 It is a general and undisputed proposition of law that a municipal corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers, and no others : First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers...  The New York Supplement - Page 4481899Full view - About this book
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 942 pages
...othPattern, &c. v. Stephens, <£c. ers: fir.t/, those granted in express words; tecond, those necessarily and fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly...corporation, not simply convenient, but indispensable." (Dillon on Mun. Cor., sec. 55.) 2. The extradition of criminals under treaty stipulations is provided... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 714 pages
...Railroad Co. v. Dunn.] following powers, and no others : First, those granted in express words ; secondly, those necessarily or fairly implied in, or incident...against the corporation, and the power is denied." Dillon Mun. Corp. § 55. The proposed corporate act of which complaint is made, and which the court... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 726 pages
...the following powers and no others : "First, those granted in express words; second, those necessary or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly...indispensable. Any fair, reasonable doubt concerning the ex840 — 20 istence of the power is resolved by the courts against the corporation and the power is... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 812 pages
...corporation possesses and can exercise the following .powers and no others : First, those granted in express words ; second, those necessarily or fairly implied...declared objects and purposes of the corporation. Dillon Mnn. Corporations, Sec. 55 ; Spaulding v. Lowell, 23 Rich. 71, 74. Our case seems to fall within... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - Corporation law - 1873 - 546 pages
...possesses, and can exercise, the following powers, and no others : First, those granted in express words ; second, those necessarily or fairly implied...corporation — not simply convenient, but indispensable. Auy fair, reasonable doubt concerning the existence ol power is resolved by the courts against the... | |
 | D. C. Cloud - Monopolies - 1873 - 488 pages
...and no others: First, those granted in express words. Second, those necessarily or fairly implied, or incident^ to the powers expressly granted. Third,...corporation— not simply convenient, but indispensable." The same author, in treating upon aid to railroads, while admitting that the current of judicial decision... | |
 | D. C. Cloud - Monopolies - 1873 - 556 pages
...and no others: First, those granted in express words. Second, those necessarily or fairly implied, or incident to the powers expressly granted. Third,...corporation -,not simply convenient, but indispensable." The same author, in treating upon aid to railroads, while admitting that the current of judicial decision... | |
 | Law - 1897 - 1116 pages
...corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers, and no others: First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied...fair, reasonable doubt concerning the existence of apprehension, or conviction of offenders against tbe criminal laws of the State. Nor does any statute... | |
 | Thomas Foster Withrow, Edward Holcomb Stiles - Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 724 pages
...necessarily implied, or necessarily incident to the powers expressly granted ; third, those absolutely essential to the declared objects and purposes of...corporation — not simply convenient, but indispensable; and any fair doubt as to the existence of a power is resolved by the courts against the corporation... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 854 pages
...corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers and no others: First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied...declared objects and purposes •of the corporation. Dillon on Mun. Corp., § 55; Spaulding T. Lowell, 23 Eich. 71, 74 Our case seems to fall within the... | |
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