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It's December 26th, and I'm packing minimally. I'm driving to L.A. to both visit my wife and get one last road trip in before the end of the year. I had some things to take care of, so I didn't hit the road till noon.
Blake and Shelby let me know they were satying down the coast in Avilla beach. Google that town when you can, it is hope to both an oil refinery accident and a Nuclear powerplant. If Godzilla were going to arise from the waters, it would be here.
This guy was playing in the surf and rolling around on the sand.
Avilla Beach does not like RV's that don't have self contained grey water and black water reservoirs. They let us know that normally they wouldn't allow us to camp there, but considering that no one was around, and they explained the rules to us, they were going to let us slide.
No fires on the beach, but fires are allowed in self contained fire boxes. This one was exceptionally well made.
This shirt was my Christmas present. Marine Layer Shirts, San Francisco. They have a 1969 Bus with their logo on it..
I finish the drive to L.A. by heading down State street in Santa Barbara, then over to Ojai.
I get coffee, walk around a little, and am just about to get back in the bus when it gets noticed. Conversations about the one they sold, or that guy who lives in one up the canyon, or the one that broke down all the time, or the one they really loved but didn't want to fix, but they should have not let it go, and about 20 minutes later, I insist on heading up the road. One of the people looking at it offer to buy it, I tell him he can't afford it. He says "seriously, $1000.00" I say seriously, you can't afford it. I don't think he understood.
I'll start next year tomorrow by adjusting the valves, checking my fuel lines, and making sure I'm good for the drive back up.
It's been a good camping year. Thanks for the company and Happy New Year. Since we aren't spending it together, can we have a beer at the next camp out?
There are 278 state parks in California. 70 will be closed in June of next year. Here's a list of them.
There is one on that list that I adore. It's about three hours south of San Francisco, but completely worth it. I needed a break from the world, so I took a Thursday off, and headed down to Limekiln State Park.
Limekiln is named for it's kilns that were used to process lime. They were brought there in the late 1800's and the surrounding redwoods were used for fuel while the worked quarried the stones and baked them into bricks. The trees have grown back, and the Kilns have gone the way nature would take them.
I arrived mid-afternoon. There was one other person there - a cyclist working his way down the coast. The camp host wasn't there, and I could have camped for free, but not wanting to ruin good karma, I paid the fee.
I like campsites with a view.
Anyone who has driven highway one knows words are inadequate. Cliffs, beautiful bridges, ocean, windswept trees, and endless beauty are part of the twists and turns that make up the coast highway. I arrived mid afternoon and spent the evening over a warm fire and watching the world change color.
The next morning I resolved to see the rest of the park, it's less than a mile hike and the last time I was here (about 10 years ago) it was closed off.
So the first thing I did after coffee was argue with the Gull who decided that it was his bus.
Me: "Bird, I need to drop the top and pack it up"
Me: "No seriously, I have to be home mid-afternoon"
So bird just sat there and watched me pack up, and gave me cautious looks while I did everything *but* lower the pop top. He eventually got bored.
And a mere half mile more across some fallen trees and up a precarious path is this 100 foot water fall.
I saw an osprey nest and could see a bunch of sea birds following a school of fish. I didn't see any whales, but I caught a glimpse of some sea otters.
As anyone who drives a bus knows, we all look out for each other - other bus drivers that is. We wave to each other and admire each others vehicles.
I counted 12 between Monterey and Limekiln. Mostly vanagons, on syncro, but 3 bay windows.
The park is slated to close in June, I suspect I will go back before it does.
I've been behind again on posting. so I'll get to the good stuff.
The Camper Family does an annual non-thanksgiving turkey fry. Those who have been following over the past few years know that it has traditionally been at Bothe-Napa State Park, and that it has traditionally rained. More accurately, poured. Even more accurately, dumped a small ocean on our campsite. We are used to rivers running through the site - yeah, that's how we roll.
So it was a surprise this year when we only got a little mist and a few drops.
We arrived Friday and tried something a little new - the Coleman oven pizza.
The Coleman Oven (we nicknamed it the EZ-Bake oven, we felt like little girls with toys ovens) is more-than-expected useful. It gets up to about 450 degrees, and folds flat for optimum space use. The pizzas were delicious. And warm.
The main event each year is the Turkey, of course. Here the fryer is set up a safe distance from the tent, while still be close enough in case of rain.
Kris Hansen is carefully lowering the bird. As opposed to giving us the bird - that's something different.
I didn't get many VW pics this year, but everyone here has already been seen before. So, here's a pic of Blake and Shelby for their Christmas cards.
And this is their bus from a distance.


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Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf
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Macrobel taxon details
Polybius Leach, 1820 [in Leach, 1815-1875]
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Pleocyemata
Eubrachyura
Heterotremata
Portunoidea
Polybiidae
Polybiidae Ortmann, 1893
Polybius (Polybius) Leach, 1820 (status change)
Subgenus Polybius (Polybius) Leach, 1820 accepted as Polybius Leach, 1820 [in Leach, 1815-1875] (status change)
» Species Polybius (Polybius) depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Polybius (Polybius) holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) accepted as Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) (Subsequent combination)
Species Polybius arcuatus (Leach, 1814) accepted as Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794) (Subsequent combination)
Species Polybius pusillus (Leach, 1815) accepted as Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1816)
Macrobel (2020). Polybius Leach, 1820 [in Leach, 1815-1875]. Accessed at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106928 on 2021-01-21
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Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (Macrobel). Polybius Leach, 1820 [in Leach, 1815-1875]. Accessed at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106928 on 2021-01-21
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basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Synonymy A multitude of combinations have been used in the literature consulted; we've followed d'Udekem d'Acoz (1999) in his classification, and considered only his combinations as being valid. However, not all old combinations were explicitly mentioned in his work; since there is little doubt that the same taxa are ment, we placed them in synonymy. [details]
Synonymy The genera Liocarcinus, Macropipus, Necora and Polybius of recent authors are related, and are probably a monophyletic group, separate from other genera of the Polybiinae. In order to stabilise the nomenclature, all speceis of the four genera are placed in a single genus, Polybius, with four subgenera. Three of these have been named already: Polybius, Necora and Macropipus. The fourth one will be named by Froglia and Manning. [details]
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Q: Is it possible to install a specific package from proposed repos? I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04. I intend to do so for the future because of its long time support and stability. However, I would like to contribute to testing proposed updates for Precise. I know that the proposed updates can be enabled through software sources. However doing so will install all proposed updates. However, I would like to test only a specific package (unity) and its dependencies.
How would I go about doing this?

A: Yes, this can be controlled by 'pinning' the release channel priorities. See this how to on how to configure APT to do this by setting pin-priorities on release channels.
The specific number set there is the key. High enough to receive updates when installed from the channel, yet low enough to get installed by default when not selecting the specific channel.
Then use your package management to select the release channel like this:
$ sudo apt-get install mypackage/precise-proposed

The how-to I just mentioned is using aptitude, but I recommend apt-get in recent Ubuntu versions as it has trouble handling multiarch dependencies, in my experience.

