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Bulloch County (Ga.)

 Organization

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Bond Forfeiture Books

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-064
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which contain documentation on the names of the defendants who were scheduled to appear at the Court to answer charges brought against them but who forfeited such bonds. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) the date and term of court; (2) names of principal; (3) names of the sureties; (4) date the principal and sureties became bonded; (5) the charge the State of Georgia presented against principal; (6) amount of money obligated to the...
Dates: Created: 1904-1928

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Civil Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-002
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes documenting the civil complaints filed in the City Court and the judgments resulting from such complaints. The information presented in each volume includes: (1) names of attorneys involved; (2) names of parties involved; (3) the type of case; (4) disposition of case; (5) the date and term of court in which case was heard; (6) the number of the case, and (7) remarks. The type of complaints listed usually involved property matters such as suits for...
Dates: Created: 1908-1956

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Claim Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-062
Scope and Contents

Claim dockets contain information which document the claims of individuals against the property of other litigants. These dockets are similar to other civil cases except they are limited to claims cases. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) names of plaintiffs and defendants; (2) case number; (3) date of judgment; (4) amount of principal and interest involved; (5) an enumeration of court costs, and (6) date Fifa (fieri facias) was issued.

Dates: Created: 1908-1913

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Criminal Bond Record

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-060
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which provide documentation of the various individuals who were obligated to execute a bond for their later appearance before the Court to answer criminal charges against them. The information provided includes: (1) name of Principal and Security; (2) date of execution of bond; (3) date of trial or appearance, and (4) the crime the Principal was charged with committing.

Dates: Created: 1907-1917

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Criminal Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-057
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes documenting the criminal complaints filed in the City Court by the state and the judgments resulting from such complaints. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of defendants; (3) names of attorneys; (4) type of charge involved in case; (5) disposition of case; (6) remarks, and (7) case number. The type of charges brought against these defendants included selling liquor without a license, carrying a...
Dates: Created: 1904-1945

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Criminal Subpoena Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-004
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which document the criminal complaints filed in the City Court. Information presented in these dockets includes: (1) name of defendant; (2) names of plaintiff's witnesses; (3) date subpoena was issued to them; (4) to whom delivered (usually to the sheriff); (5) names of defendant's witnesses and date subpoena was issued to them; (6) to whom delivered (usually the sheriff), and (7) sheriff's remarks.

Dates: Created: 1909-1941

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Execution Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-067
Scope and Contents Execution dockets are used by the court to document the execution of judgments in civil cases. The bound volumes comprising this series contain information that includes: (1) names of attorneys involved; (2) names of the parties involved; (3) an enumeration of the judgment and cost of the case including that of principal, interest, attorney's fees, Clerk's costs and Sheriff's costs; (4) date the fifa (fieri facias) was handed to the Sheriff for collection; (5) the disposition of the case or...
Dates: Created: 1904-1927

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Indexes to Civil Case Files

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-063
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which document the names of the plaintiffs and defendants who were involved in the civil complaints filed in the Court for the inclusive date spans listed and who are listed in Series 2, Civil Dockets, of this record group. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) names of plaintiffs and defendants; (2) case number, and (3) date and term of court in which case appeared.

Dates: Created: 1913-1916

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Judgement Records

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-065
Scope and Contents

Judgment dockets contain information which document civil complaints filed in the court and the judgment rendered for the date spans listed below. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of the plaintiffs and defendants; (3) names of the attorneys for plaintiffs; (4) the amount of principal and interest involved; (5) amount of court costs and attorney's fees, and (6) judgment rendered.

Dates: Created: 1909-1940

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Jury Script Receipt Books

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-066
Scope and Contents

The bound volumes comprising this series are bank stub books that document the names of jurors who served on the juries for the date span listed and who received compensation from the City Court of Statesboro for such services. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) the name of the juror to whom the check was issued; (2) date of issue; (3) the amount of money involved; (4) the check number, and (5) the date and term of court in which the juror served.

