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States. See LEGISLATURE.
may be corporators, § 26.
comity between, 33.

status of corporations, 33, 39.

grants by, construed strictly, 36.

resumption of granted powers by, 38.

may unite in granting railroad charter, 241.
counties are political divisions of, 314.

cannot be trustee for a charitable purpose, 340.
Statutes, providing for creation of corporations, 18, 21.
of mortmain, 40.

construction of word "year" in, 64.

construction of, exempting from taxation, 90.
contracts in violation of, are void, 100.

dissolving corporations, 198.

of limitation, 226.

Stock, pledgee of, not entitled to notice of corporate
meeting, 63.

owner of entitled to vote at elections, 69.

subject to taxation where, 88.

term defined, 105.

nature of property in, 106.

power of corporation to deal in, 107.

subscriptions to, 108.

subscriptions prior to organization, 109.

conditional subscriptions to, 110.

effect of fraud upon subscriptions, 111.

payment for, 112.

variation in amount of, 114.

preferred shares, 115.

calls, 116.

assessment, 117.

forfeiture of, 119.

discharge of subscriber from liability, 120.

when subscriber is estopped, 121.

transfer of shares, 122.

certificate of, 122, 123.

lien of corporation on, 124.

profits and dividends of, 125.

shares of, not liable to execution, 171.

banks may take and hold, 214.

taxation of bank stock, 233.

of joint-stock companies, transfer of, 337.

Stockholders, by-..w of bank is a contract between, 59.

administrator of, may vote at elections, 69.

interest of, in capital stock, 105.

how far corporations may be, 107.
assent of, to vary capital, 114.

Stockholders-(continued.)

of preferred shares, § 115.
assessments, 117.

who deemed to be, 118.

liable to calls and assessments, 118.
discharge of, from liability, 120.
when bound by estoppel, 121.

right of, to transfer stock, 122.
liability of, 126.

contract by, to pay corporate debt, 126.
suits by, 150.

assent of, necessary to consolidation, 188.

rights of, on dissolution of corporation, 210.
consent of, necessary to change in charter of rail-
road, 210.

Streets. See MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

use of for railroads, 248, 264, 265.

duty of railroad running in, 261, 265, 266.

municipal authority over railroads in, 265.

tracks in, to be kept in repair by company, 265.
liability of railroad running in, 265.

legislature may grant power to railroad to occupy,
285.

power of municipal corporation to control, 293.
power to open includes power to grade, 293.

power to grade includes power to contract for work
on, 293.

are held in trust for the public, 293.

whatever interferes witli use of, is a nuisance, 293.
power of a city over, includes preservation and safe
use, 293.

restrictions in use of, 293.

right of property owners to set out shade trees, 293.
right to use of, for gas pipes, 293.

right to use of, for water works, 293.

power to prevent encumbrance of sidewalks, 293.
city may prohibit hogs from going at large in, 293.
city may prohibit private use of, 293.

assessments for improvement of, 294.

construction of statute authorizing improvements,
294.

effect of departure from statute as to improve-
ments, 294.

rights of property owners as to improvements, 294.
proceeding for condemnation of lands for, 294.
compensation for property taken for, 294.

property of the State or of the United States cannot
be taken for, 294.

Streets-(continued.)

cannot be laid out through grounds of a railroad,
$.294.

power to erect soldiers' monument in, 294.
power of city to repair, 303.

judges of necessity for repair of, 303.

power to regulate grade of, cannot be delegated, 303.
duty of city to keep in repair, 303.

liability of city for neglect to repair, 303.

city need not improve street not needed for public
use, 303.

contributory negligence in case of injury in, 303.
compensation for injury in, 303.

exemplary damages for injury, 303.

liability of quasi corporations as to, 303.

effect of notice on liability for defects in, 305.

rule as to notice of defects in, 305.

city liable for injury from excavations in, 306.

duty of city to guard obstructions in, 306.

city liable for injury from cellar doors opening on,

306.