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We were recently asked to do a rope installation on Friday November 18th for Fleet Ilya's latest Pop-Up Exhibition.
Our friend Despina Zacharopoulou had introduced us to a wonderful concept of 'activating' a sculpture and we were so inspired by this! The rope sculpture took about 3 kilometres of rope to complete and needed to be symmetric (ish).
In the end it looked a bit like an empty chest cavity, needing a heart. The 'activation' happened by tying and encapsulating the beautiful and talented Maisy Taylor to the inside of the structure, bringing it to life and making it whole.
Massive thank you to JessicaWabbitt for the assistance on Thursday and to FredHatt for his support on Friday.
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Quilting with Amy and Make-Your-Own Hershey's Syrup (no HFCS)!
It's been almost a non-culinary weekend for me. Yesterday, I spent the day shopping with my sister Tina and we started our adventure with dim sum at a little Chinese restaurant in a strip mall in Ellicott City (yes, we will travel for good food). I knew it was going to be a great meal when I saw that the walls were plastered with menus in Chinese– yeah! We sampled all our favorite dishes– steamed pork shumai, wide chow fun noodles with beef, white fluffy steamed buns filled with red roasted pork to name a few– and were amply fortified for the marathon one-way two-story trek around Ikea.
however, Amy's are decidedly dramatic– I love hers! We're planning a date to help each other lay out the final designs.
So I made another batch this evening. It's basically a simple sugar syrup (the kind you use to sweeten iced tea and lemonade) with cocoa and other flavorings. I've tried different amounts of cocoa and it seems my family likes half as much cocoa as sugar; feel free to experiment to your own tastes!
If you usually let your child have Hershey's chocolate syrup, then this one is just as good, and it's made only with sugar, water, cocoa, salt and vanilla. I add some instant espresso powder but if you're worried about adding caffeine levels, omit it.
Boil for one minute til sauce is thickened; it will lightly coat a wooden spoon.
The vanilla may bubble a bit, but don't worry about it. Just go ahead and stir it in!
Store in the refrigerator when cooled. I don't know how long it keeps as we tend to run out on a weekly basis between Kurt and Ken's chocolate milk and hot cocoa cravings.
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What is a trademark? How is it defined under Philippine law?
Under Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code), a "mark" is defined as any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an enterprise. Under this definition, a stamped or marked container of goods also qualifies as a trademark or service mark.
Is it necessary to have a trademark registered in the Philippines?
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What is a collective mark? Can collective marks be registered in the Philippines?
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Collective marks can be registered in the Philippines. An application for registration of a collective mark shall designate the mark as a collective mark and shall be accompanied by a copy of the agreement, if any, governing the use of the collective mark.
What are the requirements for registration of a trademark under Philippine law?
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Is there any other requirement that needs to be complied with in a trademark application?
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When is the filing date of an application?
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Can anyone other than the owner of a trademark file an application for its registration in the Philippines?
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Where should one file an application for registration of a trademark or service mark?
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Does a foreign applicant for trademark registration require a Philippine agent or representative?
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Are multiple-class trademark applications allowed in the Philippines?
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Can an applicant claim convention priority in a trademark application?
What is the duration of a trademark registration in the Philippines?
A trademark registration is valid for ten (10) years.
What is required to maintain a trademark registration?
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What proof of actual use of a trademark is acceptable for purposes of filing the Declaration of Actual Use?
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Are trademark registrations in the Philippines renewable?
Yes. A trademark registration may be renewed for periods of ten (10) years after the expiration of the original ten-year term, upon payment of the prescribed fee and upon filing of a petition for renewal of registration.
When must the petition for renewal of trademark registration be filed?
The renewal must be filed within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of the trademark registration or within the six (6)-month grace period after its expiration, for an additional fee.
Can opposition proceedings be instituted against an application for trademark registration?
Yes. Under Philippine law, any person who believes that he would be damaged by the registration of the mark may, upon payment of the required fee, file with the Bureau of Legal Affairs an opposition to the application. Any opposition to a trademark application should be filed within thirty (30) days after the publication of the application in the IPO Gazette.
What is the procedure for cancellation of trademark registration in the Philippines?
A petition to cancel a trademark registration may be filed with the Bureau of Legal Affairs (BLA) of the Intellectual Property Office by any person who believes that he is or will be damaged by the registration.
(a) Within five (5) years from the date of the registration of the mark.
(b) At any time, if the registered mark becomes the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it is registered, or has been abandoned, or its registration was obtained fraudulently or contrary to the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code (IP Code), or if the registered mark is being used by, or with the permission of, the registrant so as to misrepresent the source of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used.
(c) At any time, if the registered owner of the mark without legitimate reason fails to use the mark within the Philippines, or to cause it to be used in the Philippines by virtue of a license during an uninterrupted period of three (3) years or longer.
Who are liable for trademark infringement under Philippine law?
(b) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy or colorably imitate a registered mark or a dominant feature thereof and apply b. such reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles or advertisements intended to be used in commerce upon or in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.
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Cal & PD review the Old Guard by Rucka & Fernandez from Image Comics. This story deals with immortal mercenaries, which on the face of it seems like a grand action packed concept. The question PD & Cal have to answer is whether the execution of the story makes you want to go out and buy it?
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Swimming Reindeer (em português: renas a nado) é a escultura de 207 mm de comprimento, realizada a partir da ponta de uma presa de mamute com 13 000 anos de idade (do Magdaleniano) e representa duas renas nadando.

A escultura, que está preservada no Museu Britânico em Londres, foi encontrada na França em 1866, e estava conservada como duas peças independentes até que Abbé Henri Breuil percebeu que estas formavam uma só escultura.

Achado
As peças foram descobertas por Peccadeau de l'Isle, em 1866, enquanto procurava indícios da presença do homem primitivo nas margens do rio Aveyron. De l'Isle era um engenheiro que trabalhava na construção de ferrovias na zona e tinha encontrado vários objetos que remontam ao último período glacial perto de Montastruc.

Depois de publicar os seus dados, as peças foron expostas na Exposição Universal de Paris de 1867. Considerando o facto de se tratarem de obras feitas a partir de restos de um animal já extinto, este achado serviu, juntamente com o propulsor de lanças encontrado na zona, também produzido a partir da haste de uma rena e que representa um mamute, como prova de que o homem havia vivido durante o último período glacial, para além de coexistir no mesmo período com os mamutes.

As duas peças foram finalmente adquiridas pelo Muséu Britânico em 1887. Contudo, apenas em 1904, quando Abbé Breuil visitou o museu, é que se deram conta de que na verdade se tratava de uma escultura formada por uma só peça.

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A escultura consiste numa fêmea rena seguida por um macho. Embora ambos possuam hastes, o macho está claramente evidenciado pelo seu tamanho e genitais, enquanto que na fêmea nota-se claramente a diferença nas suas tetas. A representação das renas a nado corresponde à sua migração a cada outono. O significado é importante, já que nesta época sería mais fácil a caça destes mamíferos e tanto a sua carne como a sua pele e hastes estariam em óptimas condições.

Ver também
Arte do Paleolítico

Bibliografia
The Swimming Reindeer, Jill Cook, 2010, British Museum Objects in Focus series, ISBN 978-0-7141-2821-4.

