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

 Series
Identifier: Series-234

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.

Extent

0.70 Cubic Feet (One legal document box, one slim legal document box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the Archives with a large variety of different records in 1998 by the Clerk and Recorder's office.

Related Materials

Series 183: Board of County Commissioners' Minutes and Resolutions can be used to determine whether a particular petition was granted or denied.

Processing Information

Processed by Ronda Frazier in August, 2019.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Jefferson County Archives Repository

Contact:
3500 Illinois Street
Suite 2350
Golden CO 80401 United States
1-303-271-8448