Illinois. Office of Secretary of State. Index Dept.
The Dept. of Archives and Index, created in 1873 to "make and keep proper indexes to the executive records and all public acts, resolutions, papers and documents" filed with the Secretary of State, dealt primarily with current records until an Archives Division was created (1921) to handle older records. Index Division compiles and distributes session laws plus House and Senate journals; and files fair copies of enrolled acts and resolutions; verbatim transcripts of General Assembly debates (1971-); deeds, abstracts, and leases for state property; state contracts and administrative regulations.
Other major duties include issuing of incorporation certificates tomunicipalities and authorities; tabulating state wage rates; registering trademarks and lobbyists; administering the Illinois Government Ethics Act; and enrolling constitutional amendments.These functions are performed by the Division's sections: Administrative, Rules, Trademark, Ethics and Federal Campaign. Until the creation of the State Board of Elections (1972), the Division filed nominating petitions, nomination and election certificates plus general and primary election returns.
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