The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 26F. Hunt, 1852 - Commerce |
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... pay interest on its own money . And the interest , we may remark , would amount to a more consi- derable sum than is supposed . The aggregate of money serving as a medium of exchange is very consi- derable , and a large portion of it ...
... pay interest on its own money . And the interest , we may remark , would amount to a more consi- derable sum than is supposed . The aggregate of money serving as a medium of exchange is very consi- derable , and a large portion of it ...
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... payment of foreign debts , it is not in- dispensable that they be paid in coin ; the precious metals uncoined are sufficient for the purpose . It is in this way that foreign debts are paid at present , when the legal currency is ...
... payment of foreign debts , it is not in- dispensable that they be paid in coin ; the precious metals uncoined are sufficient for the purpose . It is in this way that foreign debts are paid at present , when the legal currency is ...
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... payment of ad valorem duties on amounts beyond the fair value of the merchandise imported , is the same at the present time as when it was enacted . What then does the proviso require ? Clearly not a disregard for the valua- tion of ...
... payment of ad valorem duties on amounts beyond the fair value of the merchandise imported , is the same at the present time as when it was enacted . What then does the proviso require ? Clearly not a disregard for the valua- tion of ...
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... pay- ing teller's desk , ( not the paying teller , ) who said there were no funds to pay it . The bill was thereupon protested for non - payment , the usual notice thereof given , and it was returned to the holder at St. Louis , who ...
... pay- ing teller's desk , ( not the paying teller , ) who said there were no funds to pay it . The bill was thereupon protested for non - payment , the usual notice thereof given , and it was returned to the holder at St. Louis , who ...
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... payment of the bill or note out of his funds deposited . But it is only in respect of its dealers , persons keeping ... pay the money of the bank ; the other is to receive moneys for the bank . Dealers always pay their money to the ...
... payment of the bill or note out of his funds deposited . But it is only in respect of its dealers , persons keeping ... pay the money of the bank ; the other is to receive moneys for the bank . Dealers always pay their money to the ...
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Page 25 - States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of Newfoundland as British fishermen shall use, (but not to dry or cure the same on that island) and also on the coasts, bays, and creeks of all other of his Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 26 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 763 - ... shall deem proper, under the penalty of forfeiting the shares of stock subscribed for, and all previous payments made thereon, if payment shall not be made by the stockholders...
Page 765 - ... chairman of the meeting, and also a suitable person for secretary, and proceed to a vote of those present, in person or by proxy ; and if on canvassing the votes it shall appear that a sufficient number of votes has been given in favor of increasing or diminishing the amount of capital...
Page 449 - As the colony increases, the profits of stock gradually diminish. When the most fertile and best situated lands have been all occupied, less profit can be made by the cultivation of what is inferior both in soil and situation.
Page 135 - Keep good company, or none. Never be idle; if your hands cannot be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your mind. Always speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets, if you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face.
Page 328 - Courts of Common Pleas, Courts of Probate, justices of the peace, and such other courts inferior to the Supreme Court, as the General Assembly may, from time to time, establish.
Page 763 - All elections shall be by ballot, and each stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he owns shares of stock...
Page 42 - A plentiful subsistence increases the bodily strength of the labourer, and the comfortable hope of bettering his condition and of ending his days, perhaps, in ease and plenty animates him to exert that strength to the utmost. Where wages are high, accordingly, we shall always find the workmen more active, diligent, and expeditious than where they are low ; in England, for example, than in Scotland ; in the neighbourhood of great towns, than in remote country places.
Page 764 - ' stockholder" as used in this section shall apply not only to such persons as appear by the books of the corporation to be such, but also to every equitable owner of stock, although the same appear on the books in the name of another...