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Record book, September 1948 - December 1954.

Record books from Princeton (1910-1951) and Tulameen (1912-1914) showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order of conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks".

Boundary District Provincial Police files, consisting of correspondence, reports, jail calendars, vouchers, etc., from Coalmont, Fairview, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hedley, Keremeos, Midway, Oliver, Penticton, Phoenix and Princeton, and correspondence with other police districts and with Victoria Headquarters.

These records were copied from originals loaned by the Penticton Museum in 1981. The originals had been transferred to the Penticton Museum and Archives by the Penticton area RCMP detachment. In 2006, the records were transferred to the BC Archives (accession 95-5924).

The numbered files that were microfilmed (40-1113 to 40-3500) appear to be consistent with the transferred originals. However, there are additional records on the microfilm (see the “Correspondence” and “Miscellaneous” sections in the Finding Aid).

Orders (including probate).

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

Orders and judgements.

Minute book from Supreme and County Courts at Greenwood.

Mechanics' Liens, 1902-1984; a file of correspondence concerning Mechanics' Liens (1934-36) and 2 Woodmen's Liens, 1920 and 1925. There are also liens in the Princeton civil case files, GR-2241.

Magistrate's return of convictions, Sep 1938 - Sep 1957.

The series consists of a volume of indexed orders from the:
Greenwood Supreme Court, 1912-1916 (p.1-22)
Greenwood County Court, 1916-1919 (p.22-30).
An order is the document, filed in the court registry, which sets out the decision of the judge or master.

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

Civil case files, 1925, 1927, 1941-1944 with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-2797) and appeals (GR-2799) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

Case files from appeals: 41/30 Rex vs Wasil George Chahley and 8/43 Rex v. Mike William Seminoff.

Correspondence outward (indexed letterpress volume) from Grand Forks Supreme Court registrar, S.R. Almond.

Cash book from Supreme Court, County Court and Small Debts Court including Suitors' Funds.

Calendars for criminals cases heard in Princeton.

Assignments (indexed).

Criminal case files.

Records relating to the Greenwood Electoral District: includes annotated voters lists and applications for registration (1903-1912; 1920-1945) from Anaconda, Beaverdell, Boundary Falls, Bridesville, Brown Creek, Carmi, Cascade, Christian Valley, Deadwood, Eholt, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Mother Lode Mine, Riverside and Rock Creek. These forms show occupation and place of residence and were sworn before various officials: mining recorder, police magistrate, postmaster, notary public, alderman, stipendiary magistrate, MLA, etc. There is supporting documentation, notes, some correspondence and requests to be removed from the voter's list.

The fonds consists of files containing correspondence, clippings and reports, as well as manuscripts relating to local Similkameen history and individuals associated with the Similkameen district or the Presbyterian church. The fonds also includes a small accession of 7 graphic items (4 prints, 2 postcards, 1 negative). Three of these items have been described online.

