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Illinois Pneumatic Gas Co., 1869, I/U Stock Certificate

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Illinois Pneumatic Gas Co., 1869, I/U Stock Certificate
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Illinois, 1869. Illinois Pneumatic Gas Co., 13 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Fine to VF condition. Black printing on white paper, Patriotic eagle on top right with ornate title at left, Adhesive 25 cts revenue stamp lower left, green corporate seal at left, S/N 36, In 1869 several individuals interested in a patent for the manufacture of illuminating gas, and gas machines known as "Rand's Patent," for the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, agreed to unite their interests, obtain an act of incorporation from the Legislature of Illinois, and do business in Chicago, resulting in the Illinois Pneumatic Gas Company's organization that same year. A notable court case followed in 1885, regarding a decree whereby a director of a corporation can be released by that corporation of all claims, equitable or otherwise, arising out of transactions under a contract between the corporation and the director made in excess of its corporate powers is valid, if made in good faith and without fraud or concealment. Evidently a business partnership set a landmark legal case as its main claim to fame.