 | Banks and banking - 1879 - 1110 pages
...franchise becomes forfeited by some violation of law. Third. To make contracts. Fourth. To sue and be sued, as fully as natural persons. Fifth. To elect or appoint directors, and by the directors to appoint a president, cashier, and other officers, and define their duties. Sixth.... | |
 | United States - Law - 1863 - 324 pages
...exceeding twenty years from the passage of this act ; by ointi0*- such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make by-laws, approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, not inco7isistent with the laws... | |
 | William B. Dana - Commerce - 1863 - 508 pages
...however, exceeding twenty years from the passage of this act; by such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as full}' as natural persons, and may make bv-laws, approved by the Controller of the Currencv, not inconsistent... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 878 pages
...however, exceeding twenty years from the passage of this act ; by such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make bylaws, approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, not inconsistent with the laws of... | |
 | Robert John Walker - Finance - 1864 - 414 pages
...exceeding twenty years from the passage of this act ; by such name may make contracts, sue tuid be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make by-laws, approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, not inconsistent with the laws of... | |
 | 1864 - 878 pages
...however, exceeding twenty years from the passage of this act; by such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make bylaws, approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, not inconsistent with the laws of... | |
 | Austin Abbott - Civil procedure - 1868 - 598 pages
...association may be established." By section 8 it is declared that such corporation may " sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons." It is contended on behalf of the defendants that these corporations, being financial agents of the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 944 pages
...however, exceeding twenty years from the pas-age of this net ; by such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make bylaws, approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, not inconsistent with the laws of... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 756 pages
...section of the act of congress gave them authority " by their name, to- make contracts, to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity, as fully as natural persons." This power gave them the right to sue in the state courts upon the obligations in this action. Then... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 730 pages
...certificate for the period of twenty years, and they may adopt a common seal, may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may elect or appoint directors, and may exercise all such incidental powers as may be necessary... | |
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Third. To make contracts. Fourth. To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity. 
