This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...in the second instance a certain number of individuals associate themselves in a body corporate, by drawing up, signing, and acknowledging a paper called a certificate of incorporation, which is filed with the clerk of the county where the principal place of business is established, and also with the Secretary ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...in the second instance a certain number of individuals associate themselves in a body corporate, by drawing up, signing, and acknowledging a paper called a certificate of incorporation, which is filed with the clerk of the county where the principal place of business is established, and also with the Secretary of State. This certificate should state the name of the corporation, its principal place of business, its object, its capital stock, and the number of trustees or directors appointed to serve for the first year. The Constitution of New York favors the formation of new corporations under the general laws, and forbids the granting of special charters by the legislature except for municipal purposes and in cases where the purposes of the corporation cannot be realized under any of the general legislation of the State. The present Constitution aims at unifying city administration by classifying cities, according to population, as of the first, second, or third class, and providing for the enactment of uniform rules for their governance. The legislature is the sole judge as to whether a special act of incorporation is needed; so this section of the Constitution amounts to little. Special legislation, discouraged by the Constitution, is also regularly enacted in contravention of the spirit of the fundamental law, under the guise of acts apparently applicable generally, but in reality only operative in a single place and instance. The Constitution also reserves to the legislature the right to amend or repeal the charter of any corporation at any time in its discretion; while, under the exercise of this power of repeal corporate existence may be ended, still the lawful acts and contracts of such corporation during its corporate life are not...
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