Article XVII of the Pennsylvania Constitution
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Article XVII of the Pennsylvania Constitution is the section of the state’s fundamental law that governs corporations and related regulatory matters within Pennsylvania.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article XVII of the Pennsylvania Constitution canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of a state constitution
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn |
Pennsylvania Constitution
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surface form:
1874 Constitution of Pennsylvania
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| appliesTo |
canal corporations in Pennsylvania
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corporations doing business in Pennsylvania ⓘ railroad corporations in Pennsylvania ⓘ telegraph corporations in Pennsylvania ⓘ telephone corporations in Pennsylvania ⓘ transportation corporations in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Pennsylvania General Assembly
ⓘ
courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ executive officers of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on consolidation and merger of corporations
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provisions on corporate charters ⓘ provisions on corporate indebtedness ⓘ provisions on discrimination in rates by common carriers ⓘ provisions on eminent domain by corporations ⓘ provisions on free passes and special privileges by carriers ⓘ provisions on liability of corporations ⓘ provisions on parallel and competing lines of transportation ⓘ provisions on stock and bond issuance by corporations ⓘ provisions on supervision of railroads and canals ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Pennsylvania courts
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surface form:
courts of Pennsylvania
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| hasAmendments | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted in response to concerns about railroad and corporate power in the 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional article ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law within Pennsylvania subject to later amendments ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pennsylvania Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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| purpose |
to impose duties and restrictions on common carriers
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to protect the public interest in relation to corporate activities ⓘ to regulate corporations and related enterprises within Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
corporate law in Pennsylvania
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economic regulation in Pennsylvania ⓘ public utility regulation in Pennsylvania ⓘ transportation law in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| subject |
canals
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common carriers ⓘ corporate regulation ⓘ corporations ⓘ railroads ⓘ telegraph companies ⓘ telephone companies ⓘ transportation companies ⓘ |
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