Finding Aids @ Georgia Archives

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Issue dockets (sometimes called Bench or Bar dockets) are used to document civil cases docketed for trial by the Court. This series consists of bound volumes that document the civil complaints filed in the court for the inclusive date span listed. Information presented in these volumes includes: (1) names of the principal parties involved; (2) date and term of court; (3) names of attorneys; (4) case number, and (5) disposition of case.

Scope and Contents This series consists of recorded copies of mortgages filed with the Clerk of Court. Most of the mortgaged property consists of farm animals, farm instruments, crops, and land. The majority of the mortgages are for chattels although some real estate mortgages are included. Information recorded includes: (1) name of mortgager; (2) name of mortgagee; (3) description of the mortgaged property; (4) names of witnesses; (5) amount of money loaned and interest charged; (6) date of mortgage and...

Scope and Contents Motion dockets are volumes containing all civil cases pending in its respective court related to motions which are to be decided by the judge without intervention by a jury such as applications for the granting of a corporation charter, applications for dower, motions to set aside a Sheriff's sale or motions for injunctions. This series is composed of bound volumes documenting all such cases appearing before this court for the inclusive date span listed below. These volumes contain...

Scope and Contents

This series is composed of bound volumes which contain declaratory statements, appraisements of property, bills of complaint, promissory notes, petitions, land plats and similar records that were accepted or declined by the court as evidence presented to the court to document a civil complaint.

Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes which document the executions the Sheriff made upon the property of the defendants as a result of the civil complaints filed in the court for the inclusive date span listed. Information presented in this volume includes: (I) names of attorneys involved; (2) case number; (3) date and term of court execution was returnable; (4) an enumeration of the judgment and costs of court; (5) date writ was received; (6) name of person who received writ, and (7)...

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This series consists of a bound volume which documents the criminal charges filed in the court for the date span listed and the supoenas issued by the court as a result of such charges. Information presented in this volume includes: (1) name of the defendant; (2) names of witnesses; (3) designation of either plaintiff or defendant or both requesting subpoena be issued; (4) date subpoena was received; (5) date subpoena was served, and (6) name of person serving subpoena.