State ex rel. Henderson v. Lesueur
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The purposes of the Lafayette Park Club are •of an educational nature, tending to promote literature and intellectual culture, and come directly within the provisions of the statute. R. S. 1889, secs. 2821-2, ■et seq. The state grants the right of incorporation where the associátion .is designed to promote literature, and this is one of the declared objects of the club.
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Mandamus. (1) The purposes of the Lafayette Park Club are •of an educational nature, tending to promote literature and intellectual culture, and come directly within the provisions of the statute. R. S. 1889, secs. 2821-2, ■et seq. The state grants the right of incorporation where the associátion .is designed to promote literature, and this is one of the declared objects of the club. (2) The court had the power to render a pro forma decree of incorporation based upon the provisions of section 2825, and hence had jurisdiction of the subject-matter. Prom these premises (jurisdiction of person…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The relators joined in articles of agreement for the purpose of being incorporated by the name of the “Lafayette Park Club,” under article 10 of chapter 42, Revised Statutes, 1889, which article consists of sections numbered from 2821 to 2835. On the petition of the relators the circuit court of the city of St. Louis made a pro forma decree declaring that the articles of agreement and the purposes of the association came within the purview of said article, and were not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of the United States or of this state. The decree was *556made pursuant to section…
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