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Very curiously the minute book of the boards of supervisors containing the earlier proceedings of those bodies, and extending over a period of sev- eral years after the organization of the county, known as Volume A, has disappeared from the county's files, though with this exception there is nothing absent from this interesting and valuable series of records. Its disappearance may be variously accounted for. That it may have been burned or lost in handling is possible; or it may have been intentionally removed by some one concerned in its disclosures who did not fancy that such a legacy should be handed down to the future.
The following extracts, therefore, are gathered from a pamphlet printed at the time of the exposure of the scandals of which they are a part, duly authenticated as a true copy of the original text. Considered as a whole, they form a narrative curious in itself and most interesting in the light it reflects upon the trials and vicissitudes which Carroll county, in common
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with many other western communities, suffered in the process of a tumultu- ous and trying youth.
THE GRANT OF AID.
(Page 236 of Record.)
MARCH 8, 1866.
It was further ordered that those who have contributed aid to soldiers, their wives, orphans or widows, shall be entitled to pay in warrants drawn on the relief fund to the amount so paid, and we hereby authorize the clerk to issue warrants for the same.
(Under the above resolution thousands of dollars were issued on fictitious and unjust claims, to persons who never had a shadow of right to the monies paid them.)
(Page 251 of Record.)
DECEMBER 3, 1866.
Resolved that we do hereby order the clerk to issue county warrants in lieu of Relief Fund.
Note .- The above action was taken long after the close of the civil war and the language is broad enough to permit a wide range of expenditure under a careless management. How much money was scattered in this way can not be known, but there is no doubt that the sum was enormous.
COURT HOUSE AT CARROLLTON.
(Page 225 of Record.)
NOVEMBER 28, 1866.
Board met according to notice. Present, John J. McCallum, George Ribble and Enos Butrick.
Resolved, That we hereby accept of and receive the Court House, so far as relates to building and repairing, by J. and J. H. Hampton, and the Clerk is hereby ordered to give up the contract relating thereto, and further, we hereby appropriate to Clerk $100.00 per extras on above note or contract and authorize Clerk to issue warrants to pay for same.
Resolved, That we hereby appropriate to Clerk $50.00, for superintend- ing Court House, making contracts, etc., etc.
(Page 233 of Record.)
J. and J. Hampton, Court House, extra.
Warrant No. 145-6-7-8 a 25 dollars each $100.00.
Warrant No. 39-40 a 50 dollars each $100.00.
Total number of warrants issued A. D. 1865, 246. Amount $5,341.20.
Note .- The contract to build a court house at Carrollton was let to Nelson D. Moore, but it was not completed upon his death of 1859, when in the administration of his estate he was allowed by the county $818 for the building in the condition it then was. Moore had erected the principal part of the structure, but it was still unplastered and unpainted. The par- ticulars here given apply to the work from the point where Moore left it.
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SWAMP LAND TRANSACTIONS.
(Pages 252 and 253 of Record.)
JANUARY 5, 1867.
Board having met pursuant to adjournment. Present John J. McCullem, Chairman, and George Ribble, member from Newton township. The fol- lowing business was transacted :
Resolved, That we do hereby appoint Rob't Hill our true and lawful agent to collect and receive the Swamp Land indemnity script and cash belonging to the said Carroll County, Iowa ; and further we do hereby ap- point Rob't Hill and Richard Squires our true and lawful agents to locate said Swamp Land indemnity script so soon as the same can be obtained and make report from time to time of their doings in the case; and it is further ordered and agreed that the said Rob't Hill and Richard Squires are to receive 10 per cent on the Swamp Land fund of Carroll County, Iowa, and further ordered and agreed that Carroll County is to advance $50.00 or so much thereof as is needed for actual expenses in attending to the business aforesaid, and we hereby authorize the Clerk to issue warrants for the same as aforesaid-also bill of Wm. Gilley for services rendered as agent to col- lect and record the Swamp Land fund of Carroll County, Iowa, and sundry other services relating to the Swamp Land interests of Carroll County, in all to date $100.00, and the Clerk is hereby authorized to issue warrants for the same.
