Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution

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Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution is a section of the state’s fundamental law that sets forth specific provisions related to corporations and related economic regulations within Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional article
appliesTo business entities subject to Pennsylvania law
corporations operating in Pennsylvania
belongsToCategory Pennsylvania Constitution
surface form: Articles of the Pennsylvania Constitution

State constitutional provisions on corporations
bindingOn Pennsylvania General Assembly
executive branch of Pennsylvania
surface form: Pennsylvania executive branch

Pennsylvania courts
surface form: Pennsylvania judiciary

corporations chartered under Pennsylvania law
foreign corporations doing business in Pennsylvania
citationStyle Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pa. Const. art. XVI
constitutionalArea business law
corporate law
economic regulation
country United States of America
defines constitutional limits on corporations in Pennsylvania
enforcedBy Pennsylvania courts
surface form: courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
governingBody Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
governs relationship between the state and corporations
hasAuthorityFrom people of Pennsylvania
hasLanguage English
hasLegalEffectOn administrative regulation of corporations in Pennsylvania
corporate regulation statutes in Pennsylvania
hasScope statewide
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Pennsylvania courts
surface form: Pennsylvania appellate courts

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
surface form: Pennsylvania trial courts
isSubordinateTo United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States
jurisdiction Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
legalHierarchy supreme law within Pennsylvania subject to the U.S. Constitution
legalStatus binding law
legalSystem state constitutional law of Pennsylvania
levelOfGovernment state
locatedInDocument main body of the Pennsylvania Constitution
partOf Pennsylvania Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
regulates corporate formation
corporate governance
corporate powers
corporate privileges
economic activities of corporations
subject corporations
economic regulation
typeOfLaw public law

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Pennsylvania Constitution hasPart Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution citationStyle Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pa. Const. art. XVI