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The right of pre-emption claimed by the plaintiffs is said to be Stockholders in a trust company had no pre-emptive
inherent in their stock ownership, and also to be conferred by rights as regards an issue of new stock, all of which
was to be utilized for the purpose of the acquisition by
the company of the stock in a certain bank. Where a law, the stockholders could increase its capital stock and
trust company had power, both under the general law and by provide that all such increase be issued for the acquisition of
private act, to purchase stock in another banking institution, all the capital stock of a bank, the surplus of the trust
and it was expressly authorized to amend its charter by vote company being such that this did not involve any impairment
of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the of its capital, in violation of Code.