Tho's Ellwood, per Clerk, here in all to date $ 86.00
Wm. Gilley, per Clerk, here in all to date 250.00
H. L. McMan, for Abstracts of Carroll County, 500.00
(Pages 264 and 265 of Record.)
Warrants to Wm. Gilley for services as Swamp Land agent :
Warrant No. 35, appropriation $100.00
Warrant No. 38, appropriation 166.66
Warrant No. 39, appropriation 166.67
Warrant No. 40, appropriation 166.67
Warrant No. 41, extra Clerk hire 125.00
Warrant No. 42, extra Clerk hire 125.00
Warrant No. 43, Babbitt & Ellwood Store account .. 14.50
Warrant No. 44, extra clerk hire 25.00
Warrant No. 45, extra clerk hire.
25.00
Warrant No. 46, extra clerk hire
25.00
Warrant No. 47, Ribble appropriation, back pay as Treasurer
100.00
Warrant No. 48 Ribble's appropriation,
Back pay as treasurer
100.00
Warrant No. 49 do do 100.00
Warrant No. 50
do do
100.00
Warrant No. 51 do do
100.00
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Warrant No. 52 do do 100.00
Warrant No. 53 do do 100.00
Warrant No. 54 do do 100.00
Warrant No. 55
do
do
100.00
Warrant No. 56 do do 100.00
Warrant No. 57, G. Ribble for Supervisor I 50.00
The above warrants being issued since the Board last met, we hereby legalize the drawing of the same.
Warrant No. 65, S. A. Davis for appropriation for extra salary for 1866 $25.00
Warrant No. 66
do do do do do do do 25.00
Board adjourned.
(Page 253 of Record.)
Resolved, That we the Board of Supervisors of Carroll county, Iowa, do hereby authorize the Clerk to issue county warrants to Crocket Ribble to the amount of this county's indebtedness on a certain contract bearing date March 22, 1862, and relating to the swamp and overflowed lands.
(Page 280 of Record.) Orders Issued.
Amount
125 March 8, 1867 R. Hill, percentage, S. Land agency
$ 25.00
126 March 8, 1867 R. Hill, percentage, S. Land
agency
25.00
127 March 8, 1867 R. Hill, percentage, S. Land
agency 50.00
128 March 8, 1867 R. Hill, percentage, S. Land
agency 50.00
129 March 8, 1867 R. Hill, percentage, S. Land agency 50.00
131 March 8, 1867 C. Ribble percentage, S. Land agency 200.00
132 March 8, 1867 C. Ribble, percentage, S. Land agency 200.00 134 to 141 Inclusive at $200.00 each 1600.00 142 Inclusive at $100.00 each. 100.00
143 to 144 Inclusive at $200.00 each 400.00 146, 147 and 148 Inclusive at $200.00 each 600.00 149,to 162 Inclusive at $100.00 each I300.00
163 to 167 Inclusive at $50.00 each. 250.00
$4650.00
(Page 316 of Record.)
The report of the Swamp Land was received.
To the honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, Iowa :
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Gentlemen : We the undersigned attorneys in fact, employed by the Su- pervisors of Carroll County, Jowa to sell the swamp lands of said county, would respectfully submit the following report of our proceedings in the premises.
Upon receiving our appointment from the county, we proceeded to as- certain the exact amount of the county's interest in the lands aforesaid, and found from the records of the Recorder's office and other sources, that the county is indebted to the following :
Total number of acres of Swamp Land in the county 38,000. Total num- ber of acres entered by warrants and cash 23,040. Total number of acres to be disposed of by the county 14,960. Total 38,000. Total number of acres 5,760. Total 23,040. Total amount received from the American Emigrant Company $2,500.00.
