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Records Required by Law
in Florida Counties
(Revised)
Prepared by
The Historical Records Survey
‘ Division of Professional and Service Projects
Work Projects Administration
_ Jacksonville, Florida
The Historical Records Survey
‘i I August 1959

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ig Sl ln l957 a check list of county records was prepared and published
y, * by the Florida Historical Records Survey. Very soon after publication
is of this check list, it became apparent that as knowledge of the Florida
r’ laws and familiarity with the practices of the various county officials
·T increased, a revision of the check list which would include earlier re-
  quirements and indicate the development of certain functions which result- T
._ ed in the creation of records would be necessary. The revision perforce
f awaited the completion of a study of territorial and state laws then in
progress.
= The primary purpose of the Revised Check List of County Records in
-Z Florida is to provide a reliable guide for field workers who are engaged
_ in the task of inventorying such records throughout the state. To this
S end, the records have been listed and described in a manner best calcu-
lated to aid the workers in finding, classifying and describing the
records found in the various county courthouses and to provide a measure
F for the completeness of their inventories. t
An effort has been made to include each record now or at any time
I L in the past required by law to be kept by the county agencies currently
functioning. These requirements have been culled from the acts of the
· Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida and of the Legislature A
of the State of Florida and from the various compilations and codes of
the state laws. Some information from other sources has been added,
» taken from the observed practice of several county officials and from
forms prescribed by state officials who are expressly given that power
in several of the laws. ·
· Because of the time necessary for such research and of the immediate
i need of the field workers for an accurate guide, it was decided to ex-
clude from the check list all defunct agencies, other than the county
treasurer. The latter was included because his functions and records
were inextricably involved in both county and school financial procedure
` ‘ and his records are consequently necessary to complete the continuity of
the county and school financial records. However, basic records, such
as those relating to county and school finances, registration of property
titles, probate, court and taxation records, have been traced as far back
as the laws indicate. The development of the functions resulting in such
records has been closely followed and the transference of the functions
` from one official to another clearly indicated and explained. Liberal
] use of cross references has been necessary to indicate the continuity of i
`; the records involved in such functions.  
The arrangement of the record entries in the Revised Check List has
Q· been based as closely as possible on the arrangement of entries general-
; ly followed in the published inventories. The agencies are classified }
{ and arranged according to governmental functions; administration; regis- E
Q tration of property titles; judicial; law enforcement; finance; elections; i
f and education. Records are classified according to the agency required ;
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iQ er are listed under both the sending and receiving agencies. Under agen- §
Q cies, records are classified as far as possible according to the subjects §
·§ with which they deal. The entries are numbered consecutively and cross i
§ references are used to show duplication and other relationships between Q
2 records. Z
  Since the Revised Check List is concerned only with records actually 5
*§ required, or clearly implied, by law, it does not include any county agen-
QQ cies for which no such requirements were found. Q
aa Citations have been made wherever possible to easily available com- ‘
2 pilations of laws. In many cases, however, it has been necessary to cite `
» original acts which were repeated or so amended as not to be included in ”
‘i any such compilation. 1
1 The titles given to record entries are in only rare cases actually -
i prescribed by law. Hence, it is not likely that many of the records y
p found in the counties will have exactly the same title as that given the i
* record in the Revised Check List. These titles have been selected mainly '
’ for the purpose of indicating the contents of the records. Moreover, i
Y many of the records treated herein in separate entries may be found to be Q
7 kept in various combinations. Some such possible combinations, which }
L have been found to be widespread in practice, are indicated in the en- E
_ tries involved. [
The Florida county censuses are included to make possible the deter- Q
mination of which counties are affected by laws applying to counties of é
o_ specified populations. I
The functional chart of county government has been devised as the
’ most practicable way both to indicate which types of records are kept by i
. each agency, and to indicate all the possible custodians of each type of Y
2 record. County records are divided into ten general classes; adminis- @
A; .-·. tration; finance; property; court; law enforcement; taxation; licensing; »
li elections; school; and miscellaneous. Each class is further broken down 2
° to particular types and each agency keeping such type is checked. To Q
j determine whether an agency has been completed, the worker need only
Q check down the chart under that agency to see whether all types of rec-
_ ords kept by the agency have been covered. To determine whether a par-
ticular type of record has been inventoried for all agencies, the worker ,
need only check across the chart from that particular type of record. I
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i The chart is based on the Revised Check List and so covers only rec- j
V, ords required by law.. Other records must be classified under the agency §
,£ in whose custody they are found. Moreover, in its entirety, the chart i
g applies to counties in existence at least as early as 1845. Hence, when Q
Q a type of record is shown under an agency for which no such records have ?
