Inventory of county records, Newton County Courthouse, Newton, Texas Page: 21
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establishing road precincts, appointing road overseers,
designating county roads, and ordering individuals to
work on roads. Also includes actions of court on assessment
of property, listing of fees due commissioners, and
treasurer's fund accounts. Shows term of court, date
of proceedings, names of chief justice and commissioners,
and actions taken. Arranged chronologically by date of
proceedings. Handwritten. Not indexed.
9. MINUTES OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION (formerly titled "Equalization
Record"). 1959--. 4 vols., 18 1/2" x 12 1/2"
x 3 1/4".
Minutes of the commissioners' court sitting as a board of
equalization for the purpose of raising or lowering the
assessed value of property in Newton County, showing date
of meeting, name and address of property owner, abstract
number, certificate number, number of acres, name of
original grantee or city or town, lot and block numbers,
assessed value, value raised to or value reduced to,
final value, and date owner notified. Arranged chronologically
by date of meeting. Typed; SPF-handwritten.
Not indexed.
Elections
10. ELECTION RETURNS. 1846-1867; 1874-1895; 1898--. 3 vols.,
16 1/4" x 11 1/2" x 1 3/4"; 1 vol., 16 1/2" x 10 1/2"
x 1 1/4"; 1 vol., 13" x 8" x 1/2".
Record of returns of county, state, national, and constitutional
amendment elections. Shows date of election, type
of election, names of candidates, location and number of
each election precinct, number of votes received by each
candidate in each precinct, total number of votes received
by each candidate, and total election vote count. Returns
on constitutional amendments show article and section
being amended, and number of votes for and against amendment.
Volume dated 1846 to 1867 also includes an 1847
list of voters and record of how each voted. Arranged
chronologically by date of election. Handwritten; typed.
Not indexed.
11. ELECTION JUDGES AND PRECINCTS. 1903-1924 (dates vary).
1 vol., 16" x 11 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Minutes of commissioners' court appointing election judges
and establishing voting precincts. Minutes appointing
election judges (1904-1910) show date of appointment,
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Newton County Historical Commission. Inventory of county records, Newton County Courthouse, Newton, Texas, book, 1978; Denton, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25190/m1/36/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.