Monmouth County (N.J.). County Clerk

In 1906, any individual or group of individuals forming a partnership or limited partnership became regulated by the New Jersey state legislature. "An Act to Regulate the Use of Business Names, approved May 17, 1906," required such businesses to file a statement in the Office of the County Clerk in the County where the business transacted or conducted business. The statement had to include the full name of the business, the nature of the business, and the full names and residences of all partners. The County Clerk was required to keep an alphabetical index of each business recorded. Partnership agreements from 1850 to 1933 can only be found in recordings within ledger books at the County Clerk's Office. By late 1933, agreements were not only recorded in these ledger books, but copies of the actual agreements were also retained and filed by the County Clerk's Office. In the 1980s, the State of New Jersey took over the responsibility of recording partnership agreements. This collection of partnership agreements reflects this changeover, as it only goes up until 1981.

From the description of Partnership agreements and co-partnership agreements filed through the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, 1933-1981 bulk 1945-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427770

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