The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-10
NOTICE TO INCORPORATED COM
PANIES.
Treasurer's Office.


The attention of every corporation OF
incorporated company organized under
the laws of Foreign Countries and car
rying on business in this Territory. il
called to the following sections OF Act
40 of the Session Laws of 1898: -..-...
Section L. Every corporation or in
corporated company formed and or
ganized under the laws of any foreign
state, which may be DESTROYS of car
rying on business in this Territory and
to take, hold and convey real estate
therein, shall file in the Office of the
Treasurer
/. a certified copy of the charter or
act of Incorporation of such corpora
ton or company;
.. The names of the officers thereof;
3. The name of some person upon
whom legal notices and process from
the Courts of this Territory may be
served;
4. A certified copy of the bylaws
of such corporation or company.
Section 2. Every such corporation or
company on complying with the pr6vi-
sions of Section of this Act and pay
ing to the Treasurer fee of Fifty Dol
lars. shall, subject to the provisions of
ers and privileges and subject to the
same disabilities as are by law con-
ferred on corporations constituted under
the laws or this Territory and shall far
the purposes for which they shall be
constituted, have fun power to hold,
take and convey by way of sale, mort
gage or otherwise, real, personal and
mixed estate in this Territory. Pro-
vided always that the purposes for
which such corporation or company
shall be constituted shall not be repuS-
nant to or in conflict with any law OF
this Territory Provided further that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to give any such corporation or
company any of the special powers con-
ferred by law upon railroad or banking
corporations constituted under the laws
of this Territory.
Section 3. Every such corporation or
company carrying on business in the
Hawaiian Islands, shall on the first day
of July Of each year, file with the
Treasurer, a statement of all matters
which are or may be required by law
to be filed by Hawaiian corporations.
! Section 4. The said Treasurer shall
have power at any time either by him
self or by one or more commissioners
appointed by him. to call for the pro-
duction of the books and papers of any
! foreign corporation doing business in
the Hawaiian Islands, and To examine
| it's officers, members and others touch
ing its affairs, under OATH and the said
Treasurer may, in his discretion, lay
before the Governor and also publish
the said annual reports and statement
of such examination.
! Section >. In case any such corpora
ton shall refuse or fail to present such
annual exhibit of its affairs to the
Treasurer, or to produce its books and
papers upon the request of the Treas
urer, or Of the commissioner or COM
missioners appointed by him, and in
case any of the officers or members OF
such corporations shall refuse to beck
amined on oath touching the affairs of
the same the Treasurer or commits
sioner or commissioners may apply to
a Court of Chancery for an order to
compel the production of such books
and papers, or the examination of such
officers and members thereof, and the
Court may enforce obedience to which
order as in the case of its ordinary
DEGREES and orders; and such corpora
ton shall be denied the benefit of the
laws of the Territory, particularly the
statute limiting the time for the COM
mencement of civil actions, and shall
not be entitled to sue in any Court of
the Territory for any cause of action
whatever, while such neglect or refusal
continue.
VIM. III. WRIGHT,
treasurer of the Territory of Hawaii.
1896 3t-Nov. 26. Dec. 3, 10.