their departments or agencies, except to the extent and in the
manner prescribed by law.

Section 9.09. Intergovernmental Cooperation.

The State or any unit of local government, except as limited by
any law, may cooperate or agree with one or more other govern-
mental unit or units, whether within or without the boundaries of
the State, including the federal and state governments, for the
exercise of any of its powers and functions.

Section 9.10. Corporation Charters.

Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not
be created by special act, except in cases where no general laws
exist providing for the creation of corporations of the same gen-
eral character as the corporation proposed to be created; and any
act of incorporation passed in violation of this section shall be
void. All charters granted, or adopted, in pursuance of this sec-
tion, and all charters heretofore granted and created subject to
repeal or modification may be altered, from time to time, or be
repealed; provided nothing herein contained shall be construed
to extend to banks or the incorporation thereof. The General
Assembly shall not alter or amend the charter of any corporation
existing on December 3, 1891, or pass any other general or spe-
cial law for the benefit of such corporation except upon the con-
dition that such corporation shall surrender all claim to exemp-
tion from taxation or from the repeal or modification of its
charter, and that such corporation shall thereafter hold its char-
ter subject to the provisions of this Constitution; and any cor-
poration chartered by this State which shall accept, use, enjoy,
or in any wise avail itself of any rights, privileges, or advantages
granted or conferred by any general or special act, shall be con-
clusively presumed to have thereby surrendered any exemption
from taxation to which it may be entitled under its charter and
shall be thereafter subject to taxation as if no such exemption has
been granted by its charter except to the extent that application
of this section may be prohibited by Article I, Section 10, of the
Constitution of the United States.

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