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  2. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 - Wikipedia

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    These claims stem from a misunderstanding of the term municipal corporation used in the Act. [13] [14] There are many kinds of corporations; a corporation is any group authorized to legally act as a single entity; in this case, an incorporated, organized district of the United States. Most U.S. cities and counties are municipal corporations.

  3. Treaty of Washington (1871) - Wikipedia

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    Treaty of Washington; Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the Amicable Settlement of all Causes of Difference Between the Two Countries ("Alabama" Claims; Fisheries; Claims of Corporations, Companies or Private Individuals; Navigation of Rivers and Lakes; San Juan Water Boundary; and Rules Defining Duties of a Neutral Government during War).

  4. History of corporate law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1837, Connecticut adopted a general corporation statute that allowed for the incorporation of any corporation engaged in any lawful business. [3] Delaware did not enact its first corporation law until 1883. Bank of the United States v. Deveaux, 9 U.S. 61 (1809) corporations have capacity to sue. Gibbons v.

  5. List of acts of the Parliament of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, 1873 to 1900 at Canadiana.org; Acts of the Parliament (of the Dominion) of Canada, 1901 to 1997 at the Internet Archive; Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1987 to 2023 at the Government of Canada Publications catalogue. Official Justice Laws Website of the Canadian Department of Justice

  6. Canadian corporate law - Wikipedia

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    Canadian corporate law concerns the operation of corporations in Canada, which can be established under either federal or provincial authority. Federal incorporation of for-profit corporations is governed by Corporations Canada under the Canada Business Corporations Act. All of the Canadian provinces and territories also have laws permitting ...

  7. Numbered Treaties - Wikipedia

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    Canada obtains: Land rights; promise of peace, law, and order, and restricted alcohol use on reserves. Treaty 2: 21 August 1871: Manitoba Post: Adams Archibald (Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba), Wemyss Simpson (Indian Commissioner) Chippewa Tribe of Indians, and all Indians inhabiting the district hereafter.

  8. Alabama Claims - Wikipedia

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    Its assignment was to resolve the Alabama claims, refinancing, and other international disputes between Canada and the United States by treaty. [9] On March 8, 1871, the Treaty of Washington was signed at the State Department and the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty on May 24, 1871. [ 10 ]

  9. Oppression remedy in Canadian corporate law - Wikipedia

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    Provisions similar to s. 210 of the UK Companies Act 1948 were first introduced into Canadian law through the 1975 passage of the Canada Business Corporations Act. [1] It incorporated recommendations made in 1962 by the UK Jenkins Committee on Company Law for removing the linkage of the remedy with that of winding-up and for broadening its scope. [2]