Subscriptions. See STOCK.

to stock confers natural right of contract, 108.
how made, 108.

consideration for, 108.

company may maintain action for amount, 108, 109.
each subscription is an independent undertaking,
108.

subscriber liable for, 108.

form or language not material, 108.

an express promise to pay is not necessary,

contract of, must be in writing, 108.
formal irregularities do not avoid, 108.

to articles of incorporation is binding, 108.
in name of third person, 108.

procured by an agent, 108.

capable of assignment, 108, 240.

prior to complete organization, 109.

108.

cannot be taken until requirements complied with,

10J.

not binding until adoption of by-laws, 109.

agreement to subscribe does not render liable to
calls, 109.

upon condition, 110.

acceptance of partial, is sufficient to create mutual.
ity, 110.

acceptance of conditional, binds the company, 110.
note for amount of, 110.

Subscriptions—(continued.)

on blank sheet of paper may be shown to be condi-
tional, § 110.

validity of, 110.

conditions must be open and bona fide, 110.

subscriber not permitted to avoid his liability, 110.
may be conditional as to time, etc., 110.

raising of part of amount of, equivalent to sub-
scribing, 110.

conditional, become final on acceptance, 110.

actual performance of condition by corporation
binding, 110.

condition may be waived, 110.

as affected by fraud, 111.

by fraud cannot be enforced, 111.

parol representation inadmissible to vary written
agreement, 111.

procured by fraud is valid until disaffirmed, 111.
discharge cannot be procured by party to fraud, 111.
when person is influenced to subscribe, 111.
action to recover back, 111.

as connected with commencement of business, 113.
corporations cannot commence business until the
whole stock is subscribed, 113.

to railroad stock, 240.

when assessments may be made, 240.

vidence of incorporation against subscriber, 240.
voluntary, becomes binding on completion of rail-
road, 240.

signing incomplete articles does not bind subscriber,

240.

condition precedent must be complied with, 240.
performance of conditions binds subscriber, 240.
variation in route invalidates obligation of non-
assenting subscribers, 240.

change of name does not invalidate, 240.

not invalidated if railroad engages in other business,
240.

municipal, to stock of railroad, 240.

when company estopped from denying authority
to take, 240.

assignment of, how erforced, 240.

lease of railroad does not release subscriber, 240.
change in organization does not release subscriber,

240

railroad company may take bond for, 243.

mortgage of real estate to secure payment of, 243.
executory contracts to be in writing, 243.

Subscriptions-(continued.)

for charitable or religious objects, § 277.
to religious societies, 277.

action on, 277.

notice of revocation of, does not release subscriber,
277.

promise made to one not authorized to act, not bind.
ing, 277.

in aid of public works, 291.

Suits. See ACTIONS.

individual corporator may sue corporation, 3.
corporation may sue corporator, 3.

capacity of corporations to bring, 46, 147.
naine in which to sue, 47.

in what courts may be brought, 48, 74.

when United States is a party in a court of Great
Britain, 48.

by a corporation created by the United States, 48.
capacity of corporation to be sued, 72.

may be sued by members, 73, 147.

against a foreign corporation, 74.

may be sued in another state when, 74.
name in which to be sued, 75.

on unauthorized contract, 76.

corporation of one state may sue in another 147.
foreign corporation may sue in District of Columbia,

147.

in equity, 148.

who may bring, 150.

against directors, 150.

of one shareholder on behalf of others, 150.

simple contract creditor cannot bring, 150.

against whom suit may be brought, 151.

appearance by corporation, 152.

process against a corporation should be served on
its principal officer, 152.

by receiver of corporation. 175.

effect of dissolution on pending suits, 208.

by national banks to restrain illegal tax, 233.

by national bank, removal of, to federal court, 234.
state courts have jurisdiction of, by national banks,
234.

national banks may be sued in state where located.
234.

against railroad company for assault and battery,

269.

for wrongful expulsion from religious society, 283.
against counties, 321.

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