Inventory of county records, Kendall County Courthouse, Boerne, Texas Page: 10
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and that the titles and functions of county offices ofter varied
during those years. Under the Constitution of 1866, for example,
the Commissioners Court was called the Police Court. The Constitution
of 1869 provided that the District Clerk serve ex officio as
County Clerk and that the Commissioners Court be composed of five
"Justices of the Peace." Unless noted in advance, such variations
in title and function can be confusing to anyone utilizing local
records in historical research. An excellent account of the constitutional
changes in county government prior to 1876 is found in the
WPA inventory of the county archives of Guadalupe County published
by the Texas Historical Records Survey in 1939.1
This inventory represents a complete listing of all records
contained in the county courthouse and various storage areas at the
time of the survey. Under provisions of Vernon's Annotated Civil
Statutes, Articles 5442b and 5442c, county officials may transfer
records of permanent historical value to regional depositories or
destroy noncurrent, nonvaluable records as provided for in the Texas
County Records Manual. For information regarding records that may
have been transferred or destroyed contact: Texas State Library,
Local Records Division, Box 12927, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas,
78711.
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Riney, James E.; Fortin, Maurice G.; Clarke, Joe K. & Marmion, Daniel. Inventory of county records, Kendall County Courthouse, Boerne, Texas, book, 1981; Denton, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25200/m1/22/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.