A Guide to Officers of Towns

This is not a Victorian penny dreadful. This is a legal reference work: A Guide to Officers of Towns, compiled by Charles J. Fox and revised by Samuel D. Bell. Published in 1859 by G. Parker Lyon in Concord, New Hampshire, it is a practical manual adapted to the Revised Statutes of New Hampshire, containing statutes, forms, legal directions, and court decisions relevant to the duties of town officers. The volume covers town administration, elections, taxation, highways, schools, pauper relief, public health and safety, property regulations, militia, and related civic responsibilities. It includes procedural guidance, sample forms, and references to decisions from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont courts. The work is encyclopedic in scope and serves as a comprehensive reference for inexperienced officers navigating complex statutory obligations.