Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 6
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From time to time, these basic responsibilities of the
County Clerk have been expanded to include the recording of
business and professional records, such as assumed name certificates;
licenses for dentists, nurses, optometrists, and
morticians; plats; reports of animals killed on railroad
rights-of-way; and condominium records.5
Clerk of the County Court
As clerk of the County Court, the County Clerk has the
duties of recording all proceedings and preserving all books,
papers, and effects of the Court.6 The County Court is charged
by the present State Constitution with original jurisdiction of
all misdemeanors (excepting those cases where Justice Court has
exclusive original jurisdiction), civil cases of value between
$200 and $500, general jurisdiction for probate cases, and
appointments of guardians for minors, lunatics, idiots, and
drunkards.7
The jurisdiction of the County Court underwent numerous
changes during the period from 1836 to 1876. Under the Republic
of Texas Constitution adopted in 1836, the County Court was
charged with hearing probate cases and civil cases (including
those affecting land titles) when the amount in controversy did
not exceed $100. In 1839 the limited civil jurisdiction granted
to the County Court was repealed by the State Legislature. The
first constitution, adopted after Texas was granted statehood in
1845, established inferior courts in the various counties and
divided the probate jurisdiction between the inferior and district
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/23/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.