This receptive corporate environment made "Colorado in proportion to its population.more largely dominated by corporation influences than any other state." Furthermore, these corporations existed in a territory that had vague incorporation laws, weak enforcement powers, and a pro-industry legislature. The three largest industrial sectors in Colorado at the time metal mining, transportation/communications, and water/irrigation, were often given special privileges to spur industrial development. The large number of investors in the territory resulted in a profusion of corporations being formed during the early stages of Colorado's development. While frontier Coloradans desired to be independent entrepreneurs, there was also a necessary dependence on outside investors in order to make the territory flourish. An alphabetic index to these books exists on microfilm.ĭuring the Territorial Period of Colorado's existence, 1861 to 1876, the Colorado Legislature encouraged capitol investment for the development of the region's natural resources. Trademark Recordings (1877-1963) - The Trademark Recordings include a sample of the company's legal trademark the date it was filed and by whom and what the company produced in the way of merchandise or services under that trademark. Information found in the annual statements include the names and addresses of the officers and directors whether or not the business was still engaged in active operation and various statistics concerning its financial status. If a company failed to file a report for two consecutive years, it was usually declared defunct and inoperative (D&I). Thereafter, annual or biennial reports were mandatory.
The filings may contain the documents that are also on file in the Recordings including the Articles of Incorporation Dissolution documents and other legal instruments.Īnnual/Biennial Financial Reports (1902-1975) - Businesses voluntarily filed a financial statement with the Secretary of State's office before 1912. They are organized alphabetically by company name. The incorporation books contain chronologically arranged records, which may include the Articles of Incorporation amendments to the Articles name changes Dissolution documents and other legal instruments.įilings (1861-1974) - The filings are compilations of the legal instruments that are recorded in the volumes. The State Archives has custody of those volumes that span 1862-1957. Recordings (1861-1957) - Legal actions regarding the status of corporations were recorded in volumes filed at the Secretary of State's office. The State Archives also has Ditch and Water (1862-1902) Mining and Milling (1863-1902) and Road Company indexes (1864-1899). Besides referencing the original documents, these indexes provide valuable information concerning the legal history of businesses and incorporated organizations. Indexes (1861-1975) - Since 1914 the Secretary of State's office periodically compiled indexes of their corporate legal filings. Types of Incorporation Records Found at the Archives
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