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Yavapai County Treasurer1864-1956

RG 113 SG 11

Administrative Note

The 1864 Howell Code created the Treasurer’s Office. The county elected or appointed the Treasurer for a two-year term. The Treasurer kept a fair and accurate account of all the monies received for licenses or permits and reported their amounts to the Board of Supervisors and the Territorial Treasurer. In 1885, the Territorial Legislature transferred the responsibility of tax collection to the Treasurer’s Office. Under the Arizona Constitution, the County Treasurer became an elected official.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of ledgers, account books and journals relating to county finances and school funds. There are also tax assessment rolls

Arrangement

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

All 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 Statute 39-141, public records used for commercial purposes have additional requirements. Please contact the Arizona State Archives for further information.

Copyright

It 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United States of America Copyright Law (P.L. 94-553, effective Jan. 1, 1978) extends statutory rights of authority to unpublished works which were previously protected by literary property rights under common law.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.

Related Material

Assessment records may also be found under the Yavapai County Assessor’s Office (RG 113 SG 1).

Controlled Access Terms

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Bibliographic citations must cite the title of the record group(s), the box or volume number, the History and Archives Division 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, History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.

Provenance

Accession A-1981-009, A-2003-015, A-2006-006, A-2012-043

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

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