I also had a problem with the clerks office,but they explained that they could not photocopy a death certificate,becasue it was torn and fragile,so they typed it for $5.00,can you believe that. Ginger ---------- > From: Lila <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: County Clerk Records > Date: Saturday, June 12, 1999 12:48 PM > > Candi: > > In one instance at a courthouse, the will of my ancestor was available > in a 'bound book' - very old. I was not allowed to photo copy it because > of the fragile condition of the bound book. However, all the other books > were 'loose > binding' and I was allowed to photo copy items from them. > > Lila of VA > > At 11:14 AM 6/12/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Candi, Are you sure that the County Clerk is not allowing you to > >photocopy because of copyright restriction, which there certainly would > >not be in either situation as governmental records, or are they not > >allowing you to photocopy because both items are now available in > >another, more easily photocopied, format. It is not unusual in a > >situation where a document has been reformatted for the original to be > >closed to photocopying, if not viewing altogether, unless it is a very > >special situation. It sounds to me that that might be what is going on > >with both. If that is the case and you really need to use the original > >or copy from the original it may be to your benefit to put your request > >in writing to the head of the office. Mary Mannix > > > > ************************* > > > >Mary K. Mannix > >Maryland Room Manager > >C. Burr Artz Library Library Director > >Frederick County Public Libraries Howard County Historical Society > >Frederick, MD Ellicott City, MD > > >