This series contains registers of brands (for both cattle and horses) kept by district recording offices prior to 1914. Registers pertain to brands registered in Cariboo, Similkameen, Okanagan, and Nanaimo districts. This series may be used in conjunction with other district brands registers (GR-0409 - GR-0412) and with post-1914 brands registers (GR-1488). A regulated system of branding or marking livestock in British Columbia began with the Cattle Ordinance of 1869 (32 Vic., No. 114) which established a procedure whereby cattle brands and other distinctive markings could be registered with district magistrates for a fee of 25¢. The system developed further with the Cattle Marking Act, 1875 (BCS 38 Vic. c.14) which defined "cattle" to include "horses, mares, fillies, foals, geldings, colts, bulls, bullocks, cows, heifers, steers, calves, sheep, hogs, mules and asses." Recording officers were appointed by cabinet for each electoral district and were authorized to keep a register of brands and markings; local justices of the peace were empowered to ensure that brands were not duplicated, obliterated, or defaced and penalties were set for infractions. In 1881 the registration fee was raised to 50 ¢ (Cattle Brands Act, 44 Vic. c.4) and in 1888 provisions were made for regional cattle districts, whose boundaries were not necessarily identical to those of electoral districts. A distinction was also made in 1888 between the Mainland and Vancouver Island: in Mainland districts, brands were to be registered by an "authorized recording officer" usually the local Government Agent while on the Island brands were to be recorded by district magistrates. These distinctions were abolished in 1894 by the Cattle Act Amendment Act which confirmed Government Agents as "authorized recording officers" throughout the province. The procedure of registering brands was streamlined and centralized by the Brand Act of 1914 (4 Geo. 5 c.9). With this act, provision was made for a Recorder of Brands (responsible to the Minister of Agriculture) and a three man Board of Brand Commissioners. After 1 July 1914 all applications for brand registers or transfers were made through the Recorder's office in Victoria. The fee for brand registration was increased to $1.00 and henceforth all brands were to be renewed annually at a cost of 50 ¢. GR 1487 consists of brands registers and indexes kept prior to 1914. In most cases, the registers show the name and address of brand owners, the date and certificate number of the brand registration, and a description of registered brands and markings. Registers pertain to both cattle and horses. Since the districts covered by the registers were not rigidly defined, researchers may have to consult more than one volume to locate specific brands or brand owners. This series may be used in conjunction with GR 0409 GR 0412 (Registers for Cariboo, Lillooet, and New Westminster, 18701913) and with GR 1488 (post1914 brands registers and indexes).

This series consists of a record book of cases heard before the Gold Commissioner's, County, Supreme, Magistrate's and Licencing courts at Granite Creek, ca. 1886-1899 and from the County, Magistrate's and Licencing courts at Princeton, ca. 1891-1914. There is a pencilled chronological summary of each case inside the front cover.

This series consists of a plaint and procedure book for Yale County Court cases heard at Rock Creek, Osoyoos, Midway, Fairview and Keremeos (including mining jurisdictions), Jun 1890 - Oct. 1896; registrar's records book, July 1892 - June 1903; and miscellaneous loose correspondence and orders, ca. 1896-1909.

This series consists of dockets from the County Court of Grand Forks. Includes index.

This series consists of a records book from the Greenwood County Court. The book has been used for the following purposes: minute book, Jan 1909 - Mar 1914; jury lists; account book, 1900; and dates of County Court sittings at Greenwood and Grand Forks. The volume also includes pages used as a ledger and a list of tools and supplies stored at Midway. The minute book section also includes some Supreme Court cases.

This series consists of receipt books and miscellaneous land sale records. Records consist largely of receipts for the sale of town lots, suburban and country lands, and unsurveyed rural lands, issued by Assistant Commissioners of Lands and Works for Cariboo District, Lillooet District, Yale District, and New Westminster District. The series also includes land sale records pertaining to Lytton, Seymour, Douglas, Port Moody, Fort Langley, and Similkameen district, and a trading licences receipt book issued by Frank Trevor, Collector at Quesnel.

This series consists of a day book of Constable H.J. McDougall of Fairview covering 6 December 1913 - 18 December 1914.

This series contains the record of grants of water rights for mining purposes at Rock Creek, pursuant to the Placer Mining Act, 1891.

This series includes registers relating to Crown Grants, Similkameen Division and Osoyoos Division, Yale District (2 vols.) Volume 1 is a register of Crown Grant applications forwarded to Victoria and includes date and disposition of application, name and address of applicant, legal description of land, Crown Grant number. Volume 2 is a register of Crown Grants and includes date of notice, number of grant, legal description of land, payment schedule, disposition and Grown Grant number. The registers are arranged chronologically.

Records of the Mining Recorder, Osoyoos. Record book of applications for certificates of work on mineral claims at Boundary Creek, Osoyoos, Fairview, Penticton, and Camp McKinney, Osoyoos Mining Division. The volume contains a nominal index.