Finding aid for the Mayor's Court (Hudson, Ohio) dockets


Title:
Mayor's Court (Hudson, Ohio) dockets
Repository:
Hudson Library & Historical Society
Phone: 330-653-6658
http://www.hudsonlibrary.org
Creator:
Hudson (Ohio). Mayor's Court.
Dates:
1849-1957
Quantity:
2 linear feet
Abstract:
Records kept by Hudson mayors spanning the years 1849-1957 detailing names of people who committed minor offenses or infractions.
Identification:
MS M620
Language:
The records are in English

History of Mayoral Courts in Hudson Ohio

Mayoral courts have the authority to hear cases that involved minor infractions and offenses. The court, which was headed by the mayor, had the ability to impose fines that were deemed suitable according to the offense.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the dockets of the early mayors of Hudson, Ohio, and one Justice of Peace starting in the year 1896 and concluding in the year 1948. The dockets contain the names of people who were brought before the mayor for committing various different minor offenses. The dockets, however, are not kept in any order and mayors are scattered throughout the different volumes.The different mayors include: Samuel E. Judd (1869, 1878-1879), William Beebe (1870-1871), Sylvester Thompson (1873), Rollin Bosworth (1874-1875), Charles Grant (1876), Horace Foster (1880-1887), Henry Lee (1888-1894), John Woolridge (1894-1895), Charles Read (1896-1898), Edward E. Rodgers (1898-1902), Ernest Fillius (1902-1907, 1914-1915), H. A. Sullivan (1908-1913, 1916-1917), Arthur Waite (1918-1921, 1930-1936), Ray Miller (1926-1929), Guy Garman (1938-1940), Henry Barlow (1946-1948). It also includes entries from Matthew C. Read (1895-1901) when he served as Justice of the Peace.

Statement of Arrangement

The dockets were not kept in any order and therefore, mayors are scattered throughout the different volumes. The collection is divided into the individual volumes: Volume 1 Mayor-Samuel E. Judd, 1869 Mayor- William Beebe, 1870-1871 Mayor- Sylvester Thompson, 1873 Mayor- Rollin Bosworth, 1874-1875 Mayor- Charles R. Grant, 1876 Mayor- Horace Foster, 1882 Volume 2 Mayor- Samuel E. Judd, 1879-1880 Mayor- Horace B. Foster,. 1880-1887 Mayor- Henry Lee, 1888-1894 Mayor- John W. Woolridge, 1894-1895 Mayor- Charles P. Read, 1896-1898 Mayor-Edward E. Rodgers, 1898 Volume 3 Mayor-Samuel E. Judd, 1879 Mayor- H.A. Sullivan, 1908 Volume 4 Justice of Peace, Matthew C. Read, 1895-1901 Major- Arthur N. Waite, 1920-1921 Volume 5 Mayor- Edward E. Rodgers, 1899-1902 Mayor-Ernest L. Fillius, 1902-1907 Volume 6 Mayor-H. A Sullivan, 1908-1913 Mayor- Ernest L. Fillius, 1914-1915 Mayor-H. A. Sullivan, 1916 Mayor= Arthur N. Waite, 1918 Volume 7 Mayor-Arthur N. Waite, 1919--1920 Mayor- Ray E. Miller. 1926 Mayor- Arthur N. Waite, 1930-undated Mayor- Guy F. Garman, 1938-40 Mayor- Henry C. Barlow, 1946-1948 Volume 8 Mayor- Ray E. Miller, 1926-29 Mayor- Arthur N. Waite, 1930-1935

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Court records--Ohio--Hudson.
Court records--Ohio--Summit County.
Criminal statistics--Ohio--Hudson.
Criminal statistics--Ohio--Summit County.
Mayors courts'--Ohio--Hudson.
Mayors' courts--Ohio--Summit County.
Municipal government--Ohio--Hudson--Records and correspondence.

Persons:

Barlow, Henry, 1885-1958.
Beebe, William, 1808-1887.
Bosworth, Rollin, 1826-1889.
Fillius, Ernest, 1857-1921.
Foster, Horace, 1828-1909.
Garman, Guy, 1875-1952.
Grant, Charles, 1847-1929.
Judd, Samuel, 1813-1892.
Lee, Henry.
Miller, Ray, 1874-1951.
Read, Charles, 1857-1941.
Read, Matthew C., 1823-1902.
Rogers, Edward E., 1836-1907.
Sullivan, H. A.
Thompson, Sylvester, 1813-1883.
Waite, Arthur, 1857-1939.
Woolridge, John, 1839-1912.

Places:

Summit County (Ohio)--Genealogy.

Material Types:

Dockets.

Preferred Citation

[volume number], Mayor's Court (Hudson, Ohio) dockets, Hudson Library & Historical Society

Acquisition Information

The city of Hudson donated the mayor's court dockets to the Hudson Library & Historical Society.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Alexandra Coley in 2010.


Bibliography

An alphabetical index of individuals named in the dockets is available at the Hudson Library & Historical Society:Thomas, Elsie M. Mayors' Court Records of Hudson, Summit County, Ohio. (Hudson, Ohio: Hudson Genealogical Study Group), 2008.





Detailed Description of The Collection


Box 1 / Volume 1
Mayor's Court docket, 1869-1874




Box 1 / Volume 2
Mayor's Court docket, 1879-1898




Box 1 / Volume 3
Mayor's Court docket, 1879-1908




Box 1 / Volume 4
Mayor's Court docket, 1895-1921




Box 2 / Volume 5
Mayor's Court docket, 1900-1907




Box 2 / Volume 6
Mayor's Court docket, 1908-1918




Box 2 / Volume 7
Mayor's Court docket, 1919-1948




Box 2 / Volume 8
Mayor's Court docket, 1928-1935