Escultura da Pré-História
Achados arqueológicos

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Experimental studies have shown that Ns (Nigella sativa) seeds oil can increase bone formation and may have anabolic effects on bone loss. This study was conducted to investigate the beneficial impacts of the oil of Black seeds on bone turnover in osteoporotic postmenopausal women.
Materials and methods: A placebo controlled pilot study was carried out on 15 postmenopausal osteoporotic women of 48-74 years old. In addition to Calcium-D supplements (2 tablets per day) all participants were randomly received Ns extract (3ml, 0.05 ml/kg/day p .o.) or placebo for 3 months. In all subjects hematological tests were performed and hepatic enzymes, BUN, Cr, Ca, P and plasma bone formation and resorption markers including osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase (Bone-ALP) and carboxy terminal cross linked telopeptide (CTX) was determined before and after 12 weeks of treatment.
Results: Twelve participants completed the entire 12 weeks study course of which 5 and 7 women were belonged to Ns and placebo groups respectively. Women in placebo group were significantly older than women in Ns group. There were not significant differences between BMIs, BMD results and plasma levels of bone marker in two groups at the baseline and plasma levels of bone markers between Ns and placebo group at the end of 12 weeks. Alterations from baseline in bone markers levels did not differ significantly between two groups. We did not observe any side effects due to Ns therapy.
Conclusion: In this pilot study similar to the previous trial, we failed to show beneficial impact of Ns extract administration for a short time on bone turnover so we don't suggest it for medicinal application in the osteoporosis condition. Long time duration studies with larger sample size and usage of a more tolerable dosage forms of Black seeds oil should be emphasized for further clarification of its useful anabolic effects on bone metabolism.


