Series 12073

Fillmore (Utah) Ordinances, 1852-

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains the various ordinances passed by the City Council to regulate activities and conduct within the city. Some of the books in this series contain the official copy of ordinances as passed by the city council, but the series also includes compilations of codified Revised Ordinances from 1908, 1942, and 1972. Some of the ordinances in the series have an attached proof of publication with a newspaper clipping with the text of the ordinance. There are also a few miscellaneous documents that were filed in with the ordinances over time. These include such records as proof of publication documentation and a map showing the corporate limits of Fillmore City.

Scope and Content

This series contains the various ordinances passed by the City Council to regulate activities and conduct within the city. While earlier ordinances are typically more simple, an ordinance may include a title, preamble, ordaining clause, subject of ordinance, when applicable, penalty of violation, effective date, signature of the mayor, and municipal seal.
Some of the books in this series contain the official copy of ordinances as passed by the city council, but the series also includes compilations of codified Revised Ordinances from 1908, 1942, and 1972. Some of the ordinances in the series have an attached proof of publication with a newspaper clipping with the text of the ordinance. There are also a few miscellaneous documents that were filed in with the ordinances over time. These include such records as proof of publication documentation and a map showing the corporate limits of Fillmore City.

Research Note

There are several gaps in this series for which the City does not hold copies of ordinances adopted by the city council.  These gaps in include the periods from 1852-1868, 1889-1908, and 1934-1941.

Arrangement

Generally chronological by date of adoption.

Additional Forms

Copies of these records are located at Agency website
.

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

The digitized copies of microfilm were archivally processed by Alan Barnett in July 2015.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: The Revised Ordinances of 1942 and 1972 each contain an index. The book covering 1908-1934 includes a table of contents.

Related Material

Council minutes from Fillmore (Utah),
, contain a record of the adoption of the ordinances in this series.

Indexing Terms

Container List

DiscDescription
11869 Jul-1889 Nov; Ordinances
11908 Oct-1934 Apr; Ordinances
11917-1935; Misc. documents filed in the book
11942 Jul; Revised Ordinances of Fillmore City
11943 Dec-1971 Apr; Ordinances
11972 Dec; Revised Ordinances of Fillmore City