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... referred to . The sale of the stock , therefore , in no manner affected the liability of the corporation upon the note , and the corporation itself , considered as a distinct entity , cannot avail itself of the rights of its present ...
... referred to . The sale of the stock , therefore , in no manner affected the liability of the corporation upon the note , and the corporation itself , considered as a distinct entity , cannot avail itself of the rights of its present ...
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... referred to as " the said trustees " and " the said plaintiffs . " In the bond , " A , B , and C , trustees as aforesaid , " be- came bound , and the officer , in his return , certified that he had taken a bond " from the within - named ...
... referred to as " the said trustees " and " the said plaintiffs . " In the bond , " A , B , and C , trustees as aforesaid , " be- came bound , and the officer , in his return , certified that he had taken a bond " from the within - named ...
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... referred to , were important , in view of the closeness of the question of ownership , and that they were substantial , as diverting the minds of the jurors to a collateral and a false issue . The validity of the creation of the ...
... referred to , were important , in view of the closeness of the question of ownership , and that they were substantial , as diverting the minds of the jurors to a collateral and a false issue . The validity of the creation of the ...
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... referred to in the indictment . Thus the subject - matter of making and fixing rates was within the scope of the authority and employment of the agents of the company , whose acts in this con- nection are sought to be charged upon the ...
... referred to in the indictment . Thus the subject - matter of making and fixing rates was within the scope of the authority and employment of the agents of the company , whose acts in this con- nection are sought to be charged upon the ...
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... referred to , the C. P. and A. Co. conveyed the land which had been conveyed to it by Mrs. Ashley to a new corporation called the Alcatraz Asphalt Company , but did not assign to the latter the said lease . After this , rock was taken ...
... referred to , the C. P. and A. Co. conveyed the land which had been conveyed to it by Mrs. Ashley to a new corporation called the Alcatraz Asphalt Company , but did not assign to the latter the said lease . After this , rock was taken ...
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Page 292 - To exercise by its board of directors or duly authorized officers or agents subject to law all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt...
Page 600 - No corporation shall issue stock or bonds, except for money paid, labor done, or property actually received, and all fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void.
Page 58 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole or in part, or in whicn it may have any interest, direct, or indirect...
Page 105 - 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. These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality; properties, by which a perpetual...
Page 242 - No association shall make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder of any such shares, unless such security or purchase shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith...
Page 532 - To divide, withdraw, or in any manner pay to the stockholders, or any of them, any part of the capital stock of the corporation ; or to reduce such capital stock without the consent of the legislature ; or 3.
Page 18 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any...
Page 130 - Every such increase or reduction must be authorized either by the unanimous consent of the stockholders, expressed in writing and filed in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the clerk of the county in which the...
Page 328 - The objection, that a contract is immoral or illegal as between plaintiff and defendant, sounds at all times very ill in the mouth of the defendant.
Page 174 - ... a copy thereof, duly certified by the secretary of state, under the great seal of the State of Ohio, shall be evidence of the existence of such company.