Board of Commissioners meeting minutes, 1855 - 1939

Board of Commissioners' records and meeting minutes provide details of proceedings of all regular and special sessions of the Board of County Commissioners. Typical information provided in these minutes may include date of meeting, commissioners present, applications, bids, protests, petitions, bills, reports, resignations received, contracts awarded, claims allowed and disallowed, property acquired and disposed of, condemnation proceedings, boundaries changed, bonds issued, taxes levied, votes canvassed, township election contests decided, appointments made, resolutions adopted, orders issued, and all other transactions. Indexes for meetings datings from 1855-1894 are in separate volumes.