Bank of Bombay Act, 1840, 3 of 1840 (Rep., Bom. Act 10 of 1863)

Section IV. And it is hereby enacted, that the Capital Stock of the Bank of Bombay shall be divided into shares

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IV. And it is hereby enacted, that the Capital Stock of the Bank of Bombay shall be divided into shares of One Thousand Rupees each, which shall be numbered accordingly, and three hundred of the said shares numbered from No. 1 to 300 shall be the property of the Governor in Council of Bombay, and the remainder shall be the property of the Proprietors who may pay up the same, and no separate interest or share in the Stock of the said Bank of less amount than One Thousand Rupees shall be created or held by any Proprietor, and if at any time the Capital of the said Bank shall be increased, the new Stock added thereto shall in like manner be divided into shares of One Thousand Rupees each, and no Proprietor shall be entitled to claim a share of such new Stock of less amount than One Thousand Rupees.

Source: India Code