Railroad record, 1872-1974.

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Railroad record, 1872-1974.

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Transcriptions are of legal documents required to be filed by corporations involved in railroad construction, maintenance, or operations. Documents filed include articles of incorporation; bylaws and amendments; charter renewal certificates; articles of consolidation; deeds; mortgages; leases; contracts; releases; and corporation stockholder resolutions. Articles of incorporation provide corporation name; railroad origin and destination; principal business office location; corporation duration; names and addresses (e.g., persons forming corporation; directors; company officials); capital stock amount; number and amount of capital stock shares.

50 cubic ft.ledgers 96 volumes.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Office of Secretary of State. Corporations Dept.

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Illinois. Office of Secretary of State

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The Office of Secretary of State, successor to the territorial Secretary, was established by the 1818 Constitution to keep both the state archives and a register of the Governor's official acts. The Secretary was appointed by the Governor until the 1848 Constitution made the office elective. In 1873, the Dept. of Archives and Index was created to "make and keep proper indexes to the executive records and all public acts, resolutions, papers and documents" filed with the Secretary of State. This ...