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Benson County, North Dakota – Local Government Records

Auditor

1 Admission Certificates to State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, 1929-1940, [RESTRICTED] [41252]
2 Affidavits of Liquor Sales, 1891-1913, 2v. [41293]
3 Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1885-1905, 1v. [41266]
4 City Budgets, 1945-1950, .5ft. [41253]
5 Garrison Diversion Drawings, 1954-1956, 1v. oversize. [41263]
6 Real and Personal Property  Assessment Records, 1970-1990, 6ft. [41441]
7 Records, Misc., 1897-1955, 1ft. [41262]
8 Road Supervisor’s Land Tax Passbook, 1898-1906, 2ft. [41247]
9 Surveyor’s Record, 1886-1916, 1v. [41255]
10 Tax Lists, 1896-1965, 65ft. [41292]
11 Township Officer’s Bond Book, 1907-1912, 1v. [41256]
12 Township Treasurer’s Reports, 1938-2001, 6ft. [41246]
13 Voter Registration Form, 1912-1931, 3ft. [41248]
14 Warrants of Admission to State Hospital, 1929-1973, .5ft. [RESTRICTED] [41251]

Clerk of Court

1 Birth and Death Records, 1904-1942 5v. [41198] RESTRICTED
2 Naturalization Records, 1884-1955, 9 ft./5r (#12714-12718) [40703]

Recorder

1 Marriage Records, 1894-2013, (digital only) [41899]

Sheriff

1 Fee Book, Civil, 1916-1940, 1v. [41264]
2 Fee Book, Criminal, 1914-1940, 1v. [41265]

Superintendent of Schools

1 Clerk's Record for Special School Districts, 1914-1935, 1v. [41295]
2 Report of Schools by District, 1901-1919, 1v. [41297]
3 Superintendent's Record, 1885-1897, 1v. [41294]
4 Teacher's Reports, 1897-1919, 1v. [41296]

Municipalities

City of Minnewaukan

Auditor

1 Auditor's Files, 1905-1955, .5 ft. [40009]

Townships

Beaver Township

1 Township Record Books, 1904-1974, 12v. [41250]

East Fork Township

1 Annual Budget and Certificate of Tax Levy 1969-1996
2 Annual Statement of the Township Treasurer 1969-1999
3 Benson County Township Officers Association 1990-1995
4 Correspondence – Roads 1974-1995
5 Correspondence - Water Resource District 1983-1993
6 Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Management Board 1991-1993
7 Duplicate Tax List 1941
8 Easement for Waterfowl Management 1968
9 List of Township Officers 1976-2001
10 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Township Meeting 1969-2003
11 Official Oaths 1946-2002
12 Poll & Tally List Kept at the Annual Township Meeting 1965-2000
Township Record Book 1927-1983 [41623]

Eldon Township

1 Township Record Books, 1908-1943, 3v. [40656]
2 Official Oaths 1930-1933

Knox Township

Box 1:
1 Township Records 1914
2 Township Records 1949-1949
3 Township Records 1960-1969
4 Poll Book 1899

Township Record Books, 1898-1966, 9v. [40011]

Mission Township

1 Burial Permits, 1930-1934 .5ft. [40831]
2 Township Record Books, 1918-1959, 4v. [40831]

Riggin Township

1 Township Record Books, 1893-1913, 2v. [40619]

South Viking Township

1 Annual Statement of the Treasurer 1975-1985, 1ff. [41599]
2 Certificate of Tax Levy 1975-1987, 1ff [41599]
3 List of Town Officers 1978, 1ff [41599]
4 Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Township Meeting 1975-1980, 1ff [41599]
5 Poll & Tally List Used at the Township Meeting 1975-1992, 1ff [41599]
6 Quit Claim Deeds, 1960, 1ff [41599]
7 Township Record Books, 1967-1988, 3v. [41599]

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