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Writs of Summons served on 11 November 1885 on McKenzie and Co. and McKenzie and Meagher from plaintiffs in Farwell, New Westminster and Similkameen Mines.

Series consists of one bench book in the hand of Stipendiary Magistrate Winfield Maxwell. Entries are primarily from the Revelstoke Small Debts Court (1938-1945), but also from the Revelstoke Magistrate's Court, the Revelstoke Police Court (1940 and 1942), and Revelstoke Juvenile Court (1944-1945).

Suitor's Fund register.

Probate/estate files.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Supreme Court minute book for civil and criminal cases between 1927-1940. Minute books document proceedings in legal cases and typically list when events occurred during an action, the names of witnesses, and exhibits.

Letters probate and letters of administration for estates probated in Revelstoke Supreme and County Courts. All types of probate grants are combined in this collection (30 v.).

The series consists of Revelstoke divorce case files from 1905 to 1951.

Criminal case files

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

Adoption files.

The series consists of civil court orders issued by the Revelstoke Supreme Court and the County Court of Yale between 1953 and 1995. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of civil issues, including adoptions, foreclosures, family maintenance, divorce, letters of administration, consent orders, and will disputes.

The records arrived at the Archives in shannon folders, and were placed in acid-free folders. Researchers should note that Revelstoke appears to have restarted numbering volumes from 1 at the beginning of each year, with the result that there are multiple volume 1s. Researchers should use the volume and folio numbers in conjunction with the year of the order they are looking for.

Case files and an index volume, 1889, 1905-1923; 1928-1940.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1945-1956. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1931-1952. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Criminal case files heard before a magistrate.

Criminal case files.

Criminal case files, 1941, 1942 and 1947 (3 files).

The series consists of correspondence from the office of the Government Agent, Revelstoke, B.C. from 1890 to 1916, with some gaps. The majority of the records are letter press copies of the Agent's outgoing correspondence in 18 volumes. Each volume is indexed and contains a mixture of typed and handwritten letters out. The letters cover all matters dealt with by the Government Agent, including land pre-emptions and purchases, timber rights, taxes and other issues.

The series also includes a few other records created or received by the Revelstoke Government Agent's office. This includes correspondence, petitions, water notices and mineral claim certificates of improvement.

This series consists of a variety of records created by the Revelstoke Forest District and its predecessor the Revelstoke Forest Ranger District. Most records are from 1987-1989.

There are three subseries of records:

The first are wild fire case files. These records are arranged by an annual sequential number with the prefix “N04-”. Each fire was also given a unique three or four letter name. Records include maps, fire reports, reviews, work plans, resource requests, fire diaries, firefighter time sheets, financial records related to the costs of fighting the fire, and claims made as a result of fire damage. Personnel records of firefighters are restricted.

The second subseries contains annual reports for the following timber tenures: Forest Licence A18992, Timber Sale Licence A10295, Timber Sale Harvesting Licences A02117 and A04330, and Tree Farm Licence 23.

The third subseries contains a variety of operational and subject files related to protection and pest management. The files are arranged by Ministry of Forests file directory number. Subjects include pesticides, herbicides, fire management, fire hazards, fire suppression, the use of prescribed burns, and fire control plans for specific timber tenures. The records include policies, procedures, reports, maps, photos, and correspondence.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court record book for cases heard in Donald, Nelson, and Revelstoke under the Speedy Trials Act in 1892-1893. Record books may include the following information: names of witnesses, lists of exhibits, judgment rendered, times of activities, name of judge, name of solicitors, and date of activities.

Probate/estate files.

Series consists of one mechanics' liens register from the Revelstoke County Court for 1913-1958.

Entries are arranged alphabetically.

Series consists of mechanics' lien actions under the Mineral and Placer Act from the Revelstoke County Court in 1937-1952. Records are indexed.

Criminal case files.

The series consists of civil case files from the Revelstoke County Court from 1889 to 1949.

Series consists of a cause book from the Revelstoke County Court for 1902-1926. Cause books provide the framework for court cases and may include the names of parties, the dates when proceedings occurred, and can be used to determine volume and folio numbers for locating final orders. Entries relate to proceedings under the Creditor's Relief Act.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court bench book for 1911.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court civil and criminal minute book for 1923-1938. The volume starts again from the back with Revelstoke Supreme Court minutes from 12 Jun 1924 (Forbes vs. Waverly Mill Co.) and 25 Nov 1925 (Rex vs. Corano). Beginning on page 305 there are minutes from the November 1926 assize (Rex. vs. Scales and Murphy) and a subsequent June assize (no year given).

Return of convictions made by Stipendiary Magistrate John D. Sibbald, March 1902 - April 1903.

Registrar's record book of the Revelstoke County Court from 1939-1967. Primarily it is in the hand of the Registrar of the County Court/Clerk of the Court. It includes civil, chambers and two appeals, one in 1948 and one in 1959. There is one entry from the Revelstoke District Police Court in 1941. In mid-1963, Judge Eric P. Dawson has used-this volume as a bench book, signing his name at the end of each case. There are occasional Supreme Court entries from 1941-1952; some are stroked out with the notation : "Notes transferred to assize notebook" [GR-2194].