seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
3578,District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County),Wills,1869-,Numerical by case number.,"Legislators at the second Utah Territorial Legislative Assembly organized probate courts in each of Utah's counties and endowed these courts with the right to exercise jurisdiction in the probate of wills and the administration of estates of deceased persons (Laws of Utah\, Chapter 42\, 1852). The assembly clarified the manner in which estates should be settled. By law any person of full age and of sound mind could dispose of all of his property by will\, with the exception that sufficient first be withheld to pay any outstanding debts. The signatures of two competent witnesses in addition to the testator validated a completed will. The law stated that if the court allowed and attested the will\, it should be carried into effect (Compiled Laws of Utah\, 1876\, Title 14\, chapter 1\, sections 1-6). Each will follows a similar format. It states that the testator meets the requirement of being of sound mind and legal age. It names who the testator desires to be the executor of his estate. It,enumerates the testator's property and designates whom he wishes to inherit each item.",Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s),Public,3.00 cubic feet 43 microfilm reels