A Treatise on Franchises: Especially Those of Public Service Corporations : Containing Also in an Appendix the Public Service Commissions Law of New York and the Public Utility Law of WisconsinBanks Law Publishing Company, 1909 - 1130 pages |
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... Statute . 240. General and Specific Words or Clauses - General Legisla- tion . 241. Construction of Special Words and Clauses in Grants of Franchises or Privileges to Street Railway , Railroad and Electric Light , etc. , Companies . 242 ...
... Statute . 240. General and Specific Words or Clauses - General Legisla- tion . 241. Construction of Special Words and Clauses in Grants of Franchises or Privileges to Street Railway , Railroad and Electric Light , etc. , Companies . 242 ...
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... Statutes . 265. Statutes in Pari Materia . 266. Statutes in Pari Materia Con- tinued . 267. Statutes in Pari Materia Con- tinued - Exception to or Qualification of Rule . 268. Words or Provisions of Prior Statute Adopted in Later Act ...
... Statutes . 265. Statutes in Pari Materia . 266. Statutes in Pari Materia Con- tinued . 267. Statutes in Pari Materia Con- tinued - Exception to or Qualification of Rule . 268. Words or Provisions of Prior Statute Adopted in Later Act ...
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... statute is defined as a privilege emanating from the sovereign power of the State , owing its existence to a grant , or , as at common law , to prescription which presupposes a grant and invested in individuals or a body politic ...
... statute is defined as a privilege emanating from the sovereign power of the State , owing its existence to a grant , or , as at common law , to prescription which presupposes a grant and invested in individuals or a body politic ...
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... statute prescribing the appellate jurisdic- tion of courts . And a public office is not a franchise under a statute clearly distinguishing the two , and the right of appeal does not exist where the judgment relates to the former and not ...
... statute prescribing the appellate jurisdic- tion of courts . And a public office is not a franchise under a statute clearly distinguishing the two , and the right of appeal does not exist where the judgment relates to the former and not ...
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... statute grants exclusive rights to supply light or heat , a corporation which comes within the terms of the statute may exercise such exclusive privilege . But where the statute provides for the incorpora- tion of companies " for the ...
... statute grants exclusive rights to supply light or heat , a corporation which comes within the terms of the statute may exercise such exclusive privilege . But where the statute provides for the incorpora- tion of companies " for the ...
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Page 902 - ... to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers
Page 133 - The term corporations as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.
Page 698 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this Act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved...
Page 929 - A common carrier, railroad corporation or street railroad corporation organized or existing, or hereafter incorporated, under or by virtue of the laws of the state of New York, may issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof...
Page 685 - ... the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration, and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case.
Page 515 - York of 1828, chapter 18, title 3, it was enacted that -the charter of every corporation that shall hereafter be granted by the legislature shall be subject to alteration, suspension and repeal, in the discretion of the legislature.
Page 698 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 609 - ... nor more than five hundred dollars, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
Page 901 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property...
Page 122 - Among the most important are immortality, and, if the expression may be allowed, individuality; properties by which a perpetual succession of many persons are considered as the same, and may act as a single individual.