seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
3150,Legislative Assembly,Territorial legislative records,1851-1894.,,"Utah became a territory in 1851 and the Territorial Legislative Assembly first met on September 22\, 1851. The Territorial Assembly was responsible for creating laws to govern the territory. These records contain the acts\, bills\, resolutions\, memorials\, and petitions of the first through thirty-first sessions (to statehood) of the Assembly. This series also contains reports\, e.g. the Superintendent of Public Schools\, University of Deseret; financial claims; and correspondence concerning the duties and actions of the Assembly. Within these documents charters of cities\, divorce and marriage laws\, laws regulating the physical construction of the state\, legislation creating local governments\, and numerous other laws setting the framework of life in Utah Territory can be found. The debate on polygamy can be witnessed through the bills and Governors' messages. Unfortunately\, not all of the Governors' messages are contained in this series; for a more complete set see series 3145\, JOURNALS.",,Public,15.85 cubic feet 23 microfilm reels