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5 Reasons to get excited for "Jason Bourne"
Writer: Casey Chong
(Matt Damon) in an action scene from "Jason Bourne".
Once upon a time, the "Bourne" movies were known as the "James Bond of the 21st century".
Thanks to a then-younger cast in the form of Matt Damon and its gritty approach of the age-old espionage genre, the "Bourne" movies, especially the original 2002-2007 trilogy became a box-office powerhouse and emerged as one of the studio's (Universal) most lucrative franchises of the millennium era.
In fact, there was a time when even Daniel Craig (James Bond) himself tried to play a "Bourne" like spy in 2008's "Quantum Of Solace". Fast forward to 2016, the famous amnesiac spy is back with this summer's highly-anticipated sequel via its straight-forward title, "Jason Bourne".
To coincide with its release in cinemas today, here are five reasons why we are excited for Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass to make their comeback in "Jason Bourne"!
1.	Two words: Matt Damon
Matt Damon is back as the titular character in "Jason Bourne".
No offence to Jeremy Renner and his character Aaron Cross in "The Bourne Legacy", but the real deal for the "Bourne" movies still remains as none other than Bourne himself – Matt Damon. After all, he was the one who brought the now-iconic amnesiac spy character to life via three successful "Bourne" movies including "The Bourne Identity" (2002), "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) and "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007). Now that he's back after nine years since his third Bourne movie, we are definitely looking forward to Damon's engaging screen presence and more of his nifty fighting styles!
2.	The return of Paul Greengrass
Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon are back for the third time after
"The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum".
Although Doug Liman was the one that brought the late Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" novels to cinematic life via "The Bourne Identity" - and did a splendid job with the source material - it wasn't really until the documentarian-turned-feature filmmaker Paul Greengrass took "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" to greater heights. Eschewing the old-school shooting style preceded by Doug Liman's directorial effort, Paul Greengrass was bold enough to refashion the otherwise slick-looking "Bourne" movies into a quasi-documentary yet gritty espionage thriller. The result gave both "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" a gripping sense of 'you-are-there' cinematic urgency. With his trademark handheld camera making a return for "Jason Bourne", we are counting on him to turn this "Bourne" movie into a cinematic juggernaut once again.
3.	Tommy Lee Jones
(L-R) Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) and Bourne (Matt Damon)
in a scene from "Jason Bourne".
Although it's safe to say that Matt Damon is the one that made the original "Bourne" trilogy such an engaging cinematic experience, those movies wouldn't have worked out smoothly if not for its strong supporting cast. Over the course of three Bourne movies and to a certain extent, the Damon-less "The Bourne Legacy", we had a roster of great supporting actors including Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Edward Norton and Albert Finney. The upcoming "Jason Bourne" is no different, as the movie will introduce Tommy Lee Jones as the new CIA director, Robert Dewey. No stranger to playing authoritative roles in the past, Jones is famously known for his no-nonsense performance as the U.S. Marshal, Deputy Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive" (1993).
4.	New female lead
Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) plays a CIA agent.
All the "Bourne" movies are not just about the male-driven characters, as the franchise also made a good impression by inserting female leads. Both "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy" had a strong female lead in the form of German actress Franka Potente, who plays Bourne's girlfriend Marie. Then there's Julia Stiles who appeared in every one of the three original "Bourne" movies as the logistics-based CIA operative Nicky Parsons even though her character only expanded into a larger role in "The Bourne Ultimatum". In "Jason Bourne" Alicia Vikander plays the ambitious CIA agent, Heather Lee. This would mark her second time to play a role for the espionage genre after last year's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". And last year alone, the Swedish actress quickly rose to Hollywood stardom following her Oscar-winning performance in "The Danish Girl" and her critically-acclaimed role in "Ex Machina".
5.	The chase scene
The epic Las Vegas-set chase scene in "Jason Bourne".
No "Bourne" movie would be complete without a mention of the series' signature chase scenes. In "The Bourne Identity", we had the Mini Cooper chase through the streets of Paris. Then in "The Bourne Supremacy", we witnessed the hair-raising Moscow-set taxi chase scene. As for "The Bourne Ultimatum", there was the exhilarating car chase through the crowded streets of New York City. Finally, "The Bourne Legacy" featured a spectacular motorcycle chase set in Manila. In "Jason Bourne", the latest movie will continue the series' tradition by including an epic chase scene filmed on location in Las Vegas.
"Jason Bourne" is now showing in cinemas.
Cinema Online, 28 July 2016
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# 2021-03-28 11:44:24 , as written by Lainpinky131
Just go along with it for a little bit, Ezell. Then just sneak out while everyone's asleep. You'll be back before you know it.
Ezell had lost count of how many times she'd tried to sneak out of the Jedi Temple, but every time she got close, there'd be some blasted droid, or padawan, or whoever that would report her to the Jedi masters. She was tired of always getting dragged back, back to the unfamiliar walls of the temple and back to the disapproving looks of the masters.
Ezell currently found herself in a Jedi assigned 'time-out'. They could call it meditation if they wanted, but she knew better. She sat in the grass of a garden balcony and stared out into the cityscape of Coruscant. Speeders flew past—their shapes a dark contrast against the golden sky, in the distance she could vaguely make out the spaceport, ships coming and going with their cargo.
Down in the city where she used to live, she never got to see this much sky.
She supposed there were worse places to serve out one's probation.
Her thoughts were interrupted as something flew past her lekku. She turned around to see a small, round maintenance droid scanning the exterior walls. The droid buzzed softly every time it used its scanner, and every few seconds it would make a variety of shrill beeps that made no sense to her.
She covered her ear cones with her hands to drown out the noise to no avail.
Ezell had never gotten along with droids before, and now would be no exception. So, in an instant, she pushed herself to her feet, grabbed the droid out of the air, and hurled it away from her as hard as she could.
Through a window.
Ezell covered her eyes with her arm as the window shattered magnificently. She heard a sharp scream from inside and she knew she was in for another reprimand by the Jedi. Her instincts told her to leave before anyone saw her, but a nagging feeling in the back of her mind compelled her to at least make sure the person was alright.
Oh, drok it.
Ezell kicked at the broken window before she climbed inside. She saw a boy sitting on the ground and the crumpled mess of the droid in front of him.
"Uh- are you okay? What happened?" She exclaimed as she feigned innocence.
# 2021-03-28 12:10:41 , as written by Chocolate~Pyrus
Jei had his hand over his chest, his heart beat intense against his palm. He raised his hand and pointed shakily. "The uh-h-uhm w-window," he stammered out, "E-Exploded?"
The wounded droid buzzed and fidgeted on the ground, trying to right itself pathetically.
"I-I don't know what h-happened, it uhm.." He moved his head to face the Twi'lek woman. "A-are you okay?" he mumbled, not knowing what else to say. The poor droid then began to smoke.
Ezell bit back her laughter as she approached the boy carefully. She held her hand out for him to take. "Yeah, yeah I'm alright," she said.
She hefted him to his feet, then cleared her throat. "Droids, am I right? I guess it just got confused," she lied. She tried not to cringe when it didn't come out quite as skillfully as she wanted.
Ezell looked the boy over. He must have been a little younger than her, if his scrawny frame was any indication. She didn't think she recognized him, but she hadn't really paid much attention to anyone here since arriving. He also looked especially startled, if uninjured.
She gave him a weird look, "'You sure you're alright?"
"Yeah-no, I'm fine. M' heart's just beating so fast it feels like the engine on a speeder bike," he said with a forced laugh.
His face wrinkled at the smoking heap of metal. He'd never been around when a droid had malfunctioned like this, 'confused' as the strange young woman put it. He didn't know why, but he distantly felt that something about her explanation wasn't genuine.
The two were interrupted by a Jedi who rushed down the halls, a Zabrak woman whom Jei had never met. "What is the meaning of this? You two, start at the beginning." She crossed her arms in a very Jedi-like fashion.
Just at that moment, the droid pitifully burst into flames.
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# 2021-03-29 07:23:42 , as written by Ahala_Saas
Ahala would wake as she normally would around this time. She would stretch and would grab her lightsabers and began to walk toward the training yard where she saw jei and another being spoken to, she saw the Droid and would chuckle to herself. She knew those were the droids that would watch those in "time out". She would see jei make eye contact and she put her finger up to her mouth and would focus on the droid without moving her hand and would make it bump into the woman to move her away and get in her face so jei and the Ezell could make a break for it. "Ahala!! Did you destroy that droid?" Anakin yelled behind her and she flinched making the droid fall with a clatter.
