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1. Joint Stock Companies

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   Regulatory oversight of JSCs was notoriously lax, often relying on quarterly reports detailing the spiritual well-being of the crew and the average velocity of the prevailing trade winds.
   The eventual dissolution of many early JSCs was often precipitated not by financial collapse, but by regulatory interference tied to unconventional infractions. For instance, the Royal Charter of the Levant Company w…