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Assignment of book debts.

Assignments (indexed).

This series contains Cranbrook court registry correspondence with the Dept. of the Attorney-General. It includes some Magistrate's and Police court records.

Banking records from the Fernie Registry with the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They include: copies of deposit slips made by the Official Administrator, 1934-1947; copies of deposit slips and cheque stubs made by the Small Debts Court Magistrate, 1934-1940; and an unidentified bank book in account with the Minister of Finance, 1932-1941.

Combined bench book and record book.

Bench books for both civil and criminal cases. There are occasionally cases from the Supreme Court and from chambers. Volume 16 contains some reasons for judgement and Judge Eric Powell [Dawson]'s oath of office. The judges who used these books are J.A. Forin, W.A. Nisbet, J.R. Brown, H.W. Colgan and Eric Dawson.

Notebook with entries in 3 different hands. Most of the book (starting at a page numbered 34) is an Assize record book kept by A.T. Bushby. This starts with a handwritten copies of oaths used in court: for Jurors in Lunacy, Grand Jurors, Foremen of the Jury, Petit Jurors (criminal and civil), Witnesses, and Interpreters; also a copy of the "7 Steps to Opening of Court". Starting December 1864, there are notes on criminal cases and bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, Chancery and probate cases, many held in Chambers. G.A. Walkem, H.P. Walker, Mr. Barnston and A.R. Robertson are mentioned as Attorneys, Oliver Hare as the Official Assignee. February 15, 1865 Clement Francis Cornwall is admitted on the Roll of British Columbia to practice as barrister at Law; November 25, 1865, Robert Edwin Jackson (Drake and Jackson, Victoria, VI) applied to be admitted to practice in British Columbia as a solicitor. For each Assize there is a list of Jurors: New Westminster (March 25, April 1, May 3, 1865); Lytton (May 13, 1865); Lillooet (May 23, 1865); Quesnellemouth (June 10,1865); Richfield (June 20, 1865); New Westminster (June 28 - Jul 14, 1865); Richfield (July 20, 1865); Kootenay (September 18, 1865); Lytton (November 6, 1865); Yale (November 11, 1865); New Westminster (November 17, 1865 - March 1867). This notebook corresponds with the more detailed Begbie benchbook GR-2025, volume 5). Bill of Sale record of registrations (1-10) kept by Oliver Hare for "Keithley and Mouth of Quesnelle district, 1873"; one page, dated 1877, lists three mining claims at Keithley Creek.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Case files and related correspondence.

Cash books created by the Fernie Government Agent, 1903-1909 (5 volumes) and 1913-1940 (1 volume). Also a cash book from all levels of court showing disbursements and outstanding cheques, May 1912 - July 1913. (1 vol.)

Cause book (indexed).

Cause book.

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Rossland from 1946-1967 and 1974-1978. The books include primarily civil matters, as well as probates, estate administration, divorce, and adoption. May include some criminal cases.

Cause books (indexed).

Cause books, 1905-1977 (4 volumes: 1905-1925, 1924-1971, 1971-1974; 1974-1977); front indexes to cause books, 1905-1971 (7 volumes: 1905-1908; 1908-1911; 1906-1914; 1913-1924; 1924-1971); back indexes to cause books (2 volumes. 1913-1924; 1924-1971); and a general index (1 volume: 1971-1974). The volume covering causes 16/1975 - 94/1977 is indexed at the front of the volume.

The series consists of one indexed cause book on microfilm (1901-1959) and one unindexed volume (1959-1977). The volume running from 1959 to 1977 has a sheet of paper in the front listing divorces found in the ledger. All other cases are unindexed.

Cause books, 1911-1913, 1916-1927. The costs involved in each case are shown.

Chattel mortgages, bills of sale, and assignments (1-1008).

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

Magistrate's quarterly Returns of Convictions under the Summary Convictions Act from the County Court of East Kootenay, 1908-1912; 1915, 1920-1930; 1934-1936. Includes Corbin, Natal, Newgate and Waldo. There is also one file containing copies of a circular letter from the County Court (per Clerk of the Peace) reminding Magistrates and Justices of the Peace to fill out a Return of Convictions form (1935-1936). If there are "Nil Returns" this circular letter is returned to the County Court.

The series consists of one volume of the registrar’s book for the County Court of East Kootenay holden at Golden. The volume includes trial transcripts, lists of individuals applying for naturalization, grants of letters of administration, adoption cases, and other trial details. The book was used by several different registrars, and includes cases primarily heard by Justices Thompson and Providanzo. The volume is arranged in chronological order

Civil case files.

This series contains Cranbrook county court civil case files.

This series contains Conditional sales agreements for Cranbrook and Fort Steele

This series contains criminal files, including cases conducted under the Speedy Trials Act.

This series contains naturalization applications from Cranbrook County Court.