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Idaho Constitution, Article XI

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Article XI, Corporations, Public And Private

18 sections · 0 paragraphs in this article.

All articles234 Art. I23 Art. II1 Art. III29 Art. IV19 Art. V26 Art. VI7 Art. VII18 Art. VIII11 Art. IX11 Art. X6 Art. XI18 Art. XII4 Art. XIII7 Art. XIV6 Art. XV7 Art. XVI1 Art. XVII1 Art. XVIII13 Art. XIX2 Art. XX4 Art. XXI20

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Idaho Const. art. XI, § 1 Certain Grants And Charters Invalidated.
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All existing charters or grants of special or exclusive privileges, under which the corporations or grantees shall not have organized or commenced business in good faith at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall thereafter have no validity.
Idaho Const. art. XI, § 2 Special Charters Prohibited.
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No charter of incorporation shall be granted, extended, changed or amended by special law, except for such municipal, charitable, educational, penal, or reformatory corporations as are or may be, under the control of the state; but the legislature shall provide by general law for…
Idaho Const. art. XI, § 3 Revocation And Alteration Of Charters.
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The legislature may provide by law for altering, revoking, or annulling any charter of incorporation, existing and revocable at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.
Idaho Const. art. XI, § 4 Cumulative Voting.
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The legislature shall not prohibit corporations from electing directors by cumulative voting.

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Idaho Const. art. XI, § 5 Regulation And Control Of Railroads.

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All railroads shall be public highways, and all railroad, transportation, and express companies shall be common carriers, and subject to legislative control, and the legislature shall have power to regulate and control by law, the rates of charges for the transportation of passen…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 6 Equal Transportation Rights Guaranteed.

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All individuals, associations, and corporations, similarly situated, shall have equal rights to have persons or property transported on and over any railroad, transportation, or express route in this state, except that preference may be given to perishable property. No undue or u…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 7 Acceptance Of Constitution By Corporations.

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No corporation other than municipal corporations in existence at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall have the benefit of any future legislation, without first filing in the office of the secretary of state an acceptance of the provisions of this Constitution in b…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 8 Right Of Eminent Domain And Police Power Reserved.

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The right of eminent domain shall never be abridged, nor so construed as to prevent the legislature from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as the property of individuals; and the police powers of the state sh…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 9 Increase In Capital Stock.

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No corporation shall issue stocks or bonds, except for labor done, services performed, or money or property actually received; and all fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void. The stock of corporations shall not be increased except in pursuance of general law, …

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 10 Regulation Of Foreign Corporations.

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No foreign corporation shall do any business in this state without having one or more known places of business, and an authorized agent or agents in the same, upon whom process may be served; and no company or corporation formed under the laws of any other country, state, or terr…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 11 Constructing Railroad In City Or Town.

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No street, or other railroad, shall be constructed within any city, town, or incorporated village without the consent of the local authorities having the control of the street or highway proposed to be occupied by such street or other railroad.

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 12 Retroactive Laws Favoring Corporations Prohibited.

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The legislature shall pass no law for the benefit of a railroad, or other corporation, or any individual, or association of individuals retroactive in its operation, or which imposes on the people of any county or municipal subdivision of the state, a new liability in respect to …

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 13 Telegraph And Telephone Companies.

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Any association or corporation, or the lessees or managers thereof, organized for the purpose, or any individual, shall have the right to construct and maintain lines of telegraph or telephone within this state, and connect the same with other lines; and the legislature shall by …

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 14 Consolidation Of Corporations With Foreign Corporations.

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If any railroad, telegraph, express, or other corporation, organized under any of the laws of this state, shall consolidate, by sale or otherwise, with any railroad, telegraph, express, or other corporation, organized under any of the laws of any other state or territory, or of t…

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 15 Transfer Of Franchises.

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The legislature shall not pass any law permitting the leasing or alienation of any franchise so as to release or relieve the franchise or property held thereunder from any of the liabilities of the lessor or grantor, or lessee or grantee, contracted or incurred in the operation, …

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 16 Term "Corporation" Defined.

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The term "corporation" as used in this article, shall be held and construed to include all associations and joint stock companies having or exercising any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 17 Liability Of Stockholders — Dues.

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Dues from private corporations shall be secured by such means as may be prescribed by law, but in no case shall any stockholder be individually liable in any amount over or above the amount of stock owned by him.

Idaho Const. art. XI, § 18 Combinations In Restraint Of Trade Prohibited.

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That no incorporated company or any association of persons or stock company, in the state of Idaho, shall directly or indirectly combine or make any contract with any other incorporated company, foreign or domestic, through their stockholders or the trustees or assignees of such …