Case Numbers: 5239-5257., 1908
Item — Box: 138
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection consists of the Territorial and New Mexico District Court records for Socorro County, New Mexico (1851-1933). The bulk of material covers the years 1851-1919. Included are record books (1851-1919), case files (1852-1933), some naturalization records, and other court material. Record books consist of various dockets (1851-1911), court proceedings record books (1851-1912), an assignment record book (1895-1898), a roll of attorneys book (1883-1900), a remittance register (1917-1919), fee cost books (1853-1854, 1861-1862, 1875-1878), and a clerk's cash book (1909-1917). Dockets include criminal (1867-1898), civil (1882-1912), judges' (1888-1911), and minutes and motions (1851-1854) volumes. Judges' dockets cover criminal (1888-1889, 1905-1909) and Chancery Court (1896-1897) hearings. Also included are indices for civil dockets (1889-1894, 1907-1910). Case files consist of criminal cases 1-3606, 5803 (1852-1911) and civil cases 39-9679 (1855-1933). Large gaps may exist between case files. Many criminal and civil case are unnumbered. Many of the civil cases after 1915 are not part of this collection. Other court material consists of jury records, bonds, and summons. Additional material for Socorro County can be found in the Bernalillo County District Court records.
Some materials in Spanish
Some materials in Spanish
Dates
- 1908
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Outsized record books are extremely fragile. Use microfilm only.
Extent
From the Collection: 77.5 linear feet + 60 v. + 14 rolls
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository