Isle Royale Land Corp. v. Osmun
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Relator applies for mandamus to compel the Secretary of State to file a copy of its articles of association under Hew. Stat. § 4098. The facts are stated in the opinion, as also the points of counsel passed upon by the Court.
1DissentLong, J.
I am unable to agree with my Brother Campbell in this case. The objections made by the Secretary of State to filing these articles of association are, first,—
That section 23, Act No. 113, Laws of 1877, under which relator claims the right to file and record its articles, is in conflict with section 20, Art. 4-, of the Constitution of this State, which provides that no law shall embrace more than one object, w'hioh shall be expressed in its title.
The general purpose of the act is to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of companies for mining, smelting, and manufacturing iron,…
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