Series 17861

Wayne County (Utah). County Clerk Incorporation case files, 1953-1961.

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 to corporations. This series ended in 1961 when registration of corporations was transferred from the county clerks to state government, and the Utah Division of Corporations was created.

Scope and Content

Incorporation Case Files contain at a minimum the original articles of incorporation and any subsequent amendments to corporations. Some files also 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 and serve as evidence of "due incorporation of the corporation [UCA 16-2]." This series ended in 1961 when registration of corporations was transferred from the county clerks to state government, and the Utah Division of Corporations was created.

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 August 1996. Microfilming was completed, and the series updated, in April 2001; hard copy of the case files was not retained following filming.

Related Material

Incorporation case files from the Department of Commerce. Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Series 7184, include Wayne county incorporations filed with the state.
Articles of incorporation record books from Wayne County (Utah). County Clerk, Series 84076, contains a transcription of the articles that are filed in this series

Container List

ReelDescription
11953, March 12; Lyman Hardware and Implement Company
11954, May 5; Rainy Day Uranium Mining Company
11954, June 7: Minexco, Inc.
11954, June 15; Northwest Uranium Company
11954, September 10; Northwest Ore Company, Inc.
11955, January 26; Loa Uranium Company
11955, April 12; Utah Southern Uranium Exploration Company
11955, April 15: Motah Uranium Mining Company
11955, May 5: Twentieth Century Uranium Corporation
11955, July 26; Henry Mts. Minerals Company
11955, November 4; Rimrock Uranium Mines, Inc.
11955, December 16; Strategic Mineral Exploration Company
11956, March 10; Sand Creek Irrigation Company
11956, October 9; Fidelity Mining Corporation
11957, August 12; Federal Security Insurance Company
11958, April 12; Wayne Wonderland Development Association, Inc.
11958, November 10; Hunt Uranium Corporation
11959, May 14; Alamco, Inc.
11960, July 28; Sleeping Rainbow Tours, Inc.
11960, December 30; Better Business Bureau
11961, May 5; West Bicknell Irrigation Company