AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 82703
TITLE: Grantee indexes
DATES: 1888-1983.
ARRANGEMENT: Grouped alphabetically and arranged chronologically thereunder.

DESCRIPTION: Utah law requires that each county recorder shall keep a grantee index, which references all deeds and final judgments affecting the title or possession of real property. This index must include the following information, date of filing, kind of instrument, number of instrument, consideration, book and page number where recorded, and a brief description of the premises (Utah Code, Unannotated, 1988, 17-21-6). This law, enacted by the Territorial Legislature in 1888, prompted the Washington County recorder to begin keeping this index (Laws of the Territory of Utah, 1888, chapter XLIX, section 7). The grantee indexes provide access to a wide variety of documents relating to land ownership, such as deeds, mortgages, notices, affidavits, mining claims and patents. The recorder also used this index to reference some documents not related to land ownership. These include military discharges, bonds and oaths of office.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305

AUTHORIZED: 09/03/2019

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1888 through 1983. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1888 through 1983. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This index provides access to numerous documents recorded by the Washington County recorder.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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