The Statutory and Case Law Applicable to Private Companies: With Special Reference to the General Corporation Act of New Jersey and Corporation Precedents Applicable to Corporations GenerallyJames Brooks Dill Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1901 - 381 pages |
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... directors , the executive power of the corporation is vested in the board of directors . Vice - Chancellor Pitney said in Lowenthal v . Rubber Reclaiming Co. ( 52 N. J. Eq . , 445 ) : " In this connection it is worthy of remark that the ...
... directors , the executive power of the corporation is vested in the board of directors . Vice - Chancellor Pitney said in Lowenthal v . Rubber Reclaiming Co. ( 52 N. J. Eq . , 445 ) : " In this connection it is worthy of remark that the ...
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... board of directors to support his contract with " his company upon the ground that he abstained from participating as " director in the negotiation for and final adoption of the bargain by his co - directors ; the very words in which he ...
... board of directors to support his contract with " his company upon the ground that he abstained from participating as " director in the negotiation for and final adoption of the bargain by his co - directors ; the very words in which he ...
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... board of directors of an insolvent company could not prefer one of its own members . " The weight of authority is " " 66 in support of the wholesome rule that the directors of an insolvent cor- poration are trustees of its funds for its ...
... board of directors of an insolvent company could not prefer one of its own members . " The weight of authority is " " 66 in support of the wholesome rule that the directors of an insolvent cor- poration are trustees of its funds for its ...
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... board be changed . 2. Classification by stock , by which one class of stock elects exclu- sively a certain number of directors . Thus it is possible to place the con- trol of the company , to the extent of electing a majority of the ...
... board be changed . 2. Classification by stock , by which one class of stock elects exclu- sively a certain number of directors . Thus it is possible to place the con- trol of the company , to the extent of electing a majority of the ...
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... board of directors . He cannot confess judg- ment against the company . ( Stokes v . N. J. Pottery Co. , 46 N. J. Law , 237. ) Nor has he power to execute a cognovit . ( Raubv . Blairstown Cream- ery Ass'n , 56 N. J. Law , 262. ) The ...
... board of directors . He cannot confess judg- ment against the company . ( Stokes v . N. J. Pottery Co. , 46 N. J. Law , 237. ) Nor has he power to execute a cognovit . ( Raubv . Blairstown Cream- ery Ass'n , 56 N. J. Law , 262. ) The ...
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Page xxix - The Legislature shall pass general laws providing for the cases enumerated in this section, and for all other cases which in Its judgment may be provided for by general laws.
Page 143 - The act of 1833 introduced an additional feature into the law, by providing that every mortgage or conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage of goods and chattels hereafter made, which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession...
Page xxix - No county, city, town or village shall hereafter give any money or property, or loan its money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation, or become directly or indirectly the owner of stock in, or bonds of, any association or corporation; nor shall any such county, city, town or village be allowed to incur any indebtedness except for county, city, town or village purposes.
Page 348 - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court...
Page 146 - Whosoever being a Director, Manager, or Public Officer of any body corporate or public company, shall make, circulate, or publish, or concur in making, circulating, or publishing any written statement or account which he shall know to be false in any material particular...
Page 175 - The names and postoffice addresses of the incorporators and the number of shares subscribed for by each ; the aggregate of such subscriptions...
Page 248 - Corporation (subject to the provisions of the statutes), outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may be from time to time designated by the board of directors.
Page xxix - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors...
Page 340 - ... the same to be held and enjoyed by the said , for his own use and behoof, and for the use and behoof of his legal representatives, to the full end of the term for which said letters patent are or may be granted, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by me had this assignment and sale not been made.
Page 281 - ... the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation...