Transcriber’s Notes

In a few cases, obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.

Page [27]: “Massachussetts had always had it” changed to “Massachusetts had always had it”

Page [142]: “cases to impofe standards” changed to “cases to impose standards”

Page [192]: “comparative efficiency of employes” changed to “comparative efficiency of employees”

Page [236]: “comparative efficiency of employes” changed to “comparative efficiency of employees”

Page [238]: “No officer or employe of the county,” changed to “No officer or employee of the county,”

Page [245]: “No attorney, agent, stockholder or employe of any firm” changed to “No attorney, agent, stockholder or employee of any firm”

Page [253]: “other powers, duties and responsibilties” changed to “other powers, duties and responsibilities”

In Appendix C, page [248], a footnote has been created to contain the explanation text.

In the Index, the spelling of Polk County was corrected.