municipal grant
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From 207 U.S. 385 - Water Light Gas Company of Hutchinson Kansas v. City of Hutchinson No 53 Water Light Gas Company of Hutchinson Kansas · 1907Most cited · 44 citing opinions
That grants to municipal corporations, like grants to private corporations, are subject to the rule of strict construction... the power to grant an exclusive privilege must be expressly given, or, if inferred from other powers, must be indispensable to them.