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Annual printed directories of public officials having jurisdiction within the county, prepared and published by the county clerk. Directories list national and state officers and legislators, court justices and officers, county board members, county officers and certain county employees, and town, village, and city officers and supervisors.
More recent directories also show members of each county board standing committee, and U.S. census population totals for each local unit.
Included are directories for the following years: 1908-1910, 1912-1914, 1916-1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1929-1980, 1986-1989, 1992-1993, 1996-1998, 2000-2003, 2005-2011, and 2013-2025. Additional directories may have been added since this cataloging.

Statistical summaries and statements from town assessors showing the amount of principal crops grown during the preceding year, acreages growing during the reporting year, the number and value of dairy products and livestock, and lists of creameries, cheese factories, and milk condenseries.

Reports of the county fair, the county rescue service, the district attorney's office, the zoning administration, the civil defense director, the county surveyor, the veterans service, the county job service, the circuit court, the county extension office, the public health nursing service, the county council on aging, and others.
Included are reports for the following years: 1974-1978, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992-1998.

Audit reports for the county, 1939-1964, submitted to the board of supervisors by the Wisconsin Department of Taxation and the Wisconsin Department of State Audit. ?b Each report has summary financial statements of the county's financial situation and balances of various accounts including highway, towns, courts, and the sheriff. There are separate special audits of the highway department between 1933 and 1940.

Clerk's records concerning sale of county bonds, including certified typescript and printed copies of County Board of Supervisors proceedings relative to bond issuance; printed notices of bond sale; and related correspondence, principally with bond brokers and banks.

Annual reports of the county judge to the County Board of Supervisors listing fees paid to hospitals and doctors for examination of individuals involved in proceedings before the court.
Entries contain the name of the case, the date it was heard, and the case's outcome. Most cases are guardianships for incompetents or insanity commitments.

Records filed with the county clerk dealing with the operation of various welfare and relief programs which the county administered, including the county poor farm, outdoor relief, aid to the disabled, and aid to dependent children.
Included are reports of the Superintendent of the Poor and of the county commissions; lists of persons receiving aid; and legal documents such as the commitment of persons to the poor house.

Reports including analysis of highway funds; administration, shop, machinery, and equipment operations; stockpiling and incidental labor costs; and inventories of building and fixtures, machinery and equipment, materials, and supplies.

Records indicating total taxable income, tax rate, total tax, and amount apportioned to the county for corporations and individuals residing in Pierce County.
There is also some correspondence regarding changes in assessments, appeals, and other matters related to the income tax.

Names of county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, registers of deeds, district attorneys, county judges, superintendents of schools, coroners, and surveyors.

Record of marriage information copied from original marriage record giving the volume number and page number from which information was taken; name of husband, occupation, residence, and father's name; wife's name and her father's name; and date and place of marriage.

Minutes of meetings of the County Board of Supervisors' Special Committee on Dance Halls, pertaining to the committee's inspection and licensing of dance halls, pavilions, barn dances, and road houses; and its appointment of dance hall inspectors.

Miscellaneous election records, including statements submitted by the County Board of Canvassers to the County Clerk, listing the number of votes received in each town, village, or city ward, by candidates and in referenda; copies of certified statements submitted by the County Clerk to the Secretary of State, showing persons elected as legislators and county officers (1900, 1904); and a poll list from a town meeting and judicial election in the Town of Trimbelle (April 2, 1902).

Record of names of voters in primary and general elections for county, state, and national offices. The address of voters is sometimes also given.

Record of wild animal bounty claims and payments indicating the name of the claimant, bounty certificate number, date the claim was filled, number and type of animal(s) killed, and the amount of the payment granted. (Volume 1 was formerly Pierce Small Series 5.).

Clerk's record of tax certificates cancelled, showing date, name of certificate holder, number of certificate, year of tax sale, face value of certificate, accrued interest on certificate at time of payment, and total amount paid.

Clerk's record of tax sale certificates assigned, chiefly 1858, showing land description of each plot; date of sale; date and to whom certificate was assigned; face value of certificate, accrued interest, and total amount paid by assignee; and date and amount of each payment to the County Treasurer.
Record does not show certificate numbers.

Petitions from towns, villages, and cities for the construction of new bridges; and reports of bridge commissioners recording the amount of bridge contracts paid by the county and the amount paid by the town. ?b There are scattered papers related to road work.

Record of statements of taxes and indebtedness filed by towns, cities, and villages, showing date, local unit, assessed valuation, all taxes levied, and all bonded and other indebtedness incurred and outstanding.

Supervisor of Assessments' annual reports to the County Board, printed by the County Clerk under Wis. Laws of 1905, Ch. 523, Sect. 4. Each report contains a table of amount of state, county, school, and local tax revenue, classified by type of tax; a table of total assessed valuation of each county; tables for each town of acreage and assessed valuation of lands and improvements, classified by use; tables showing assessed and recommended full value of real estate (classified by use) and personal property (classified by type) in each assessment district; and general advisory remarks.

Records including Statements of Taxes and Indebtedness, 1877-1932, which indicate assessed valuation, the amount for the various state, county, special district, and local taxes levied, and indebtedness of cities, towns, and villages; Abstracts of Assessment Rolls, 1876, indicating the total assessed valuations for personal and real property in the cities, towns, and villages; Tabular Statements of Real Estate Sold, 1885-1893, indicating the number of acres and lots sold, the total consideration received, and assessed valuation of the property sold; the reports of the county clerk to the Department of State Audit, 1940-1960, describing the sources of county revenue and the various categories of disbursements and indebtedness; the School Aids Apportionment, 1928-1951, recording the amounts of state, county, and local district aid for each district in the county; and the School District Valuations, 1950-1964, indicating the assessed valuation, full valuation, and school levy for each school district for the county.

Record of tax sales and redemption showing information on land including legal description of parcel, to whom sold, date of sale, amount sold for, to whom assigned, date of redemption, interest, and charges. Volume 1 covers townships 24-26. Volume 2 covers townships 26-27.

Papers, mostly incoming correspondence to the County Clerk, pertaining to county matters such as tax sales, payment of bills, operations of various county departments and programs, and various activities of the county board.
The processed portion of this series is summarized above and dates 1897-1942.

Additional accessions are located at WHS in Madison and date 1885-1963. These materials are primarily correspondence with the War Department and records related to military service, 1917-1918 but also town plats, 1960-1963; and a list of dentists, 1885-1888.