AGENCY: Weber County (Utah). Probate Court

SERIES: 83901
TITLE: Civil and criminal case registers of actions
DATES: 1868-1887.
ARRANGEMENT: The first volume is chronological by date, the second volume is alphabetical surname.

DESCRIPTION: These volumes were used to record the filing of individual documents in each case file heard by the Probate Court. The entries include the names of the parties involved in the case, names of counsel, the case type, dates on which documents were filed, and a brief description of the document. The entries act as a chronology for each individual case. Many entries also include a note if the court costs were paid in the case. Case types include criminal hearings and various types of civil suits. The Probate Court had jurisdiction over many types of actions until 1874 when the federal Poland Act revoked the jurisdiction of the Probate Court over all but divorce and probate cases. In 1887, the federal Edmunds-Tucker Act revoked Probate Court jurisdiction in divorce cases, and with that Act, the creation of this series ended.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently after microfilming.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This retention is based on the value of these records in documenting early court proceedings in Weber County.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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