At a General Assembly Begun at Dover, in the Delaware State, ... the Following Acts Were Passed ..., Volume 4 |
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... prosecution of their works , and the same to sell and dispose of at their pleasure , and of suing and being sued , and of doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do . SECT . 3. Be it ...
... prosecution of their works , and the same to sell and dispose of at their pleasure , and of suing and being sued , and of doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do . SECT . 3. Be it ...
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... prosecution of the said work , and shall , at least once in every year , submit such accounts to a general meeting of the stockholders , until the said bridge be completed , and until all the costs , charges and expenses for effecting ...
... prosecution of the said work , and shall , at least once in every year , submit such accounts to a general meeting of the stockholders , until the said bridge be completed , and until all the costs , charges and expenses for effecting ...
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... prosecution of the said work , and of the income and profits arising from the said bridge for and during the said respec- tive periods , with the statement of the fund for re- deeming the bridge , together with an exact account of the ...
... prosecution of the said work , and of the income and profits arising from the said bridge for and during the said respec- tive periods , with the statement of the fund for re- deeming the bridge , together with an exact account of the ...
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... prosecuting , on the part of the State , an enquiry relative to the estate of Jonathan Osburn and Dun- can Beard , ninety - eight dollars and sixty - five cents ; to Joseph Jones , for publishing the resolutions of Joseph Jones ; Castle ...
... prosecuting , on the part of the State , an enquiry relative to the estate of Jonathan Osburn and Dun- can Beard , ninety - eight dollars and sixty - five cents ; to Joseph Jones , for publishing the resolutions of Joseph Jones ; Castle ...
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... prosecution : and that he , she or they , be disposed of by the Sheriff of the county , as a ser- vant or servants , for any term , not exceeding eleven years , for the best price that can be obtained for him , her or them , to any ...
... prosecution : and that he , she or they , be disposed of by the Sheriff of the county , as a ser- vant or servants , for any term , not exceeding eleven years , for the best price that can be obtained for him , her or them , to any ...
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Page 208 - Harrisbnrg turnpike road" and, by the said name, the said subscribers shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and franchises incidental to a corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock, and the increase and...
Page 384 - ... said capital stock, and the increase and profits thereof, and of enlarging the same, from time to time, by new subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, if such enlargement shall be...
Page 298 - And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without being specially pleaded.
Page 98 - In case of excess, the directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their natural and private capacities ; and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them, or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors, or administrators, in any court of...
Page 253 - Capital stock, and the increase of the profits thereof, and of enlarging the same from time to time by new subscriptions in such manner and form as they shall think proper, and if such enlargement shall be...
Page 574 - ... requisite for its immediate accommodation, in relation to the convenient transacting of its business, and such as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to it by way of security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts, previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased at sales upon judgments which shall have been obtained for such debts.
Page 575 - ... his, her or their private or natural capacity or capacities, and shall be assignable and negotiable in like manner as if they were so issued by such private person or persons; that is to say, those which shall be payable to any person or persons...
Page 96 - United States, shall be furnished, from time to time, as often as he may require, not exceeding once a week, with statements of the amount of the capital stock of the said corporation, and of the debts due to the same; of the...
Page 188 - Capital stock, and the increase and profits thereof and of enlarging the same from time to time by new Subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, If such enlargement shall be fonnd necessary to fulfil the Intent of this Act and of purchasing taking and holding...
Page 176 - ... thereof, and of enlarging the same from time to time, by new subscriptions, in such manner and form, as they shall think proper, if such enlargement shall be found necessary, to fulfil the intent of this act, and of purchasing, taking and holding...