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To: TimF who wrote (129639)1/29/2010 3:10:57 PM
From: Sam  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541967
 
tim, corporations existed back then, but they were chartered by governments and were virtually appendages of governments. They certainly didn't exist in their modern form.



To: TimF who wrote (129639)1/29/2010 3:11:05 PM
From: Ron  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541967
 
Nope, those were not today's corporation in the legal sense.
Besides, if corporations did exist back then, don't you think there would be some mention of them in the constitution?