"Um hi master skywalker, yes I did. I was practicing something new and I didn't mean to destroy the droid" she said "and what is Ezell doing out of her time out?" Windu asked coming up behind. "I took her out master windu to help me train, I didn't realize she was in the time out. But I also saw she was looking bored" she said and anakin, along with windu would look at them. Anakin would sigh, alright but if anything happens it's your responsibility Ahala." Anakin said and walked away with windu and Ahala would look at both jei and ezell with a small smile.
The Jedi woman nodded as the two Masters walked off. She looked over the scene, "If this truly is an accident then I'll let you three go, but you," she said in a calm voice to Ahala, "have to be more careful. I've heard that you have a lot of potential, so you must learn to control your strength." She then pointed a finger at the Twi'lek, her voice turning harsh. "And you, Ezell! You need to watch yourself, I don't want you involved in anymore accidents. Now get a move on."
She then turned around sharply and left without even acknowledging Jei, who had been trying to hide away from the altercation.
"That was so scary." Jei huffed out. He then let out a relieved chuckle. "One of those guys felt intense, he was freaky," Jei said, referring to Master Skywalker. He laughed even louder and leaned against the wall connected to the shattered window.
Ezell didn't bother to hide how little she paid attention to anything the Master had said to her. She was used to this, people who thought they were in charge telling her what to do. Security officers or Jedi, they were all the same.
She did pay attention, however, to a young girl and a older man dressed in all black who had appeared all of a sudden. She eyed them curiously until the boy next to her made a comment that broke her out of her thoughts.
Ezell laughed dryly, though she wasn't really thinking about what the boy had said. "Yeah, he was," she said, then marched right up to the other girl.
The girl looked like a Togruta, though her montrals were small for her species. She looked young, even younger than the Miraluka boy. She was probably a padawan.
"What does he mean I'm you're responsibility?" Ezell asked, her tone short. She knew she sounded rude, but she was more confused than anything else.
"Basically if something happened I would get in trouble but trust me, I'm not worried about it." She said and would then look for other masters and would sigh softly. "Gone good" she said and would then force the droid over to her and looked it over. "Could be fixed. But some wires are cut" she said and would then look at jei and ezell. "I know jei, but I've never seen you around, I'm Ahala." She said and then heard master kenobi come up and would look at Ahala.
"Good morning padawan Ahala, I see your making friends. I have some news and it's not good." Kenobi said and Ahala would look at him and tilt her head. "What's wrong master? What happened?" She asked him wondering what he would saw "we couldn't stop the separatists in time with their new weapon, but your—" Ahala cut kenobi off "master kenobi, stop what your saying isn't true. Just stop." She said and then would close her eyes and let out a breath. "Jei can you and your friend follow me to the training ground?" Ahala asked them as she slowly began to walk.
Ezell crossed her arms pointedly with a sigh. It wasn't that she was worried, far from it, she just didn't like the idea of having a handler. And she was supposed to expect this girl to be– what, her glorified babysitter?
It was then that another Jedi approached. All these Jedi masters, they seemed to know the togruta girl, but none of them even looked at the miraluka boy. Ezell wondered absently who exactly this girl was.
"Good morning, Padawan Ahala. I see you're making friends," said the Jedi man.
Ezell couldn't resist making a joke, so she leaned forward and rested an elbow on the shorter girl's shoulder. "Oh yeah, we're real chummy," she teased.
The Jedi man gave her a fleeting smile before his expression hardened again. He began to talk to the girl about things Ezell neither knew nor cared about, but clearly it was upsetting.
Ezell made to leave, to keep her nose out of things that didn't concern her, when Ahala stopped her.
"Jei, can you and your friend follow me to the training ground?" Ahala didn't wait for a response before she started to walk away.
Ezell stammered, at a loss for words. 'Jei' was hardly a friend of hers; she didn't even know the guy! And whatever was going on sounded far too intense for Ezell to handle.
"Hey, hey listen, uh- Ahala," she said as she began to follow after her. "I don't know what's going on, and I don't think I want to. I'm not one of you guys. I'm not, you know–" she waved her hand in the air, like she'd seen Jedi do, "–a Jedi."
Ahala stopped and looked at her "I know this isn't the best place to be, but if your don't want to be in that time out place, I can help you get outside and what you do after is on you. But I will cover for you. Besides, it's not like I will ever get someone to training me anyway. Or be a Jedi knight to stop those who hurt others." She said
Ahala would walk a bit away and would then lean against the wall and would wait for Ezell and jei. She would play with her fathers necklace that she got along with the memories of her mother. She remember what jei told her in the meditation, but she was also thinking about what else could happen. She hoped she would be picked as a masters padawan, so she could get out of there and learn more then what she knows now and stop the sith from harming innocents.
"Woah, woah," Jei raised his hands cautiously. "Outside? Like, outside outside? That's not... She could get in trouble." He gestured to the three of them, "We could all get in trouble."
He hadn't felt any bad vibes from the Twi'lek, but Jei didn't even know her name. And he definitely didn't want to get roped into whatever plan Ahala and her would come up with.
He faced her, "I won't rat you out, but please don't make me lie for you," Jei begged. "I'm real bad at it. A complete nervous wreck under pressure."
Ezell was hardly in a rush to catch up to Ahala. She forced out a laugh.
"Listen, I hate meditating as much as the next person, but I have no idea what you're talking about," she lied. She turned to Jei and gave him a friendly shove in hopes that it would dispel any misgivings that he had. He was so nervous, she honestly felt a little bad for him. "Trust me, I'm not planning on making you do anything."
Ezell would never admit this out loud, but she didn't exactly know what a Jedi or a Jedi Knight actually was. Sure, she read the news, she had heard of the Jedi Temple before, and she knew stories about ancient Jedi warriors that her mama told her when she was young, but she had never seen one in person until about a week ago.
She faced Ahala. "What, uh- makes you think I want to leave?" She asked slowly.
Ahala shrugged. "Just to get out of the temple is all. Look, I know they said your my responsibility, but really you can do what you want." Ahala said and would then look outside a window. "I'm not asking you to trust me or even befriend me. But it's nice to have someone to talk to, I'm using some advice jei gave me." She said and would then start to walk away again, hoping they would follow but also knowing they might now.
As she got about halfway away from then, temple alarms sounded. "What in the world" she said and droids came crashing through the wall. She covered her face as dust would come up and then would hear laser blast she would pull out her light sabers and deflect each one of them. She ran back to Ezell and jei, as she was deflecting laser fire she looked at Ezell "how good are you a weapon?" She asked using the force to send some back a few feet.
Ezell leaned her weight on one foot as she put a hand on her hip and cocked her head to the side. She stared at Ahala's back as she walked away. This girl sure was weird, but maybe hanging out with her wouldn't be too bad. Anything had to be better than boring Jedi punishments.
"Alright, alright, slow down. We're coming," she said with a soft sigh.
She made to catch up to Ahala when the boy blurted out, "And I'm Jei, obviously! What's uh- you're name?" He said awkwardly.
She looked over her shoulder at him, "Oh, right, I'm--"
She didn't have a chance to finish her sentence when the alarms rang out, giving her only a second of warning before the wall next her exploded.
Instinctually, Ezell dropped to the floor and covered her head and lekku with her arms. With her head low, she crawled behind a large piece of rubble for cover. She swallowed and took a breath to steel herself; she looked over at Jei.
"You alright?" She yelled to him, her voice barely audible in all the noise.
She pushed herself up to lean over her cover and she saw Ahala in the middle of all the blaster fire, effortlessly deflecting each shot with her glowing laser swords. Ezell had to admit, that was pretty awesome.
"How good are you with a weapon?" Ahala shouted to her as she pushed a droid back with her mind. Woah.
"Depends on the weapon!" Ezell shouted back. Carbo-plas staffs were easy. Stun batons were even better. Sadly, she didn't have anything to defend herself with except for her fists and... She picked up a piece of the rocky walls. It would do. Ezell didn't have a plan, but she figured 'hit the thing' and 'avoid getting hit' had never failed her before.
Ahala would then deflect more blasts and would then force send her blaster over to Ezell and would cover them. "I'll cover you, let's get to somewhere safe" Ahala said and would then force bend more droids back. She would put her lightsabers off and would put them on her belt and help jei up.
Ahala would send out a distress signal on her com. "I wonder how they got in. Or this is a surprise attack." Ahala said. She looked around and didn't see any droids and would close her eyes to connect with any of the masters but they were busy fighting. "Ezell, how well are you with being lifted up and with heights?" Ahala asked and also looked at jei.
