AGENCY: District Court (Third District)

SERIES: 19481
TITLE: Articles of incorporation record books
DATES: 1887-1896.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date.

DESCRIPTION: Copies of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Third District Court by newly organized corporations were recorded in these record books, which were kept as the copy available for public use.

The clerk then issued a certificate of incorporation and recorded the final articles of incorporation in these record books. The actual articles of incorporation record the following: names of the incorporators and their places of residence, the length of the corporation's duration, the pursuit of business agreed upon, amount of stock each shareholder receives, description of stock classes, number and kind of corporate officers, and the number of directors necessary to transact corporate business.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

Because of the importance of incorporation information in documenting the organization and existence of companies this series is kept permanently.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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