CORPORATION — (continued.)

Of the power of corporations to sue, and their liability to be
sued

Page

372-403

Of power of corporations to disfranchise members, and amove
officers

404-426

Burthens to which a corporation is subject, and of their liabil
ity to be taxed

427-451

Of corporate meetings, and the concurrence necessary to do
452-473
corporate acts
Of subscriptions for corporate stock, and of the power of the cor-
power
poration to make and recover assessments on the same 474-498
Of transfer of stock in moneyed or joint stock corporations 499–530
Of the personal liabilities of members of a corporation for debts of
the company

531-567

Process, pleadings, and evidence in suits by and against corpora-
tions

Visitatorial power over corporations

Writ of mandamus as applied to corporations

(And see MANDAMUS.)

568-609

610-629

630-683

Informations in the nature of quo warranto, as applied to corpora

May support by-law in restraint of trade, when

Of the costs where motion for a mandamus is denied.
Of the costs where the motion is granted.

CUSTOM.

727

659

660

332

to compel officer to give a dinner

347

customs of banks

to compel one to take office, by imprisonment
to enforce by-laws by distress and sale

351

364, 365

Evidence of a custom

224, 225

370, 371

DEAN AND CHAPTER.

D.

Their power over the corporate property at common law
Letter of attorney by, not determined by the death of dean 276,277

DEBT.

Corporation may maintain action of

191, 192

383

DEBTS OF THE CORPORATION. (See PERSONAL LIABILITY.)

To corporation good, before organized by election of officers
Deed to a corporation in the vacancy of headship

Deed to a corporation merges simple contract
Corporations may make every species of deed
One kind of deed construed as another

Of the execution of deeds by a corporation.
Of the mode of concluding a deed by a corporation
Of the delivery of a deed of a corporation
Corporation can grant lands only by deed except

DELIVERY. (See DEED.)

DEPOSIT. (See BANK. CASHIER.)

DEPUTY.

189-194

131-133

132

132, 133

111

134

- 137

188

188, 189

189

189-196

196

196, 197

158, 172, 187

277

Power of, determined by death, or removal of his principal
Mandamus, when granted, to compel admission of, and when not 638

Devise to a corporation, for charitable uses, construed as an ap-
pointment

Devise to corporations in trust, when excepted in statute of
wills

Devise for charitable uses, independent of the statute of Eliza-
beth

Devise to a corporation to be created, construed as an executory
devise

DIRECTORS.

Of incorporated companies, how elected and empowered
Of banks whether can delegate power of discounting .

150

203, 204

257,258

See ELECTION.

DIRECTORS — (continued.)

May contract on behalf of the corporation. (See AGENT. OF-

Their mode of binding the corporation

Sometimes are the exclusive agents of a corporation
Concurrence of directors in transacting business

Page

FICERS.)

Records of their acts in general not necessary to their validity

281-283

Liability of a corporation for acts of

288-298

Severally liable to corporation for their waste, or misappli-

Directors may be compelled to answer to bill of discovery
against corporation, as parties

601-604

Degree of diligence required from in transaction of corporate
business

306, 307
307

Not sureties for good conduct of officers by them appointed
Liable for misconduct of those notoriously bad by them appointed 307
When to be paid for services, and when not

DISFRANCHISEMENT.

Distinction between disfranchisement and amotion

309-311

Cannot be, of member of joint stock corporation, as bank, &c.

404

In what cases members of corporations may be disfranchised

405,406

When trial and conviction by jury is necessary to disfranchise-

What have been held insufficient causes of

A by-law disfranchising member for vilifying member, void
Power of disfranchisement, as limited by charter, or by by-law

349

406-412

415

408-412

Form of notice.

When notice may be dispensed with

Member cannot be disfranchised without notice

408-412

412-414

Trial and evidence necessary to disfranchisement

Power of disfranchisement, when exercised by select class, and

when by the body at large

Power of corporation to amove, how pleaded

DISSEISIN.

Corporations may acquire a freehold by

May now accept without deed

Writ of entry sur disseisin will lie against a corporation

DISSOLUTION.

Dissolution and revival of a corporation

Whether corporation may be dissolved, and how .
Of dissolution by act of parliament

Corporations cannot be dissolved by the King

Private corporations cannot be dissolved nor their charter
amended by State Legislatures, except when

730

British corporations in the United States protected by the con-
stitution

Clause in charter giving remedy may be repealed or altered
Of reserved right to repeal and alter

731
731

Authority of Legislature to alter charter of public corporations

Dissolution by death of members

by disfranchisement of members

by neglect to elect officers

by loss of an integral part.

108, 109, 733-735

108, 109, 733-735

108, 109, 734, 736
463, 464735

generally not dissolved by neglect to elect managers or di-

rectors

by surrender of franchise

What amounts to a surrender

Of dissolution of moneyed corporations, in order to create per-

sonal liability for the corporate debts

Of dissolution by judicial forfeiture of charter

What is cause of forfeiture

Who may take advantage of

735, 736
736-741

738-741

556, 740, 741

741-746

742-746

747

748

748-750

Proceedings for forfeiture, where and in what courts may be
had

Modes of proceeding to enforce forfeiture

by information in nature of quo warranto.

(See QUO WARRANTO.)

by scire facias. (See SCIRE FACIAS.)

Effect of dissolution upon the corporate property 159— 162, 750, 751

May be revived with the old or a new set of members

Effect of revival.

Distinction between revival and new incorporation

DISTRINGAS. (See WRIT. EQUITY.)

DIVIDENDS. (See LIEN. STOCK.)

751-753

752

752, 753

752, 753

ELECTION.

E.

Page

Of members and officers, power of incident to corporations 87, 89, 90

Law relative to

88-199

By-laws relating to

95-97, 339-346

Special notice of corporate meeting for, requisite to validity of

453-457

Words "shall" and "may" in constitution of, how construed

Statutes of, may be presumed to be repealed, when

Of the visitatorial power over

(See VISITATORIAL POWER. VISITOR.)

Mandamus lies to amove officers of

EMBEZZLEMENT.

Of bank deposits, by officers and agents

328,329

329, 359, 616

329

373-377
407, 408,626, 627

304-308

Remedy in Equity in case of by officers and agents

EQUITY.

Corporation may sue in a foreign court of

Power of courts of, over trustees of charities

Power of courts of, over officers and agents of incorporated

Agreements for sale of stock, &c. how treated in equity 518-520
Corporate debts, members when liable for, in equity

Rule of contribution

Visitatorial power of courts of, over charities

540-546

543

626, 627