Inventory of County Records: Guadalupe County Courthouse Page: 6
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appointments of guardians for minors, lunatics, idiots, and
drunkards .
The jurisdiction of the County Court underwent numerous
changes during the period from 1836 to 1876. Under the Republic
of Texas Constitution adopted in 1836, the County Court was
charged with hearing probate cases and civil cases (including
those affecting land titles) when the amount in controversy did
not exceed $100. In 1839 the limited civil jurisdiction granted
to the County Court was repealed by the State Legislature. The
first constitution, adopted after Texas was granted statehood in
1845, established inferior courts in the various counties and
divided the probate jurisdiction between the inferior and district
courts. The inferior court at the county level made appointments
in probate matters, while the District Court was responsible for
probate administration. In 1846 the State Legislature created
probate courts in the established counties and granted sole
probate jurisdiction to these courts. Two years later the Legislature
created county courts, with administrative as well as
probate jurisdiction, to replace the probate courts. The Constitution
of 1866 created county courts exercising jurisdiction
in misdemeanor, probate, and civil cases where the amount in
-controversy did not exceed $500. While this Reconstruction
Constitution was rejected by the United States Congress, several
Texas counties organized the courts and heard cases for several
years. The federally approved Constitution of 1869 abolished
the county courts and transferred their jurisdiction to the
district courts until changes were effected in 1876.8
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Carlson, Paul H. Inventory of County Records: Guadalupe County Courthouse, book, 1979; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25213/m1/23/?q=%221838%3F%22&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.