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<titleproper>A Guide to the Certificates of Incorporation Collection, <date>Undated</date></titleproper>

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.25 linear feet
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The Certificates of Incorporation Collection consists of .25 linear feet of undated photocopied Virginia State Corporation Commission certificates of incorporation from various Fairfax County, Virginia businesses incorporated between 1943-1949.
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<p>Consult repository for information</p>
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<p>Certificates of Incorporation Collection, MSS 02-04, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library</p>
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<p>Unknown. Appears to have come from the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia.</p>
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<p>Chris Barbuschak, December 2017<lb/>EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2024</p>
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<head>Historical and Biographical Information</head>
<p>The Virginia State Corporation Commission serves as the central filing agency for corporations in Virginia. Established by the Virginia Constitution of 1902, the SCC is a regulatory agency vested with judicial, legislative, and executive powers and has authority over utilities, railroads, franchising, securities, and insurance. The Clerk’s Office maintains business entity documents of record.</p>
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<p>The Certificates of Incorporation Collection consists of .25 linear feet of undated photocopied Virginia State Corporation Commission certificates of incorporation from various Fairfax County, Virginia businesses incorporated between 1943-1949. Businesses included are a golf course, cemetery, school, airports, and volunteer fire departments.</p>
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<subject encodinganalog="650$a">Airports - Virginia - Fairfax County</subject>
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Alexandria-Virginia Airport, Incorporated, 1944, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Alexandria Golf and Country Club, Incorporated, 1945, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Annandale Poultry Farm, Incorporated, 1944, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Annandale Business Men’s Association, 1946, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Bailey’s Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Department, 1943, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Beacon Field, Incorporated, 1945, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Fairfax County Agricultural Cooperative Association, 1945, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Fairfax Enterprises, Incorporated, 1945 , 
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Fairfax Quarries, Incorporated, 1945, 
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Forestville Volunteer Fire Department, 1949, 
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Hillcrest Memorial Park, Incorporated, 1945, 
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Jefferson Village Addition, Incoporated,1946, 
<unitdate type="inclusive">Undated</unitdate>
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Langley School, 1945, 
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Springfield Airport, Incorporated,1945, 
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