TOWNS Continued: consent of as prerequisite to use of streets, etc.. consent of to use streets when a franchise. classed as political corporations; nature of. as quasi-public or quasi-municipal corporations. as public corporations. . delegation of taxing power to incorporated; when excludes levee district... power to grant ferry franchise. delegation of power to; regulation of water rates. 844 848 $ 55 § 56 § 61 § 164 § 195 §195 See Selectmen; Trustees of Towns. TOWNSHIPS, as quasi-public or quasi-municipal corporations. § 56 TOWN TRUSTEES, resolution authorizing riparian proprietor to make roadway and or commerce; railroad carriers' business as part of..... of passengers and property; within Public Utilities Act.. consent of local authorities to occupy streets and highways... § 187 TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONS, additional franchise tax. § 427 TRUST COMPANIES, franchise tax.. 8437 TRUSTEES, corporators of private corporations are in one sense. ... note, § 55 § 115 of corporation; state court decisions as to acts of, although not § 280 See Town Trustees; Trustees of Towns; Board of Gas Trustees; of railroad under navigable waters; municipal power to order it grant of franchises to by board of supervisors; effect of grant. § 199 strict construction of grant against grantee. .. .. § 255 city no right to regulate and grade street so as to injure company § 345 TURNPIKES, tolls for and rates for railroads; distinction. right to collect tolls is franchise. how classed; nature of. . . . . . exclusive grants for are grants of franchises of public character as public highways. 817 17 $55 note, § 63 § 117, note, § 63 TURNPIKE ROADS. See Plank Roads. U. ULTRA VIRES LEASE, ratification; estoppel; equity; validating statutes. UNDERGROUND TUNNEL RAILROAD, 8473 UNINCORPORATED VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, UNITED STATES SECURITIES, tax on banks which includes. UNIVERSITY, state university is public corporation. ... USAGE, long continued; construction of constitutions. 8 11 $ 129 § 443 8 73 8 219 note, § 219 V. VALUATION, franchise tax; basis of computation, deductions. 88 446-451 VALUE, of franchise in itself; depends on profit to be made. § 12 under judicial sale of franchises; rights and obligations of.. incorporated, as distinct from counties, towns, etc.. $56 certificate of authority as prerequisite for lighting system. grant of franchise to waterworks company; contract for hydrant WAIVER, surrender of legislative powers, or police powers.. or correction of defect or irregularity; validating statutes. suit into Federal courts. $138 § 288 §355 public warehouses are what, as embracing all warehouses, ele- note, § 14 for grain; police power to regulate; Fourteenth Amendment. ... § 295 note, § 114 § 391 WATER, right to supply is franchise.... right to furnish, when exclusive.. statute as to supplying water, gas, etc., when does not include $16 823 note, § 24 use of for irrigation a public use.. § 88 city's power to contract for water supply.. consent of city to exercise of franchise.. WATER COMPANIES, right to supply water, when not strictly a "corporate franchise." delegation of power to village as to; partial invalidity of statute. § 235 and specific words, etc.; statutory construction. strict construction of grant against grantee.. rates of, a charge upon land; due process of law... § 44 § 173 § 187 § 187 regulation of rates; obligation of contracts; due process of law; equal protection of laws.. as public utilities.... See Alienation; Rate Regulation; Regulation and Control; Taxa- WATER RATES, tion; Waterworks Company. for use of as a franchise. $9 WATERS, control of Congress over navigable waters within a State; bridges. § 145 liability.. § 146 obstruction to navigable; bridges; delegation of power as to, to Secretary of War. .... § 152 river between two States or counties; grant of ferry franchise; jurisdiction of courts. .. .. .. .. § 178 railroad tunnel under; power of city over.. § 298 Mill Act giving damages for overflowed lands; constitutionality § 298 special law authorizing city to issue bonds for; not a grant of note, § 31 water pumped and stored without city is only a means of exercis- $40 § 47 848 franchise to construct conferred by direct or delegated legislative power § 118 franchise; power to grant may be granted. § 148 exclusive grant of franchise by city; partial invalidity of enact- § 235 partial invalidity of statute effecting change in system. plant; construction of by city; taking property of corporation; See Commissioner of Waterworks; Irrigation Companies. WATERWORKS COMPANIES, secondary franchise of; defined...... right to exist and collect water rates is franchise. as public or quasi-public in nature.. cannot discriminate... .. . consent of local authorities to use streets.. |