The legislature (regular session of 1856) passed an act for a general revision of the state laws, under which three commissioners were named.

The evidence

• “At the regular session of the legislature of 1856, an act was passed for a general revisi-n of the laws of the State. Under this, and a subsequent act of the adjourned session of that year, three commissioners — David Taylor, Samuel J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/02-wisconsin-as-a-state.md, PDF p. 63 / book p. 67

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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