Legal Opinion
Knights of Ku Klux Klan v. Commonwealth ex rel. State Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 20, 1924PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
Whether or not the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a corporation chartered under the laws of the State of' Georgia, is required to comply with the statutes applicable to foreign corporations desiring to do business or exercise their corporate functions in this State, is the question here involved. The corporation has been fined under Code, section 3848, for failure to comply with the provisions of Code, section 3847, both of which are printed in the margin.* In this connection it is proper also to consider this pertinent part of section 163 of the Constitution, also in the margin. †
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hazen v. National Rifle Ass'n of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Inc., a Corporation v. Mechanical Contractors Association of Northern California, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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