special charter
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From 84 U.S. 425 - State v. Stoll · 1873Most cited · 112 citing opinions
The provisions of a special charter or a special authority derived from the legislature are not affected by general legislation on the subject. The two are to be deemed to stand together; one as the general law of the land, the other as the law of the particular case.