Iron County (Utah). County Recorder Miscellaneous records, 1897-1964.

The Iron County recorder kept a set of miscellaneous record books in which he or she recorded a variety of documents. He or she began the first miscellaneous record book with court decrees and other documents relating to the proceedings of 5th District Court (Iron County), but thereafter recorded numerous mining records. Primarily these include notices of location and documents showing proof of annual labor, but they also include other documents such as mineral certificates and forfeiture notices. The county recorder later recorded location notices elsewhere, but continued to record proof of labor and notices of intent to hold a claim in the miscellaneous record books. He or she also used these books to record documents validating individual qualifications, such as medical and dental licenses, bishop's certificates and the official bonds of local office holders. The recorder recorded documents relating to debts or delinquent taxes, such as redemption certificates, tax sale andsheriff's sale certificates, and lien waivers. He or she recorded a few articles of incorporation and city ordinances, as well as many personal documents such as powers of attorney, affidavits of identity, affidavits of citizenship, and death certificates. Early books include declarations of homestead. Book six contains easements for the installation of telephone lines. The last three books (recorded after 1950) are almost exclusively mining records.