Excerpt from Sixth Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns and Counties, 1894 I have the honor to submit the second report of this com mission, being the sixth in the series of reports on public records. It is the duty of the commissioners to report to the Legis latare such recommendations and suggestions as may seem important for the safety and benefit of the records, and such have been presented in previous reports. As the report submitted in 1893 was, upon the recommendation of the Committee of the Judiciary, referred to this General Court, it will be unnecessary to repeat the recommendations made therein. The reports have in previous years been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, always an overburdened committee, with the result that sufficient time could not be given to hear the persons most interested in them and best informed as to the legislation required, or for the considera tion of the general revision of the laws relating to the public records, which is imperatively necessary. It is, therefore, respectfully suggested that a joint special committee be ap pointed to consider the matter of the care and custody of the records and such kindred subjects as would properly be within its province. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.