Business Organization and Combination: An Analysis of the Evolution and Nature of Business Organization in the United States and a Tentative Solution of the Corporation and Trust Problems"Select list of references": pages 518-519. |
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Page 421 - Doubtless the power to control the manufacture of a given thing involves in a certain sense the control of its disposition, but this is a secondary and not the primary sense; and although the exercise of that power may result in bringing the operation of commerce into play, it does not control it, and affects it only incidentally and indirectly. Commerce succeeds to manufacture, and is not a part of it.
Page 146 - People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
Page 452 - Company shall be a President, a VicePresident, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be elected for one year and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualify.
Page 265 - The directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions...
Page 81 - 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.
Page 92 - ... to make and perform contracts of any kind and description ; and in carrying on its business, or for the purpose of attaining or furthering any of its objects, to do any and all other acts and things, and to exercise any and all other powers which a copartnership or natural person could do and exercise, and which now or hereafter may be authorized by law.
Page 452 - Board, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum and with such sureties as may be required by the Board of Directors.
Page 105 - ... the general assembly shall provide, by general laws, for the organization of all corporations hereafter to be created.
Page 517 - ... giving and granting unto my said attorney, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as...
Page 499 - ... per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of April and October in each year.