 | John Forrest Dillon - 1873 - 546 sider
...in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively overthrown. These considerations vindicate both the reasonableness and necessity of the rule that the corporation is bound only when its agents or officers, by whom it can alone act, if it acts at all, keep within the limits of the chartered authority... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1878 - 934 sider
...accompanied with such abuse that it would soon end in ruin of municipalities. These considerations vindicate the reasonableness and necessity of the rule that the corporation is bound only when its officers or agents by whom it can alone act, if it acts at all, keep within the limits of the chartered... | |
 | George Washington Field - 1881 - 620 sider
...public agents of the corporators. Their duties and their powers are prescribed by statute. Everyone, therefore, may know the nature of these duties and...within the limits of their authority. Not only so, but such a corporation may successfully interpose the plea of ultra vires, that is, set up as a defense... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1883 - 890 sider
...in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively overthrown. These considerations vindicate both the reasonableness and necessity of the rule, that the corporation is bound only when it« agents or officers by whom it can alone act, if it acts at all, keep within the limits of the... | |
 | 1901 - 1164 sider
...in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively overthrown. These considerations vindicate both the reasonableness and necessity of the rule that the corporation Is bound only when its agents or officers, by whom it can alone act, if it. acts at all, keep within the limits of the chartered... | |
 | 1895 - 1132 sider
...corporate Is constituted of all of the inhabitants within the corporate limits. The inhabitants are the corporators. The officers of the corporation,...at all, keep within the limits of their authority." See, also, Farnsworth v. Pawtucket, 13 R. L 88; Meechem, Pub. Off. §§ 829, 830, 834. To hold that... | |
 | 1904 - 1244 sider
...including the legislative or governing body, are mere public agents of the corporators. Their duties and powers are prescribed by statute. Every one, therefore,...of its being, it must act, if it acts at all, keep with76 SW— 10 in the limits of their authority. Not only so, but such a corporation may successfully... | |
 | Floyd Russell Mechem - 1890 - 904 sider
...body corporate is constituted of all the inhabitants within the corporate limits. The inhabitants are the corporators. The officers of the corporation,...bound only when its agents, by whom from the very nature of its being it must act if it acts at all, keep within the limits of their authority. Not only... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - 1890 - 876 sider
...in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively overthrown. These considerations vindicate both the reasonableness and necessity of the rule that the corporation is bound only when its agents or officers, by whom it can alone act, if it acts at all, keep within the limits of field Union, 11... | |
 | John Forrest Dillon - 1890 - 840 sider
...in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively overthrown. These considerations vindicate both the reasonableness and necessity of the rule that the corporation is bound only when its agents or officers, by whom it can alone act, if it acts at all, keep within the limits of field Union, 11... | |
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... prescribed by statute or charter, which all persons not only may know, but are bound to know. The opposite doctrine would be fraught with such danger, and accompanied with such abuse, that it would soon end in the ruin of municipalities, or be legislatively... 
