Trusts and Miscellaneous1900 |
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... secure for us and our posterity the greatest possible good - that benevolent reign of peaceful industry that shall " -Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land And read its history in a nation's eyes . " That the subject which you are to ...
... secure for us and our posterity the greatest possible good - that benevolent reign of peaceful industry that shall " -Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land And read its history in a nation's eyes . " That the subject which you are to ...
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... secure such discriminations . It is believed by many peo- ple that railroad discriminations are very frequent . Most im- portant questions to be solved are first , one of fact : To what extent , and to whom do the railroads grant ...
... secure such discriminations . It is believed by many peo- ple that railroad discriminations are very frequent . Most im- portant questions to be solved are first , one of fact : To what extent , and to whom do the railroads grant ...
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... secure publicity , or can something be done to prevent undue raising or lowering of prices and wages ? A second question of not less import is this , -How far can such legislation be national under the general provisions of our ...
... secure publicity , or can something be done to prevent undue raising or lowering of prices and wages ? A second question of not less import is this , -How far can such legislation be national under the general provisions of our ...
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... secure by new legislation full information regarding the nature of the property and business of great corporations , railroad and others , and fre- quent reports regarding the condition of the business with power of inspection of ...
... secure by new legislation full information regarding the nature of the property and business of great corporations , railroad and others , and fre- quent reports regarding the condition of the business with power of inspection of ...
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... secure a fair compensation for invested capital . These efforts have generally failed after short periods of existence , because they could not be enforced . It was only when some of the states had passed liberal and comprehensive laws ...
... secure a fair compensation for invested capital . These efforts have generally failed after short periods of existence , because they could not be enforced . It was only when some of the states had passed liberal and comprehensive laws ...
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Page 505 - ... in the absence of fraud in the transaction the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive...
Page 43 - Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be allowed; nor shall the law of primogeniture or entailments ever be in force in this state.
Page 416 - 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 to its very existence.
Page 132 - It must not be forgotten that you are not to extend arbitrarily those rules which say that a given contract is void as being against public policy, because if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting, and that their contracts, when entered into freely and voluntarily, shall be held sacred, and shall be enforced by courts of justice.
Page 8 - January, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, whenever, and so often as the President shall be satisfied that the government of any country producing and exporting sugars, molasses, coffee, tea, and hides,, raw and uncured, or any of such articles, imposes duties or other exactions upon the agricultural or other products of the United States...