From the above total of 14,960 acres, we have sold in accordance with the terms of our power of attorney from the county 7,080 acres, to the following named persons upon terms advantageous to the county and in conformity to the law in such cases made and provided to-wit :
(Page 317 of Record.)
L. McCurdy 880 acres
Wm. Henry Price
760 acres
Norman Squires 280 acres
Mrs. Gilley 380 acres
Charles Bower 320 acres
George Smith 160 acres
Cyrus Rhoades 40 acres
John Monroe 80 acres
Perry Knight
J. W. G. Carmichael 320 acres
Wm. Oldham
80 acres
E. T. Burgan
E. B. Smith 160 acres
James Gilley
So acres
C. R. Rabbitt
I20 acres
Mrs. Ellwood So acres
G. M. Grangee 400 acres
Wm. Carpenter 240 acres
Jacob Cretsinger
80 acres Samuel Wilson 480 acres Wm. Gilley
.520 acres
H. L. McMan
480 acres
Thos. Elwood 480 acres
Total number of acres sold 7,080. Total number of acres not sold, 7,880. Total number 14.960.
All of the above named persons, except four, are citizens of the county, a fact which materially increases the benefit which the county has gained for
40 acres
80 acres
Amos Mokla 760 acres
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her action in regard to the swamp lands. The above 7,080 acres we have sold as follows :
Total amount for which the land sold.
$14,160.00
Total yet due on contract. $7,080.00
Total received in warrants and notes. . 7,080.00
Total of per cent, due on sales 3,580.00
Total notes received,. 3,435.00
Total
21,175.00
Total amount $ 7,051.00
Balance 65.00
Total amount yet on Carmichael's account. 51.00
Total amount cash on hand
14.00
Total
7,080.00
Total amount of present received
2,840.00
Total amount due
740.00
Total amount balance due.
726.00
Total gain to the county, 10,515.00
We would further beg leave to call your attention to the following com- parison.
Total amount from the American Emigrant Company for the entire Swamp Land interest. . $ 2,500.00 Total amount received from us on a sale of less than
1/6 part of the interest, clear of all expense. . 10,515.00 Total gain to the county of . 8,015.00
Signed, Wm. Gilley, Thos. Ellwood, and H. L. McMan. Carrollton, Carroll County, Iowa, August 7, 1867.
Ordered, that the investigating committee to ascertain the indebtedness of the county, be postponed, till the Ist Monday in November.
( Page 242 of Record.)
SEPTEMBER 4, 1866.
Whereas, Wm. Gilley, Clerk, did on the 3d day of August, A. D. 1866 loan to Crocket Ribble the sum of $262.50, the same being Swamp Land Fund, the said clerk having acted under instructions from the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, do hereby legalize said loan done by Clerk during vacation.
(Page 250 of Record.)
DECEMBER 3. 1866.
Resolved, That whereas. C. Ribble is indebted to Carroll county by note made August 3d, 1866, for the amount of $262.50, said money being loaned said Ribble to assist him in building Grist Mill within said Carroll County. Now therefore in consideration of the general benefit to county, we do here- by appropriate the above specified amount to the said Ribble, and authorize the Clerk to give up said note.
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Note .- The story of the dissipation of the swamp lands is one of the grossest tales of this remarkable chapter in the life of Carroll county. The reader will note the style of bookkeeping applied in the report made to the Board of Supervisors relating to these lands, in which neither head nor tail can be made out, and which was probably prepared with it in view that this should be the case. There was certainly a sense of humor in these old schemers. The report is a satire and beyond a doubt was so intended.
( Page 346 of Record.) CARROLLTON, CARROLL CO., IOWA, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1867. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll Co., Iowa :
I would respectfully show that I have this day concluded a sale of 7,560 acres of swamp land, for the sum of $15, 126.00, per cent of $3.780.00 ; as I sold the above mentioned land on time, I would respectfully ask that you instruct the Clerk to issue warrants to me for the per cent. $3.780.00, as per agreement in power of Attorney made with you this day. Signed,
THOS. ELLWOOD,
The Clerk is authorized to issue warrants for the above amount.
