Edwards v. Denver & R. G. R.

Four distinct propositions are advanced by counsel for appellee in support of the judgment rendered in this case. We will consider these propositions separately, though not in the exact order of presentation by the briefs.

First. That the statute under consideration is a nullity, because its application rests wholly upon the performance of an act nowhere directed or authorized, viz., the issuing of certificates of incorporation by the secretary of state to corporations organized for pecuniary profit.

The statute in question provides that from and after its passage all corporations organized for…