municipal corporation

A municipal corporation, created by a state for the better ordering of government, has no privileges or immunities under the Federal Constitution which it may invoke in opposition to the will of its creator.

A public corporation, created by government for political purposes, and having subordinate and local powers of legislation; e. g., a county, town, city, etc. 2 Kent, Comm. 275; Angell & A. Corp. 9, 29; 1 Baldw. (U. S.) 222. An incorporation of persons, inhabitants its local civil government. Glover, Mun. Corp. 1. The incorporation, by authority of the government, of the inhabitants of a particular place, and authorizing them, in their corporate capacity, to exercise certain specified powers with respect to their local government. Dill. Mun. Corp. § 2. In modern usage, the term is somewhat narrower, and is generally confined to bodies politic, specially organized or chartered, and excluding the ordinary political divisions of the state.

In this sense, it includes cities and villages, but excludes counties, townships, or school districts. 44 Wis. 489; 34 Iowa, 84; 52 Mo. 309. But see 36 Minn. 430. In English Law. A body of persons In a town having the powers of acting as one person, of holding and transmitting property, and of regulating the government of the town. Such corporations existed in the chief towns of England (as of other countries) from very early times, deriving their authority from "incorporating" charters granted by the crown. Wharton.

A public corporation, created by government for political purposes, and having subordinate and local powers of legislation; e. p., a county, town, city, etc. 2 Kent, Comm. 275. An incorporation of persons, inhabitants of a particular place, or connected with a particular district, enabling them to conduct its local civil government. Glov. Man. Corp. 1.

In English law. A body of persons in a town having the powers of acting as one person, of holding and transmitting property, and of regulating the government of the town. Such corporations existed In the chief towns of England (as of other countries) from very early times, deriving their authority from "incorporating" charters granted by the crown. Wharton.

— Municipal corporations aet. In English law. A general statute, (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76,) passed in 1835, prescribing general regulations for the incorporation and government of bor-ougbs.

— Quasi municipal corporations. Public corporations organized for governmental purposes and having for most purposes the status and powers of municipal corporations (such as counties, townships, and school districts), but not municipal corporations proper, such as cities and incorporated towns. See Snider v. St. Paul, 51 Minn. 466, 53 N. W. 763, 18 In R. A. 151.

A public corporation, created by government for political purposes, and having subordinate and local powers of legislation; e. g., a county, town, city,cte. 2 Kent, Comm. 275. An incorporation of persons, inhabitants of a particular place, or connected with a particular district, enabling them to conduct its local civil government. Glov, Mun. Corp. 1. In English law. <A body of persons ina town having the powers of acting as one person, of holding and transmitting property, and of regulating the government of the town. Sueh corporations existed in thechief towns of Kngland (as of other countries) from very early times, deriving their authorityfrom “incorporating” charters granted by the crown. Wharton. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

A public corporation, administering local government. Municipal la'w: the law of a particular state or nation. Municipal court: v. Court, 112.