Inventory of county records, Matagorda County Courthouse, Bay City, Texas Page: 6
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In 1846 the State Legislature created probate courts in the established
counties and granted sole probate jurisdiction to these
courts. Two years later the Legislature created county courts,
with administrative as well as probate jurisdiction, to replace
the probate courts. The Constitution of 1866 created county courts
exercising jurisdiction in misdemeanor, probate, and civil cases
where the amount in controversy did not exceed $500. While this
Reconstruction Constitution was rejected by the United States
Congress, several Texas counties organized the courts and heard
cases for several years. The federally approved Constitution of
1869 abolished the county courts and transferred their jurisdiction
to the district courts until changes were effected in 1876.8
Clerk of the Commissioners Court
The final broad area of responsibility of the Clerk is in
support of the Commissioners Court. This support includes attending
all Commissioners meetings, posting notices of such meetings,
preparing the agenda for each meeting, taking minutes, and indexing
and maintaining these records.9
DISTRICT CLERK
According to the Constitution, the State is to be divided
into as many judicial districts as may be provided by law.1
The District Court has jurisdiction in
all criminal cases of the grade of felony; in
all suits in behalf of the State to recover
penalties, forfeitures and escheats; of all
cases of divorce; of all misdemeanors involving
official misconduct; of all suits to recover
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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/m1/23/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.