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Jefferson County Records Inventory

Justice Court Dockets

1911-1943

Series documents criminal and civil cases brought before justice of the peace courts. Dockets include defendant, plaintiff, attorney, witness, and juror names; action dates and nature of cases; judgments; and statements of costs. Actions include complaints, summonses, appearances, testimonies, bonds, judgments, pleas, fines, jail terms, marriages, and writs of attachment. Civil and criminal cases include larceny, burglary, recovering money or personal property, trespassing, hunting out of season, and illegal voting. Justice court records have been inventoried through 1940. For information on more recent records, contact the local justice court.

Jefferson County Administration Building, Clerk's Record Room:
Criminal Docket Justice of the Peace [Madras District-with index], 1922-1932 (1 volume);
Justice Docket Recorders Docket [Madras Precinct-with index], 1913-1933 (1 volume);
Justice Docket Small Claims [Madras Precinct-with index], 1922-1928 (1 volume).

Jefferson County Public Works Department Office, Vault:
Justice Docket All Cases Madras Precinct [with index], 1933-1939 (1 volume);
Justice Docket [Madras Precinct-with index], 1940-1943 (1 volume);
Justice Docket Recorders Criminal Docket City of Madras, Oregon [with index], 1911-1922 (1 volume);
Justice's Docket [Haystack Precinct], 1916-1921 (1 volume).

 

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