West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Band 1Thomson/Gale, 2005 - 476 Seiten West's Encyclopedia of American Law contains a comprehensive overview of American law in 13-volumes covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S law. Including 5,000 entries that range from brief definitions of legal jargon to exhaustive examinations of court-room procedure, from explanations of complex topics such as civil rights to biographies of standout attorneys, from analyses of controversial issues such as gun control to transcripts of crucial Supreme Court decisions. Each entry was written, updated, and reviewed by lawyers and professors with the layperson or beginning student in mind.The layout of this edition includes: Entries contain definition and explanatory text The 94 sidebars provide brief highlights and add informative details of some facets of main entries while the 89 In Focus pieces complement main entries with details and arguments on interesting, important, or controversial issues Two appendix volumes contain over one hundred primary documents, including: milestone Supreme Court decisions & briefs; foundations of U.S. law; civil rights laws and commentary; presidential speeches; and scholarly essaysTopics in this edition include: Abandonment Absentee voting Defamation Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Internet Fraud Movie rating Patent and Tradem Roman Law Martin Van Buren And much more |
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... corporation on the date of mailing of the notice or on such other date not more than fifty ( 50 ) nor less than ten ... corporation may be voted by such officer , agent or proxy as the Bylaws of such corporation may prescribe , or , in ...
... corporation on the date of mailing of the notice or on such other date not more than fifty ( 50 ) nor less than ten ... corporation may be voted by such officer , agent or proxy as the Bylaws of such corporation may prescribe , or , in ...
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... corporation or a facsimile thereof . If the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the corporation itself or an employee of the corporation , it may be authenticated by facsimiles of the ...
... corporation or a facsimile thereof . If the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the corporation itself or an employee of the corporation , it may be authenticated by facsimiles of the ...
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... corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors . The corporate seal shall be circular in form , and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words " Corporate Seal " and " State of Alaska ...
... corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors . The corporate seal shall be circular in form , and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words " Corporate Seal " and " State of Alaska ...
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