law: The Joint-stock Companies Act, 1857
  Register of Shareholders
  XIV. Register of shareholders.-
  Every Company registered under this Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Company," shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of shareholders, and there shall be entered therein the following particulars:-
  (1) The names, addresses, and occupations, if any, of the shareholders in the Company, and the shares held by each of them, distinguishing each share by its number;
  (2) The amount paid on the shares of each shareholder;
  (3) The date at which the name of any person was entered in the Register as a shareholder;
  (4) The date at which any person ceased to be a shareholder in respect of any share.