Jei let Ahala pull him to his feet, as he had been crouched behind a column cowering away from the attack.
He could feel there were more out there, more enemies and droids that were only out to kill the inhabitants of The Order. And what scared Jei even more was that he could feel the entire Temple being overwhelmed with terror.
Ahala speaking is what brought him out of his thoughts. "Lifted!?" Jei exclaimed. He had to clench his fists to hide how much his hands was shaking. "Lifted where!?"
Ahala looked at him "to safety. If you both can get to any of the Jedi masters you can get help, and also get those who are scared to calm down." She said and would she more droids coming and would force the doors the close and then would slash the control. "Not much time. Jei I know you can feel the terror, I can to, but we have to not let that stop us. We have to be strong for those who are scared. Now. I'm gonna lift you both to the ledge up there, get any Jedi master. I will hold them off down here" she said to them both and put her lightsabers off and into her holster.
She closed her eyes and would they would feel themselves lifted. "Keep going Ahala." She said hearing master fistos voice. Fisto would grab jei get him to the ledge safely. Fisto was about to grab Ezell when the droids blasted the door, breaking Ahala concentration, but she quickly got it back and would force push the droids back and get Ezell to fisto. "I will lead them away!!" Ahala yelled and would smile at jei, Ezell and fisto as she took off running with the droids following her. "Ahala!!!! That padawan, come you two, let's see if we can get you somewhere safe." Fisto said looking at them both.
Ezell caught the blaster pistol that was thrown to her. Yeah, this could work.
She lined up her shot on the rock cover and- BAM! It took about three bolts to take down one of the droids, but it felt good. Ezell wasn't technically trained in a blaster, but she made her shots nine out of ten times.
"Ezell, how well are you with being lifted, and with heights?" Ahala asked her.
"Uh- why?" She asked, in between blaster shots. She could feel the blaster overheating, so she was forced to stop firing and wait until it cooled.
"If you both can get to any of the Jedi masters, you can get help, and also get those who are scared to calm down," Ahala said to both Ezell and Jei.
Jei looked like he would be more helpful somewhere else, but Ezell didn't want to leave Ahala alone to deal with all these droids. Ezell wanted to stay and fight, though it didn't look like Ahala was going to give them much choice as Ezell already felt herself being lifted.
"You better know what you're doing!" Ezell yelled, worry seeping into her voice.
It was then that she saw a droid coming up behind Ahala, who was too distracted lifting them away. Ezell threw the rock she had in her hand and it hit the droid square on its 'head' which left a sizable dent. The droid wobbled, confused, and clearly couldn't register Ahala's presence anymore.
"Yes!" Ezell cheered, until she saw that the droid—in its confusion, was about to fire into the crowd of other droids.
"Ahala, get down!"
The confused droid fired wildly at the droids and the walls, and it exploded the door, which interrupted Ahala's concentration enough that Ezell felt herself falling. She was just about to let out a yell when she saw Jei lean over the ledge and grab her by her hand.
"Nice catch," she joked, despite her frayed nerves. Jei hefted her up.
"I will lead them away!" She heard Ahala yell. Ezell watched as Ahala ran off, the droids giving chase, powerless to do anything.
There was an adult Nautolan man waiting on the ledge with Jei. He gave her and Jei a soothing smile.
"Come you two," he said. "Let's see if we can get you somewhere safe."
"What? No! We can't just let her go alone! She's just a kid!" Ezell insisted as she looked back and forth between the Jedi man and Jei. "We have to do something!"
"Ahala is a strong padawan, but I do agree. We must help in someway." Fisto said and would look around. "I think I know where she is leading them" Fisto said to them and would lead them to where Ahala might be.
Ahala was dodging laser blasts and moving quickly. She held her hand out to a door and would make the door close.
"I have to get somewhere I can find other masters. I know Ezell and jei are safe with master Fisto." She said to herself and would run down the hallway, she ran into Anakin and obi wan kenobi. "Ahala, why aren't you with the others?" Anakin asked. "I will explain later, Right now I've got droids behind me blasting doors." She said to him and would then followed obi wan.
Jei had the air knocked out of him as he lunged to catch Ezell, seconds before she fell. He held onto her as tightly as he could with his hands and was able to pull her up to the landing.
He made a nervous smile at Ezell's joke.
It was hard for Jei to concentrate on the Nautolan Jedi speaking to them, as all he could focus on was the horde of droids firing on his friend. He jumped to his feet at Ezell's shouts. "I-I..." Jei didn't even know what he could do. Nevertheless, he strengthened himself. "We can't abandon her!" Jei may be a self-identified coward but he couldn't stand if anything happened to Ahala, or any of the other Temple students for that matter.
The firing from below quieted and he knew Ahala had escaped down one of the temple's halls.
"Come on!" Jei shouted and rushed down the passage. He skidded on his heels to turn back to the two and gestured for them to follow. "I can still feel her, let's go!" Desperation was clear in his voice.
Ahala was behind obi wan and Anakin as they would head to the council room. "Ahala stay here with the council, you will be safe" obi wan said. "No, my friends are out there, I'm coming" she said and windu would then stand up. "You are a padawan with no master, this isn't your fight right now" windu said and Ahala closed her eyes. "Yes it is, I grew up here, this is the only life I know. Now your either gonna help or I will go alone" Ahala said looking at master windu. "Fight, a lot in you young padawan. Help, you wish" master yoda said and then looked at obi wan and Anakin. "Go with Ahala will, be help will she be" Yoda said and Ahala smiled and then ran out the door.
She stopped and closed her eyes and felt younglings, scared and trapped in a room. She ran to where the room was, she saw droids blasting at the door, she used the force to move them away and would use her lightsabers to cut the door open. "Come on hurry." She said and would see a droid get up and she would put her hand out to hold the droid back as the younglings would run. A small Wookie would growl. "Go I'm right behind you!!" She yelled and would then yell as she pushed the droid back but would send out a massive force push, sending most of the droids back or fried them.
Obi wan and Anakin would come up and see Ahala on the floor passed out, as they got close they would also see Fisto with Ezell ans jei. "Was that Ahala?" Fisto asked. "I don't know but it seems what ever it was, most of the droids are either gone or fried." Obi wan said as Anakin would go to pick up Ahala.
"You can feel her?" Ezell asked, her brow furrowed in confusion, as she ran after him.
Jei shrugged, then waved his hands in the air noncommittedly. "You know, with the Force?"
Ezell laughed. It seemed like there actually was an upside to having weird powers. She could get used to that.
"Lead the way, young one," the Nautolan man said to Jei.
The three of them ran off down the hall, away from the sounds of combat and explosions. Everything fell quiet, only the sound of their heavy breathing and footsteps echoed in the large chamber. Ezell had no idea where they were going, but she chose to trust Jei. She glanced over at him and noticed, for the first time, that he actually looked sure of himself.
The Nautolan man froze all of a sudden, "Ready yourselves!"
At that instant, more droids crashed through the windows. The man put himself between the two of them and the droids, fluidly deflecting the blaster shots with his green lightsaber.
Ezell grabbed Jei and yanked him around a pillar.
"What do we do?!" Ezell yelled.
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Jei yelped. "I-I don't know!" He shouted and brought his hands up to cover his ears. The Jedi continued to dodge and maneuver around the hostile droids.
"We…" Jei hardened himself. "We have to get through that door." He said and gestured toward the end of the hall.
"Great!" She said, "...What's your plan?"
He thought for a moment. "Master Jedi!" Jei called out. "I have an idea!" Kit Fisto in return gave him a knowing smirk.
Jei faced Ezell. "We have to make a run for it. You still have your blaster?" He asked.
"Yeah?"
Jei took a deep breath. "Okay… Let's go!" Jei cupped his mouth and shouted over the blaster noise, "You need to cover us!" The Jedi listened and ran to the two and defended them. "Go, go!" Jei and Ezell sprinted past Kit Fisto and ran towards the opened doorway.
Ezell kept her head low as they ran behind a pillar.
At that moment, a droid shot out a cannister in the direction of Ezell and Jei. The Jedi caught it with the Force before it made impact, and sent it flying back at the droids, but it exploded near him, knocking him back. The room was filled with a dark smoke as the droids advanced.
Frag! What were they going to do now!?
"You need to shoot the control panel by the door!" Jei shouted and peaked over the pillar, "There!" He pointed then ducked back.
Ezell held her blaster up as she looked to see where he pointed, but all she could see was smoke. "What panel?"
The droids were getting closer. "Th-The one… There!" he stammered. "I don't…!" Of course, they wouldn't be able to see it. Jei grabbed Ezell's hands and raised them to point precisely at the panel on the wall.
"Just shoot when I tell you."
Ezell paused, "Now?"
"Not yet!"
Just a few… more… steps!
She shot her blaster and the panel exploded. On cue, the door dropped on the droids with a satisfying crunch, crushing them into smoking pieces.
Ezell let out a cheer; she couldn't hold back her relief.
"Nice one, kid!" She exclaimed as she leapt at Jei in a hug.
The Jedi stood with a pleased smile on his face. "That was a well-thought-out plan," he said to Jei.
