District Court (Second District : Morgan County)

This series contains the minute books from the Second District Court in Morgan County, with actions from the criminal, civil, and probate divisions appearing throughout. Minute books contain the documentation of daily proceedings of the court but are not transcripts of court cases. Business matters include court site and officers present, jury selection, judicial appointments, expense claims, as well as entries noting the day's proceedings on various cases. A typical case will span multiple dates and will include an indictment or indication of the filed complaint, procedural issues, presentation of the case, witnesses' names, the verdict, and precise sentencing or settlement.

This series contains bound volumes used by the court to record the daily proceedings of the court. Proceedings information recorded typically includes the date, time, name of the judge presiding, the matters brought before the court, a record of orders and actions taken by the court, and note of court adjournment. The records note the business handled by the court, but are not transcripts of the proceedings or of individual court cases. In addition to civil, criminal, and probate case brought before the court, business also include such matters as naturalization, jury selection, judicial appointments, expense claims, and setting dates for court terms.