Petition for creating the office of the town clerk

Petition of inhabitants of [?] County - relative to Keeping Public Records-

By [Mr. Williams]

(1)

Referred to the Commitee on Town & County OrganJune 21-

Reported back without action Jun 26

To the Honorable Legislature of the State of Wisconsin.

Me the undersigned believeing that the Law of this State ought to conform to the wants and convenience of the People as near as possible and also believeing that the keeping of the Land Records at the County seats only is a great and unnecessary Tax on the good and industrious Citizens of this State and that it would add greatly to the convenience of the inhabitants to give each Town the control of their own Records: We would therefore Petition your honorable body to pass an act establishing the Town Clerks office in each Town as the place where all Records appertaining to the Lands of said Town shall be recorded and [Rept.?]

County Wis May 1848

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Petition of inhabitants of [?] County - relative to Keeping Public Records-

By [Mr. Williams]

(1)

Referred to the Commitee on Town & County OrganJune 21-

Reported back without action Jun 26