Article IV, Part Third, Section 14 of the maine State Constitution

Article IV, Part Third, Section 14 of the Maine State Constitution says:

Corporations shall be formed under general laws, and shall not be created by special Acts of the Legislature, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where the objects of the corporation cannot otherwise be attained, and, however formed , they shall forever be subject of the general laws of the state ( emphasis mine)

Quote from the legislative Charter for Brunswick Landing Maine's Center for Innovation : The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is established as a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State to carry out the purposes of this article. The authority is entrusted with acquiring and managing the properties within the geographic boundaries of Brunswick Naval Air Station. [2009, c. 641,
§1 (AMD).]
1. Powers. The authority is a public municipal corporation and may:D. Exercise the power of eminent domain; [2005, c. 599, §1 (NEW).]

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Monday, October 27, 2014

     Preserving The American Political Philosophy: Socialism-Communism VS The Maine State Constitution


Sorry this is the DIRECT link to this post: This blog post includes a video by Julie Ranson explaining the difference between socialism and communism and is followed by out takes from A Maine Citizen's Journey Through The Statutes of Transformation beginning with teh innaugural address of Governor Seldon Connor on the passage of Article IV, Part Third Section 14 of the Maine State Constitution providing for Separation of Corporation & State and then moving to 1977 with quotes from legislation chartering various corporations serving as instrumentalities of the state and based on a newly deemed government function of centrally managing Maine's economy
http://americanpoliticalphilosophy.blogspot.com/2014/10/socialism-communism-vs-maine-state.html