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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,...

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These documents memorialize the adoption by resolution of the official Davis County Seal and the provision of a seal for the County Auditor.

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This collection is from various events in Davis County.

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This volume was created to preserve photos of Davis County Government's most memorable events of the year, with captions added for context.

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A collection of photos and captions documenting Davis County Government's memorable moments and events during the year.

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A listing, with some copies of photos, of Davis County elected officials from 1852 to 2012.

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Cartographic records which contain the officially designated record copy of maps created by an agency. These records document unique cartographic information about the state of Utah. They may include maps, charts, geospatial data sets , aerial photographs, globes, models, and raised relief maps. These are a graphic representation of the earth's surface drawn to scale.

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Newspaper clippings of publication of Davis County Financial Statements; various years from the Davis County Clipper and Weekly Reflex .

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Newspaper clippings of published financial statements of Davis County; various years.

Scope and Contents The architectural building plans labeled as “DC Fire Station #16” were created by Alv G. Youngberg & Associates. According to an article in the Davis County Clipper newspaper, dated Sept. 27, 1963, the three-bay, 5500 square-foot station was designed with room for office facilities and stalls for two pumper trucks, one tank truck, and the South Davis ambulance. Bids for the building were opened by the Davis County Commissioners on Aug. 28, 1963. Whitesides Construction Co., of Layton,...