Series 29853

Spring City (Utah) Justice dockets, 1868-1932; 1984-1990

0.70 cubic foot

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 dockets kept by the Justice Court of Spring City. The dockets feature records regarding the background and proceedings for cases brought before the court. Cases heard by the court were both criminal and civil. Each entry in these volumes includes such information as the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the date of the initial complaint or violation, the charges brought against and any fines imposed upon the defendants , and a summary of the sentence passed in the case. The In the later dockets most entries have been stamped "closed" or otherwise indicated to be transferred to the circuit court, dismissed, or voided. Some cases have a Uniform Citation & Information card attached which includes the address and signature of the defendant and information regarding summons to any assigned court dates. An alphabetical index is located at the front of each last two volumes. The earliest volume also includes records of marriages conducted by the justice of the peace.

Scope and Content

This series contains dockets kept by the Justice Court of Spring City. The dockets feature records regarding the background and proceedings for cases brought before the court. Cases heard by the court were both criminal and civil. Each entry in these volumes includes such information as the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the date of the initial complaint or violation, the charges brought against and any fines imposed upon the defendants , and a summary of the sentence passed in the case. In the later dockets most entries have been stamped "closed" or otherwise indicated to be transferred to the circuit court, dismissed, or voided. Some cases have a Uniform Citation & Information card attached which includes the address and signature of the defendant and information regarding summons to any assigned court dates. An alphabetical index is located at the front of each last two volumes. The earliest volume also includes records of marriages conducted by the justice of the peace.

Research Note

Records dating from 1933-1984 are not in the holdings of the State Archives.

Arrangement

Generally chronological by hearing date or numerical by case number.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Private: Select records in this series may be designated Private according to 63G-2-302..

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

Spring City transferred records in this series dating from 1901-1932 and 1984-1990 to the State Archives in May 2019. Two volumes dating from 1868-1901 were given to the Archives by Jerry Johnson in January 2023. Those volumes had been handed down from Johnson's ancestors, who include James F. Ellis and Jacob Morgan Johnson, who had both served as justice of the peace at some time in Spring City.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in October 2019. Additional records dating from 1868 to 1901 were added to the series by Alan Barnett in February 2023.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes:.

Indexing Terms

Container List

DiscBoxDescription
pending11868 Jul-1897 May
11888 Nov-1901 Nov
pending21901 Apr-1932 Mar
21984 Apr-1990 Dec