Bank of Bengal Act, 1836, 19 of 1836 (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section V. And it is hereby enacted, that on the 30[th] of September, 1836, the amount of the Profits upon the

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V. And it is hereby enacted, that on the 30[th] of September, 1836, the amount of the Profits upon the Capital Stock of the said Bank, as consisting of 50 lacs of Sicca Rupees, divided into 500 Shares, shall be wound up, and a dividend declared; and that from the 1st of October 1836, the holders of the new Shares of 4, 000 Company's Rupees each, shall be entitled to share in the Profits of the Bank in proportion to their interest, and that the first dividend on the said new Shares, shall be declared on the 1st of January 1837.

Source: India Code