_g been found, it may be that the functions from which the record resulted l
.3 were removed from the agency before the county was formed. Such matters i
·§_ can be cleared up by using the chart in connection with the check list $

 i Many instructions to workers have been included in the record i
if descriptions. Preliminary drafts Of thé Revised Check List have been l
e] distributed among the field workers and their criticisms and suggestions ?
K, solicited. Such criticisms and suggestions have been adopted wherever ?
» possible in order that the check list might better meet the needs of the l
p field work. Q
The publications of The Historical Records Survey are issued for i
free distribution to a selected group of public and institutional li- ?
braries. Requests for information concerning the publications or the ·
work of the Survey_in Florida should be addressed to Sue A. mahorner,
State Supervisor, Historical Records Survey, 49 West Duval Street,
. Jacksonville, Florida.
Paul Chalker, Editor
_ Historical Records Survey ·
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if TABLE OF CONTENTS Q
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’ A. Explanatory Material 9
`L l. County Populations -—·-—-——-——————·—-————-—--- - -.... - .... 5 ?
f 2. Explanatory Notes and Abbreviations -————----- - --.... ---- ;4 J
A 5. Functional Chart of County Records -———·—————-- - -..... --- 6 ’
B. Check List of Required Records ;
I. Board of County Commissioners —-—-—-------~- - -...-... ---- .7
Proceedings. Financial records: budgets; books of
account; depository records; bills; warrants; bond is-
sues. Reports; county finances; fines and forfeitures;
taxation; licensing; miscellaneous. Social welfare.
Elections. Miscellaneous. _
II. Recorder -----—--------- - ----- - -------..-................ 16 J
Property records; general register and indexes; ab- —
stracts; conveyances; encumbrances; plats. Business f
and professional records: incorporations; medical; {
miscellaneous. Livestock. Crime register. Q
III. Clerk of the Circuit Court -—-—-—--———-—-·—-—----—————--- 22 A
Taxation: assessment records; collection reports; de- _
linquent tax records; drainage tax records. Licensing. ;
Jury records. Financial records. Miscellaneous. *
. IV. Circuit Court -~——-—--————---——-—--—-——--———----——--—-——— 31 I
Civil actions; case papers; dockets; proceedings; fin- Y
al records. Criminal actions; case papers; dockets. Q
P Financial records: costs and fees; witnesses and g
jurors; fines and forfeitures. §
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:_ V. Criminal Court of Record -—----—--——----————-—--——·—-—--- 56 · P
~ Case papers. Dockets. Proceedings. Judgments. Fi-
nancial records; books of account; costs and fees;
— depository receipts; pay rolls; reports.
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VI. Civil Court of Record -------—-—------—-—-—-——--—-———~--- 59 E
Case papers. Dockets. Proceedings. Final records. _
Financial records; books of account; depository re- ]
V ceipts; pay rolls; reports. ;
iv VII. County Court --—————--—---——---—---———--—-—--——- — ·-—-——-— 42 {
m Civil actions; case papers; dockets; proceedings; fin- i
3 al records. Criminal actions; case papers; dockets. i
l_.; fp Financial records: books of account; costs and fees; ~
‘; depository receipts; pay rolls; reports. }
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  VIII . County Judpe -——-——————- - --—--——— ·· --—-----——- —· -—---—— ——-- 46  
DQ Estates; papers; progress of cases; recorded instru- 1
F ments; claims; inheritance taxes. Civil actions. ;
i* Criminal actions. Insanity proceedings. Juvenile i
~T cases. Inquests. Licensing: marriage; occupational; ;
F game; miscellaneous. Collector's returns. Elections. {
_ Financial; costs and fees; deposits; pay rolls; reports. 2
if IX. Juvenile Court--— ——-·· » ——-----—-——--——-——--——-~---——-——— 56
X. Justices of the leace —--——————--—-—-——————-----——-—----— 57
Civil actions. Criminal actions. Inquests. Estrayed
_ livestock. Financial records: costs and fees; de-
posits; pay rolls; reports. _
it XI. Sheriff —-———-—-—-—----——- — —-—-——-—————-—--————-———-—-——— 60 s
p; Financial; books of account; costs and fees; deposits; 2
if reports. Liquor records. Taxation and Licenses. Mis- 1
cellaneous. §
XII. Constables —-·——---—--————-——-———-——-—---———-—--——-——-—-— 65 i
I XIII. Budget Conmnssion -——-——-·----—————-———-———-———-----————— 64
· XIV. County Assessor of Taxes —-—-———-—————- - —-—--—-——----——-- 55 ;
Assessment aids. Exemptions. Drainage taxes. Finan- ;
cial reports.
p, XV. County Tax Collector -———-———--—-——-—-—-----————-—-----—- 68
State and county taxes: assessments; collections; poll %
[ taxes; delinquent taxes. Drainage taxes. Licenses; i
motor vehicle; occupational; alcohol; miscellaneous. g
Financial records. `
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- XVI. County Treasurer -————-—-——---—-—-----————-—---——-——-——-- 76 A
County finances; books of account; receipts; expendi— 5
tures; reports. School finances. Taxation. g
XVII. Supervisor of Registration ————--———-—--———-———-— — ——--——— 79 ?
_ General elections. Primary elections. Poll tax rec-
A ords. Miscellaneous records. I
t XVIII. County Board of Public Instruction —-———--—-————————-— ——- 82 Q
-1 Administration; proceedings; property; reports; mis- {
Q cellaneous. Finances; budgets; books of account; de- ;
.@ pository records; bills and warrants; bond issues, {
-_·v Y reports. s
Q XIX. County Superintendent of Public Instruction -————-——-———- 86 Z
Q Supervision records. Financial records. Teachers. .
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5 1. COUNTY POPULATIONS E
~j Many Florida laws affecting county Officials and their records ap- {
;, ply only in counties of certain indicated populations. Lists of county i
f` populations taken from the state censuses of 1925 and 1955 and the fed-
j eral census of 1950 are given below. Populations of counties for each }
‘ year are listed according to size of population in descending order. ,
Entries in the Revised Check List which describe records affected
by such laws will in each case give the date of the enactment of the law. 7
By checking the census next preceding the date of the enactment of the ‘
law, all counties falling within the population limits specified by the
law may be determined. These are the counties in which the record should
A be found as described. By checking succeeding censuses, it can be deter-
- mined whether any other counties fell subsequently within the population
1 limits and so were in their turn affected by the law.
STATE CENSUS, 1955 i
180,998 Dade 16,551 Lee 8,480 Indian River g
l 175,204 Duval 15,550 Santa Rosa 8,552 Calhoun 5
159,208 Hillsborough 15,582 Columbia 8,170 DeSoto }
82,184 Polk 14,554 Brevard 7,175 Baker `
64,658 Pinellas 14,449 Holmes 7,105 Clay
58,184 Orange 15,894 Walton 6,585 Franklin _
` 56,674 Escambia 15,787 Sarasota 6,085 Wakulla l
55,194 Palm Beach 15,617 Jefferson 5,855 Dixie _
50,550 `Volusia 15,554 Monroe 5,599 Citrus `
56,481 Alachua 12,975 Levy 5,522 Hernando
55,584 Jackson 12,899 Washington 5,428 Union
50,751 Marion 11,669 Okaloosa 5,214 Martin T
,, 28,062 Lake 11,414 Hardee 4,790 Collier I
" 26,974 Gadsden 11,266 Pasco 4,259 Lafayette Q
` 26,622 Leon 11,142 Taylor 4,174 Gilchrist 1
25,061 Manatee 10,912 Highlands 5,885 Liberty 1
_ 25,042 Broward 10,056 Sumter 5,801 Charlotte E
’ 22,192 Seminole 9,791 Hamilton 5,711 Hendry E
_ 18,570 Putnam 9,759 Osceola 5,484 Okeechobee Q
17,659 St. Johns 9,185 Nassau 5,179 Flagler Q
17,145 Madison 9,044 St. Lucie 5.099 Gulf W
16,975 Suwannee 8,841 Bradford 2,675 Glades
16,828 Bay
· gi FEDERAL CENSUS, 1950 1
df 155,505 Duval 55,594 Escambia 51,969 Jackson E
fl 155,519 Hillsborough 51,781 Palm Beach 29,890 Gadsden K
Q; 142,955 Dade 49,757 orange 29,578 Marion i
,5 72,291 Polk 42,757 Volusia 25,476 leon f
5E 62,149 Pinellas 54,565 Alachua 25,161 Lake t
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22,502 Manatee 12,180 Washington 6,419 Dixie {
20 , 094 Broward 12 , 091 Bay 6,285 rrarnriin  
» 18,755 Seminole 10,699 Osceola 6,275 Baker E
18,676 St. Johns 10,644 Sumter 5,516 Citrus 1
18,096 Putnam 10,574 Pasco 5,468 Wakulla L
15,751 Suwannee 10,548 Hardee 5,111 Martin Q
15,614 Madison 9,897 Okaloosa 4,948 Hernando }
14,990 Lee 9,454 Hamilton 4,561 Lafayette {
14,658 Columbia 9,405 Bradford 4,157 Gilchrist E
- 14,576 Walton 9,575 Nassau 4,129 Okeechobee y
14,085 Santa Rosa 9,192 Highlands 4,067 Liberty . 1
15,624 Monroe 7,745 .DeSoto 4,015 Charlotte
15,408 Jefferson 7,428 Union 5,492 Hendry
15,285 Brevard 7,298 Calhoun 5,182 Gulf
15,156 Taylor 7,057 St. Lucie 2,885 Collier ,
12,924 Holmes 6,859 Clay 2,762 Glades Q
12,456 Levy 6,724 Indian River 2,466 Flagler f
12,440 Sarasota f
 
STATE CENSUS, 1925 %
155,584 Hillsborough 14,758 Seminole 9,645 Nassau 1
125,481 Duval 14,599 Santa Rosa 8,061 DeSoto §
111,552 Dade 14,260 Monroe 7,916 Sumter g
65,925 Polk 14,242 Broward 7,024 Bradford
51,714 Pinellas 15,827 Jefferson 6,752 Highlands <
45,457 Escambia 15,664 Walton 5,811 Wakulla r
40,165 Volusia 15,115 Taylor 5,561 Baker
58,525 Orange 12,841 Brevard 5,574 Citrus _
57,157 Palm Beach 12,422 Holmes 5,259 Franklin Y
55,122 Jackson 12,154 Lee 4,875 Union ;
52,584 Alachua 11,875 Bay 4,855 Clay j
27,152 Marion 11,778 St. Lucie 4,849 Liberty ,
24,955 Gadsden 11,599 Pasco 4,725 Hernando `
· 25,056 Manatee 11,565 Calhoun 4,694 Lafayette g
20,049 Leon 10,755 Osceola 4,256 Dixie g
18,870 Lake 10,656 Levy 4,165 Okeechobee f
17,027 Putnam 10,420 Washington 5,467 Glades Q
16,426 St. Johns 10,178 Hardee 5,590 Charlotte Y
16,205 Suwannee 10,050 Sarasota 2,205 Flagler  
15,551 Columbia 9,904 Hamilton 1,256 Collier 7
f 15,549 Madison 9,795 Okaloosa 1,111 Hendry ,
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2. EXPLANATORY NOTES AND ABBREVIATIONS i
» Entries throughout this check list are numbered consecutively i
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l _ -· Dates given in entries are dates U.pOIl which the law requiring the  
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_ as to affect the record, closing dates are given. When a record closes
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effect sometimes during that year. It was not usually possible to de- _
termine the exact date. If the law requiring a record is still in effect, ;
" two dashes are placed after the opening date. '
Third paragraph cross references indicate duplication of records ;
and other relationships between records. T
Descriptions of records are based sometimes on law requirements,
but usually on practices observed in several counties. ‘ _
Citations are to acts creating the records, to acts amending the i
record requirements, and to acts repealing the record requirements. g
V The following abbreviations are used in citations: 5
C. G. L. — The Compiled General R. G. S. - Revised General i
Laws_9f Florida, 1927 Statutes of_F1orida, 1920 Q
G. S. — General Statutes of the R. S. — Revised Statutes of f
State 2£_Florida, 1906 Florida, 1892 4
Supp. C. G. L. - Permanent Cumulative Supplement
jg_Compiled General Laws of Florida i
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gg 1. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES, 1845--. Ch. 5, Acts Q
jgg IS45; sec. 2198, C. G. L. i
’@g Record of all proceedings of board of county commissioners. Record {
°§§ should consist of notations of matters handled (approval of bills against E
* QE; county, approval of bonds of county officials, designation of county de- é
¥§ positories, creation and alteration of various county sub-districts, E
°[§ election ratters, calling for bids and awarding of contracts, etc.) and Q
MQ vero.%iw copies of various papers and reports. Should also contain t
* Q minuzgs or bosrd sitting as board of tax equalization. For partial con- I
.3 tenth, nee entries 2, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 22, 25-27, 29, 51, 54, 52, 118,
ii 526, 555-541, 424.
{ Financial Records ,
=Q (See also entries 578-588) l
Vi Epdgets (see also entries 524-526) E
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Q 2. CLERK‘S ESTIBATE OE REVENUE, 1915--. Sec. 2502, C. G. L. 5
Q. Estimate by clerk of circuit court of revenue reasonably to be expect- Q
_: ed from souroes other than taxation. Required to be copied in Board 5
4, of County Connissionero Minutes, entry 1. Also usually found separate. Q
y For estimate of school revenue, see entry 421. E
I 5. ESTIMATES OF SCHOOL EXPENSES, 1891--. Ch. 4012, Acts 1891; [
E ch. 4194, Acts 1895; secs. 561, 712, C. G. L.; ch. 18154, h
A Acts 1957.
o a. Annual itemized estimates by board of public instruction of amount ·
j of money necessary to maintain schools for coming year, stating Q
it also amount in mills of taxable property in county. In counties Y
,f‘ which have budget commissioners these estimates are filed with them, Q
·# 1951-57. 1869-90 required to be filed with tax assessor. In 1957 i
T, form of this record changed, and school board required to certify `
Q to county board only the millage rate necessary to be levied for §
_Q` each fund. {
f} b. Annual itemized estimates, 1895-1956, by trustees of each special g
QQ tax school district of amount of money necessary and likely to be j
Lf? raised in district to supplement county funds. Not required after d
  ieee. “‘
fi For tax assessor's record, see entry 551; for school board's records, Q
ge see entries 422, 425. {
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¥$ »-,_ 4. BUDGET OF ANTICIPATED EXPENSES, 1951--. Sec. 2877(59), Supp. {
I *353 c. c. L. af
` ¥$ Reports of anticipated expenses rendered annually to board of county com- 2
QQ missioners by sheriff, county judge, clerk of circuit court, tax collect- A
I g§ or, and tax assessor. Applies only to counties of population 17,650- °
»   18,500 (Putnam). Q
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{Q 5. BUDGET, 1919--. Sec. 2506, C. G» L.; 2585(45), Supp. C. G, L. E
ti Completed county budget of receipts and expenditures. Required to be Q
Qi copied in Board of County Commissioners Minutes, entry 1, gmd uguglly {
§$ found separate as well. Q
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£§ Books pf account f
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§ 6. BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS, 1847--. Secs. 475, 2189, 2408, C. G. L.
li This is a general classification and may include entry 7. Prior to ;
E 1915, and in some cases thereafter, many records under as many titles
,§ will be found, such as ledgers, journals, cash books, etc. In 1915 a T
E uniform system of accounts, called the c1erk's Record of Report to Comp- Z
Q troller, was established. Beginning with the 1934-55 fiscal year a new j
ei uniform system, The County Finance System, went into effect, and is still .
§ used. See also Warrant Lists, entry 15. i
{3 For report of county finances, compiled from these records, see Z
YQ entry 24. g
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of 7. EXPENDTTURES RECORDS, 1907--. Sec. 2199, C. C. L. §
Q; Detailed itemized statement of expenditures, in each commissioner's g
ye district, upon public roads, bridges, highways and other purposes. May K
,§ be a part of Books of Accounts, entry 6. However, it is required that é
§§ the statements be made at each monthly meeting of the board; hence the Y
QE record may be found only in Board of County Commissioners Minutes, en- ·
  try 1. B
gi Depository_Records §
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¥§ 8. DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS, 1897--. Sec. 810, C. S.; sec. 2406, Q
  c. c. L. x
e@ Receipts for county moneys deposited by all county officials in county 3
Q§_ depositories. Before 1917 these receipts were issued by county trees- 1
,§ urer. Jan. 1917--, these receipts are issued by banks serving as coun- g
{E ty depositories. Each official also keeps copies of his own receipts. E
osg For circuit court clerk*s copies, see entry 121; for criminal court 3
. Y§ Clerk's copies, see entry 176; for civil court clerk's copies, see entry K
té 196; for County court clerk's copies, see entry 220; for county judg©'S L
if €0piGS, See entry 280} for justices' of peace copies, see entry 298; for f
i§ Shcriff's copies, see entry 507; for constab1es' copies, see entry 322; L
’§ TOP tax ColleCtor's copies, seo entry 576; for county treasurer's Copies, Q
y ’§ see entry 580. P
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QQ 9. BANK STATEMENTS, 1917--. Sec. 2410, C. G. L. Q
j§ Monthly statements from county depository banks, showing moneys deposit- Q
§` cd and withdrawn, and monthly balances. Frequently Cancelled Checks and ,
   
   

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  warrants, entry 15, will be filed with this statement. When eo filed, 1 
¥§` they may be inventoried on the same form. E
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é 10. CRIMINAL COST BILLS, 1887--. Secs. 2854, 8482, C. G. L. E
{ Bills for services in criminal cases sent (usually monthly) to board of Q
gi county commissioners by clerk cf circuit court, clerk of criminal court R
i of record, clerk of county court, county judge, justices of peace, sher- L
Q_ iff and constables. Often found in paid bill files. i
-j For circuit court clerk': copies, see entry 157; for criminal ¤
j court clerk's copies, see entry 175; for county court clerk's copies, L
y? see entry 219; for county judge’s copies, see entry 279; for justices* f
ji of peace copies, see entry 297; for sheriff's copies, see entry 506; Q
gi for constables' copies, see entry 521. g
Qt 11. WITNESS PAY ROLLS, 1895--. Secs. 2850, 2851, C. G. L. Q
Q Pay rolls for state witnesses, prepared by clerks of circuit, criminal 7
`Q and county courts and submitted to board of county commissioners, show- j
y ing name of witness, number of days in attendance, and amount due. Often 5
Q found in paid bill files. 3
Q For circuit court clerk's record, see entry 158; for criminal court a
é§ clcrk's record, see entry 177; for county court c1crk's record, see en- 6
é try 221; for county treasurer's copies, 1895-1917, see entries 584, 585. E
§ 12. INQUEST PAY ROLLS, 1881--. Sec. 8558, C. G. L. f
;@ Copies of pay rolls for witnesses and jurors in coroner's inquests, held 1
,§9 by justices of peace and, 1905--, county judge, showing name of witness g
?@ or juror, number of days served, number of miles travelled, amount due, V—,, r
j§ and signatures. 1
jg For county judge's copies, see entry 281; for justices' of peace E
,% copies, sec entry 299. g
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§§ Warrants 1
ig? 15. WARRANT LISTS, 1877--. Ch. 2086, Acts 1877; sec. 2409, i
egg C. G. L. g
tg Lists of warrants issued for county expenses. Prior to 1954 these P
EE lists were kept i