DAKOTA COUNTY: HASTINGS: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:

An Inventory of Its Dockets at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Hastings (Minn.). Justice of the Peace.
Title:Dockets.
Dates:1870-1961.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Docket books for city of Hastings justices of the peace, and for the city police justice, who seems to have functioned in the same capacity as the justice of the peace.
Quantity:18.0 cubic feet (17 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Includes dockets for early justices George Barbaros (1872-1875), Alfred F. Johnson (1889-1894), Ernie Otte (1892-1898), L. G. Hamilton (1898-1902), and Harvey Gillette (1894-1906).


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Most dockets are indexed. The series also includes two unidentified indexes.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hastings (Minn.). Justice of the Peace. Dockets. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 987-120; 990-117; 991-119

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017134730104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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114.E.19.2FJustice Dockets, 1872-1906. 4 volumes:
Justice Docket 3, May 1872-January 1875. 1 volume.
George Barbaros, justice of the peace.
Justice Docket, June 1889-May 1894. 1 volume.
With index. Alfred F. Johnson, justice of the peace.
Justice Docket, June 1894-February 1906. 1 volume.
With index. Harvey Gillette, justice of the peace; scattered entries.
Justice Docket, March 1889-April 1902. 1 volume.
With index. For justices of the peace Stephen Newell (1889-1890), William Lee (1890-1891), Ernie Otte (1892-1898), and L. G. Hamilton (1898-1902). It is not clear whether this volume is actually for the city of Hastings.
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154.K.7.5B-1Police Justice Dockets, 1870-1959. 29 volumes:
Incomplete. The police justice appeared to function in the same capacity as the justice of the peace. Volumes are indexed unless otherwise noted. Missing: Pre-1870 volumes, volume 5 (August 1875-August 1876), volumes 7-11 (August 1878-November 1887), volumes 15-18 (August 1897-September 1907), and volume 23 (July 1916-June 1919).
Volume 3, August 1870-July 1873.
No index.
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114.E.19.3BVolume 4, July 1873-August 1875.
No index.
Volume 6, August 1876-August 1878.
Volume 12, November 1887-February 1891.
Volume 13, February 1891-October 1894.
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114.E.19.4FVolume 14, October 1894-August 1897.
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154.K.7.5B-1Volume 18, 1902-1911.
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114.E.19.4FVolume 19, September 1907-September 1909.
Volume 20, September 1909-January 1912.
Volume 21, January 1912-September 1914.
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114.E.19.5BVolume 22, September 1914-July 1916.
Volume 24, June 1919-August 1922.
Volume 25, August 1922-September 1924.
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114.E.19.6FVolume 26, September 1924-October 1926.
Volume 27, November 1926-June 1929.
Volume 28, June 1929-June 1931.
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114.E.19.7BVolume 29, June 1931-May 1934.
Volume 30, April 1934-April 1936.
Volume 31, April 1936-April 1938.
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114.E.19.8FVolume 32, April 1938-August 1940.
Volume 33, August 1940-April 1943.
Volume 34, May 1943-March 1946.
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154.K.7.1B-2Volume 35, March 1946-February 1949.
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154.K.7.2F-1Volume 36, February 1949-June 1950.
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154.K.7.2F-2Volume 37, July 1950-June 1951.
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154.K.7.3B-1Volume 38, June 1951-February 1953.
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154.K.7.3B-2Volume 39, February 1953-June 1955.
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154.K.7.4F-1Volume 40, June 1955-May 1957.
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154.K.7.4F-2Volume 41, May 1957-September 1959.
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105.J.7.9BJustice Dockets, 1959-1961. 6 volumes:
Indexed. The use of the term "police justice" appears to have been abandoned approximately 1959. The justice dockets continue the set of police justice dockets. Harry P. Schoen, justice of the peace.
Criminal Dockets, 1959-1961. 5 volumes:
Missing July 1960-October 1960.
Volume 42, September 1959-April 1960.
Volume 43, March 1960-July 1960.
Volume 45, October 1960-February 1961.
Volume 46, February 1961-June 1961.
Volume 47, June 1961.
Civil Docket, October 1959-April 1961. 1 volume.
Justice Dockets, 1952-1960. 11 volumes:
Indexed. Most volumes are labeled "Criminal"; however, they contain cases on both criminal and civil matters. Carl F. Lally, justice of the peace.
May 1952-October 1954.
October 1954-February 1956.
March 1956-November 1956.
November 1956-September 1957.
August 1957-May 1958.
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105.J.7.10F May 1958-August 1958.
August 1958-November 1958.
November 1958-April 1959.
April 1959-November 1959.
December 1959-May 1960.
May 1960-August 1960.
Unidentified Indexes to Dockets, approximately 1870 and approximately 1878. 1 folder:
These do not appear to correlate with any of the above dockets.
Index, approximately 1870. 1 item.
Index to Docket 7, approximately 1878. 1 item.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Justices of the peace -- Minnesota -- Dakota County.
Persons:
Barbaros, George.
Gillette, Harvey.
Hamilton, L. G.
Johnson, Alfred F.
Otte, Ernie.
Organizations:
Hastings (Minn.). Police Department.

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