Series 17574

Iron County (Utah). Clerk of the Probate Court Incorporation case files, 1884-1895.

1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Incorporation Case Files contain at a minimum the original articles of incorporation and any subsequent amendments. Some files contain notices to pay licensing fees and taxes, oaths of office for corporate officers, annual reports, correspondence, or other miscellaneous documents. Case files are created during the length of a corporation's duration.

Scope and Content

Incorporation Case Files contain at a minimum the original articles of incorporation and any subsequent amendments. Some files contain notices to pay licensing fees and taxes, oaths of office for corporate officers, annual reports, correspondence, or other miscellaneous documents. Case files are created during the length of a corporation's duration. The case file is generated when companies incorporate within Iron County and serve as evidence of"due incorporation of the corporation [UCA 16-2]."
Articles of incorporation constitute a contract between the state and corporation, between corporation and stockholders, and between the stockholders and state. The articles of incorporation record the following: names of theincorporators 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 of kind of corporate officers, and the number of directors necessary to transact corporate business.

Arrangement

Chronological

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Incorporation Case Files were first scheduled as permanent records in 1978. The entire series was archivally processed by David Clark in April 1996.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An index, Appendix A, is attached to the series inventory and is available for reference use.

Related Material

Incorporation case files from the Department of Commerce. Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Series 7184, contain current Incorporations in Iron County.
Incorporation case files from Iron County (Utah). Clerk of the Probate Court, Series 17574, contains closed incorporations filed in Iron County.
Articles of incorporation record books from Iron County (Utah). County Clerk, Series 83748, contain Articles of Incorporation for Iron County.

Container List

ReelDescription
11884-1895