District of Columbia Statutes

§ 26-1327 — Liability of directors or trustees on declaration of dividends — Conditions.

District of Columbia § 26-1327
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 26Banks and Other Financial Institutions.
Ch. 13Trust, Loan, Mortgage, Safe Deposit and Title Corporations.
Subch. IGeneral.

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D.C. Code § 26-1327 (2026).

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If the directors or trustees of any company shall declare or pay any dividend the payment of which would render it insolvent, or which would create a debt against such company, they shall be jointly and severally liable as guarantors for all the debts of the company then existing, and for all that shall be thereafter contracted while they shall, respectively, remain in office.

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1308, ch. 854, § 739

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