Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk.
Scott, the eleventh Kentucky county, was formed in 1792 from part of Woodford County. It is named for General Charles Scott. Georgetown is the county seat. The courthouse burned in the 1830s and again in 1876.
The Scott County Clerk, whose duties are numerous and diverse, records and maintains various legal instruments and Fiscal Court records. In addition, the clerk registers motor vehicles (KRS 186.020); issues and records marriage licenses and certificates (KRS 402.080, 402.220, 402.230); and receives, maintains, and reports voter registrations (KRS 116.045, 116.075, 116.095). The county clerk also serves as chair of the county Board of Elections (KRS 117.035) and has a variety of primary and regular election responsibilities.
The Office of County Court was established in each county when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Many of the duties and functions of the new county courts were carried over from those of the existing courts of Virginia, and as such may not have been specified in the Kentucky Constitution or by the Kentucky General Assembly (1792 Acts, Ch. 23, Sect. 6). The stated jurisdiction of the county courts included appointing guardians, recording deeds and wills, and overseeing matters concerning mills and roads. Justices of the peace in each county were appointed by the governor. The justices duties included presiding over a monthly meeting of the county court (1792 Constitution, Art. II, Sect. 8; 1792 Acts, Ch. 23, Sect. 1-4). In 1796, each county court was given the power to erect and maintain a courthouse and a jail (1796 Acts, Ch. 256, Sect. 5).
Each county court was permitted to appoint a clerk (1792 Constitution, Art. VI, Sect. 5). The constitution of 1850 provided for the election of a county clerk, a presiding judge, and two associate judges to four year terms (Art. IV, Sect. 29-30; Art. VI, Sect. 1). The associate judge offices were abolished the next year (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 1). The 1891 constitution reaffirmed the election to four year terms of a county judge and county clerk (Sect. 99).
Occasionally, the jurisdiction of the county court was altered by the General Assembly. For example, in 1851 the county courts were given concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in all actions involving sums of over fifty dollars but less than one hundred dollars, and in granting writs in relation to idiots and lunatics (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 9, 11). In 1851, the judge of the county court also became judge of the newly created quarterly court in each county (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 8). In 1906, a juvenile court was formed as a branch of the county court, with the county judge presiding and the county clerk in charge of its records (1906 Acts, Ch. 64, Sect. 2).
In the 1970s, the General Assembly made significant changes to Kentucky's court system. The office of county judge/executive was created, and the various judicial duties of the county judge and county court clerk were transferred to the circuit and district courts. Since the county judge/executive is in charge of the administrative affairs of the county (1976 Acts, Ch. 20, Sect. 2-6), the title "county clerk's office" is now used to more accurately reflect its present nature.
The county clerk may, except in counties with a city of the first class, serve as clerk of the fiscal court. The county clerk's office also serves as the official repository for fiscal court records (KRS 67.120).
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| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1962-1968. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Executor Bond Books, [microform] 1837-1963, (bulk 1856-1963). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1833-1838. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Stray Book, 1837-1897. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Orders, 1873-1898. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Miscellaneous Bonds, 1839-1928. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Inventory, Appraisement, Sale Bill, and Settlement Books, [microform] 1877-1890. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1862-1865. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1930-1962. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tavern Keeper Bond Book, 1891-1898. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Accounts Ledger, 1866-1900. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Sold for Taxes Books, [microform] 1879-1929, (bulk 1879-1894; 1915-1929). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Record Books, [microform] 1840-1897, (bulk 1840-1849; 1871-1897). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Docket Book, 1937-1957. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage Register - Colored (Indexed), [microform] 1867-1918. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1820-1848. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1865-1877. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1783-1817. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Mortgage Books, [microform] 1842-1985, (bulk 1842-1888, 1984-1985). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Justice of the Peace and Constable Bond Books, [microform] 1875-1916. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1821-1822. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. McCrackin Fund, 1847-1858. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Guardian Bond Books, [microform] 1837-1943. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Birth and Death Records, 1856-1860. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1796-1911. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Taxes Received, 1863-1946. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1838-1842. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Inquests, 1839-1848, (bulk 1839, 1848). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Notary Public Bond Book, 1924-1960. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. School Census (White and Colored), 1924-1930, (bulk 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1807-1866. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Chattel Mortgage Books, 1928-1940. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Money Received and Paid Out Book, 1910-1923. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1818-1821. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1854-1857. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Money Received and Paid Out, 1918-1933. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1877-1930. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Sold for Taxes Book - Index, 1903-1925. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court Proceedings and Records, 1820-1930. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Will books (indexed), 1792-1865 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Board of Supervisors' Minute Book, 1919-1927. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Assignee Bond Book, 1897-1916. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. County Judges' Marriage Registers, [microform] 1898-1930. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Poll Books - Constitutional Convention, [microform] 1875. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1858-1861. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. General index to wills, 1796-1913 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Overseer Records, 1901. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Lists of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, and Trustees, 1903-1935. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tax Records, 1867-1925. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1852-1862. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Agency history. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Administrator Bond Books, [microform] 1856-1966. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1842-1846. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Records, 1838-1915. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Voter Registration Book, 1922-1935. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1793-1811. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. General cross index to deeds, 1807-1899. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1968-1973. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Mortgage Books - Index, undated? | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Blueprints, 1916-1959. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1973-1987. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Fee Book, 1960-1966. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Coffee House Keeper Bond Books, 1886-1915. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Journal of the Georgetown Water Company, 1890-1892. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Lunacy Inquest Books, 1891-1918. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Naturalization Records, 1848-1860, (bulk 1848, 1852, 1853, 1860). | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Pharmacist Register, 1888. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Orders, 1965-1968. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Election Records, 1867-1917. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Poll Books, 1856. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1848-1853. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1817-1822. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Expenditures Ledger, 1911-1918. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1832-1836. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage Register, [microform] 1837-1883. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1792-1817. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deed books, 1783-1985 (bulk 1783-1823, 1825-1886, 1984-1985) [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Federal Crop Mortgage Book, 1931-1933. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Order books (indexed), 1792-1977 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Ministers' Marriage Registers, [microform] 1886-1905. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Coffee House and Tavern Keeper Bond Book, 1877-1891. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Unidentified Index, undated? | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Birth, marriage, and death records, 1852-1879. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Guardian Bonds Returned from Circuit Court Book, 1880-1891. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scott County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1861-1865. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library |
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