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Clayton County (Ga.)

 Organization

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Clayton County - County Court - Common Law Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-03-010
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a bound volume which provides documentation of some of the civil cases filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in this volume includes (1) date and term of court, (2) names of attorneys involved, (3) case number, (4) names of litigants, (5) type of charge complained of and (6) disposition of case. Some of the charges complained of include those of assumpsit, distress warrant and attachment.

Dates: Created: 1867-1874

Clayton County - County Court - Execution Docket

 Series
Identifier: 131-03-013
Scope and Contents Execution dockets document civil complaints filed in the court involving financial matters and the judgments resulting from such complaints. This series consists of a bound volume containing such documentation for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in this volume includes (1) date and term of court, (2) names of attorneys involved, (3) case number, (4) names of litigants, (5) date of judgment rendered, (6) an enumeration of costs f-or Clerk, Sheriff and FiFa (Fieri...
Dates: Created: 1874-1935

Clayton County - County Court - Motion Docket

 Series
Identifier: 131-03-011
Scope and Contents

Motion dockets document cases which are decided by the judge without intervention of a jury. This series is composed of a bound volume containing such recorded complaints. Information presented in this volume includes (1) date and term of court, (2) names of attorneys involved, (3) case number, (4) names of litigants, (5) type of motion plaintiff pleas for and (6) disposition of case. Some of the motions plead for include those for a new trial, show cause order and to dismiss attachment.

Dates: Created: 1874-1876

Clayton County - Justice Court - Criminal Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-04-001
Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes which document the criminal complaints filed in this court for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) Georgia Militia District number in which the court was located, (2) case number (often not given), (3) names of attorneys (often not given), (4) name of defendant, (5) name of person who issued warrant and date of issue, (6) type of charge complained of, (7) judgement rendered, (8) an enumeration of court...
Dates: Created: 1898-1973

Clayton County - Justice Court - Records From Series 2

 Series
Identifier: 131-04-015
Scope and Contents

This series is composed Of unbound records found in the bound volumes that comprise Series 2 of this Record Group and are part of those case files.

Dates: Created: 1955-1971

Clayton County - Superior Court - Cash Books (Accounts Payable and Receiveable)

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-019
Scope and Contents Cash books document the amount of money the payer spends, to whom and when spend and, possibly, for what purpose the transaction was made. Simultaneously it records the amount the payer receives, from whom, date of receipt and the purpose of the transaction. This series is composed of bound volumes which document such transactions by the Clerk of Court for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) the name of the recipient of payment, (2) an enumeration...
Dates: Created: 1879-1950

Clayton County - Superior Court - Civil Subpoena Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-007
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which contain documentation of some of the civil complaints filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed and the issuing of subpoenas to aid in judging those complaints. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) names of persons subpoenaed and dates such subpoenas were issued, (2) names of litigants and (3) names of attorneys (often not given).

Dates: Created: 1860-1937

Clayton County - Superior Court - Common Law Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-009
Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound volumes which provide documentation of some of the civil cases filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) date and term of court, (2) names of attorneys involved, (3) case number, (4) names of litigants, (5) type of charge complained of and (6) disposition of case.

Dates: Created: 1859-1883

Clayton County - Superior Court - Criminal Subpoena Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-006
Scope and Contents

Subpoena dockets document the civil and criminal complaints filed in the court. This series is composed of bound volumes which document criminal complaints filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in these volumes includes the (1) date and term of court, (2) names of attorneys involved, (3) names of defendants, (4) case number (usually not given), (5) date subpoena was handed to Sheriff for serving and (6) names of witnesses.

Dates: Created: 1885-1953

Clayton County - Superior Court - Execution Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-012
Scope and Contents Execution dockets document civil complaints filed in the court involving financial matters and the judgments resulting from such complaints. This series consists of bound volumes containing such documentation for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in them includes (1) date and term of court, (2) case number (often not given), (3) names of litigants, (4) principal amount of money and interest involved, (5) an enumeration of cost for Clerk, Sheriff and fifa (Fieri Facias) and...
Dates: Created: 1889-1892

Clayton County - Superior Court - Index to Deeds and Mortgages

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-018
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a single bound volume documenting the recording of the property transactions in the county for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in this volume includes (1) name of grantor, (2) name of grantee, (3) instrument used (such as deed, mortgage, bond), (4) date of transaction, (5) date transaction was recorded and (6) book and page number in which transaction was recorded.

Dates: Created: 1917-1930

Clayton County - Superior Court - Intangible Tax Collection on Real Estate Mortgage

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-017
Scope and Contents This series consists of a single bound volume which provides documentation of the amount of tax paid on certain property holdings in this county for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in this volume includes (1) month and year transaction was reported, (2) name of grantor, (3) name and address of grantee, (4) address of property involved in transaction, (5) face value of property, (6) date instrument was filed, signed and its maturity date, (7) book and page number where...
Dates: Created: 1954-1955

Clayton County - Superior Court - Ledgers of the Lovejoy Banking Company

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-022
Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes which document the assets and liabilities of this bank for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in these volumes includes schedules showing (1) Assets (that is, Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures, Bills Receivable, Taxes Paid, Expense Account, Stocks and Bonds, Overdrafts, Interest Paid and Cash) and (2) Liabilities (that is Capital Stock, Individual Deposits, Time Deposits, Bills Payable; Discount and Interest, Premium or Exchange, Surplus...
Dates: Created: 1921-1932

Clayton County - Superior Court - Lists of Registered Voters

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-004
Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound volumes that document the names of registered voters in the county for the inclusive dates listed below. This series is similar to series 3 and 5 of this Record Group but does not include as much information. Information that is presented includes (1) name and number of the Georgia Militia District in which the voters are registered, (2) name of each voter, (3) date of certification, (4) names of registrars, and (5) designation of voter's race.

Dates: Created: 1911-1912

Clayton County - Superior Court - Lists of Registered Voters, Alphabetical

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-003
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which document the names of the voters registered in this county for the inclusive date span listed below. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) the Georgia Militia District number and name in which voters registered, (2) name of registered voter, (3) designation of race to which voter belonged, (4) age, (5) occupation, (6) remarks and (7) date of list.

Dates: Created: 1900-1924

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

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-016
Scope and Contents This series is composed of bound volumes of lists of Traverse Jurors and of limited lists of Grand Jurors for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) name of each juror, (2) the Georgia Militia District each one came from, (3) the date they were chosen to serve, (4) the names of the Jury Commissioners and (5) occasional comments listed by the name of particular jurors indicating they were not serving due to death, sickness, had moved from that county...
Dates: Created: 1934-1959

Clayton County - Superior Court - Record of Tax Defaulters

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-020
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of a single bound volume which documents the names of tax defaulters for the inclusive dates listed. Information presented in this volume includes the (1) names of tax defaulters, (2) dates for which taxes are owed and (3) amount of money owed by each.

Dates: Created: 1878-1888

Clayton County - Superior Court - Register of Dentists

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-021
Scope and Contents This series consists of a single volume which documents the names of dentists registered to practice in Clayton County for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in this volume includes (1) date of registration, (2) name of registrant, (3) registrant's Post Office, (4) name of registrant's college and date of graduation, (5) date registrant - began practice and (6) date registrant was licensed by Examining Board. The inclusive dates of this volume are listing on the finding...
Dates: Created: 1882-1917

Clayton County - Superior Court - Sheriff's Execution Docket

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-014
Scope and Contents This series consists of a bound volume which documents the FiFas (Fieri Facias) the Sheriff collects as a result of civil complaints filed in the various Justice and Superior Courts of the county for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in this volume includes (1) the name of the Superior or Justice Court (identified by its Georgia Militia District number) in which the case involving such FiFa originated, (2) date and term of court, (3) FiFa or case number,(4) names of...
Dates: Created: 1889-1896

Clayton County - Superior Court - Voters Books

 Series
Identifier: 131-01-005
Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes that contain lists of names of residents of the county that have taken the voter's oaths and are virtually the same as the volumes found in series 3 of this Record Group. Information presented in these volumes includes (1) name of the Georgia Militia District in which the voter lives, (2) date of registration of the voter, (3) name of the voter, (4) age of voter when registering, (5) racial composition, (6) whether or not voter descended from a soldier...
Dates: Created: 1913-1948