In kaisho, Machiyakunin (municipal officials) stayed in order to assemble people and notify the regulations issued by the town magistrate office and others, such as 'machibure' (laws for merchants and artisans), or on the contrary, in order to undertake office work such as preparing the application forms for residents.
町役人が詰めて、町内の住民を集めて奉行所などからの「町触」などの規則を伝達したり、逆に住民が提出する届書を作成する事務を行った。