Series 11813
Davis County (Utah). County Clerk
Water commission minutes, 1889-1896.
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Schedule Description
Minutes of the Davis County water commissioners in their jurisdiction over private wter rights. Include date,meeting location, members present and absent, and meeting proceedings.
Scope and Content
Minutes of the Davis County water commissioners in their jurisdiction over private wter rights. Include date,meeting location, members present and absent, and meeting proceedings.
Notes
HISTORICAL NOTE: In 1880, the Territorial Legislature designated the county selectment (county commissioners) as ex-officio water commissioners. The commission had the jurisdiction to handle private water rights. It was its "duty to determine all water claims, record observations as to water conditions, generaly oversee the distribution of water and issue certificates of water rights to be filed for recording with the county recorder" (Laws of Utah, 20-1 (1880)). The commission was not reauthorized in 1896.