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Charter File
Decatur_cht.pdf
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Updated Through
12/31/2023
Charter Type
Private Act
Incorporation Act
Private Acts 1837-38, ch. 237, p. 346; Private Acts 1905, ch. 83, p. 186
Date of Incorporation
12/01/1838
