Record of escrow agreements, 1919-1927.
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The Securities Division was created in 1919 to administer the Illinois Securities Law which provides protection to Illinois investors against fraudulent securities and fraudulent methods in the sale of securities (L. 1919, p. 351). The statute was rewritten extensively in 1953 to prevent fraud and inequity in the sale of stocks, bonds, and other securities by requiring the registration of securities before offering them for sale and the registration of securities dealers, salesmen, and investmen...
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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 ...
