Certificates of condition, 1870-1928 (bulk 1870-1889).

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Certificates of condition, 1870-1928 (bulk 1870-1889).

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Per St 1851, c 133, corporations were required to submit a certificate to the state secretary, who was to publish and submit to the legislature an annual abstract of all filings; by the 1890s this function was delegated to the secretary's Corporation Division, later known as the Corporations Division. The filings, per MGLA c 158, s 37, came to be annual reports providing information as of the last day of the fiscal year of the corporation, including officers of the corporation, financial assets, addresses, and annual meeting date; in earlier years also lists of stockholders with number of shares held. The certificate, provided by the state secretary, is signed by the corporate president or vice-president, attested by the corporate secretary, and sworn to before a notary.

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