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Resolutions (administrative records)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Board of County Commissioners Minutes and Resolutions, 1862-2011

 Series
Identifier: Series-183
Scope and Contents Records of the proceedings of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners. These minutes and resolutions document all business brought before the governing body of the county. Minutes are recorded by the County Clerk, who serves as the Clerk to the Board, and include summaries of topics discussed during meetings as well as resolutions adopted. They are arranged chronologically in five sub-series:Sub-Series I, Index Books, 1899-1976, contains indexes to bound volumes F...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1862-2011

Franchise and Right-of-Way Records, 1888-1912

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: Series-246
Scope and Contents

Collection contains Board of County Commissioners' resolutions granting franchises and rights-of-way to petitioners wanting to construct, operate and maintain single or double track passenger railways in Jefferson County during the 1880s and 1890s. Franchises were granted to cross county roads. In some cases bonds and/or petitions signed by property owners and residents along the proposed lines accompany the resolutions.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1888-1912