Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, Volume 159State of Iowa, 1914 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 284 - general nature shall have a uniform operation; the General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen or class of citizens, privileges, or immunities, which upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Page 273 - Co., supra, says: . . . That municipal corporations possess and can exercise only such powers as are 'granted in express words, or those necessarily or fairly implied in, or incident to. the powers expressly conferred, or those essential to the
Page 616 - then due, or thereafter to become due, an amount sufficient to completely indemnify it against such lien or claim. Should there prove to be any such claim after all payments are made, the contractors shall refund to the owner all moneys that the latter may be compelled to pay in
Page 275 - That any ambiguity in the terms of the grant must operate against the corporation, and in favor of the public, and the corporation can claim nothing that is not clearly given by the law. We do not mean to say that the charter is to receive a strained and unreasonable interpretation, contrary to the obvious intention of the
Page 694 - being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is to say: I give and bequeath to my
Page 604 - except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same.
Page 390 - On the other hand, if the agent undertakes to find a purchaser who shall buy on specified terms and conditions, he is entitled to his commission when he produces a purchaser who is ready, willing, and able to buy on the terms and conditions proposed, even though the owner refuses to enter into any binding contract with the proposed purchaser.
Page 308 - No franchise shall be granted, renewed or extended by any city or town for the use of its streets, highways, avenues, alleys or public places, for any of the purposes named in the preceding section unless a majority of the legal electors voting thereon vote in favor of the same at a general or special election.
Page 284 - Subject to the provisions of this article, the General Assembly shall have power to amend or repeal all laws for the organization or creation of corporations, or granting of special or exclusive privileges or immunities, by a vote of two-thirds of each branch of the General Assembly; and no exclusive privileges except as in this article provided, shall ever be granted.
Page 550 - fully paid and nonassessable, transferable only on the books of the corporation in person, or by attorney on surrender of this certificate. In witness whereof the duly authorized officers of this corporation have hereunto subscribed their names and caused the corporate seal to be hereto affixed at