Commentaries on the Law of Private Corporations, Band 1

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Bancroft-Whitney, 1895 - 8032 Seiten

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Withdrawal or repeal before ac 62 Evidence of nonacceptance
49
Power of legislature to amend char unless there is a total deviation
67
Effect of want of knowledge of the charters
68
Other alterations immaterial and 96 When acceptance of amendment
82
Illustration amendment
88
CHAPTER VI
99
Statutes authorizing the formation of corporations
100
Agricultural fairs 134 Alumni 135 Avenues 136 Banks
101
Bar associations 138 Breeding domestic animals 139 Bridges
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mining manu facturing merchandising
103
merchants exchanges boards of trade
105
Colleges 148 Cooperative associations 149 Cruelty to animals 150 Cruelty to children 151 Detective associations
106
fertilizers
107
suretyship indemnity safe deposit 159 Gymnastic purposes 160 Health resorts sanitariums medi cines etc 161 Horticulture 162 Hydraulic power
108
Insurance
109
SECTION SECTION
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fraternities societies 166 Masonic buildings 167 Mining manufacturing etc 168 Navigation
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Patrons of husbandry 170 Pipe lines 171 Police relief
112
Political clubs 173 Public libraries
113
Requisites of charter under Penn Code
114
booming logs 176 Religion education benevolence
115
Savings banks 178 Slackwater navigation
117
telephones
118
plank gravel macad amized turnpike roads etc 186 Training nurses 187 Tramways elevated
119
enumeration of purposes for which corporations may be formed
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enumeration of purposes
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Corporations for internal improve
122
which corporations may be formed
125
REORGANIZATION
155
Evidence in Such Actions ARTICLE I Corporate Books and Records II Other Matters of Evidence
185
Various Matters of Practice in Such Actions
186
Injunctions in Such Actions
187
Attachments Against Corporations
188
Garnishment of Corporations
189
Mandamus Against Corporations
190
Limitation and Laches
191
Executions Against Corporations ARTICLE I In General II The Writ and Proceedings Thereunder
192
Status and Powers of in General
193
Powers of Foreign Corporations Relating to Land
194
State Laws Imposing Conditions Upon Foreign Corporations
195
Actions by Foreign Corporations
196
Actions Against Foreign Corporations
197
Service of Process on Foreign Corporations
198
Proceedings Against Foreign Corporations by At tachment
199
Proceedings Against Foreign Corporations by Gar nishment
200
IN GENERAL
205
SECTION SECTION
255
Effect of reorganization after mort majority
261
When new corporations liable for 279 Abortive corporations reincorpo
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View that action abates as to old 407 How averment replied
273
SECTION SECTION
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CHAPTER X
288
The corporate name in suits existing
290
railroad companies 328 Distinction between consolidation
311
Validation by curative statutes 331 Railroad companies combining
317
Jurisdiction not parted with or account for profits
323
SECTION SECTION
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SECTION SECTION
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SECTION SECTION
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Special immunities pass by the con exchange bonds for stock of con
371
Rule does not apply to bona fide sale 389 Consolidated company subject
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SECTION SECTION
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Meaning of the term promoter 427 Further of the English rule
415
English view that promoters not one may be pleaded in abatement
421
Liability to subscribers for their 447 Release by contract of right to
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SECTION SECTION
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View that incorporation must be not pleadable collaterally
524
Taxation of Foreign Corporations
527
SECTION SECTION
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CHAPTER XV
540
Legislature may alter revoke or 560 Power of creating corporations
544
Except upon conditions 565 Laws to be passed protecting labor
550
Manner in which acceptance mani
557
Who may call the meeting 714 Notice dispensed with by unani
558
SECTION SECTION
573
Accepting charter after date of 590 Acts curing defects in the organ
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States in which applicable only to 597 Creation of a park district outside
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Exceptions where general laws can tions
588
SECTION SECTION
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Act creating a corporation etc more than one subject and hence
613
Instances of statutes containing sub 624 Illustrations of titles of amendatory
619
Whether presumable in the case 1190 What facts amount to a contract
622
RESTRAINTS AS TO THE MODE OF PASSING LAWS
632
VARIOUS OTHER RESTRAINTS AND PROVISIONS
643
Further of this subject from general laws
649
SECTION SECTION
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SECTION SECTION
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Necessity of having meeting duly 716 Must be given for the statutory
703
And in the statutory mode 719 Illustrations
709
SECTION SECTION
725
Execution surviving partners trus for voting by proxy
731
Remedy by injunction investigation
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SECTION SECTION
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CONTESTING THE ELECTION
761
CHAPTER XVIII
762
A civil proceeding number of votes where success
767
Misjoinder of parties 789 Presumptions in favor of regular
773
CHAPTER XVI
792
SECTION SECTION
793
Distinction between amotion and 801 These observations applicable to cor
799
Power resides in corporation alone 824 Instances under the foregoing rule
803
Bribery 830 Several writs where there are sev
809
Other grounds of removal of removal
815
Exception in the case of continued ings by mandamus
821
Cannot be enforced by a forfeiture
832
Imposing fines for nonattendance
841
SECTION SECTION
846
THEORIES AS TO THE NECESSITY OF PAYING
849
Validity of bylaws providing for 863 Frauds upon the society
851
Not goods wares and merchan corporation
864
Alien enemies 1097 Where the married woman has
869
Reason of the rule other
875
SECTION SECTION
881
CHAPTER XXI
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When explainable by parol 1172 Nature of such an offer before
910
Other instances of subscription
933
What is a bylaw 939 To what extent a
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persons force
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THEORIES AS TO THE CONSIDERATION
944
THEORIES AS TO THE NECESSITY OF PAYING
952
SECTION SECTION
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A similar view in England 1229 Where subscription made after
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SECTION SECTION
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Management of property regulation 976 How amended repealed
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OTHER THEORIES AND HOLDINGS
970
SECTION SECTION
978
Canal companies 992 Insurance companies
984
Instances of insufficient subscrip 1261 Continued
986
Preliminary 1283 Changing the name
988
View that change sanctioned by mitted to jury
997

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Seite 577 - The general assembly shall provide by law, that in all elections for directors or managers of incorporated companies, every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares, and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them on the same principle...
Seite 29 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Seite 390 - The credit of the State shall not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any individual, association or corporation...
Seite 385 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Seite 380 - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors...
Seite 393 - No county, city, town or village shall hereafter give any money or property, or loan its money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation, or become directly or indirectly the owner of stock in, or bonds of, any association or corporation; nor shall any such county, city, town or village be allowed to incur any indebtedness except for county, city, town or village purposes.
Seite 868 - To lay with one hand the power of the Government on the property of the citizen and with the other to bestow It upon favored individuals to aid private enterprises and build up private fortunes is none the less a robbery because it is done under the forms of law and is called taxation.
Seite 387 - The General Assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this Constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever, in their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of this Commonwealth, hi such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.
Seite 384 - No corporation shall be created by special laws, or its charter extended, changed or amended, except those for charitable, educational, penal or reformatory purposes, which are to be and remain under the patronage and control of the state, but the general assembly shall provide, by general laws, for the organization of all corporations hereafter to be created.
Seite 545 - M. , for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.

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