Series 26177

Tooele County (Utah). County Clerk


Merchants' and peddlers' licenses, 1885-1893.

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Schedule Description

Pursuant to"an act authorizing county courts to grant licenses," (passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1884) the Tooele County Court issued licenses authorizing any commercial activity within the county. Licenses were printed in duplicate in large books and then filled out doubly so that the merchant could have a copy and the county could also retain a stub copy in the book. Merchants' and peddlers' licenses were signed by the Tooele county clerk.

Scope and Content

Pursuant to"an act authorizing county courts to grant licenses," (passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1884) the Tooele County Court issued licenses authorizing any commercial activity within the county. Licenses were printed in duplicate in large books and then filled out doubly so that the merchant could have a copy and the county could also retain a stub copy in the book. Merchants' and peddlers' licenses were signed by the Tooele county clerk.