Petition for abolishing county commissioner system of county government

Petition of the citizens of Walworth Co. praying for a change of county govt.

Presented by M Maxwell President 13th [illegible] 41 referred to Com on the subject

James Arnold & Arndt.

To the Hon. the Council & House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin;

We the undersigned, citizens of the county of Walworth would respectfully represent to your honorable body that we regard the present system of county government in this territory to be inconsistent with the best interests of the people. We therefor pray your honorable body that the office of county commissioner may be abolished, & that the organized towns in this territory be authorized to elect their own offices & transact their own town affairs, & that all taxes for county purposes be levied by a board of supervisors in which each town shall be represented.

Geneva Dec. 22, 1840

John Dunlap R.A. Mallary Thom. W. Hill Lewis Curtis Wm H Johnson Henry Carter Wm Alexander Ira Jeff Benjamin M. Bill CM Goodsell John Astarnum Henry Calvin Amos Parker James Armstrong H.N. Niles E Robbins A Hayck Nathan Low [illegible] D Chapin Arnestus D. Colton Johnathan P. Chapin Alonzo Snow Jr. C.M. Baker A. Feryman Dudley N. Coats Lewis H Merrick Geo. Washington Ellis Amos Ellis Jr. Isaac G. Harris A.H. Cook C.H. Cook EJ Ellis JB Clark DB Shear Samuel P Healy SD Hall SW Ellis Thomas Trimmer Jr. James Smith Lucion Wright George G Ferris David Vanlew James Shannon Jr. CM Ellis John Stought

Jonathan Woolverton Samuel A. Madole C [illegible] John Dalon Jr Abel Neff AS Ward Wm F. Bass Wm M Clarke E Estabrook Sanford Wait David Lacey Geo W Edwards Wm K May Tho. Miller Samuel R Millard Alpias Johnson John Dexter [illegible] R. Redfield John Cowden Collin [illegible] John Y Martin Egbert Brill R. Cheney Josiah Williams, Jr. Harrison [illegible] J. Griffin