Joint Stock Banking Companies Act, 1857

Saving of Liabilities of Persons holding Shares before Registration under Act.

IX. Every Person who at or previously to the Date of the Registration under this Act of any Banking Company hereby required or authorized to be registered may have held Shares in such Company shall, in the event of the same being wound up by the Court or voluntarily, be liable to contribute to the Assets of the Company the same Amount that he would if this Act had not been passed have been liable to pay to the Company, or for or on account of any Debt of the Company in pursuance of any Action, Suit, Judgment, or other legal Proceeding that might, if this Act had not been passed, have been instituted or enforced against himself or the Company.