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Collection
Identifier: JS342.W18.COM.CLK.1852-
Scope and Contents
These minute books record the actions of the county commission, the governing body of the county. The commission (known during the territorial period as the county court) was authorized to manage all county business and property. This includes budgeting, equipment purchasing and auditing; use of county lands; districting for schools, roads, voting, drainage, etc.; taxing, specifically acting as an ex-officio board of equalization; business licensing; arranging for the construction of roads,...
Dates:
1852 - current
Collection
Identifier: JC345.COM.CLK.2018
Scope and Contents
These documents memorialize the adoption by resolution of the official Davis County Seal and the provision of a seal for the County Auditor.
Dates:
2018
Collection
Identifier: KF1225.CLK.1876-1937
Scope and Contents
These are the official bonds for various offices in Davis County starting with Book A for 1876. "All official bonds shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder and then filed and kept in the office of he county clerk. The official bond of the county clerk after being recorded shall be filed and kept in the office of the county treasurer" (UCA 17-16-11 (1995)).
Dates:
1876 - 1937
Collection
Identifier: KF5313.COM.CLK.1896 -
Scope and content
These records document the legislative action of the county commissioners. The county commission may "pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations, not repugnant to law, necessary for carrying into effort or discharging the powers and duties" of their office (UCA 17-5-263 (1995)). The county clerk is required "to authenticate with his signature and the seal of the county clerk all ordinances or laws passed by the board and record the same at length in the ordinance book" (UCA...
Dates:
1896 -
Collection
Identifier: KF5411.COM.CLK.1892 -
Scope and Contents
These are formal statements of decisions or expressions of opinion adopted by the county commission. They perform the same function as an ordinance. The county clerk is required to "make full entries of all [county commission] resolutions" (UCA 17-5-209_(1995)). The most commonly adopted resolutions include the following: adoption of county budgets, sale of industrial bonds, and creation of special improvement districts.
Dates:
1892 -