PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03579::A Guide to the Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929)//EN" "vi03579.xml" A Guide to the Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929 Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929 1111941, 1111947, 1111953, 1111954, 1111959, 1111982, 1128393, 1128401 Bari Helms Library of Virginia © 2012 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 29 May 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1111941, 1111947, 1111953, 1111954, 1111959, 1111982, 1128393, 1128401 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929 1111941, 1111947, 1111953, 1111954, 1111959, 1111982, 1128393, 1128401 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 8 boxes and/or volumes English Sussex County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929, Local government records collection, Sussex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Sussex County.

Historical Information

Sussex County was named for the English county, and was formed from Surry County by a statute adopted in 1753. The county court first met on 30 May 1754. The county seat is Sussex.

The board of supervisors has been the chief administrative body of the county since its establishment in 1869. Board members were originally elected by township voters; since abolition of the township system they have been elected from districts. The board's duties are fixed by statute and are primarily concerned with maintenance and construction of county buildings and fiscal matters.

 Scope and Content

Sussex County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1875-1929, consist of County Commissioners General Fund Ledger (includes road and school funds ledger); Road Book; Road Fund Ledger; Road Order Book; Rough Minute Books; General, School, and Roads Fund Ledger; and Supervisors' Warrants.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Sussex County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Sussex County. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Sussex County.