Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Gila County Coroner1881-1956RG 103 SG 3 Administrative NoteGila County is formed from parts of Maricopa County and Pinal County on February 8, 1881. The boundary was then extended eastward to the San Carlos River by public petition in 1889. The original county seat was in the mining community of Globe City, now Globe, Arizona. Under the 1864 Howell Code, each county elected two Coroners to serve two-year terms. If the Coroner position was vacant, a Justice of the Peace served as Coroner. The Coroner investigated unnatural deaths and convened juries to inquire into suspicious deaths. The Coroner also served as Sheriff if that office was vacant. The 1913 Civil Code established the County Coroner’s Office and made them Justices of the Peace for their precincts, therefore Coroner’s records are sometimes found with Justice Court records. In 1975, the County Medical Examiner replaced the County Coroner’s Office Scope and ContentThe collection consists of 1 box, 3 volumes, and 9 reels of microfilm of coroner’s inquests. ArrangementThe collection consists of coroner’s inquestsRestrictionsAccess RestrictionsAll photocopies of original materials are made by staff. We reserve the right to refuse copy services based on physical condition and possible damage to the materials. For preservation purposes, if microfilm copies are available, patrons will use the microfilm first. Under Arizona Revised Statutes §39-141, public records used for commercial purposes have additional requirements. Please contact the Arizona State Archives for further information. CopyrightIt is the researcher’s responsibility to determine the copyright status of materials he or she uses. The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is not legally or financially responsible for any copyright infringement by researchers. Many documents held by the Arizona State Archives fall under the Public Record law (ARS §41-1350). Documents created by the government are not copyrighted. The United States of America Copyright Law (P.L. 94-553, effective Jan. 1, 1978) extends statutory rights of authority to unpublished works which were previously protected by literary property rights under common law. Such works do not have to be registered with the Copyright Office to receive protection under the law. Controlled Access TermsCorporate Name(s) Gila County Coroner. Geographic Name(s) Gila County, Arizona Subject(s) Gila County (AZ). Coroner Administrative InformationCredit LineBibliographic citations must cite the title of the record group(s), the box or volume number, the Archives and Records Management, and the name of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records in full. Please use the following example: Governor George W.P. Hunt to Ely Sims, November 21, 1919, Box 14, Office of the Governor, RG 1, Archives and Records Management, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. ProvenanceAccession A-2002-040 Container List
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