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WR 83: Docket for Vehicle Trial Magistrates

1 document box (0.25 cubic feet)

(1939-1941)

Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD

Identifier:

WR 83

Creator(s):

Vehicle Trial Magistrates

Acquisition:

Unknown

Language(s): English
Use: Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”.
Preferred Citation:

“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.”

Attribution:

Finding aid written by Erin Pogue, September 2022.

Related Materials: WR 82.
Separated Materials: None.

Abstract

The Docket for Vehicle Trial Magistrates consists of a single logbook documenting the motor vehicle cases in Worcester County, Maryland from 1939 to 1941. There are a few loose papers inside the docket related to the vehicle trials as well.

Administrative History

This docket was provided to the Worcester County vehicle magistrates by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of Maryland, who at the time was W. Lee Elgin. This book allowed the magistrates to record all motor vehicle related cases, including information such as the date, parties involved, verdict, fine or punishment, and any other details that needed to be recorded. Also included is an index to be able to search by last name.

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents motor vehicle related cases in Worcester County, Maryland. As there is only one item, it is not separated into series.

Arrangement Statement

All subject terms may be distributed throughout this volume.

Subject Terms

Topical Terms

Crime

Judicial System

Law and Legal Matters

Corporate Names

Commission of Motor Vehicles

Personal Names

             Elgin, W. Lee

             Parks, Lennie

             Pinder, Earl H.

Location Terms

Pocomoke City (Md.)

Snow Hill (Md.)

Inventory List

Box 1

  1. Docket for Trial Magistrates: Motor Vehicle Cases A-74, 1939-1941

Attached Documents

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