, 1874-12-25
STATE PAPER.
Applications Under tho Corporation
Act---Fecs--.The Mow State
House, Etc.

Brn1SoFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 24.--The Secretary of
State, tho Hon. George II. Harlow. has laid bo-
foro the Governor bis bonnial report, closing
Nov. so, 1874. Tile Secretary tahes up, aeriatum,
tho n,ost important branches Of tho public busi-
ness, md reports upon these In plain, rnattor-
of-fact wny,
CORPORATIONS.
Undcr tho act concolning corporations, tho ro-
port shows that lid applications iavo boeu re-
celyol for licenso to organize corporations, and
Of this nllmhor 855 Aayo fully organized, mud
certiifcatus have boon inauod to commence buai-
ness. Tho following will Hhow the different pur-
roseB for which the corporations Aaro organized,
And tho number In encl, class:
Manufacturing, 153; miscellaneous, 101; be-
novoout 1870; lonn associetions, 181; mining, b9
printing and publishing, 25; dlstiltlg, u agri-
CULTURE and driving park associations 1G; liter
ary, Il; Il library Il Eaa companies, IS; como-
Tho number Of railroad companies organized
under tho General Railroad lsw withim.tho two
yoars coyerosl by tho report, was II, o full lat
Of which ia g1yotl.
The whole number OF organizations effected
undor tho General Incorporation law, ginco July
!, 1874 Mt which date tho low was in force il 0ul
Of alt classes. Tho whole number Of railroads
orgainizod un1er tho General llailroad law for
tIo same tiulo 10 10.
All alphabetical lisl of all tho cities, towns,
and villages III tho State, prior to the taking Of
1octo tho 0eneral Incorporation lAw, coucorn-
Ing cltico and villages. IL gwen III an appendix
to tho report, which will 10 valuable to tho pub
lie III II matter OF Ycfeteuco. Undar tho general
low for the Incorporation Of ctios and villages
Ga cllics a1ll Ill rtllnges hnyo organized,
md celtilicatos filed In tho Office full list, with
the date OF organization aud county iii which
located, ia given. This, list includes oil tho
organizasions since July l. 1874. Nine changes
OF nalue under tho law aro oil that hayo &C.
Cured. =,
FEES, ETC.
Tho nmount OF fees pai1 into tho present
ary u, 1879, and November 30, 1874, was 314,-
1885, which amount Inns boon duly psid into
tho State Treasury, according to law, or nccount-
cd for as being Oh hand. This showing iB very
favorable TO tho State, ms, prior to tho official
to'm Of tho present Secretary. and undtr the old
Constitution, thoso fees woro tho personal cmol-
uu1outR Of tho Secretary Of State, but are now
pald into the State Treasury,
CoSTnAcTB.
The report gyea a list Of contracts made by
tho Commissioners Of the State, tie contracts
for printing, stationery, paper binding, dislri-
button Of tho lava, copying OF the satne, fuol,
etc., md detailed statement Of tho settlement
for printing untlor tho old contract, mud also
gives tho contract In relation to tho printing Of
the Rovisod StRtutoa Of 1874 and tho distribution
Of tho Same to courts. county oicors and others
ontitiol to them by law. Tho number dis
tributed III over 5000.
ENEoI4LED LAWS.
The Sccrptnry reportH that. under the law
passed Mt the Inst session, lo his commenced
and il prosecuting aB fnst as possible tho class-
ficntion and indoxlng Of tho enrolled laws aud
the immcnko amount Of public documents do
poeitod In his depn tment. Snce tho organtza-
ton Of tho Territory. in 1787, index has hosc-
totoro been ma2c.
THE NEW sTATr-1IOUsE.
lie atHo gives Luis rcaH0ns nnct tho correspond
encc heretofore published on tho subjccs, show
irg why tho General (isBembly will not this win
tor occupy tho now State-Houso, ue anticipates
tho occupancy Of roo,ns Of tho Stnso oilcora in
tho now Statc-lIouso by June next, and recon-
mcnds tho enlargement Of tho library by the
purchase Of now books, urging IN appropriation
therefor.
SUPREME C0UHT NEPoHT9.
Hc calls attention to tho fact that whilo the
law Directs him to distribute tho Supreme Court
reports, 1t malsea no provision for tho purchase
Of tho same, md thereby prevents their dtstri-
button.
oEo1 o0IcAL TREASURES.
Ho calls nttetl:lon to the fGct TINT there is no
custodian for tho geological specimens belonging
to tho State, And recommends tho establishment
Of a State Museum.
No deficiency in the expenses Of his ollcs hoa
occurred, as il forlner years.
Tho report is roluminous. Il will mako about
aoyensy-hye pages in print.