Series 28903

Richfield (Utah) Ordinances, 1898-

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 official record of laws passed by the city council. Each ordinance is numbered and typically includes the text of the law, along with date it was adopted by the council, the signatures of the city recorder and mayor, and a certification by the recorder. The ordinances deal with a wide variety of issues, such as the employment of elected and appointed officials, vehicles and traffic control, water use and allocation, fire and police protection, regulation of alcohol, business regulation, and the establishment of city fees and fines.

Scope and Content

This series contains the official record of laws passed by the city council. Each ordinance is numbered and typically includes the text of the law, along with date it was adopted by the council, the signatures of the city recorder and mayor, and a certification by the recorder. The ordinances deal with a wide variety of issues, such as the employment of elected and appointed officials, vehicles and traffic control, water use and allocation, fire and police protection, regulation of alcohol, business regulation, and the establishment of city fees and fines.

Research Note

It is difficult to know if any ordinances are missing from the series, but there are no ordinances for certain years, including the years between 1878 and 1898, 1980, 1991 and 1992.

Arrangement

Chronological by adoption date.

Additional Forms

Copies of these records are located at Sterling Codifiers
.

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 series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in December 2016.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: The first book in the series includes a subject index for ordinances in that book. For the years 1977-2016 there is a yearly list of ordinances.

Related Material

City Council minutes from Richfield (Utah), Series 28859, contain a record of the proceedings of meetings in which these ordinances were adopted. In many cases the text of the ordinances is included in the minutes.
Revised Ordinances from Richfield (Utah), Series 28904, contain copies of codified ordinances published by the city.

Indexing Terms

Container List

DiscDescription
11898 Mar-1916 Jan; Ordinance Record, index
11898 Mar-1916 Jan; Ordinance Record
11916 Feb-1945 Dec; Ordinance Record
21946 Jan-1982 Jun; Ordinance Record 3
21977 Jul-1995 Jun; Ordinances
31996 Apr-2006 Dec; Ordinances
32007 Feb-2016 Mar; Ordinances