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Virginia. Circuit Court (Shenandoah County)
Shenandoah County, Virginia, was formed from Frederick County in 1772 and originally bore the name Dunmore, for the royal governor, but this was changed in 1778. Warren County was formed from it. Located in the mountains, it adjoins Frederick County on the north, Warren and Page counties on the east, Rockingham County on the south, and West Virginia on the west. The county seat is Woodstock.
From the description of County history. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410898
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Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The board of supervisors are the representatives of magisterial districts in which counties are divided. It is the basic governing body of the county. It has control over taxation, budgets, some appoinments and accounting. They meet in regular monthly public sessions. The budgets are prepared on past expenditures and estimated revenues, using information supplied by county department heads. Taxes to generate revenue to meet the budget are levied by the board of supervisors. County laws--called o...
Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The Circuit Court was authorized by the Constitution of 1851 and established by an act of the General Assembly passed in May 1852. Courts were held twice yearly in each county, presided over by 21 judges who rode circuits in the area of their jurisdiction. The records were filed with County Court records. These courts were granted original jurisdiction concurrrent with that of the county courts, as well as appellate jurisdiction in all civil cases of more than fifty dollars and crim...
Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The election records group encompasses all of the documents dealing with public elections and related to voters and voting. The franchise in Virginia has varied in its extent. Prior to revolutionary war, white male freeholders (real property owners) over 21, were the only individuals entitled to vote. This condition was continued by the 1776 Constitution. Alterations in the extent of the franchise could only be made by constitutional change. There was an attempt in 1829-30 to extend...
Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The census records group encompasses a small group of federal records created to enumerate population. The census was taken every ten years beginning in 1790. Most of the earliest ones for Virginia were destroyed by fire, only a few counties surviving for 1800 and eighteen counties missing for 1810. The types of information listed in these records varies -- the head of the household being the only named individual until 1850. Prior to that date, members of a household are numerically listed by a...
Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The business records, corporations, partnerships records group encompasses a broad range of non-public as well as public records. The official records that are found in this category involve records/registrations of partnerships and charters. The bulk of the material in this category was originally non-public, being the operating papers of private individuals and companies. This includes the whole range of administrative and fiscal records for businesses. The material most often appears to have ...
Virginia. Circuit Court.
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The bonds, commissions, oaths records group encompasses a broad category of non-fiduciary records concerning the performance of a certain task or office. In order to insure that public offices were properly filled and the responsibilities properly performed, bonds were required of the officials. This involved pledging a certain set sum of money that would be payable by the officeholder and/or his securities if he failed to fulfill his job related duties. In addition to elected offic...
