(17)"A Constitution or Frame of Government," Journal of Convention for Framing a Constitution of Government for the State of Massachusetts Bay:From The Commencement of their First Session,September 1,1779,to the Close of their Last Session,June 16,1780,p.222.
    (18)George Washington,"First Annual Message to Congress," in John C.Fitzpatrick et al.,eds.,The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources,1745-1799,vol.30,Washington,D.C.:U.S.Government Printing Office,1931-1944,pp.491-492.
    (19)Oscar Handlin and Mary Flug Handlin,Commonwealth:A Study of the Role of Government in the American Economy:Massachusetts,1774-1861,p.109.
    (20)"For the Centinel," Columbian Centinel,Jan.21,1792,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
    (21)"Proceedings of the Third Session of the Ninth General Assembly,of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,Monday,September.5 A.M.," Pennsylvania Evening Herald,Sep.7,1785,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
    (22)"National Bank:Communicated to the House of Representatives,December 14,1790," American State Papers 09,Finance vol.1,1st Congress,3rd Session,p.68,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
    (23)The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:From November 28,1780 to February 28,1807,vol.1,Boston,1807,p.115,http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433008587432;view=1up;seq=9
    (24)An Act of the General Assembly of the State of Maryland,Entitled,an Act for Making the River Susquehanna Navigable from the Line of This State to Tide Water,Annapolis,1784,p.4,http://galenet.galegroup.com.proxy-remote.galib.uga.edu.
    (25)Private and Special Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,from the Year 1780,to ...1805,vol.1,Boston,1805,pp.224-226,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
    (26)An Act to Incorporate the Union Canal Company,of Pennsylvania,with the Bye-Laws,Rules,Orders and Regulations,Philadelphia,1811,p.3,http://galenet.galegroup.com.proxy-remote.galib.uga.edu.
    (27)各州议会在颁发给商业公司的特许状中，都明确列出了商业公司的特权。一般来说，商业公司具有地方垄断性。比如1792年，宾夕法尼亚授权组建公路公司的法令就规定：“公司和公司的管理者拥有在该路段的所有水域建立永久性桥梁的权力”。1818年，马萨诸塞赋予波士顿一罗克斯伯里磨坊厂特许状的法令中提到，磨坊厂能够“出售或租赁水域，期限和条件由他们决定”。1784年马里兰批准建立萨斯奎汉纳河航线的法令中提到，获得授权的公司在沿线“有完全的权力建立谷物磨坊和其他水力项目”，其他人不得在此地另建运河，也不得对运河航线造成损害。“公司拥有完全的权力使用河流的水资源，为建立的运河作补给，或者用于水利项目。”引自"An Act to Enable the Governor of this Commonwealth to Incorporate a Company,for Making an Artificial Road from the City of Philadelphia to the Borough of Lancaster," Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser,Apr.18,1792,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/; Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation,Boston,1818,p.15,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/; An Act of the General Assembly of the State of Maryland,Entitled,an Act for Making the River Susquehanna Navigable from the Line of this State to Tide Water,pp.10-11.
    (28)"A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts(1780)," The Revised Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,Boston,1836,p.21,http://books.google.com/; Virginia Bill of Rights,Jun.12,1776,http://www.constitution.org/bor/vir_bor.htm.
    (29)"National Bank,Dec.13,1790," New York Daily Gazette,Dec.25,1790,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
    (30)Oscar Handlin and Mary F.Handlin,"Origins of the American Business Corporation,".p.22.
    (31)"Treasury Department,Dec.13,1790," Pennsylvania Packet,Dec.23,1790,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/黑体字为原文斜体。
    (32)"National Bank:Communicated to the House of Representatives,Dec.14,1790," p.72.
    (33)"General Assembly Saturday,April 1,1786,A.M.," Pennsylvania Evening Herald,May 10,1786,http://infoweb.newsbank.com/.
    (34)"Treasury Department,Dec.13,1790."