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Administrative History

These lists were required under the provisions of an act of the Legislature, Chapter 40, Laws of 1848, entitled " An act authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing mining, mechanical, or chemical purposes." Section 12 of this act provided that "every such company shall annually within twenty days from the first day of January make a published report which shall state the amount of capital, and the proportions actually paid in, and the amount of its existing debts; the report shall be signed by the president and majority of the trustees, and verified by the oath of the president or secretary of company, and filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the business of the company is carried on."