Record of organization of corporations, 1872-1873.

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Record of organization of corporations, 1872-1873.

Documents include corporation organization statements; authorizations granting commissioners the right to open books for capital stock subscription; commissioner reports listing stock subscribers with total cash value and number of shares held; meeting notices for board of directors elections, including elected directors names; and organization certification statements. Organization statement includes corporation name and location; commissioner names; corporation purpose; corporate charter duration; share and total capital stock valuation and number of shares issued.

ledgers 2 volumes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376616

Illinois State Archive

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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 ...