seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
83281,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Deposit receipts,1919-1925.,Numerical by receipt number.,"This receipt book is used to record cash payments for fee and fines levied by the Salt Lake City Court. Only one half of the book has been used and contains receipt stubs and empty receipts. The receipt stubs contain the receipt number; name of payee\, amount\, purpose of payment; case number; name of plaintiff; name of defendant\, date and amount.",,Public,
2245,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Inquest registers,i 1909-1965.,The volumes are chronological. Entries are primarily chronological.,"The city judge as ex-officio justice of the peace acted as coroner holding inquests on the bodies of those supposed to have died of unlawful means within his precinct. A register of inquests was kept recording the date; the name of the deceased if known\, if not\, a description of the deceased; description of any property found on the deceased and its disposition; and the cause of death if determined. In addition to the description and disposition of the body and property found with it\, the first volume often records a brief procedural summary of the inquest\, including the names of the jurors\, the names (but not the testimony) of witnesses\, a summary of any autopsy held\, and an itemization of costs incurred in,holding the inquest. Occasionally a pertinent newspaper clipping\, suicide note\, etc. was glued into the volume. The second volume rarely includes such detail: Entries are frequently limited to a docket noting dates of orders\, subpoenas\, and requests for post-mortems\, along with the resultant expenses.",,Public,2 microfilm reels
4861,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Civil case registers of actions,1902-1968.,"Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date document was filed.","The register of actions was used by the court as a record of all documents filed in relation to a specific case. the first entry is typically a notice of the filing of a complaint followed usually by an answer of the defendant. This is followed by one or more summonses and returns of complaints or other documents as appropriate to the individual case. A notice of judgment made or that a garnishment of wages or an attachment of personal property was filed typically ended the case. Routine actions are stamped into the volumes; others are recorded by hand. Not all cases reached the trial stage; but when one did\, a full record of actions taken in the case is also entered. Exact charges in the case are not shown\, but other information in the entry includes names of parties involved most often the name of the business bringing action against an individual and the names of attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant. The city court held jurisdiction in actions under a certain financial limit\,,for the recovery of money or breach of contract; actions to recover damages to persons or property or the property itself; actions to recover fines imposed by statute; and actions to enforce or to foreclose liens on personal property\, all under a certain financial limit; the types of cases recorded in the register corresponds to these categories.",,Public,183 microfilm reels
13688,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Civil case registers of action plaintiffs index,1902-1968.,"Chronological, thereunder alphabetical.","Plaintiffs indexes provide name access to the REGISTERS OF ACTION created by the City Court. Handwritten entries were recorded in columns in separately numbered volumes\, with separate columns for date of action\, plaintiff\, defendant\, and case number.",,Public,10 microfilm reels
13687,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Civil case registers of action defendants index,1902-1968.,"Chronological, thereunder alphabetical","Defendants indexes provide name access to the REGISTERS OF ACTION created by the City Court. Handwritten entries were recorded in columns in separately numbered volumes\, with separate columns for date\, defendant\, plaintiff\, and case number.",,Public,9 microfilm reels
3258,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Transcripts,1924-1955.,Alphanumerical,,,Public,
23875,Salt Lake City Precinct Court,Civil case index book,ca. 1915-1919.,Alphabetical by initial letter of plaintiff surname.,"This volume provides case number\, name of plaintiff\, and name of defendant for city court civil cases numbered 8888 and on.",,Public,
23870,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Civil case docket books,1905-1920.,Numerical by case number assigned chronologically by date of initial action.,"These dockets provide case number\, names of parties in the civil case\, names of their attorneys\, and dates routine documents were filed. Most cases pertain to small debts.",,Public,
4860,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Criminal case docket books,1909-1958.,Numerical by case number assigned chronologically by date of initial filing.,"Recorded information for individual cases includes: name of defendant\, charge\, an account of the proceedings\, and an account of costs.",,Public,
4858,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Search and seizure docket books,1921-1930.,Alphanumerical,,Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s),,
4631,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Bail deposits account books,1918-1930.,Alphanumerical,,Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s),,
5364,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Criminal case minute books,1902-1958.,Chronological by date.,"In the volumes which make up this series are recorded such criminal case information as plaintiff and defendant names\, counsel\, case number\, nature and action\, bail amount\, date\, etc.",,Public,
1620,Salt Lake City (Utah). City Court,Criminal and civil sampled case files,1916-1957.,Alphanumerical.,City court case files normally have limited retention. These are simply a sampling of cases to illustrate the court's function.,,Public,