Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908. Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Scott County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908. Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Scott County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1883-1908, consist of vouchers related to county levy and various records related to county roads such as loose road funds, warrants and accounts, a road book and a road fund ledger.

Biographical / historical:

Scott County was formed from Lee, Russell and Washington counties by a statue adopted on 24 November 1814. The county court first met on 14 February 1815. The county was named for General Winfield Scott, a native of Virginia, in recognition of his victories during the War of 1812. General Scott was later commanding general of the American army during the war with Mexico.

The Board of Supervisors is the basic governing body of the county. County laws--called ordinances--may also be passed by this board. This form of government came into existence with the state constitution of 1869 when the counties were divided into a minimum of three townships each, with a popularly elected supervisor from each township. When the township system was abolished in 1875, the counties were divided into magisterial districts. The Board of Supervisors are the current elected representatives of these districts and meet in regular monthly public sessions.

Until 1869, the county court controlled construction, alteration of, and maintenance of roads. The state constitution of 1869 created overseers of the roads and road boards which fell under the jurisdiction of the county's Board of Supervisors.

Acquisition information:
These records and volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Scott County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
.84 cu. ft. (3 boxes); 2 v.