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Barnes County, North Dakota – Local Government Records
Auditor
1 Assessment Records, 1881-1966, 138v. [40001]
2 Board of Equalization Minutes, 1890-1923, 2v. [41774]
3 Poll Books, 1894-1934, 1.5ft. [41132]
Clerk of Court
1 Appealed Cases (Change of Venue), n.d., .5ft. [41168]
2 Burial Permits, 1972-1995, 1ft. [40937]
3 Civil and Criminal Case Files, 1885-1926, 77ft. [40901]
4 Infectious and Contagious Disease Records, 1903-1913, 1v. [41837] RESTRICTED
5 Insanity Case Files, 1882-1986, 9.5ft. [41838] RESTRICTED
6 Judgment Docket Books, 1927-1979, 1v [40940]
7 Judgment Record Books, 1891-1977, 25v [40939]
8 Justice of the Peace Docket, 1908-1921, 1v [40938]
9 Marriage License Certificates, 1880-1924, 6.5ft./6r. #16756-16761 [40899]
10 Miscellaneous, 1885-1974, 1ft. [41843]
11 Naturalization Records, 1870-1929, 9ft. of bound volumes/8r (#12517-12524) [40702]
12 Notary Commissions, 1881-1883, 1v. [41836]
Superintendent of Schools
1 Annual Reports, 1886-1964, 3ft. [41049]
2 Report of the County Superintendent to Board of Trustees of ND Teacher’s Insurance and Retirement Fund, 1924-1965, [41090]
3 Superintendent's Office Files, 1879-1993, 2.5 ft. Includes Annual Reports, Organization of School Districts, School Officers Minutes, PTO minutes, Minutes of the Board of Education, Teachers Registers of Attendance, School Officers Records, and a scrapbook. [41050]
4 School Officers Register, 1925-1955, 1v. [41276]
5 Senior Class List, 1920-1959, 5ft. [41051]
Municipalities
City of Leal
Auditor
1 Financial Records, 1940, 1976, .25ft. [40658] Annual Budgets, Treasurers’ Annual Reports, correspondence, oaths of office, election certificates, Certificates of Indebtedness
School District
Alta District No. 8
1 Records, 1880-1961, 2ft. [40008] Clerk’s Record, Treasurer’s Record, Board Minutes, Teacher’s Register, Teacher’sReports, Clerk’s Reports, Election Records, Correspondence
Townships
Alta Township [40003]
1 Auditor’s Correspondence, 1910-1959
2 Real and Personal Tax Duplicate, 1927, 1931, n.d., 3v.
3 Road Receipts, 1915-1927, 1v.
4 Township Record Book, 1896-1899, 1v. (includes Oaths, Supervisor’s Minutes, Town Orders, Minutes of Annual Township Meeting)
Dazey Township [40004]
1 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Township Meeting, 1941, 1947-1951, 1ff.
2 Poll and Tally List, 1952, 1ff.
3 Road Book, 1886-1906, 1v.
4 Road Receipts, 1913-1919, 1v.
5 Township Record Book, 1895-1962, 6v.
6 Treasurer’s Account, 1887-1917, 1v.
Lake Town Township [40005]
1 Road Receipts, 1906-1919, 1v.
2 Tax Duplicate, 1926-1928, 1930-1933, n.d., 8v.
3 Township Record Books 1901-1970, 10v.
Raritan Township [40839]
Auditor
1Township Clerk Records, 1899-1978, 3ft.
2 Road Record 1890-1919, Poll Books 1916-1924, 1955-1975
Rosebud Township [40006]
1 Annual Account of the Board of Supervisors - Towns of Lincoln and Rosebud 1902-1907
2 Annual Budget and Certificate of Tax Levy 1931-1969
3 Annual Report to the Board of Auditors - Lincoln and Rosebud Township 1902-1933
4 Annual Statement of the Treasurer 1908-1962
5 Birth Certificates 1903-1904
6 Establishment of Boundary between Rosebud and Prairie Townships 1906
7 Livestock Tubercular Test 1937-1938
8 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Township Meeting 1901-1969
9 Officials' Oaths Lincoln Township 1901-1903
10 Officials' Oaths Rosebud Township 1905-1969
11 Overseer's Annual Report - Towns of Lincoln and Rosebud 1900-1905
12 Petitions 1934
13 Physician's Report of Infectious Disease 1905
14 Poll and Tally List used at the Annual Township Meeting 1907-1969
15 Resolution for Right of Way for Otter Tail Power Co. 1970
16 Road Overseer's Land Tax Pass Book 1904
17 Weed Spraying Maps and Agreements 1959-1969
18 Township Record Book 1899-1905
Box 2:
1 Township Record Book 1909-1914
2 Township Record Book 1914-1920
3 Township Record Book 1920-1926
4 Township Record Book 1927-1931
5 Township Record Book 1950-1954
Box 3:
1 Township Record Book 1954-1959
2 Township Record Book 1959-1964
3 Township Record Book 1964-1969
4 Township Treasurer's Account Book 1901-1929
5 Township Treasurer's Account Book 1929-1948
Spring Creek Township [40007]
Box 1:
1 Burial Transit Permits, 1932-1937, 1ff.
2 Extension Service Circulars
3 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Township Meeting, 1955-1960
4 Official Ballots, 1960-1965, 1967-1973
5 Poll and Tally List, 1916, 1956
6 Poll and Tally List of the Township Meeting, 1919, 1955
7 Poll and Tally List of the Votes Cast by Women for Superintendent of Schools, Primary Election 1916
8 Poll Book, Women’s Primary, 1920
9 Poll Books, 1920, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958-1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
10 Real and Personal Property Tax Duplicate, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1917
11 Real Property Assessment, 1908
12 Township Record Books, 1935-1937, 1948-1956
13 Tax Duplicate, 1918,
14 Treasurer’s Warrants Paid, 1939-1946
Box 2:
1 Justice’s Docket, 1907-1933
2 Poll Books, 1916, 1938, 1950-1954
3 Township Record Book, 1891-1921, 6v.
4 Treasurer’s Account Book, 1907-1921, 1v.
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