seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
1593,Weber County (Utah). Probate Court,Civil and criminal case files,1852-1887.,"Chronological by filing date through 1879, thereafter numerical by case number.","In 1852 the Utah Territorial Legislature provided that the Probate Court should have jurisdiction not only in estate and guardianship matters\, but original jurisdiction in civil\, criminal\, and chancery cases. The Probate Court could act as an appellant court to the Justice of the Peace Courts in the County\, and decisions made in the Probate Court could be appealed to the District Court. This series includes those cases handled by the Probate Court which are not probate or estate cases. Civil cases include primarily divorce\, debt\, and damages cases. Criminal cases include larceny\, assault\, and disturbing the peace charges. Other case types include appeals and habeas corpus hearings. In 1874 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.",,Public,5.20 cubic feet 7 microfilm reels