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merely
act
done
another
behalf
corporation
provision
appears
several
early
versions
act
introduced
congress
sess
reported
house
substituted
word
word
last
clause
paragraph
quoted
variation
provision
appeared
made
marked
distinction
use
word
words
officer
employee
agent
acting
employed
person
bills
also
contained
present
definition
including
partnership
corporation
association