New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE REVISION OF CORPORATION LAWS.

THE NEW CORPORATION LAWS OF NEw-fOkhh
AS revised by the Commissioners OF SAME Ht In
xiv 3f5. James Il. Lyon, Albany 1871
Every corporation lawyer will appreciate the Vaiue
and usefulncs. OF this work AT "a glance Iua p''"
NJ prcsent superiority the Other works on corpora
tions that have been published are several ~ =
the first publication to furnish complete ana ann
ta,ed edition of the revised corporation laws Vi '
state BY Of the acts Of loo9' IToe9>oI WYNN
the Cornell law school. and Messrs Isaac H.
and Eli C. Bclknap appointed comh'7'oh''9 ~
mako revision of the statutes of the state upon '"
subjects Their revision Of the corporation laws
odon,ed bv the last Legislature substantially as 'icH
enotod them, and they arr TO 60 into cnect upon t0
er.t day of next May This i the Chief occa,io" io'
the publication Of Whites book ana the eui'or HIS
preved that it was worth the undertaking.
The revision made by the Commissioners LAC oeo'
.o,lv received by corporation lawyers IN lew
,,.ncos was new legislation attempted bat the che'
nrrnose kent in view apparently was tofouEhN 90
codifv existing laws affecting all classes Vi Sto'N '"'
norations TO remove inconsistencies ana HUu'''' ny
the few necessary changes, and to present INC S'd
on tbe subject in the dearest most mcthod'ca' ana
,rteuribe form In connection WIN cach oil the sew
ora, CORPORATION statutes. White publishes the re
visers' notes and thus presents with the ne" Ia" '0
reasons that controlled or Influenced the iOrmIa""s
of them in their fresh shape. There are also citations
in the notes of the most important decisions pE '"-
Court of Appeals OF supreme court "l'o''i"e '
actions OF these statutes.
r,t 4, neither of the points lies the chief peculiar
value Of this book but rather In particular re'P'V
inc which too little aid has previousS been iurii'''
the practitioner-c complete forms for all necessary Pun
noses in the organization Of corporations. For ue
ordinary emergencies of practice the lawyer i wen
,,rovded bv thc books Of forms in common use WIN
authorities and rrecedcntS that save time ana hN"'o
accuracy But no adequate or even reSpectap'e poo"
~ forms has previously been published concerning "o
forms ia be used in the organization Of corpo"on
{, this State Every good lawyer il Is true ouE"' "
he ab,e without such assistance to draw Cei''"'O
~ in,orporation of a street railroad company VI
watorworks company that would meet all the require
ncnts of the statutes. And 50. indeed he do'o'o
able 10 do Eat he has to do much more INA" nav
he has also TO meet the requirements OF the 9''o''
Of states Office. which is quite dhleic' anu '
fines A more difficult thing. II has happened il''N
times that lawyer of the first class ha~ sent L" ->''
\ certificate # incorporation that to ms Judgment ''
rlicd with all the provisions Of law, ana ha~ U'e V
Nv ne rejection OF the secretary Of state because vi
soc technical rule o. that Office or failure !" 'o"
to that officials peculiar reading of the ''A'u'',
II i because Of Nr. White, long connect"h VIII" t'
oNcc ~ the secret ry OF state. and his am"'N WIN
al .be r,Ies AMI methods that control there ua' no
! snociallv fitted ~ craft the forms cmb ode" ID ''
hook In preparing the aunotation~ and references 10
,ho derivation Of each section Of tn new laws Nr'
white has been a->.,,ed 10y Edward J. "r'lH'h' ~
though tho term Of u~ci',lue~N OF thS Doom may -
fonpqra,ivcly short. il present value - al
T., the formation of NcwYork m'nc'cd CoiP"''"o"'
must be conceded.