 | 1904 - 980 pages
...provisions of Rev. St US § 5136, which declares that banks specified In the statute may sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity as fully as natural persons. It is true that In the construction of statutes the word "may" Is sometimes construed as meaning "must,"... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1907 - 752 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, by vote of the stockholders... | |
 | 1907 - 740 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, bv vote of the stockholders... | |
 | 1908 - 440 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, by vote of the stockholders... | |
 | Philippines. Governor - 1908 - 442 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, by vote of the stockholders... | |
 | United States. War Department, William Howard Taft - 1908 - 194 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, by vote of the stockholders... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1908 - 446 pages
...provided such request be made at least one year before the expiration of the twenty-five years mentioned. It may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...defend, in any court of law or equity, as fully as a natural person. ARTICLE III. That the bank is authorized to change its name, by vote of the stockholders... | |
 | William MacDonald - 1908 - 648 pages
...shareholders owning two 1 See act of March 14, 1900, section 10. — ED. thirds of its stock, or unless the franchise shall be forfeited by a violation of this act; by such name it may make contracts . . . [ &c.] . . . , and exercise under this act all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to... | |
 | United States - 1910 - 828 pages
...asso- unless, etc. ciation, or by the act of its shareholders owning two thirds of its stock, or unless the franchise shall be forfeited by a violation of this act ; by such name it may General make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity as fully... | |
 | 1911 - 46 pages
...the name designated in its articles of association and for the period limited therein; by such name may make contracts, sue and be sued, complain and...court of law or equity as fully as natural persons, and may make by-laws, not inconsistent with law or the provisions of this act, for the election of... | |
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... sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law and equity as fully as natural persons... 
