DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Sold by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington, D. C. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON Subt Fore 12-5-27 CONTENTS Foreword_ Political and judicial organization_. Legislative power Executive power Judicial power- Sales--- Conflict of laws- Proof of obligations. Sources of the law. Commercial sales and commercial acts_ Important provisions of the law. Offer and acceptance--- The thing sold_. Price---- Effects of the contract- Delivery and inspection_ General considerations__ Conditional sales----- Hire-purchase agreement. Validity of conditional sales.... Acknowledgments --- Negotiable instruments____ Mercantile and industrial corporations (sociedad anónima). Formation Duration, object, and domicile. Government authorization __ Directors, their obligations and responsibilities. Capital---- Dividends. Shareholders' meetings -- Dissolution and liquidation___. Expenses of incorporation____ Registration of foreign corporation--- Government authorization Registration requisites----- Policy --------- Balance sheet____ Banks and insurance companies... Partnerships (sociedad colectiva and sociedad en comandita) Fundamental distinctions-- Insurance of employees---- Insurance by enterprise- Page VI 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 |