Burgh of Kinross
- Reference:GB 252 KR
- Dates of Creation:1883-1975
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:24.23 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Police commissioners’ minutes, 1896-1901; Town council minutes, 1901-1975; Letter books, 1883-1969; Abstracts of accounts, 1907-1974; Ledgers, 1913-1974; Town and parish library committee minutes, 1903-1975; Kinross Public Library letter books, 1903-1966; Accounts of library income and expenditure, 1949-1973; Burial ground joint committee minutes, 1890-1974; Registers of houses, 1922-1974; Ledgers relating to housing, 1933-1955; Government evacuation scheme records, 1939-1945; Registers of common lodging houses, 1906-1908; Registers of workshops, 1904-1911; Registers of food and drug samples, 1953-1955; Registers of water samples, 1953-1973; Sanitary inspector’s journal, 1903-1910; Sanitary inspector’s annual reports, 1965-1973; Files relating to the administration of the burgh, c 1900-1975.
Administrative / Biographical History
Kinross was created a burgh of barony in 1541 by James V (1513-1542) for Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven (d 1547); and a burgh of regality in 1685 for Sir William Bruce of Kinross (d 1710). It was created a police burgh in 1864 under the provisions of the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c. 101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. The police commissioners were abolished under the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49) and replaced by Kinross Town Council. The town had a population of 2,418 in 1971. The town council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65). Its powers were assumed by Tayside Regional Council and Perth and Kinross District Council. These in turn were replaced by Perth and Kinross Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).
Arrangement
4 series to file and item level
Access Information
Subject to physical condition
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