 | Elliott Anthony - 1865 - 320 էջ
...in this case said, " that a corporation being the creature of the law, possesses only those powers which the charter of its creation confers upon it,...expressly or as incidental to its very existence. And it is our duty to follow it and to impress on all those intrusted with municipal authority, the... | |
 | 1866 - 570 էջ
...to show the limited power of corporations. " A corporation being the mere creature of law possessing only those properties which the charter of its creation...expressly or as incidental to its very existence." (1) " That a corporation is strictly limited to the exercise of the powers which are specifically conferred... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1867 - 930 էջ
...Marshall there says : ' A corporation is an artificial being, — the mere creature of the law, — it possesses only those properties which the charter...expressly or as incidental to its very existence.' The decision throughout treats this as the fundamental idea, the pivot upon which the case turns. The... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1867 - 944 էջ
...Marshall there says : ' A corporation is an artificial being, — the mere creature of the law, — it possesses only those properties which the charter...upon it, either expressly or as incidental to its ecry existence.' The decision throughout treats this as the fundamental idea, the pivot upon which... | |
 | United States. General Land Office - 1868 - 436 էջ
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...expressly or as incidental to its very existence." It Civu ueither exercise the duties of citizenship, become naturalized, nor file a declaration of intention... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1875 - 720 էջ
...before us, is not alleged to be. For says Chief J. MARSHALL " a corporation being a creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence." 4. Wheat. 636. A road may not therefore, exercise all powers that are convenient or profitable to it,... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - 1870 - 708 էջ
...invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being a mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...expressly, or as incidental to its very existence." And in the case of the Bank of the United States v. Dandridge, 12 Wheat. 64, where the questions in... | |
 | W.W.Lester - 1870 - 404 էջ
...being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...expressly or as incidental to its very existence." It can neither exercise the duties of citizenship, become naturalized, nor file a declaration of intention... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1872 - 1274 էջ
...invisible, intangible, and existing only in eontuiiplation of law. being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...persons are considered as the same, and may act as the single individual. They able a corporation to manage its own affairs without the perplexing intricacies,... | |
 | California - 1872 - 728 էջ
...invisi-, ble, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of the law, it possesses only those properties which the charter...very existence. These are such as are supposed best caleulated to effect the object for which it was created. Among the most important are immortality,... | |
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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... 
