Handbook of the Law of Private CorporationsWest Publishing Company, 1897 - 729 páginas |
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... applies to corporations , they are within the scope of the stat- ute or constitution , though not specially referred to . A corporation , though a collection of individuals , has , as we have seen , a separate and distinct individuality ...
... applies to corporations , they are within the scope of the stat- ute or constitution , though not specially referred to . A corporation , though a collection of individuals , has , as we have seen , a separate and distinct individuality ...
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... applies , of course , to acts in relation to corporations.1 The only restrictions upon the power of the several Gaslight Co. , supra ; New Orleans Gaslight Co. v . Louisiana Light & H. P. & Manuf'g Co. , supra . Contra , Norwich ...
... applies , of course , to acts in relation to corporations.1 The only restrictions upon the power of the several Gaslight Co. , supra ; New Orleans Gaslight Co. v . Louisiana Light & H. P. & Manuf'g Co. , supra . Contra , Norwich ...
Página 46
... apply to every person or every corporation in the state . It is sufficient if it applies to every person or corporation who or which comes within the relations or circumstances provided for , if the classification " has some reason- 45 ...
... apply to every person or every corporation in the state . It is sufficient if it applies to every person or corporation who or which comes within the relations or circumstances provided for , if the classification " has some reason- 45 ...
Página 47
... apply to incorporation acts to enable operations to be carried on in specific localities that cannot be carried on anywhere else . " The great purpose of the provision , " said Graves , J. , " was to introduce a system of legislation in ...
... apply to incorporation acts to enable operations to be carried on in specific localities that cannot be carried on anywhere else . " The great purpose of the provision , " said Graves , J. , " was to introduce a system of legislation in ...
Página 51
... apply to the formation of a private corporation the prin ciples of law governing offer and acceptance in the formation of other contracts . 60 If persons apply to the legislature for a charter , this is sufficient evidence of consent on ...
... apply to the formation of a private corporation the prin ciples of law governing offer and acceptance in the formation of other contracts . 60 If persons apply to the legislature for a charter , this is sufficient evidence of consent on ...
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action agent agreement amendment articles of association Ass'n association Bank binding bona fide purchasers by-laws capital stock certificate charter common law Conn constitutional contract Corp corporate existence court of equity created creditors Cumming debts declared directors dividend doctrine enforce estopped estoppel expressly foreign corporation forfeiture franchises fraud held hold holders incorporation individual insolvent Insurance issued jurisdiction legislature liability Manuf'g Manufacturing Minn mortgage N. J. Eq N. J. Law natural person officers Ohio St organized paid party payment poration preferred stock Priv prohibited provision purchase purpose quo warranto Railroad Co railroad company Railway remedy rule shareholders shares Shep statute statutory stockholders subscriber subscription suit supra Tenn tion torts transaction transfer transferror trust Turnpike Turnpike Co ultra vires unless valid void vote W. D. Smith weight of authority
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Página 4 - 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.
Página 474 - ... 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 shares of stock, shall equal, or to distribute them on the same principle among as many candidates as he shall think fit, and such directors shall not be elected in any other manner.
Página 612 - But the privileges and immunities secured to citizens of each state in the several states by the provision in question are those privileges and immunities which are common to the citizens in the latter states under their constitution and laws by virtue of their being citizens.
Página 306 - But the rule of law is clear, .that, where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time...
Página 612 - They may exclude the foreign corporation entirely; they may restrict its business to particular localities, or they may exact such security for the performance of its contracts with their citizens as in their judgment will best promote the public interest. The whole matter rests in their discretion.
Página 183 - It is now very well settled that a corporation cannot avail itself of the defense of ultra vires when the contract has been, in good faith, fully performed by the other party, and the corporation has had the full benefit of the performance and of the contract.
Página 30 - It is, we think, a sound principle, that, when a government becomes a partner in any trading company, it divests itself, so far as concerns the transactions of that company, of its sovereign character, and takes that of a private citizen.
Página 630 - It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.
Página 395 - Or where the majority of the shareholders themselves are oppressively and illegally pursuing a course in the name of the corporation, which is in violation of the rights of the other shareholders, and which can only be restrained by the aid of a court of equity.
Página 209 - If the public safety or the public morals require the discontinuance of any manufacture or traffic, the hand of the Legislature cannot be stayed from providing for its discontinuance, by any incidental inconvenience which individuals or corporations may suffer. All rights are held subject to the police power of the State.