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mbEx. 4.W CORPORATIONS {continved). Page Aggregate and sole . . . . .121,2 Ecclesiastical and lay . . . . . 122 Lay Corporations, civil or eleemosynary . . ibid. Various public corporations for sciences, &c. . . ibid. King alone can constitute . . . 122, 3 Common-law corporations without prerogative 123 Corporations by prescription . . . ibid. King's express assent by charter . . . ibid. Charter, what words sufficient, and what will consti- tute a corporation . . . . . 123, 4 Usual functions and peculiar properties of corpdrations, need not be expressly granted . . . 124 Crown cannot compel a body to accept, or a subject to become a member ..... ibid. When a prescriptive corporation, though charter con- tain words of creation .... ibid. Majority of town to be incorporated must accept char- ter . . . . . . . ibid. Charter may be accepted by majority olf part, though there be not a majority of wholie, when . . . ibid. What sufficient acceptance of charter . .125 Whether corporation may accept part only of a charter ibid. Old corporation may refuse new charter in toto . ihid. Charter should give name of corporation, but name by implication . . . . .126 King may mould them ; when may alter roles and when not ..... . ibid. 'King cannot furtii^h tltem ^ith potvers, &c. tncohsistent with law ...... 127 King may gtant the prerogJitiVeofci^eating to a subject, law and doctrine there6h . . 127,8,9 Statute corporations ..... 139 Usually created by ICing ... . 127 Corporations cannot make a sub-corporation . . 129 King when and how visitor of . . . . 130, 1 King cannot destroy corporation . . 119,125,182 King may take back charter by surrender inrdtc'd . 132