Interviews on the Banking and Currency Systems of England, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Interviews on the Banking and Currency Systems of England, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy A. There are two half-yearly general courts for receiving half-yearly reports and for the declaration of a dividend. There is also an annual general court for the election of governors and directors. Q. Does every share have a vote at shareholders' meetings? A. To have a vote a proprietor must hold 500 of stock, but no matter how much additional stock a proprietor may hold he can not have more than one vote. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."