Petition for abolishing the county system of government

Mem No. 5a

From H.S. Humphrey & 74 others of St Croix County to abolish the present system of county governments.

15% Pres. by Comstock to T & C org. 15/13 Rep back with Bill no. 56S

75 names 621 names on all of the petition

To the Honorable, the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin

We the undersigned citizens of St. Croix County, respectfully ask your honorable bodies to abolish the present system of County Government, and establish the Commissioner System. And your petitioners will ever pray.

Hudson, January 1st, 1861

HL Humphrey H.N. Wilson EA Clark I.A. Wissy S.S.N. Huller AS Richardson AS Gibson R.L. Day D.L. Chambers C.G. Higlue Lemuel North Wm. H. Jones RE Garmalte Byron Brown V.A. Gavin WA Cooks L. Henda P.J. Browder S.W. Fulley Frank R. Clarke Daniel Lucas Geo E. Elton C.H. Aldrin LP Wetherly EB Bundy J.H. Clough H.C. Baker C.L. Wall A.D. Gray MS Gibson F.P. Castine RA Gridley SW Northrup I.R. Golsom Otis Hoyt J Houghes H.A. Taylor J.S. Seymour [illegible] A. Paulloon Geo F. Packard CE Darling John A Webb Wm M Otis CY Davidson

CH Louis SJ Macartney RS Burwhyte John Cypress I.L. Jones Albert Downer Albert Downer A. Brohnell J.R. Chadduck JR Inman SA Paddock Alfred Duy James Keefer Geo Strong Daniel Cock Go. Douglass Sterling Jones Inof Moffat James Chinrock John Lepage [illegible] Seeley Wm Wood Benjm. Illingworth J.S. Hyke George Watson J.S. Munson H. Watson John E. Bartlett