...caused the application to be made for two millions of dollars, and inserted a clause in that charter, that the " surplus capital might be employed in any...the laws and constitution of the United States or of the State of New- York." It is under this clause that the Manhattan Company use and exercise all the...

...caused the application to be made for two millions of dollars, and inserted a clause in that charter, that the " surplus capital might be employed in any...the laws and constitution of the United States or of the State of New-York." It is under this clause that the Manhattan Company use and exercise all the...

...caused the application to be made for two millions of dollars, and inserted a clause in that charter, that the "surplus capital might be employed in any...the laws and constitution of the United States or of the Statfl of New- York." It is under this clause that the Manhattan Company use and exercise all the...

...until like officers shall be chosen, and may make such by-laws, rules, orders and regulations, as are not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of the United States, or of this commonwealth, for the well governing the affairs of the said company: Provided, That no P"*1*0person...

...came to investigate his water charter, they found tucked away among its clauses a paragraph stating that "the surplus capital might be employed in any...the laws and Constitution of the United States or of the State of New York." And the Chief Justice had warned Governor Jay before he signed the charter...

...direction, or the stock might fall, by an artful clause " permitting the surplus capital of 82,000,000," to be employed " in any way not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of the United States, or of the State of New York." Under this accommodating provision, the astonished public soon saw an extensive...

...probable, that the construction of the water works would not absorb the whole of that sum, they asked for a provision that the " surplus capital might be employed...laws and constitution of the United States, or of the state of New-York." This request seemed to be but reasonable, and yet, under the authority of these...

...probable, that the construction of the water works would not absorb the whole of that sum, they asked for a provision that the "surplus capital might be employed...laws and constitution of the United States, or of the state of New-York." This request seemed to be but reasonable, and yet, under the authority of these...

...two millions of dollars. In all probability, they added, this would be too much, and, therefore, they proposed to insert in the charter a provision that...laws and Constitution of the United States, or of t/w Slate of New York." The bill passed both Houses as a matter of course, few members even so much...

...employed in the purchase of public or other stocks, " or in any other money transaction or operation not inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of the United States or of the State of New York." The real purpose of the act was concealed, the majority of the legislature...