Series 83340

Millard County (Utah). Justice of the Peace : Delta Precinct Docket books, i 1922-1969.

4.50 cubic feet

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

These fifteen volumes record individual cases heard by the justice court in Delta (both Delta Town and Delta Precinct). They contain the names of the parties involved, the date, the name of the justice of the peace, the complaint, the action taken, the names of the attorneys, the type of papers filed, and the judgment rendered. A ledger column is also available to enable the judge to keep track of the costs involved in each case.

Scope and Content

These fifteen volumes record individual cases heard by the justice court in Delta (both Delta Town and Delta Precinct). They contain the names of the parties involved, date, the name of the justice of the peace, the complaint, action taken, names of the attorneys, type of papers filed, and the judgment rendered. A ledger column is present where judges kept track of the costs involved in each case.
All but the three earliest volumes have various citations (traffic and fish and game), case filings (warrants, complaints, receipts, etc.), correspondence, and exhibits (photographs) attached to individual pages by fasteners. Several personal items are also found with the collection, including check stubs, W-2 tax forms, and correspondence.
Typical cases include traffic infractions, fish and game violations, small claims cases, civil actions, criminal (both felony and misdemeanor) complaints, and coroner's inquests into unusual deaths.
With the exception of the three volumes that include1942-1946, each volume contains a completed case index. Included in these same three volumes are cases originating at the Topaz War Relocation Center, one of ten U.S. internment camps (for both American citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese immigrants) in operation during World War II.
Criminal and civil cases are recorded in separate sections in the three volumes covering the period 1923-39. As there are no distinct sections in the other volumes, criminal and civil matters are intermixed.
Preliminary hearings in criminal cases are recorded in three volumes: 1924-28 (Delta Precinct/Delta Town), 1925-28 (Delta Precinct), and 1941-42 (Delta Precinct).

Research Note

Gaps occur in 1940, 1947, 1951-54, and 1963-64.

Arrangement

Chronological by year.

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.

Custody History

The records were transferred to the State Archives by the Millard County clerk in 1988.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was processed by Brandon Metcalf in January 2010.

Related Material

Docket book from Millard County (Utah). Justice of the Peace : Woodrow District,
, contains a similar docket book from the neighboring Delta precinct.

Container List

BoxDescription
11922-1925; 1922-1927
21925-1927
31923-1928
41929-1939
51941-1942; 1942-1943
61943-1944; 1944-1946
71948-1950; 1955-1958
81958-1960; 1960-1962
91965-1967; 1967-1969