Series 23591

Bear River (Utah) Codified ordinances, 1906.

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

In 1906 the Bear River town board published The Revised Ordinances of Bear River Town, Utah. In this booklet, the town board compiled a complete simplified code of all general or permanent ordinances (See Utah Code, 1991, 10-3-707). The code defines the city boundaries, identifies and names streets, and establishes general guidelines for the city government. The code defines the responsibilities of all town officers, including the town president, board of trustees, town clerk, treasurer, marshal, streets supervisor, pound keeper, water master, and sexton.

Scope and Content

In 1906 the Bear River town board published The Revised Ordinances of Bear River Town, Utah. In this booklet, the town board compiled a complete simplified code of all general or permanent ordinances (See Utah Code, 1991, 10-3-707). The code defines the city boundaries, identifies and names streets, and establishes general guidelines for the city government. The code defines the responsibilities of all town officers, including the town president, board of trustees, town clerk, treasurer, marshal, streets supervisor, pound keeper, water master, and sexton. The code regulates irrigation, taxation and licensing. It also defines misdemeanors and nuisances and makes specific regulations about food, drink, communicative diseases, and dogs.

Arrangement

Chronological, thereunder numerical by title and section.

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

This booklet was microfilmed by Utah State Archives in December 2000 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in February 2001.

Other Finding Aids

Other: The Revised Ordinances of Bear River Town, Utah, contains a table of contents.

Related Material

Town board minutes from Bear River (Utah), Series 10619, contain the original Bear River ordinances as written in a complete code in 1886 and also as revised in 1898. They also contain revisions and other ordinances passed up to 1936.
Ordinances from Bear River (Utah), Series 22124, contains ordinances passed after 1906.

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