Series 17890
Box Elder County (Utah). County Clerk Incorporation case files, 1873-1961.
9 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
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 within Box Elder 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 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 of kind of corporate officers, and the number ofdirectors necessary to transact corporate business. The series ended in 1961 when registration of corporations was transferred to the State government and the Division of Corporations was created. Even though the series officially ended in 1961, several case files were added to through 1979.
Research Note
Researchers should consult the index to ensure finding all related material since companies may have more than one case file.
Arrangement
Numerical by case file number
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. Case files were flattened and foldered by Val Wilson. The entire series was archivally processed by David Clark in November 1996. The series was updated by A. C. Cone following filming in March 2001; the series was retained in microfilm copy only.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: An electronic index is available. Entries include the corporation name and the case file number. View index.
Related Material
Incorporation case files from the Department of Commerce. Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, Series 7184, contain current incorporations in Box Elder County.
Incorporation records index from Box Elder County (Utah). County Clerk, Series 14945, provides partial access to this series
Articles of incorporation record books from Box Elder County (Utah). County Clerk, Series 84091, contain articles of incorporation
Container List
Reel | Description |
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1 | 1-68 |
2 | 69-133 |
3 | 134-211 |
4 | 212-281 |
5 | 282-346 |
6 | 347-426 |
7 | 427-486 |
8 | 487-560 |
9 | 561-598 |