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Bill Taft: “The drafting of such a Federal incorporation law would offer ample opportunity to prevent many manifest evils in…”

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The drafting of such a Federal incorporation law would offer ample opportunity to prevent many manifest evils in corporate management to-day, including irresponsibility of control in the hands of the few who are not the real owners.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft highlights the potential for a Federal incorporation law to address issues in corporate management.

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