Jei let out a breathy laugh and returned Ezell's hug. "Honestly, I was just making it up as I went." He pulled back sharply. "We gotta' get to Ahala! She's on the other side of this door."
Kit Fisto ran to the control panel and opened the large door to reveal an unconscious Ahala in the Jedi man's arms.
"Ahala!" Jei cried out and ran to her. "Is she okay?" He asked the man.
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199 U.S. 148 - Guthrie v. Henry O Harkness
199 US 148 Guthrie v. Henry O Harkness
26 S.Ct. 4
J. W. GUTHRIE, A. R. Heywood, Henry Conant, Edward Conant, Patrick Healy, Richard T. Hume, and O. M. Runyon, Plffs. in Err.,
HENRY O. HARKNESS.
Submitted April 6, 1905.
Ordered for oral argument May 8, 1905.
Argued October 16, 1905.
Decided October 30, 1905.
The defendant in error was the owner of nearly one fifth of the capital stock of the Commercial National Bank of Ogden, Utah. As such shareholder he applied for leave to inspect the books, accounts, and loans of the bank, which was refused him. He alleges the reasons for seeking such inspection to be that he might ascertain the value of his stock in the bank, and whether the business affairs of the same had been conducted according to law. He charges that loans had been made to patrons of the bank of more than one tenth of the capital stock, in violation of law, and that an inspection of the books, accounts, and loans of the bank would reveal other irregularities. Upon the hearing in the district court the following findings of fact were made:
'1. That the Commercial National Bank of Ogden, Utah, is a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the United States; that said corporation is doing a banking business in Ogden City, Weber county, state of Utah; that the capital stock of said bank is $100,000, divided into 1,000 shares of the par value of $100.00 per share.
'2. That the defendants are directors and have under their control and in their possession all books, papers, accounts, and loans of said Commercial National Bank.
'3. That there is no acting cashier of said bank, and that there has been no such cashier since the 1st day of November, 1902; that J. W. Guthrie is president, A. R. Heywood, vice president, and R. T. Hume is assistant cashier of said bank.
'4. That on or about the 1st day of February, 1903, plaintiff made a demand upon said directors, at the banking house of said bank, and also upon J. W. Guthrie, as president, A. R. Heywood, as vice president and general manager of said bank, and upon R. T. Hume, as assistant cashier of said bank, for permission to permit plaintiff to inspect all books, accounts, and loans of the said bank, and plaintiff made demand for such inspection at such time or times as would not interfere with the proper conducting and operating of said bank.
'5. That each and all of said persons refused permission to plaintiff to inspect the said books, accounts, and loans of said bank at any time or at all and they still refuse to permit such inspection.
'6. That the plaintiff is the owner and has in his possession 183 1/3 shares of the capital stock of said bank, of the par value of $18,333.33, and that said stock appears on the stock books of said bank in the name of the said plaintiff.
'7. That plaintiff sought and now seeks the inspection of the books, accounts, and loans of said bank for the purpose of ascertaining the true financial condition of said bank, and also for the purpose of ascertaining the value of his stock in said bank, and also for the purpose of ascertaining whether the business affairs of the said bank have been conducted according to law.
'The court further finds that sufficient reason exists for the inspection of said books and accounts of said bank.'
Upon this finding the court entered a judgment requiring the defendants to permit the plaintiff to inspect the books, accounts, and loans of the bank at such time or times as would not interfere with the business of the bank.
Messrs. Abbot R. Heywood and George McCormick for plaintiffs in error.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 150-151 intentionally omitted]
Messrs. Hiram H. Henderson and Herbert R. Macmillan for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the court:
While the state has no power to enact legislation contravening the Federal laws for the control of national banks (Davis v. Elmira Sav. Bank, 161 U. S. 275, 40 L. ed. 700, 16 Sup. Ct. Rep. 502), Congress has provided that, for actions against them at law or in equity, they shall be deemed citizens of the state in which they are located, and that in such cases the circuit and district courts of the United States shall have such jurisdiction only as they would have in cases between individual citizens of the same state. 25 Stat. at L. 433, chap. 866, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 508. If the stockholders had the legal right to enforce inspection, there is no room to question the authority of the state courts to enforce the right by granting the proper relief in ajudicial proceeding. Petri v. Commercial Nat. Bank, 142 U. S. 644, 35 L. ed. 1144, 12 Sup. Ct. Rep. 325; Continental Nat. Bank v. Buford, 191 U. S. 119-123, 48 L. ed. 119-121, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 54.
Upon review in the supreme court of Utah, the judgment of the district court was affirmed, it being held that it was the common-law right of the shareholder to have the inspection demanded, and that the same had not been cut down by the act of Congress regulating the business of national banks. 27 Utah, 248, 75 Pac. 624.
There can be no question that the decisive weight of American authority recognizes the common-law right of the shareholder, for proper purposes and under reasonable regulations as to place and time, to inspect the books of the corporation of which he is a member. Morawetz, in his work on Private Corporations, § 473, vol. 1, says:
'However, in the United States the prevailing doctrine appears to be that the individual shareholders in a corporation have the same right as the members of an ordinary partnership to examine their company's books, although they have no power to interfere with the company's management.'
In many of the states this right has been recognized in statutes which are generally held to be merely in affirmance of the common law. Nor do we find the authorities making an exception as to this right when a corporation which does a banking business is the subject of consideration. It is said to be customary for banking companies in England to insert in their constitutions a provision forbidding the inspection of customers' accounts by shareholders or creditors. Morgan's Case (1884) L. R. 28 Ch. Div. 620; Cook, Corp. § 517, note. The subject appears to be now regulated by statute in England. Cook, Corp. § 518. In Cockburn v. Union Bank, 13 La. Ann. 289, it was held that a stockholder in the Union Bank of Louisiana had the right to a writ of mandamus to compel the officers of the bank to allow him the privilege of inspecting the discount books of the bank within proper and reasonable hours, and in the course of the opinion it was said:
'A stockholder in a corporation possesses all his individual rights, except so far as he is deprived of them by the charter or the law of the land; as long, then, as the charter, or the rules and by-laws passed in conformity thereto, and the law, do not restrict his individual rights, he possesses them in full, and can demand to exercise them. It cannot be denied that it is the right of everyone to see that his property is well managed, and to have access to the proper sources of knowledge in this respect.'
This case was cited with approval in State ex rel. Burke v. Citizens' Bank, 51 La. Ann. 426, 25 So. 318, and Tuttle v. Iron Nat. Bank, 170 N. Y. 9-12, 62 N. E. 761. In the latter case it was said: 'The principle upon which a stockholder is allowed access to the books of a corporation is as applicable to the case of a banking corporation as it is to any other kind of corporation.'
In State ex rel. Doyle v. Laughlin, 53 Mo. App. 542, a stockholder in an incorporated bank had been denied by the directors the right to inspect the books for the purpose of acquainting himself with the conduct of its affairs and to learn how it was managed. The court there held that he was entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel the inspection, and this notwithstanding the bank contended that it occupied such a confidential and trust relation to its customers and depositors that it would be a breach of duty on its part to open up the books to the inspection of the relator. The authorities are fully examined, and the right of the shareholders to inspect the books for proper purposes and at proper times is recognized, in Re Steinway, 159 N. Y. 251, 45 L. R. A. 461, 53 N. E. 1103; Com. ex rel. Sellers v. Phoenix Iron Co. 105 Pa. 111, 51 Am. Rep. 184. To the same effect are Deaderick v. Wilson, 8 Baxt. 108-137; Lewis v. Brainerd, 53 Vt. 520; and Huylar v. Cragin Cattle Co. 40 N. J. Eq. 392-398, 2 Atl. 274. In the latter case it was said:
'Stockholders are entitled to inspect the books of the company for proper purposes at proper times . . . and they are entitled to such inspection though their only object is to ascertain whether their affairs have been properly conducted by the directors or managers. Such a right is necessary to their protection. To say that they have the right, but that it can be enforced only when they have ascertained, in some way without the books, that their affairs have been mismanaged, or that their interests are in danger, is practically to deny the right in the majority of cases. Oftentimes frauds are discoverable only be examination of the books by an expert accountant. The books are not the private property of the directors or managers, but are the records of their transactions as trustees for the stockholders.'
The right of inspection rests upon the proposition that those in charge of the corporation are merely the agents of the stockholders, who are the real owners of the property. Cincinnati Volksblatt Co. v. Hoffmeister, 62 Ohio St. 189-201, 48 L. R. A. 732, 78 Am. St. Rep. 707, 56 N. E. 1033.
