County Governments have found a Windfall in the copying business... >From: "Bobbye Davis" <bobbye@microsped.com> >To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: No copies >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 14:47:52 -0600 > >Gerald Geiger wrote: >Problem lies in not knowing the LAW...If you do, you can quote it to them, >and they will usually relent... >I wish!! I told them I knew they were public records and I had a right to >do >it. I had no problem looking at Sunflower Co. when I asked ,they were nice >about that but refused to budge on the copying. they would give me >certified >copies of the original marriage license for $10.00 each. I said no thank >you >I want copies of the original. They furnished so much information about >both >families. >As for Neshoba Co. they won't budge an inch.I forgot,but it may be the >Board >Of Supervisors who makes this decision for the Chancery Clerk. I will have >to ask again. Most all of my Williams Family and descendants were married >in Lauderdale, Neshoba and Newton Counties. It is a shame. I was just lucky >enough to get an original copy on my gg aunt's from a cousin who had gone >to >Neshoba Co. when they still let you copy. > > >==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== >Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi >where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Sometimes they will relent if you request to speak to the judge of the court you are trying to obtain records from. Or if you say you will write to the judge for copies. Judges do not want to be bothered about these things and the clerks know it. Sometime it may work; sometime it may not. But it is worth the 34cent stamp on the envelope addressed to the judge. Isn't it wonderful when you contact a nice clerk and one who enjoys the job of serving the public. TreeMother ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Gieger <giegerg@hotmail.com> To: <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 9:51 PM Subject: Re: No copies > > County Governments have found a Windfall in the copying business... > > >From: "Bobbye Davis" <bobbye@microsped.com> > >To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: No copies > >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 14:47:52 -0600 > > > > >Gerald Geiger wrote: > >Problem lies in not knowing the LAW...If you do, you can quote it to them, > >and they will usually relent... > >I wish!! I told them I knew they were public records and I had a right to > >do > >it. I had no problem looking at Sunflower Co. when I asked ,they were nice > >about that but refused to budge on the copying. they would give me > >certified > >copies of the original marriage license for $10.00 each. I said no thank > >you > >I want copies of the original. They furnished so much information about > >both > >families. > >As for Neshoba Co. they won't budge an inch.I forgot,but it may be the > >Board > >Of Supervisors who makes this decision for the Chancery Clerk. I will have > >to ask again. Most all of my Williams Family and descendants were married > >in Lauderdale, Neshoba and Newton Counties. It is a shame. I was just lucky > >enough to get an original copy on my gg aunt's from a cousin who had gone > >to > >Neshoba Co. when they still let you copy. > > > > > >==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > >where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Help yourself to some data at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi in the database, and be sure to leave a little for others. > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >