seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
9802,District Court (Third District),Case files,1851-1896.,Numerical by consecutive case number.,"An original complaint\, summons\, indictment or arrest warrant which initiate a legal action together with all legal papers subsequently filed in connection with the civil or criminal proceeding through disposition or dismissal of the case make up these case files. Case files document the legal process and the administration of justice in the Third Judicial District. Civil cases span the entire period and include suits to recover money\, petitions for divorce\, and writs of habeas corpus. Criminal cases date from 1851 to 1882 and include both felonies and misdemeanors. Recurrent criminal offenses include robbery\, burglary\, theft\, riot\, malicious destruction of property\, extortion\, distribution of unlawful substances\, contempt\, treason\, desertion\, assault\, murder\, etc. The court was required to hold at least four terms within the district each calendar year. Matters from throughout the district (several counties) were heard in Salt Lake City. Cases from Salt Lake County are most numerous,but matters from outlying Summit and Tooele counties are common. During the early days of the territory\, the Third Judicial District included current Utah counties (such as Iron and Utah) as well as extinct counties (e.g.\, Green River and Carson). A small number of case files from these locales are included.",Retain,Public,216.0 cubic feet 532 microfilm reels