Eureka (Utah) Ordinances and resolutions, i 1893-

0.35 cubic foot and 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

This series contains copies of ordinances and resolutions passed by the city council. Ordinances have the effect of law and govern a variety of activities in the city, including business licensing, sale of liquor, building codes, zoning, and regulations of streets, sewers, etc. In some cases ordinances are created to address important city business, such as the adoption of annual budgets. Resolutions are used to create city policy, formalize decisions, and make formal statements of opinion. The series also includes a number of proclamations, typically statements designating a day or week to honor a particular activity or aspect of community life.

Scope and Content

This series contains copies of ordinances and resolutions passed by the city council. Ordinances have the effect of law and govern a variety of activities in the city, including business licensing, sale of liquor, building codes, zoning, and regulations of streets, sewers, etc. In some cases ordinances are created to address important city business, such as the adoption of annual budgets. Resolutions are used to create city policy, formalize decisions, and make formal statements of opinion.

The series also includes a number of proclamations, typically statements designating a day or week to honor a particular activity or aspect of community life.

Research Note

When records in this series came to the State Archives in 2015 it was apparent that records were incomplete. In addition to the fact that there were no ordinances or resolutions for the period between 1914-1925, I appeared that some were missing in other years as well.

Arrangement

Chronological by by adoption date.

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.

Custody History

The City of Eureka transferred the records in this series dating from 1901 and 1925-2013 to the State Archives in 2015.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

Records in this series dating from 1893-2013 were archivally processed by Alan Barnett in May 2016.

Related Material

Revised Ordinances from Eureka (Utah), Series 84937, contain the 1920 codified and published city ordinances.

City Council minutes from Eureka (Utah), Series 85014, contain a record of the meetings in which the ordinances and resolutions in this series were adopted.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Disc	Reel	Box	Folder	Description
n/a	1	n/a	n/a	Ordinance Book 1; 1893 Jan-1914 Jan
2	n/a	1	1	Ordinance Respecting Public Water Course; 1901 Jul
2	n/a	1	2	Ordinance Book; 1925 Sep-1969 Nov
2	n/a	1	3	Ordinances and resolutions; 1920-1929
2	n/a	1	4	"Index to Ordinance Book No. 1"; 1931 Dec-1954 Jan
2	n/a	1	5	Ordinances and resolutions; 1930-1939
2	n/a	1	6	Ordinances and resolutions; 1940-1949
2	n/a	1	7	Ordinances and resolutions; 1950-1959
2	n/a	1	8	Ordinances and resolutions; 1960-1969
2	n/a	1	9	Ordinances and resolutions; 1970-1979
2	n/a	1	10	Ordinances and resolutions; 1980-1989
2	n/a	1	11	Ordinances and resolutions; 1990-1994
2	n/a	1	12	Ordinances and resolutions; 1995-1999
2	n/a	1	13	Ordinances and resolutions; 2000-2004
2	n/a	1	14	Ordinances and resolutions; 2005-2009
2	n/a	1	15	Ordinances and resolutions; 2010-2013