Incorporation

Classified boards may be effected through provisions in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or in a corporation’s bylaws. Effecting a classified board in the certificate of incorporation maximizes protection to the board because it is more difficult to remove the classified board provision and declassify the board effected in a charter than in a corporation’s bylaws . If a corporation’s certificate of incorporation contains a provision classifying the board of directors, declassification cannot be done by stockholder vote alone because declassification will require an amendment to the certificate of incorporation. Amendments to a certificate of incorporation require action by both the board of directors and the stockholders. See.…

New York (1925). Since then, the United States government has implemented plenty of laws and enforced decisions made by the Supreme Court strictly. Selective incorporation is a doctrine found in the United States Constitution that prohibits the states from passing any law that inhibits the constitutional rights given to citizens through the Bill of Rights. Essentially, this doctrine protects Americans by insuring that the states cannot inhibit their rights. The selective portion of the doctrine…

Not many cases are reviewed by the Supreme Court, but those that do often pertain to the Incorporation Doctrine, a unique concept that has many reeling with contradicting opinions. One in particular dealt with a certain amendment which, to this day, is only partially incorporated into this said concept. Benton v. Maryland was a Supreme Court decision that included the Fourteenth Amendment, often referred to as the Incorporation Doctrine. The case included a man named John Benton, and in 1965,…

Lifting The Veil Of Incorporation and Situation Lifting the veil of incorporation is permitted when the person of the company are using the incorporation of the company to deliberately frustrate a legal obligation. A veil was described as a wall between the company and its shareholders. Hence, once a limited liability company is created as of the separate legal entity principle, the veil of incorporation will be created between the personal assets of the members and the assets of the company.…

Alan Trachtenberg’s The Incorporation of America examined the various changes experienced by America in the mid to late 1800s. The book started off by setting the stage for the rise of the cities and industries. This was accomplished by the westward expansion of America in the post Civil War era. In addition to integrating America, the expansion of railroads led to the extermination of the Indian population through bloody massacres and assimilationist policies. With America fully connected,…

During studying at Houston Community College, I am going to volunteer at many organizations to have more skills. Depend on VolunteerMatch (1998-2017), an organization named Bee Busy Incorporation needs some office assistants. It located at 9896 Bissonnet Suite 625 Houston, Texas, 77036. This organization is looking for volunteers having time in order to help at Southwest Houston agency. The situation is office assistant who will manage various tasks such as making copies, email and fax, data…

GAP Incorporation Introduction GAP Incorporation is an apparel company operating outlet and retail stores around the world. The company’s specialty is in accessories, casual wear, and personal care goods for men, women, and children (Gap Inc., 2015). The company is among the key players in international clothing markets even though it has weakened. The company’s brands include Old Navy, Forth & Towne, banana republic, and Gap (Gap Inc., 2015). The company’s retail stores are in countries like…

Tesla Motors Incorporation. Tesla Motors Inc. is a motor company founded in 2003 in Silicon Valley by a group of engineers (Tesla, 2015: Burns, 2014). Their main aim was to prove that electric cars could do better than local gasoline powered automobiles. Their products would be cars with instant torque, incredible power, and zero emissions, with each new generation becoming more affordable than their competitors'. Tesla launched its first car in 2012, the model that was the first electric Sedan…

The Origins and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights When the U.S. Constitution was first drafted it only addressed how the government would function and lacked any mention of individual rights and liberties at the federal or state level. This lack of individual rights and civil liberties provided difficulty in the ratification of the Constitution by the states. It took years of debate between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist to create the Bill of Rights (The Bill of Rights: A Brief History),…

Selective Incorporation is a constitutional legal code that protects the rights of a citizen that is ensured in the Bill of Rights. It has been used in numerous cases throughout time to remind everyone that every citizen’s rights are protected. Some cases include Town of Greece v. Galloway, McDonald v. Chicago, Benton v. Maryland, and Atkins v. Virginia. In these cases, multiple people were tried for what were misunderstood as wrongdoings. Selective Incorporation is used widely in the judicial…