seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
1649,District Court (Third District),Territorial minute books,i 1858-1896.,Chronological by date.,"District courts had original jurisdiction in civil\, criminal\, and chancery or equity cases. They also had the power to grant citizenship. They heard appeals from the lower probate courts. The minute books document the daily proceedings of the court but are not transcripts of court cases. Business matters include court site and officers present\, jury selection\, judicial appointments\, and expense claims as well as entries noting the day's proceedings on various cases. A typical case will span multiple dates. A case will include an indictment or indication of a filed complaint; procedural issues; a statement that the case was presented including witnesses' names but not their testimony; the verdict; and precise sentencing or settlement.,The most information occurs in various property disputes (eg. mining claims\, land disputes with the railroad\, water rights\, debt\, etc.) Cases include those for murder\, larceny\, robbery\, burglary\, theft\, embezzlement\, assault\, purchasing public property from soldiers\, riot\, polygamy (esp._after 1874 and in the 1880s)\, gambling\, liquor law violations\, prostitution\, etc. Also included are property claims\, foreclosure\, receivership\, and dissolution of corporation. Probate cases are not included except in the case of contested estates such as the civil case revolving around Brigham Young's estate 1879-1883.__Divorce and alimony cases are included\,,notably the one of Ann Eliza Young vs._Brigham Young in the mid-1870s. Also included are commitments to reform school. Naturalizations are one of the most frequent entries in the books\, and appear under 'N' in the indices. Conflicts between the federally appointed district courts and the local Mormon population resulted in the territorial legislature giving original jurisdiction in the same type cases to the county probate courts. Therefore\, the probate court minutes should also be consulted. The boundaries of the third district court were redefined frequently\, containing from one to a dozen counties\, through the years.__Among the counties included at various times are Salt,Lake\, Tooele\, Davis\, Weber. Box Elder\, Cache\, Summit\, and Morgan.",,Public,10.70 cubic feet 20 microfilm reels