Citizen Petitions, 1868-1961 (Bulk 1868-1939)

Series

Identifier: Series-234

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Small collection of petitions appealing to the Board of County Commissioners with respect to particular causes. Petitions were filed with the Clerk and Recorder and contain the names and addresses (or city of residence) of concerned citizens. Early petitions include establishing or changing voting precincts and declaring certain areas "Anti-Saloon Territory" while later petitions encourage or protest the granting of liquor licenses as well as other important issues. Collection does not include road petitions, property tax abatement petitions or legal pleadings. Complete finding aid available containing list of petitions.

Dates

Record Keeping: 1868-1961
Creation: Majority of material found within 1868-1939

Conditions Governing Access

Archives collection material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available for use by appointment in the reading room.

Biographical / Historical

Petitions are written requests and lists of signatures submitted to an authority to appeal for the performance of a specific action, in this case to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners.