 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...  A Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations - Page 13by Henry Osborn Taylor - 1898 - 946 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Alfred Foot - 1873 - 518 pages
...the principles and true nature of tilings, speaks of this feature of a corporation in this way : " A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible,...which the charter of its creation confers upon it. * * * Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality... | |
 | D. C. Cloud - 1873 - 556 pages
...objects for which corporations were intended. The court says: "A corporation, being a mere creation of law, it possesses only those properties which the...its creation confers upon it, either expressly or incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to affect the object... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1873 - 924 pages
...sanction. " A corporation is a mere creature of the law, an artificial being ; it possesses only these properties, which the charter of its creation confers...expressly or as incidental to its very existence.'' Any privileges which may exempt it from the burthens common to individuals, must be expressed in their... | |
 | D. C. Cloud - 1873 - 494 pages
...objects for which corporations were intended. The court says; "A corporation, being a mere creation of law, it possesses only those properties which the...its creation confers upon it, either expressly or incidental to its very existence. These are such as are supposed best calculated to affect the object... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - 1873 - 546 pages
...Marshall' s description of a corporation is remarkable for its general accuraey and felicitous expression : "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible,...existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere ereature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its ereation confers upon... | |
 | Ohio. Supreme Court - 1873 - 504 pages
...Atk. 174. Corporations are artificial beings, existing only in contemplation of law, and possessing only those properties which the charter of its creation...confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to it* existence. 14 Pet. 129; 2 Kent's Com. 298, 240; 2 Cranch, 127; 4 Wheat. 636; 4 Pet. 152; 15 Johns.... | |
 | William Nichols Coler - 1873 - 482 pages
...State, as much so as a public corporation. It has not inherent power and does not exist of itself. It is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. It is the mere creature and the creation of the State in which it exists, and has no power of its own.... | |
 | Robert Alexander Harrison - 1874 - 1262 pages
...18 UCCP 13; see also the decision of the Common Pleas in The Queen v. Yorkville, 22 UCCP 437, 440.) "A Corporation is an artificial being — invisible,...These are such as are supposed best calculated to effect the object for which it was created. Among the most important are immortality (in the legal... | |
 | 1918 - 498 pages
...members of the civil government. Is it from the act of incorporation? Let this subject be considered. A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible,...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... | |
 | United States. General Land Office, Henry Norris Copp - 1874 - 382 pages
...States, or a person who is made a citizen by treaty stipulation or by constitutional or statutory law. creation confers upon it, either expressly or as incidental...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... | |
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