When  the  special  partners  have  properly  complied  with  the
law  in  forming  the  partnership,  each  special  partner  can  be  held
liable  only  for  the  amount  of  capital  invested.
Thus,  if  A,  as  a  special  partner,  invests  $5,000,  he  is  only


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obliged  to  pay  in  caw  of  loss  $5,000  of  indebtedness,  while  the
general  partners  are  each  liable  as  in  ordinary  co-partnerships  for
the  total  indebtedness.
FIKM  NAME. — A  firm  name  is  often  composed  simply  of  the
names  of  the  members  of  the  co-partnership,  but  any  designation
may  be  made,  and  business  conducted  thereunder,  as  "The  Cali-
fornia Hardware  Company;"  but  in  case  a  fictitious  name  is  used,
such  as  "The  California  Hardware  Company,"  the  partners  are
required  to  publish  in  a  newspaper,  and  file  a  certificate  with  the
County  Clerk  of  the  County  where  the  business  is  conducted,
stating  the  true  names  in  full  of  the  members  of  the  co-partnership,
under  penalty  of  being  deprived  of  the  right  to  bring  a  suit  in
court  until  such  publication  and  filing  is  done.
In  the  case  of  a  special  partnership,  it  is  not  lawful  to  use  the
name  of  the  special  partner  in  the  firm  name,  unless  it  be  accom-
panied with  the  word  "limited."

This  last  provision  is  for  the  protection  of  people  who  might
give  extensive  credit  to  the  firm  on  the  supposition  that  the  one
whose  name  so  appeared  was  a  general  partner.
CLASSES  OF  PARTNERS.— The  classes  of  partners  are:

(1)  Ostensible;

(2)  Dormant;

(3)  Nominal;  and

(4)  Special.
AN  OSTENSIBLE  OR  REAL  PARTNEE  is  one  who  allows
his  name  to  be  used  publicly  as  a  partner,  and  who  is  really  a
partner.
