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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Breckinridge County and ItsReeordsSystem Page
l. Historical Sketch . .". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creation. Boundaries. Establishment of Hardin's Station.
Early settlers. Establishment of county government: first
officers; county seat; public buildings. Topography.
Educational development; first educational institutions.
Transportation. Religious development. Politics. Eco-
nomic development: mineral resources; agriculture; animal
husbandry; industry. Natural attractions. Population.
Towns.
Breckinridge County, Map .... . . .i ........... 16
2. Governmental Organization and Records System . . . . . . . . . 17
Legal status of the county. Structural development of
the county. General administration. Administration of
land title law. Administration of justice; civil juris-
diction; criminal jurisdiction; chancery; probate; juve-
nile; jury system. Administration of law: preservation
of peace; inquests; indictments; apprehension of criminals;
custody of prisoners; prosecutions; execution of sentence.
Financial administration: taxation; fees; bonds; fines
_ and forfeiturcs; county budget commission. Administration
of elections; early election procedure; elections under
the present constitution. Educational administration:
general development; local administrative agencies; finan-
cial administration. Public health. Public welfare.
Public works; roads and bridges; public buildings; re-
_ clamation. Records system: maintenance of records;
titles; record content; indexing; control of records;
· appropriations for supplies; preservation of records; de-
struction of old records.
Chart of County Government . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . 95
S. Housing, Care, and Accessibility of the Records . . . . . . . . 97
Floor Plans, Courthouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOl
1 4. Abbreviations, Symbols, and Explanatory Notes . . . . . . . . . lO2
B. County Offices and Their Records
I. Fiscal Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . lO5
Proceedings. Finance; administration; revenue; taxation;
bond issues; expenditures; settlements of county offieials’
accounts; insurance. Welfare. Public works, roads, and
bridges; eonveyances; orders; boundaries; contracts; re-
P ports; claims; miscellaneous. Officials of county: ap-
' pointments; commissions; resignations; surety bonds.
Miscellaneous.
II. County Court Clerk ................ . ..... . 132
Instruments of conveyance; land titles; leases and con-
tracts; personal property. Encumbrances: real estate