Dates: Created: 1926-1936

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Minutes of Civil and Criminal Cases

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-061
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which provide documentation of the minutes of the civil and criminal cases appearing before the Court. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) names of the parties involved; (2) the date and term of court in which each case appeared; (3) the charge involved in case, and (4) judgment rendered or disposition of each case. The names of the jurors hearing the case were usually listed as were the enumerated bill of costs and the names of the...
Dates: Created: 1903-1937

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Motion Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-058
Scope and Contents Motion dockets are dockets containing cases pending in its respective court related to motions which are to be decided by the judge without intervention of a jury such as applications for dower, motions to set aside a sheriff's sale or motions for a new trial. The bound volumes constituting this series provide documentation for the motions made by the court for the date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of participating...
Dates: Created: 1904-1935

Bulloch County - City Clerk (Statesboro) - Writ Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-20-056
Scope and Contents Writ dockets contain legal orders issued by the court commanding the person to whom they are directed to perform or refrain from performing a specified act. The bound volumes in this series document the issuance of these orders and contain other additional information including: (1) names of plaintiffs and defendants; (2) the term of court in which each case was held; (3) issues involved in case, and (4) disposition of case. The cases presented are all of a civil nature and usually involve...
Dates: Created: 1903-1966

Bulloch County - County Commission - Account Books

 Series
Identifier: 116-05-035
Scope and Contents

The major duty of the County Commission is to give general supervision to the business activities of the county government. The bound volumes comprising this series provide documentation of such activities for the inclusive date span listed. They include the receipts and disbursements the Commission was involved in during this time period. Some of these disbursements were for paying jurors and other jury costs, road and bridge work and for paying salaries of county and city employees.

Dates: Created: 1941-1957

Bulloch County - County Commission - Audit Reports

 Series
Identifier: 116-05-026
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which contain documentation showing the annual financial condition of the county government for the dates listed. The information is mostly statistical and is presented in the form of exhibits and schedules which include: (1) General Audits: (a) Current and Combined Balance Sheets, (b) Statement of Operations, (c) Analysis of General Surplus, (d) Treasurer's Account, (e) Commissioners of Roads and Revenues Account and Disbursements by Warrants, (f)...
Dates: Created: 1920-1922

Bulloch County - County Court - Civil Docket

 Series
Identifier: 116-03-022
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which document the civil complaints filed in the court and the judgments resulting from such complaints. The information presented in each volume includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of attorneys; (3) case number; (4) names of parties involved; (5) issue involved, and (6) disposition of case, that is, the date or term of court in which judgment was rendered.

Dates: Created: 1895-1908

Bulloch County - County Court - Criminal Docket

 Series
Identifier: 116-03-021
Scope and Contents This series consists of a bound volume which documents the criminal complaints filed in the County Court for the date span listed. This volume provides information which includes: (1) date and term of court (not usually given); (2) names of attorneys; (3) case number (often not given); (4) names of defendants; (5) type of crime charged; (6) disposition of case (that is, whether found guilty or not guilty), and (7) entries (i.e., length of jail sentence or amount of fine). Most of these...
Dates: Created: 1895-1903

Bulloch County - County Court - Execution Docket

 Series
Identifier: 116-03-016
Scope and Contents Execution dockets are used by the court to document the execution of judgments in civil cases. The bound volume comprising this series contains information that includes: (1) names of attorneys involved; (2) names of the parties involved; (3) an enumeration of the judgment and cost of the case including that of principal, interest and cost; (4) the date the execution was issued and entered on docket; (5) the disposition of the case; (6) the case number, and (7) date and term of court in...
Dates: Created: 1895-1903

Bulloch County - Justice of the Peace Court - Civil Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-04-006
Scope and Contents Civil dockets are used by the Justice and Superior Courts to document civil complaints filed in the Justice Court and judgment resulting from such complaints. The information each bound volume provides includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) Georgia Militia District name or number; (3) names of plaintiffs and defendants; (4) type of case involved; (5) constable's entry concerning service of copy of complaint on defendant; (6) enumeration of Justice's and Constable's cost; (7) remarks; (8)...
Dates: Created: 1882-1940

Bulloch County - Justice of the Peace Court - Criminal Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-04-009
Scope and Contents Criminal dockets are used by the Justice and Superior Courts to document criminal complaints filed by the state in the Justice Court and the judgment resulting from such complaints. The information each volume provides includes: (1) Georgia Militia District name or number of court; (2) names of defendants; (3) names of person by whom warrant was issued and date of issue; (4) type of offense charged; (5) name of prosecutor (often not given); (6) Justice's cost enumerated, and (7) date set for...
Dates: Created: 1889-1955

Bulloch County - Probate Court - Ledger of Unidentified Gin Owner

 Series
Identifier: 116-02-037
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a bound ledger containing the accounts of an unidentified owner of a cotton gin and a warehouse. The ledger provides documentation of the names of this person's customers and other information including: (1) date of transaction; (2) number of pounds of cotton involved; (3) number of pounds of cotton line and seed stored or sold and date of transaction, and (4) amount paid for cotton or seed.

Dates: Created: 1941

Bulloch County - Probate Court - Marriage Index Cards

 Series
Identifier: 116-02-051
Scope and Contents

These index cards were uncovered during the Shelf Inventory Project of 1992. It is believed that the cards were later typed into more formal listings and placed in the Search Room. No further processing has been done on them.

Dates: Created: 1850-1950

Bulloch County - Probate Court - Misc. Papers

 Series
Identifier: 116-02-008
Scope and Contents

The miscellaneous papers comprising this series are mostly correspondence, blank forms, billing statements, account statements, etc. These papers were found in the various volumes that comprise this record group.

Dates: Created: 1914-1947

Bulloch County - Probate Court - Misc. Records

 Series
Identifier: 116-02-038
Scope and Contents

These unbound papers were found in Series 37 of this Record Group and consist of only a few financial records.

Dates: Other: unknown

Bulloch County - Probate Court - Stock Accounts of the Bank of Pulaski

 Series
Identifier: 116-02-036
Scope and Contents The town of Pulaski is presently located in Candler County but much of its territory came from Bulloch County when it was formed in 1914. This series is composed of a single bound volume documenting the names of the stockholders in the bank. Information presented includes: (1) name of shareholder; (2) certificate number; (3) number of shares owned; (4) value of total shares owned; (5) name of person stock transferred to and date of transfer (not often given), and (6) date stockholder...
Dates: Created: 1907-1912

Bulloch County - Sheriff - Fi Fas / Judgement Docket / Sheriff's Docket

 Series
Identifier: 116-09-032
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which documents the proceeds of the Sheriff's sales for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) name of the county and court issuing FiFa; (2) dates the Sheriff received and levied the FiFa; (3) name of plaintiff and defendant; (4) amount of FiFa, interest and attorney's fees; (5) date of advertisement or court order directing time and place of sale and type of property involved; (6) date of sale, amount and...
Dates: Created: 1899-1914

Bulloch County - Sheriff - Sheriff's Criminal Record

 Series
Identifier: 116-09-020
Scope and Contents This series is composed of a bound volume which documents the names of defendants for whom warrants for arrest were issued for the date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) name of person issuing warrant; (2) number of the Georgia Militia District such person was a resident of; (3) name of defendant; (4) name of crime the defendant was charged with committing; (5) name of arresting officer; (6) date of arrest; (7) disposition of case, that is, if defendant was...
Dates: Created: 1909

