The Delaware General Assembly adopted the practice of revising the general corporation law approximately every other year beginning in 1901, and extensive revision processes supplemented the regular amendments in 1915, 1935, and 1953. A 1967 revision is widely viewed as the modern Delaware General Corporation Law that continues in effect today. Since 1967, the Delaware General Assembly has amended the General Corporation Law on a nearly annual basis. Although legislative synopses and commentary from practitioners are readily available with respect to statutory amendments since 1967, similar materials facilitating greater understanding of the law are less readily available with respect to the legislative foundations and development of the Delaware General Corporation Law from its inception in 1899 through that revision in 1967. This compilation is intended to provide some aid in bridging that gap and further developing the understanding of Delaware corporate law.
Click here to read "A Compilation of Legislation regarding the Delaware General Corporation Law from 1899 to 1967" authored by Nathan Emeritz for Delaware General Corporation Law Online.