AGENCY: Sevier County (Utah). County Clerk

SERIES: 30572
TITLE: Certificates of stock grazers
DATES: 1902-1904.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by filing date.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains certificates of stock grazers filed with the Sevier County Clerk as required by Utah law to document transitory livestock for the purposes of taxation. A certificate was created by the county assessor in the livestock's county of origin, and indicated that they had already been assessed and taxed. The certificates provided a period of time for which the transitory stock would be grazed in Sevier County. Any livestock that were grazed in Sevier County for longer than the prescribed period were subject to additional tax by Sevier County.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Agency history records, GRS-1723

AUTHORIZED: 07/26/2023

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records provide evidence of the management of livestock at the turn of the century and provide an example of Utah's transitory stock taxation process.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public. Utah Code 63G-2-201(2)(2023).

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