Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk.
Lincoln County was formed by Virginia in 1780 as one of the three original counties of the Kentucky District. It was named for General Benjamin Lincoln. Stanford is the county seat.
The Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1823-1833. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1808-1814. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1781-1791. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Candidates for Nomination in Primary Register, 1912-1917. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Justice of the Peace Bond Book, 1874-1883. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1834-1839. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1828-1851. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. General cross index to deeds, 1780-1902 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Exhibits, 1848-1931. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1851-1855. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1855-1858. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1780-1870. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1803-1810. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1858-1864. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1843-1848. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Execution Books, 1808-1917. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Order books (indexed), 1781-1987 (bulk 1781-1850, 1853-1865, 1895-1987) [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Exhibits, 1853-1872. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1829-1833. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1781-1799. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Check Receipts, 1809-1842. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Executor and Administrator List Books, 1871-1926. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1781-1786. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Taxes Received, 1893-1915. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage Register - Index, [microform] 1784-1908. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Docket Books, 1881-1915. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Minute Books, 1881-1939. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Guardian List Books, 1865-1916. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deed Books, 1854-1892. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Constable Bond Book, 1852-1920. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Will books, 1781-1977 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Birth, marriage, and death records, 1852-1906. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Board of Supervisors' Revised Assessments, 1895-1913. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1853-1856. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1843-1848. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage books, 1781-1865 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1791-1801. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriffs' Additional Tax Lists, 1897. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1813-1822. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. School Census, 1889-1910. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Guardian Bond Book, 1877-1878. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Estate Index, undated? | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. General index to wills, 1780-1984 [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1839-1843. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1848-1852 . | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Voters' Affidavits for Registrataion, 1903-1917. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1780-1862. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deed books, 1775-1926 (bulk 1775-1907, 1909-1910, 1914-1926) [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1795-1802. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Idiot Inquest Book, 1892-1901. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1821-1829. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1817-1825. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Agency history. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Processioners' Reports, 1852-1920. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1810-1816. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1851-1854. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1809-1831. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1781-1806. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Public Funds Collected, 1865-1893. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Delinquent Taxes, 1906. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Order Book of Examining Trials, 1895. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1831-1841. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1841-1850. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1861-1865. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriffs' Land Sold for Taxes Book, 1891-1929. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Claim Docket Books, 1899-1900. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Wills, 1780-1862 (bulk 1780-1851, 1854-1862) [microform]. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1780-1959. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1781-1791. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1854-1861. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1857-1865. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court records [microform], 1786-1794. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Fee Books, 1887-1906. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1847-1851. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deeds [microform], 1863-1866. | Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tavern Keeper Bond Books, 1852-1870. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives |
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