and publication of such recall or alteration.
The Judiciary Court fthe Domicile announced pursuant 10
Section 9 No. l and Section 6 No. l shall be considered as the
Court of First Instance for any Firm, Company or Associations,
even if several or all of the participants, Directors or Managers
thereof are personally liable to some other court, even as suits