 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 854 pages
...incorporation, and there the article reads:— " Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by special act except for municipal...cases where, in the judgment of the legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be obtained under general laws. All general laws and special acts... | |
 | Erasmus Peshine Smith - Economics - 1853 - 284 pages
...Constitution of 1846 redressed the evil, by depriving the Legislature of the power to create corporations by special act, " except for municipal purposes, and...cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws;" and, provided, that all corporations,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 574 pages
...appointed, to consider the expediency of making a constitutional provision, requiring that corporations shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where the objects of the corporation cannot be obtained under general laws. On motion of Mr. FROTHINGHAM,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 860 pages
...appointed to consider the expediency of making a constitutional provision requiring that Corporations shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where the objects of the corporations cannot be attained under general laws. The pending question being upon... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1853 - 536 pages
...liability of the corporators, may be formed under general laws which may be altered or repealed. They shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and when the objects of the corporation can not be gained under general laws. No special charter shall... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...to either house, shall, in all such cases, be necessary to constitute a quorum therein. ARTICLE 8. SECTION 1 . Corporations may be formed under general...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... | |
 | State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Wisconsin - 1928 - 1000 pages
...to a separate submission to the people and substitute of the committee, and insert the following: " 'Section 1. Corporations may be formed under general...special act, except for municipal purposes, and in all cases where in the judgment of the legislature the objects of the corporation cannot be attained... | |
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...not be sufficient to refer to any other law to fix such tax or object. ARTICLE XV.— Corporations. \ 1. Corporations may be formed under general laws,...created by special act, except for municipal purposes. All laws passed pursuant to this section may be altered, amended, or repealed. 2. No banking law, or... | |
 | New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners - Railroads - 1907 - 796 pages
...corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. ARTICLE VIII.- — SECTION 1. Corporations may be formed under general...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... | |
 | New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners - Railroads - 1895 - 682 pages
...of the Constitution of the State of New York. — Corporations maybe formed under general laws, but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal...cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation can not be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts... | |
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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... 
