Project Gutenberg 2011-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 272 Pulteney, William 1729 1805 Johnstone, William Johnstone-Pulteney, William Pulteney, W. (William) Stewart, John 1749 1822 Stewart, J. (John) A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions Produced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Distributed Proofreading volunteers at http://www.pgdp.net for Project Gutenberg. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company" is a legal and commercial analysis written in the late 18th century. This treatise discusses the statutes governing the financial operations and borrowing abilities of the East India Company, addressing misconceptions and outlining the legal framework that permits the company to engage in trade practices typical of merchants, such as purchasing goods on credit and incurring debts. The likely topic revolves around the legal powers of the East India Company regarding borrowing and trade. In this work, the author argues against the potential misinterpretations of the laws that limit the East India Company’s ability to borrow money and conduct trade. Drawing on various acts of Parliament, the text meticulously outlines the financial constraints imposed on the Company, emphasizing that the statutes do not restrict the purchasing of goods on credit or the management of debt incurred through standard trade practices. The author asserts that despite significant debts, the Company remains solvent and capable of meeting its obligations, countering claims made by dissenting Directors aimed at preventing dividend hikes. Ultimately, the piece serves as both a defense of the Company’s financial practices and a critique of the restrictive laws affecting its capacity to expand and operate effectively in the competitive market of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en East India Company -- Rules and practice East India Company -- Appropriations and expenditures Great Britain -- Commercial policy DA Text Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Law & Criminology Category: Business/Management 70420 2025-06-15T06:53:26.340083 text/html 67426 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 38672 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157432 2025-06-15T06:53:33.917055 application/epub+zip 155755 2025-06-15T06:53:30.856059 application/epub+zip 88936 2025-06-15T06:53:29.219075 application/epub+zip 386076 2025-06-15T06:53:35.934042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378046 2025-06-15T06:53:32.898049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96264 2022-09-17T04:59:16.562758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57102 2025-06-15T06:53:25.875097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57096 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19282 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 57114 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19263 2011-08-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22532 2025-06-15T06:53:36.089035 application/rdf+xml 27491 2025-06-15T06:53:29.861062 image/jpeg 4930 2025-06-15T06:53:29.538110 image/jpeg 163164 2025-06-15T06:53:26.351085 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia