Commissioners are charged with providing relief for the indigent and infirm. This was accomplished by constructing and maintaining almshouses, county homes, and county farms. Superintendents of these institutions reported at frequent intervals to the commissioners. Blind residents of the county were granted relief payments by the commissioners. Commissioners selected grand and petit jurors and supervised elections, including the creation of election districts and the appointment of election judges and clerks.
Commissioners levy taxes within a county.
They franchise utility companies for operation within a county, license businesses, and construct and maintain county roads and bridges. These tasks are reflected in the minutes. County Commissioners Proceedings Proceedings contain all business of the commissioners, including reports, appointments, oaths and bonds, resignations, petitions from citizens, treasurer s and collector s receipts, bills and vouchers, orders, bids, and contracts, plats and surveys, elections, roads and bridges, jury duty, licenses, the county jail, tax levy, assessment, delinquency, and sale, indentures, applications for relief, and care of the poor and indigent. Crow Bounty Certificates Certificates show the name of the person claiming the bounty, the date and township, the number of crows or eggs, the amount of bounty paid and the signature of the county clerk. Crow Bounty Orders Record shows the number of the order, the date, the name of the person receiving the order, the number of crows or eggs claimed, the amount paid, and the signature of the county clerk.