Studies in Sociology, Economics, Politics and History, Volume 2The University Press, 1900 - Social sciences |
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... whole amount of stock subscribed by each stockholder , instead of being re- stricted to ten per cent . at any one time , as provided in the charter . The privilege of determining whether the capital of the bank should be increased to ...
... whole amount of stock subscribed by each stockholder , instead of being re- stricted to ten per cent . at any one time , as provided in the charter . The privilege of determining whether the capital of the bank should be increased to ...
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... whole of the stock of the Miners ' Bank of Du Buque was subscribed for on the 22nd , 23rd and 24th , and 30th ult . , on which days the books for the subscrip- tions were kept open by the commissioners of the bank . " In an ...
... whole of the stock of the Miners ' Bank of Du Buque was subscribed for on the 22nd , 23rd and 24th , and 30th ult . , on which days the books for the subscrip- tions were kept open by the commissioners of the bank . " In an ...
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... whole community . It was clearly shown that previous to this time the community had suffered from the evil effects of a currency made up of the bills of banks of nearly all the different states of the Union ; and that in most cases it ...
... whole community . It was clearly shown that previous to this time the community had suffered from the evil effects of a currency made up of the bills of banks of nearly all the different states of the Union ; and that in most cases it ...
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... whole banking system , believing that we have no use for any better money than gold and silver . " I Presented to Congress January 1 , 1837 . 2 Approved January 17 , 1838 . 3 Iowa News , July 1 , 1837 . 5. Character of the Paper Money ...
... whole banking system , believing that we have no use for any better money than gold and silver . " I Presented to Congress January 1 , 1837 . 2 Approved January 17 , 1838 . 3 Iowa News , July 1 , 1837 . 5. Character of the Paper Money ...
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... whole . The Council then resumed its sitting as a committee of the whole ' on the Joint Resolution ( C. F. No. 95 ) requiring the Miners ' Bank of Dubuque to resume specie payments . No day being named for the resumption , Mr ...
... whole . The Council then resumed its sitting as a committee of the whole ' on the Joint Resolution ( C. F. No. 95 ) requiring the Miners ' Bank of Dubuque to resume specie payments . No day being named for the resumption , Mr ...
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Page 101 - Secondly, the principle requires liberty of tastes and pursuits ; of framing the plan of our life to suit our own character ; of doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow : without impediment from our fellow-creatures, so long as what we do does not harm them, even though. they should think our conduct foolish, perverse, or wrong.
Page 140 - York" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever...
Page 191 - For the right moment you must wait, as Fabius did most patiently, when warring against Hannibal, though many censured his delays ; but when the time comes you must strike hard, as Fabius did, or your waiting will be in vain, and fruitless.
Page 101 - It comprises, first, the inward domain of consciousness; demanding liberty of conscience, in the most comprehensive sense; liberty of thought and feeling; absolute freedom of opinion and sentiment on all subjects, practical or speculative, scientific, moral, or theological.
Page 99 - That there are certain natural rights of which men, when they form a social compact cannot deprive or divest their posterity, among which are the enjoyment of life • and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 126 - II. The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance of oppression.
Page 103 - I confess I am not charmed with the ideal of life held out by those who think that the normal state of human beings is that of struggling to get on; that the trampling, crushing, elbowing, and treading on each other's heels, which form the existing type of social life, are the most desirable lot of human kind, or anything but the disagreeable symptoms of one of the phases of industrial progress.
Page 123 - Corporations shall not be created in this State by special laws, except for political or municipal purposes ; but the General Assembly shall provide, by general laws, for the organization of all other corporations, except corporations with banking privileges, the creation of which is prohibited. The stockholders shall be subject to such liabilities and restrictions as shall be provided by law. The State shall not, directly or indirectly, become a stockholder in any corporation.
Page 141 - That, in case it should at any time happen, that an election of directors should not be made upon any day when pursuant to this act it ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved ; but it...
Page 91 - There would be an end of everything, were the same man or the same body, whether of the nobles or of the people, to exercise those three powers, that of enacting laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals.