Series 23864

Paragonah (Utah) Ordinances, 1949-

1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

The governing body of each Utah municipality exercises its legislative powers through ordinances (Utah Code Unannotated, 1991, 10-3-707). The first ordinance in this series, passed in 1949, deals with annexing additional property into the city. The next ordinance, passed in 1976, is an ordinance adopting revised codified ordinances for Paragonah. Thereafter, included ordinances address a number of issues such as curfews, elections, street addresses, waste dumping, misdemeanors, dogs, traffic regulation, sales tax, water supply protection, flood damage protection, recreational vehicles, youth homes, and cable television.

Scope and Content

The governing body of each Utah municipality exercises its legislative powers through ordinances (Utah Code Unannotated, 1991, 10-3-707). The first ordinance in this series, passed in 1949, deals with annexing additional property into the city. The next ordinance, passed in 1976, is an ordinance adopting revised codified ordinances for Paragonah. Thereafter, included ordinances address a number of issues such as curfews, elections, street addresses, waste dumping, misdemeanors, dogs, traffic regulation, sales tax, water supply protection, flood damage protection, recreational vehicles, youth homes, and cable television.

Research Note

This series contains no ordinances passed in 1950-1975, 1978-1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1996, or 1998-1999. While this may represent gaps in the record, it is also possible that no ordinances were passed during these years.
In addition to ordinances, this series contains a few additional related documents such as resolutions, public notices, and town board correspondence.

Arrangement

Chronological by document date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Paragonah ordinances were originally microfilmed at Southern Utah University under the direction of Utah State Archives in June 2001. They were rearranged and microfilmed again in September 2001 and processed in March 2002 by Rosemary Cundiff.

Related Material

Town board minutes from Paragonah (Utah), Series 23626, summarize the activities of the town board which is responsible for passing ordinances.
Compiled ordinances from Paragonah (Utah), Series 23627, contain the complete codified ordinances for Paragonah.
Zoning ordinance from Paragonah (Utah), Series 23629, is an additional ordinance, which has been compiled separately.

Container List

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1Ordinances, 1949-