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General and special

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

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.

Defined under Franchise in Black's Law Dictionary.