Inventory of county records, Matagorda County Courthouse, Bay City, Texas Page: III
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Preface. ix
Location of Records. xi
Explanatory Notes . ... ......... . . .... . .. .xiii
Map of Matagorda County. ................. ... xvi
Introduction .......................... 1
Records of County Offices
Commissioners Court
Proceedings. .................... 17
Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 20
Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
County Judge
Office Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Liquor .... . ............ ... 26
School ................ 26
County Clerk
Property ................... .31
Mortgages and Liens. ...... ...... .....38
Tax ................ ....... 46
Vital Statistics ................ 47
Livestock . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 56
Business and Professional. ..............56
Bonds and Deputations................ 60
Acknowledgments and Fees ...............63
School . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 66
Elections ...................... 67
Miscellaneous . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 68
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 73
Microform ..73
County Court
Civil .......................77
Misdemeanor . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Probate. ...................... 80
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Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Saxon, Gerald. Inventory of county records, Matagorda County Courthouse, Bay City, Texas, book, 1980; Denton, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25193/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.