General and special
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The charter of a corporation is its general" franchise, while a "special" franchise consists in any rights granted by the public to use property for a public use but with private profit. Lord v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc..
194 N. Y. 212, 87 N. E. 448, 22 L. R. A. (N. S.) 420.