Board of Supervisors records 1857-1993

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Board of Supervisors records 1857-1993

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The Board of Supervisors Records consist of financial records, Board of Supervisor meeting minutes, County ordinances, record of boundaries of school districts, records of franchises, road registers, adminstration files, and ephemera.

194 bound volumes and two boxes

eng,

Santa Clara County Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6658800

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Santa Clara County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors

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The Board of Supervisors was first authorized as the chief governing body of California counties by the State Constitution of 1849. In Santa Clara County, the first board took office in 1852. The size and powers of the board have varied over the years. Among board powers are general policy and administrative control over county affairs, management of elections, and the assessing and collecting of taxes. In 1951 Santa Clara County adopted a charter which authorized appointment of a county executi...