The series consists of records created by the Office of the Clerk for courts in Fort Macleod. The records include lists of court cases to be heard (1880, 1887-1907), appointments of and instructions to deputy clerks and process issuers; public meetings and petitions for town projects, including the Fort Macleod Courthouse; examination and enrollment of local lawyers; registration of documents; issuing of prosperity certificates; conviction returns and lists of cases; drafts of civil and criminal court documents; translator’s oaths; as well as appeals, complaints and other documents submitted to the Clerk. The series also includes gun permits (1921-1923) as well as exhibits submitted to the court as supporting documentation to legal matters, such as correspondence and accounts of the Oxley Ranch Company (1882-1886); E.B. Senton’s malting records from Pincher Creek; unidentified hotel registers; and financial records of the Clear Lake School District No. 1123.
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Scope note(s)
- The Judicial District of Macleod was established on October 1, 1906 by Order-in-Council (O.C.) 516/06. The District was dissolved on January 1, 1995 by Alberta Regulation (AR) 361/94.
- The Judicial District of Macleod was a geographic area in south-west Alberta that facilitated the adjudication of cases through the province’s court system.
- Cities, towns and villages found within the District have included Blairmore, Claresholm, Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Fort Macleod, Frank, Hillcrest, Nanton and Pincher Creek.
Source note(s)
- The name authority is based on orders-in-council and regulations.