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Appearance Bond Book

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-024
Scope and Contents This bound volume contains information which documents the names of the defendants involved in criminal cases appearing before the court for the date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) names of the principals and their securities recorded as being bound to the Governor; (2) the amount of the bond; (3) the type of charge brought against the defendant; (4) the date the bond was recorded, and (5) the term of court in which the defendant was scheduled to appear. The...
Dates: Created: 1898-1919

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Appearance Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-023
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which documents the names of the parties involved in civil complaints filed in the court for the dates listed. Information presented includes: (1) names of attorneys involved; (2) case number; (3) names of the parties involved; (4) type of case; (5) disposition of case or judgment rendered, and (6) date and term of court. The type of complaint usually involves property matters such as suits for payment of promissory notes or accounts, assumptions and...
Dates: Created: 1889-1914

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Bench Warrant Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-029
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of a bound volume which documents bench docket cases appearing before the court for the inclusive date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) name of defendant; (3) date warrant was returned to sheriff; (4) date of arrest, if any; (5) date committed to prison, chain gang or penitentiary (often not given), and (6) date of execution of bond.

Dates: Created: 1897-1910

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Bond Forfeiture Books

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-025
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which contain documentation of the names of the defendants who were scheduled to appear at the court to answer charges brought against them but who forfeited such bonds. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) the date and term of court; (2) name of principal; (3) names of the sureties; (4) date the principal and sureties became bonded; (5) the charge the State of Georgia presented against principal; (6) amount of money obligated to the...
Dates: Created: 1904-1963

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Cash Books (Accounts Payable and Receivable)

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-033
Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes which document the receipts and disbursements of the Clerk for the date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) the name of the payor or receiver; (2) an enumeration of the amount of money involved; (3) specifications for the purpose of the transaction, and (5) date of payment. Some of the entries were for the recording of divorces, deeds, mortgages and other liens, the cancellation of mortgages or liens and the results of other...
Dates: Created: 1906-1959

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Clerk's Fee Book

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-031
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a bound volume which documents the fees received by the Clerk for the inclusive date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) names of plaintiffs and defendants; (2) the charge or type of case (often not given); (3) the date recorded (often not given), and (4) an enumeration of the fees. Often a remark would be written across the face of the entry.

Dates: Created: 1896-1898

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Criminal Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-001
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes that document the criminal complaints filed in the Superior Court for the date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) case number; (3) names of defendants; (4) the offense they were charged of committing; (5) the disposition of the case, and (6) names of attorneys.

Dates: Created: 1889-1936

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Criminal Subpoena Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-019
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes which document the criminal complaints filed in the Superior Court for the date span listed. These volumes provide information which includes: (1) names of parties involved; (2) names of plaintiff's witnesses and the date the subpoena was issued to them; (3) name of person who delivered subpoena (usually the Sheriff); (4) names of defendant's witnesses and the date the subpoena was issued to them; (5) name of person who delivered the subpoena, and...
Dates: Created: 1907-1925

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Execution Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-014
Scope and Contents Execution dockets are used by the court to document the execution of judgments in civil cases. The bound volumes comprising this series contain information that includes: (1) names of attorneys involved; (2) names of the parties involved; (3) an enumeration of the judgment and cost of the case including that of principle, interest, attorney's fees, Clerk's costs and Sheriff's costs; (4) the date the fifa (fieri facias) was handed to the Sheriff for collection; (5) remarks; (6) the case...
Dates: Created: 1889-1953

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Federal Crop Mortgages

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-027
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of a bound volume which contains documentation showing the names of the various applicants and recipients of loans from the United States of America for the inclusive date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) date mortgage was agreed to; (2) name of mortgagor; (3) amount of money involved in loan; (4) a description of the property so mortgaged; (5) name of witness, and (6) the date the agreement was filed with the court.

Dates: Created: 1931

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Financial Records

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-034
Scope and Contents

This series consists of unbound papers found in the bound volumes comprising Series 33 of this record group. These records consist mostly of notes, letters, flyers, and other miscellaneous data.

Dates: Created: 1907-1960

Bulloch County - Superior Court - General Execution Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-015
Scope and Contents General execution dockets are used to document the execution of judgments in civil cases decided by the Superior, Justice and City courts (including a few cases from courts outside Bulloch County affecting residents from Bulloch County). Information presented in these bound volumes includes: (1) names of defendants and plaintiffs; (2) type of court in which judgment was obtained and case number, if given; (3) date of judgment; (4) date of execution; (5) an enumeration of the principal,...
Dates: Created: 1890-1932

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Index to Deeds

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-005
Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound volumes of the general indexes of deeds filed in the office of the Clerk of Court and provides documentation for information that includes: (1) names of grantees and grantors; (2) date of signature of deed; (3) date the deed was recorded, and (4) the book and page numbers where deed was recorded.

Dates: Created: 1895-1911

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Indexes to Deeds and Mortgages

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-059
Scope and Contents

The bound volumes which comprise this series are indexes to the names of the mortgages and mortgagors recorded in Series 3 and 5 of this Record Group. The material presented includes: (1) the names of grantees and grantors; (2) the type of instrument used, that is, deed, mortgage or other; (3) date of instrument, and (4) date of record and book and page number in which the instrument was recorded.

Dates: Created: 1796-1934

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Issue Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-018
Scope and Contents Issue dockets are often called claim dockets. They contain information which documents the claims of individuals against the property of other litigants. This series is composed of bound volumes which provide documentation of such claims for the date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of litigants and attorneys; (3) nature of case; (4) disposition of case, and (5) case number. Most of these cases involve civil complaints...
Dates: Created: 1882-1929

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Jury Script Receipt Books

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-012
Scope and Contents

The bound volumes comprising this series are bank stub books that documents the names of jurors who served on the Grand and Traverse Juries for the date span listed and who received compensation from the Bulloch County Superior Court for such services. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) the name of juror to whom the check was issued; (2) date of issue; (3) the amount of money involved; (4) the check number, and (5) the date and term of court in which the juror served.

Dates: Created: 1927-1934

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Lists of Grand and Traverse Jurors

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-010
Scope and Contents The Act of October 17, 1879 authorized the various Judges of the Superior Courts to appoint Jury Commissioners for the counties in their respective circuits. The commissioners' major duty would be to revise the jury list every two years from the books of the Tax Receiver for the purpose of choosing a Traverse Jury and a Grand Jury. This series is composed of bound volumes which documents the names of the Traverse and Grand Jurors of Bulloch County for the period listed. These volumes contain...
Dates: Created: 1910-1958

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Lists of Grand and Traverse Jurors, Unbound

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-011
Scope and Contents

The unbound records comprising this series came from the Jury Script volumes of Series 12 of this record group. The type of records found in this series are lists of Traverse and Grand Jurors and a few checks that were issued through error and were, in effect, cancelled. Some of the lists are identified concerning whether the jurors served on a Traverse or Grand Jury and some are dated.

Dates: Created: 1927-1934

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Mortgages

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-003
Scope and Contents This series consists of recorded copies of mortgages filed with the Clerk. Most of the mortgages are for chattels although some real estate mortgages are included. Information provided in these volumes includes: (1) name of mortgagor; (2) name of mortgagee; (3) a description of the mortgaged property; (4) names of witnesses; (5) date of mortgage; (6) the amount of money loaned and interest stipulated, and (7) a cancellation of the mortgage written across the face of the instrument. In most...
Dates: Created: 1912-1957

Bulloch County - Superior Court - Motion Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 116-01-017
Scope and Contents Motion dockets are dockets containing all cases pending in its respective court related to motions which are to be decided by the judge without intervention of a jury such as applications for the granting of a corporate charter, applications for dower, motions to set aside a Sheriff's sale or motions for a new trial. The bound volumes constituting this series provide documentation for the motions made by the court for the date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1)...
Dates: Created: 1889-1928