Butts County - State / County / City Court - Minutes of Meetings
Scope and Contents
This series consists of bound volumes of minutes which document some of the civil and criminal complaints filed in the court for the inclusive date span listed and other official county matters. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) date and term of court; (2) names of parties in action; (3) a brief description of the charge complained of; (4) disposition of case; (5) names of jurors (not always given); (6) presentments of Grand Juries, and (7) appointments of Land Processioners, Road Commissioners and other County Officials for the purpose of conducting county business. The complaints charged in civil cases usually involved debts and other property matters and those made in criminal cases included simple larceny, carrying concealed weapons, and assault and battery charges.
Dates
- Created: 1866-1890
Creator
- Butts County (Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
0.20 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Entries are arranged and listed by date and term of court. There is an index in one volume in which the names of some of the parties in action and other individuals involved in county business affairs are listed in alphabetical order by the initial letter of their surname.
- Title
- Butts County - State / County / City Court - Minutes of Meetings
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States