Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1 Page: 18
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c. Newspaper clippings, showing accounts of
commissioners' court meetings.
Arranged chronologically by date of proceedings. Typed;
SPF-handwritten and typed; printed; photocopied. Not
indexed.
4. COMMISSIONERS' COURT RECORD (formerly titled "Commissioners'
Court Memoranda"). 1946-1967. 7 vols.,
14" x 9" x 1"; 3 vols., 10 1/2" x 8" x 1/2"; 1 vol.,
12 1/2" x 8" x 1".
Proceedings of commissioners' court, showing date of
meeting; time meeting called to order and by whom;
minutes of previous meeting read and approved; nature of
business; time meeting adjourned; and approval and
signatures of county judge, county clerk, and county
auditor. Business transacted includes classification and
expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of
taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of
public buildings and roads, management of other county
works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation
of election precincts, appointments of election
judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of
county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of
proceedings. Handwritten. Not indexed.
5. COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES (formerly titled "Minutes
Commissioners' Court," "Minutes of Commissioners' Court,"
"Minutes County Court," and "County Court Record").
1839--. 26 vols., 18" x 13" x 3"; 12 vols., 15" x 9" x 3",
3 vols., 15" x 12" x 3"; 1 ol., 16" x 11x 2; 1 vol.,
16" x 9" x 3"; 1 vol., 13" x 8" x 1 1/2".
Recorded copies of proceedings of county administrative
court, showing same information as summarized in COMMISSIONERS'
COURT RECORD (4.). Arranged chronologically by
date of proceedings. Handwritten; typed; photocopied.
Volumes dated 1839 to 1854 indexed in file; volumes dated
1965 to current indexed in INDEX TO MINUTES OF COMMISSIONERS'
COURT (6.), volumes dated 1840 to 1965 indexed in INDEX TO
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES (7.). Road matters dated
ca. 1850 to ca. 1958 indexed in ROAD INDEX (8.).
6. INDEX TO MINUTES OF COMMISSIONERS' COURT (formerly titled
"Minor Index to Minutes of Commissioners' Court"). 1965--.
2 file drawers, 16" x 12 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Partial card file index to COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES
(5.) and partial reference to (COMMISSIONERS' COURT
RECORDS) (1.). Shows date of proceedings, volume and page
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Adams, Kate; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Dunn, Brother William. Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1, book, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25176/m1/33/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.