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Franklin County - Superior Court - Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 159-01-058

Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which document the civil and criminal complaints filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed below. The volumes also include Grand Jury presentments which deal with county business matters. Information presented in these volumes relating to civil and criminal complaints includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of litigants; (3) type of charge in the complaint, and (4) judgement rendered. Some of the civil complaints include libel for divorce, petition for relief and petition to foreclose mortgage. Charges complained of in criminal cases include those of assault and battery, gambling and seduction. The volumes include presentments by the Grand Jury and the members of the Grand and Traverse Jury. These presentments include: (1) orders to county officials to make capital improvements in county property such as building a new jail or repairing a specific bridge; (2) issuing a report concerning the condition of county institutions such as the Pauper Home and County Jail; (3) recommending certain individuals be appointed to certain minor county offices such as Notary Public, and (4) recommendations to the court that bills of indictment be pressed against certain individuals for certain specific crimes.

Dates

  • Created: 1814-1909

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Entries are arranged and listed in chronological order by date and term of court. Most of these volumes contain an index in which the plaintiffs are listed in alphabetical order by the initial letter of their surname. The volumes are arranged in chronological order.

Available on microfilm in the Reference Room.

Title
Franklin County - Superior Court - Minutes
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States