OF CORPORATIONS, FRATERNITIES, AND GUILDS; OR, A DISCOURSE, WHEREIN THE LEARNING OF THE LAW TOUCHING BODIES POLITIQUE IS UNFOLDED, SHEWING THE USE AND NECESSITY OF THAT...Sheppard, WilliamItem #: 66280 Published: OE; Printed for H. Twyford, T. Dring, J. Pla; Reprinted in 2008. Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY Reprint of the only edition of the first English treatise onthe laws governing corporate bodies. The first six sectionsdefine types of corporations and their component parts. Thefollowing three sections discuss chargers, "what ordinancesa corporation may make" and "the nature of a corporation."The final part of the book is a collection of forms. Amongthe corporations discussed are two established by the RumpParliament: The Norwich Weavers and The Corporation for thePropagation of the Gospel in New England. Active in theProtectorate, where he was Cromwell's legal advisor,Sheppard aimed to reform the common law. Ahead of his timein many ways, some of his proposals anticipate changes thatwere adopted in the nineteenth century.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |