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A Guide to the Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908 Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908 1011979, 1011992, 1093152, 1093154 and 1093163

A Guide to the Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908

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Barcode numbers: 1011979, 1011992, 1093152, 1093154 and 1093163


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1011979, 1011992, 1093152, 1093154 amd 1093163
Title
Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908
Physical Characteristics
.84 cu. ft. (3 boxes); 2 v.
Collector
Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908. Local government records collection, Scott previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records and volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Scott previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

Scott previous hit County  next hit was formed from previous hit Lee  next hit, Russell and Washington previous hit counties  next hit by a statue adopted on 24 November 1814. The previous hit county  next hit court first met on 14 February 1815. The previous hit county  next hit was named for General Winfield Scott, a native of Virginia, in recognition of his victories during the War of 1812. General Scott was later commanding general of the American army during the war with Mexico.

The Board of Supervisors is the basic governing body of the previous hit county  next hit. previous hit County  next hit laws--called ordinances--may also be passed by this board. This form of government came into existence with the state constitution of 1869 when the previous hit counties  next hit were divided into a minimum of three townships each, with a popularly elected supervisor from each township. When the township system was abolished in 1875, the previous hit counties  next hit were divided into magisterial districts. The Board of Supervisors are the current elected representatives of these districts and meet in regular monthly public sessions.

Until 1869, the previous hit county  next hit court controlled construction, alteration of, and maintenance of roads. The state constitution of 1869 created overseers of the roads and road boards which fell under the jurisdiction of the previous hit county's  next hit Board of Supervisors.

Scope and Content

Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908, consist of vouchers related to previous hit county  next hit levy and various records related to previous hit county  next hit roads such as loose road funds, warrants and accounts, a road book and a road fund ledger.

Related Material

Additional Scott previous hit County  next hit Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia--Scott previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Scott previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia--Scott previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Scott County (Va.)--History.
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