Section XLIX
Power of Inspectors.
The Joint-stock Companies Act, 1857
About this Act
An Act to make better provision for the order and good government of the Suburbs of Calcutta and of the station of Howrah.
It shall be the duty of all Officers and Agents of the Company to
produce, for the examination of the Inspectors, all books and documents in their custody or power ;
any Inspectors may examine the Officers and Agents of the Company in relation to its business, and
may, if he thinks, fit, administer an oath or affirmation to such person ; if any Officer or Agent refuses
to produce any such book or document, or to answer any question relating to the affairs of the
Company, he shall incur a penalty not exceeding Fifty Rupees in respect of each offence.