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INDEX OF ONLINE LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES IN THE HISTORY OF CORPORATE AND SECURITIES LAW

1.

U. S. Blue Sky Laws ......................................................................................................................... 2

a.

Alabama (1923)......................................................................................................................... 2

b.

California (1913 - 1933) ........................................................................................................... 2

c.

Florida (1920) ........................................................................................................................... 3

d.

Illinois (1917 - 1921) ................................................................................................................ 3

e.

Iowa (1913 - 1931) .................................................................................................................... 3

f.

Massachusetts (1921 - 1932): ................................................................................................... 4

g.

Michigan (1915) ........................................................................................................................ 5

h.

Nebraska (1913) ........................................................................................................................ 5

i. New Yorks Martin Act (1921)................................................................................................. 5

j.

Ohio (1915, as amended) .......................................................................................................... 5

k.

Oregon (1915) ........................................................................................................................... 5

l.

South Carolina (1930) ............................................................................................................... 5

m.

Texas (1913 - 1927): ................................................................................................................. 5

2.

U.S. State Corporate Statutes ............................................................................................................ 6

a.

California .................................................................................................................................. 6

i.

Statutes and Civil Code (1850 - 1905) ...................................................................................... 6

ii.

Compilations of the Civil Code (1874 - 1919) ........................................................................ 16

b.

Florida (various):..................................................................................................................... 17

c.

Illinois (1856 - 1891) .............................................................................................................. 17

d.

Indiana (1843-1897):............................................................................................................... 18

e.

Massachusetts (1798-1932): ................................................................................................... 18

f.

New Jersey (1821-1921): ........................................................................................................ 24

g.

New York (1784-1880): .......................................................................................................... 25

h.

North Carolina (1795): ............................................................................................................ 29

i.

Pennsylvania (1791-1885): ..................................................................................................... 29

j.

Texas (1836-1911): ................................................................................................................. 30

3.

U.S. Securities Laws ....................................................................................................................... 38

4.

U.S. State Banking Statutes ............................................................................................................ 38

5.

United Kingdom Company Laws (1503-1908)............................................................................... 38

a.

General Company Acts ........................................................................................................... 39

B. Companies Formed by Act of Parliament or Letters Patent: .................................................. 41

C. Company Law Reform: ........................................................................................................... 42

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6.

Canada Company / Securities Laws ................................................................................................ 42

a.

Canada (1846-1906):............................................................................................................... 42

b.

Manitoba (1913) ...................................................................................................................... 44

c.

Ontario Corporate Statutes (1859-1927): ................................................................................ 44

d.

Ontario Securities Statutes (1928-1999) ................................................................................. 45

e.

Quebec (1861-1893): .............................................................................................................. 47

7.

France Commercial Laws (1673 and 1807) .................................................................................... 48

1. U.S.BLUE SKY LAWS

a. Alabama (1923)

Ala. Code 9877-9900 (1923) -http://goo.gl/2rUa1B.

b.

California (1913 - 1933)

Californias statutes from 1850 to 2008 are available from the archive of the California State Assembly(http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/archive).

The investment companies act, Stats 1913, p. 715 http://goo.gl/PscPU

An act to amend section three of an act entitled [theinvestment companies act], Stats 1915, p. 1135

http://goo.gl/z8nCA

The corporate securities act, Stats. 1917, p. 673 http://goo.gl/9Pssg

An act to amend section two of an act entitled [the

corporate securities act], Stats 1919, p. 231

http://goo.gl/exqpC

An act to amend section twenty-one of an actentitled [the corporate securities act], 1921, p. 1008

http://goo.gl/yybpl

An act to amend sections two, twenty, and twenty-five of an act entitled [the corporate securities act],1921, p. 1114

An act to amend sections two, five, sixteen andseventeen of an act entitled [the corporate securitiesact], 1923, p. 87

http://goo.gl/WEFDv

An act to define and prohibit bucketing and bucketshopping and bucket shops,1923, p. 449

An act to amend sections two, four, five, six, seven,nine, thirteen, fourteen, seventeen, and twenty-fiveof an act entitled [the corporate securities act],1925, p. 962

http://goo.gl/WJNze

http://goo.gl/2rUa1Bhttp://goo.gl/2rUa1Bhttp://goo.gl/2rUa1Bhttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/archivehttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/archivehttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/archivehttp://goo.gl/PscPUhttp://goo.gl/PscPUhttp://goo.gl/z8nCAhttp://goo.gl/z8nCAhttp://goo.gl/9Pssghttp://goo.gl/9Pssghttp://goo.gl/exqpChttp://goo.gl/exqpChttp://goo.gl/yybplhttp://goo.gl/yybplhttp://goo.gl/WEFDvhttp://goo.gl/WEFDvhttp://goo.gl/WJNzehttp://goo.gl/WJNzehttp://goo.gl/WJNzehttp://goo.gl/WEFDvhttp://goo.gl/yybplhttp://goo.gl/exqpChttp://goo.gl/9Pssghttp://goo.gl/z8nCAhttp://goo.gl/PscPUhttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/archivehttp://goo.gl/2rUa1B

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An act to amend sections 2 and 20 of an act entitled[the corporate securities act], Stats. 1929, p. 1251

http://goo.gl/qrlHa

An act to amend section 15 of the corporatesecurities act, Stats. 1929, p. 1892

An act to amend an act entitled [the corporatesecurities act], Stats. 1929, p. 1393

An act to amend an act entitled [the corporatesecurities act], Stats 1931, p. 937

http://goo.gl/u7sWK

An act to repeal chapter 353, statutes of 1913,entitled [the investment companies act], Stats 1931,p. 1667

An act to amend sections 2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, 22,23 and 26 of an act entitled [the corporate securities

act], Stats 1933, p. 2309

http://goo.gl/iyyUL

c.

Florida (1920)

Revised General Statutes of Florida, 1920:

Brokers 832 -http://goo.gl/SLXon7; Investment Companies 4065-73 -http://goo.gl/Emke22.

d.

Illinois (1917 - 1921)

An Act to prevent fraud in the sale and dispositionof stocks, bonds, or other securities sold or offeredfor sale within the State of Illinois, Laws 1917, p.294

http://archive.org/details/lawsofstateofill1917illi

The Illinois Securities Law, Laws 1919, p. 351 http://archive.org/details/lawsofstateofill1919illi

An Act to amend sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 18,24 and 37 of an Act entitled [The IllinoisSecurities Law], Laws 1921, p. 35

http://goo.gl/vdH5y

e. Iowa (1913 - 1931)

Iowas code from 1851 to present is available from the Iowa Le