Call in United States

Call Definition

An official declaration by the proper corporate authorities that the whole or a specified part of the subscriptions to the capital stock is required to be paid. 156 111. App. 519. A call is an offer to sell property for some stated delivery, which, in consideration of a certain amount of money paid, is left open a certain length of time. 126 111. App. 186. The word “call,” as used by those dealing in commodities for future delivery, is the privilege of calling for or not calling for the thing bought. 160 111. 97. In Conveyancing. The designation In a survey of landmarks, courses, or distances is denominated a “call.” In Corporation Law. A demand or assessment by the corporation on the stockholders due on their stock for the purposes of the corporation. In the Parlance of Stock and Grain Exchanges. An option to purchase stock or grain from another on a certain day at a given price. The opposite transaction to a “put” (q.v.)

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An official declaration by the proper corporate authorities that the whole or a specified part of the subscriptions to the capital stock is required to be paid. 156 111. App. 519. A call is an offer to sell property for some stated delivery, which, in consideration of a certain amount of money paid, is left open a certain length of time. 126 111. App. 186. The word “call,” as used by those dealing in commodities for future delivery, is the privilege of calling for or not calling for the thing bought. 160 111. 97. In Conveyancing. The designation In a survey of landmarks, courses, or distances is denominated a “call.” In Corporation Law. A demand or assessment by the corporation on the stockholders due on their stock for the purposes of the corporation. In the Parlance of Stock and Grain Exchanges. An option to purchase stock or grain from another on a certain day at a given price. The opposite transaction to a “put” (q.v.)

This definition of Call is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Call of the Senate or House Definition in the Legislative Process

The following is a definition of Call of the Senate or House , by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Procedure used to compel the attendance of members who are missing from the chamber and to compel those members already in attendance to remain in the chamber.

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