RAMSEY COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Business Certificates and Indexes at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County).
Title:Business Certificates and Indexes.
Dates:1911-1978.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Certificates of business name filed with the Ramsey County district court, and the indexes to the certificates. Certificates were required of firms doing business under names other than the owners' names.
Quantity:12.0 cubic feet (9 boxes and 2 oversize boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Certificates list date, name of the business, and the names and addresses of all those with an interest in the business. The indexes list the name of the firm, the individual members of the firm, and the date the business name was filed.

After 1978 certification was transferred to the secretary of state and as of July 31, 1979, certificates filed in the district courts expired unless renewed by filing with the secretary of state (Laws 1978 c698).


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Part alphabetical, part chronological.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County). Business Certificates and Indexes. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 980-47

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017082200104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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114.J.14.6F-11AIndex to business certificates:
Volume 1, 1911-1921.
Volume 2, 1922-1931.
Volume 3, 1931-1937.
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114.J.14.6F-21BVolume 4, 1938-1944.
Volume 5, 1945-1948.
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114.J.14.7B2Volume 6, 1948-1951.
Volume 7, 1951-1954.
Volume 8, 1954-1969.
Volume 9, 1970-1978.
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116.B.11.3B3Certificates, 1911-1953:
Between 1911 and 1953 the certificates are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically for each letter. Each letter may have several volumes.
A-D.
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116.B.11.4F4E-K.
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116.B.11.5B5L-P.
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116.B.11.6F6Q-V.
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116.B.11.7B7W-Z.
Certificates, 1954-1957.
Between 1954 and 1957 the certificates are arranged numerically, beginning annually with No. 1. Between 1958 and 1978 they are arranged in one numerical series.
Certificate Nos. 1-625. 1958-1959.
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116.B.11.8F8Certificate Nos. 626-1767. 1959-1965.
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116.B.11.9B9Certificate Nos. 1768-2850, 1965-1972.
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116.B.11.10F10Certificate Nos. 2851-3879, 1972-1976.
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116.B.11.11B11Certificate 3880-4463, 1976-1978.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Business names -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Court records -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.

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