It is suggested in argument that, if the shareholder has this right, it may be abused, in that he may make an improper use of the knowledge thus gained. There is nothing in this record, however, to suggest, by way of argument or testimony, that the shareholder desired the information which the books would give for other than a lawful purpose. On the other hand, there is a distinct finding that the inspection was desired for the purpose of ascertaining the true financial condition of the bank, and for the purpose of enabling the complainant to find out the value of his stock, and whether its business was being conducted according to law. There is no suggestion that the complainant was acting in bad faith or from improper motives, or that he was seeking in any way to misuse the information which the books would afford him. We need not hold that there may not be circumstances which would justify the courts in withholding relief to a stockholder seeking an examination of the books and accounts of the bank. In the case before us no reason is shown for denying to the stockholder the right to know how his agents are conducting the affairs of a concern of which he is part owner. Many legal rights may be the subjects of abuse, but cannot be denied for that reason. A director, who has the right to an examination of the books, may abuse the confidence reposed in him. Certainly this possibility will not be held to justify a denial of legal right, if such right exists in the shareholder. The possibility of the abuse of a legal right affords no ground for its denial. State ex rel. Doyle v. Laughlin, 53 Mo. App. 542; People ex rel. Gunst v. Goldstein, 37 App. Div. 550, 56 N. Y. Supp. 306. The text-books are to the same effect as the decided cases. Cook, Stocks & Stockholders, § 511; Boone, Banking, § 235; Angell & A. Priv. Corp. 607.
It does not follow that the courts will compel the inspection of the bank's books under all circumstances. In issuing the writ of mandamus the court will exercise a sound discretion, and grant the right under proper safeguards to protect the interests of all concerned. The writ should not be granted for speculative purposes, or to gratify idle curiosity, or to aid a blackmailer, but it may not be denied to the stockholder who seeks the information for legitimate purposes. Re Steinway, 159 N. Y. 250, 45 L. R. A. 461, 53 N. E. 1103; Thomp. Corp. §§ 4412 et seq.
We are unable to find in § 5211 (U. S. Rev. Stat., U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3498), requiring reports to be made to the Comptroller of the Currency, or in § 5240 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3516), providing for the appointment of examiners to investigate the condition of national banks, anything which cuts down the usual common-law right in shareholders in such corporations.
In § 5210 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3498) it is provided that a list of shareholders shall be kept, subject to inspection by the shareholders and creditors of the corporation and the officers authorized to assess taxes under state authority. The purpose of this section seems obvious in view of the other provisions of the statute, authorizing taxation by the state, upon the shareholder,—§ 5219 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3502),—and providing for the individual liability of the shareholder to an amount equal to his stock, in cases of insolvency. Sec. 5151 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3465).
This court has said that one, if not the principal, object of this section was to acquire information as to the shareholders upon whom may rest individual liability for contracts, debts, or other engagements of the bank. Pauly v. State Loan & T. Co. 165 U. S. 606, 608-621, 41 L. ed. 844, 845-850, 17 Sup. Ct. Rep. 465.
It is true that for some purposes a national bank is a public institution, notwithstanding it is the subject of private ownership. It may issue bills, which circulate as part of the currency of the country. It is subject to examination, and, in a large measure, to the supervision, of the Comptroller of the Currency. It is examined at stated periods, and may be the subject of special examination by order of the Comptroller. But it is owned by shareholders, like other banking institutions. It is subject by statute to be sued in the courts of the state. 25 Stat. at L. 433, chap. 866, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 508. There is nothing in the banking act, as we read it, which limits a shareholder or shareholders, seeking knowledge for a lawful purpose of an institution in which they have a proprietary interest, to an application to the Comptroller for an examination by a public officer of the affairs of their company. A director need only own 10 shares of the stock. Rev. Stat. § 5146, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3463. The directors together need not necessarily own the controlling interest in the bank. Yet it is contended they, or the officers of their choice, may deny stockholders the privilege of inspecting, for legitimate purposes, the property which belongs to them.
But, it is said, the right of the shareholder to inspect the books is cut off by § 5241 (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3517), providing 'no association shall be subject to any visitorial powers other than such as are authorized by this title, or are vested in the courts of justice.' We are unable to find any definition of 'visitorial powers' which can be held to include the common-law right of the shareholder to inspect the books of the corporation. 'Visitation' is defined by Bouvier (Law Dict. vol. 2, p. 1199) as follows:
'The act of examining into the affairs of a corporation.
'The power of visitation is applicable only to ecclesiastical and eleemosynary corporations. 1 Bl. Com. 480. The visitation of civil corporations is by the government itself, through the medium of the courts of justice. See 2 Kent, Com. 240. In the United States, the legislature is the visitor of all corporations founded by it for public purposes. [Dartmouth College v. Woodward] 4 Wheat. 518, 4 L. ed. 629.' The origin and nature of 'visitorial' power received full discussion in the case cited by Bouvier from 4 Wheaton. See opinion of Mr. Justice Story in Dartmouth College case, 4 Wheat. 673, 4 L. ed 668.
The meaning of this section was before Judge Baxter in the case of First Nat. Bank v. Hughes, 6 Fed. 737, and of the meaning of the term 'visitorial powers,' as used in § 5241, that learned judge said:
'Visitation, in law, is the act of a superior or superintending officer, who visits a corporation to examine into its manner to conducting business, and enforce an observance of its laws and regulations. Burrill defines the word to mean 'inspection; superintendence; direction; regulation."
At common law the right of visitation was exercised by the King as to civil corporations, and as to eleemosynary ones, by the founder or donor. 1 Cooley's Bl. Com. 481. 'In the United States the legislature is the visitor of all corporations created by it, where there is no individual founder or donor, and may direct judicial proceedings against such corporations for such abuses or neglects as would at common law cause a forfeiture of their charters.' 1 Cooley's Bl. Com. 482, note.
In the case before us the supreme court of Utah quotes from Merrill on Mandamus, as follows:
'Visitors of corporations have power to keep them within the legitimate sphere of their operations, and to correct all abuses of authority, and to nullify all irregular proceedings. In America there are very few corporations which have private visitors, and, in the absence of such, the state is the visitor of all corporations.'
In no case or authority that we have been able to find has there been a definition of this right which would include the private right of the shareholder to have an examination of the business in which he is interested, and the right of discovery of the methods and means by which the agents of the corporation are conducting its affairs. The right of visitation being a public right, existing in the state for the purpose of examining into the conduct of the corporation with a view to keeping it within its legal powers, Congress had in mind, in passing this section, that in other sections of the law it had made full and complete provision for investigation by the Comptroller of the Currency and examiners appointed by him, and authorizing the appointment of a receiver to take possession of the business with a view to winding up the affairs of the bank. It was the intention that this statute should contain a full code of provisions upon the subject, and that no state law or enactment should undertake to exercise the right of visitation over a national corporation. Except in so far as such corporation was liable to control in the courts of justice, this act was to be the full measure of visitorial power.
That the statute did not intend, in withholding visitorial powers, to take away the right to proceed in courts of justice to enforce such recognized rights as are here involved, is evident from the language used. If the right to compel the inspection of books was a well-recognized common-law remedy, as we have no doubt it was, even if included in visitorial powers as the terms are used in the statute, it would belong to that class 'vested in courts of justice' which are expressly excepted from the inhibition of the statute.
Finding nothing in the act of Congress limiting the common-law right of the shareholder, we think that, under the circumstances of this case, he was wrongfully denied an inspection of the books and accounts of the bank by its officers, and the judgment of the Supreme Court of Utah is affirmed.


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Kate Berube is an illustrator who grew up in Connecticut and now lives all the way on the other side of the country in Portland, Oregon. Formerly a bookseller at the well-known Powell's in Portland, Kate now writes and draws in a room filled with zero cats, but lots of books, dog hair, and a one-eyed dog who still cannot read despite all of Kate's best efforts. Find out more about her at KateBerube.com.