Ended case files, <1871-1994> [ongoing].
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Virginia. State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center.
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The State Corporation Commission is an independent quasi-judicial agency of the state government which oversees and regualtes certain types of industry and business within the state. The commission's powers include regulating rate making, collecting taxes, and chartering business. These case files, which are similar to those in courts of record are the result of the commission's regulatory function. The divisions represented in these files are the Bureau of Financial Intitutions (BFI), Clerk's O...
Virginia. Railroad Commission.
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Virginia. State Corporation Commission
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The State Corporation Commission was created by the state constitution adopted in 1902, to replace the Board of Public Works. It is independent of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, but holds many of their powers, including the authority to issue and revoke corporation charters, to set the rates to be charged by public utilities, and generally to regulate the activities of corporations conducting business in Virginia. An independent Departme...