Signed, JOIN MONROE, Clerk. E. B. SMITHI.
This is to certify to all whom it may concern, that we, the Board of Supervisors, of Carroll County, Iowa, have this day revoked all appoint- ments of Gilley, Ellwood and McMann, as Attorneys, to sell and dispose of Swamp Lands, as heretofore, and Thos. Ellwood is hereby appointed Attorney to sell and convey the same, and make collections. Duties more minutely described in said power of Attorney was duly signed and stamped and delivered to Thos. Ellwood.
(Page 356 of Record.)
I issue to Thos. Ellwood for percentage, on sale of Swamp Lands, $3,- 780.00. Warrants from 232 to 244, inclusive. Issued on act of bill of Nov. 4th, 1867. $760.50 warrants, No. 245 to 253 inclusive. Issued to Wm. Gilley for fitting up house at Carroll for office, $525.00 warrants No. 272 to 284, inclusive, Issued to Robert Hill for percentage on Swamp Lands Lo- cated, $615.60. Boards adjourned.
W. H. PRICE, Clerk.
(Page 356 of Record.)
DECEMBER 3, 1867. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, Iowa :
Gentlemen :- I would most respectfully state that a portion of the lands, named in my contract with the County, is completed and on record in the County. You would please be so good as to allow me my per cent. on them, amount, $659.00. I am most respectfully
Signed
Your obedient servant,
ROBT. HILL.
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Allow as per contract, and Clerk ordered to issue warrants for the amount asked for.
WM. HENRY PRICE, Clerk.
(Page 365 of Record.)
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.
DECEMBER 23rd, 1867.
J. S. Maughlin and Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, wherein it was stipulated that the County should pay to Emigrant Co., 75 per cent of all money realized by the County from sales of Swamp Lands sold, and return 25 per cent. for County Library, or some Library institution. Emi- grant Co. will quit claim all land that County Treasurer sold to parties, etc.
BACK PAY GRANTS.
(Page 229 of Record.)
JANUARY Ist, 1866.
Resolved, That we hereby appropriate the sum of $200.00 per year to Crocket Ribble, for Clerk hire during the term he held the office of County Treasurer.
Resolved, That we hereby appropriate the sum of $250.00 per year to William Gilley, and authorize him to issue warrants for above amount.
(Pages 250-251 of Record.) DECEMBER 3, 1866.
The following petition, signed by sundry citizens, was submitted to the consideration of the Board'of Supervisors of Carroll County, State of Iowa, said petition being in the following words and language, to wit :
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll County :
Gentlemen : The petition of the undersigned citizens of Carroll county would respectfully represent, that
Whereas, The within named county officers have not nor do not receive sufficient compensation for their labor, and
Whereas, The law gives authority to the Board of Supervisors of any county to increase the salary of County officers by appropriation to make up any deficiency.
Now Therefore, We would respectfully solicit the Honorable Board, to appropriate to the following officers the sums set opposite their names :
Wm. H. Price, County Judge for 1866. $150.00 L. McCurdy, Co. Treas., per month, from Jan. 1, 1866 75.00 Wm. Gilley, Clerk, D. C. per month, additional, to com-
mence the Ist day of Jan., 1863, and so continue 25.00
D. Thos. Ellwood, Recorder, for 1866. 100.00 Signed by C. Ribble, Amos Rhodes, Alva Chainbess, J. B. Hampton, G. W. Newton, Isaac Ferguson and others.
The above petition granted and Clerk authorized to issue warrants for same
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(Page 245 of Record.)
NOVEMBER 5, 1866.
The petition of Wm. Gilley asking to be released from contract making and completing abstracts of titles to the lands of Carroll county, and further, that H. T. McMan be authorized to complete said abstracts, petition was granted, and further
Resolved, That there be appropriated the sum of $500.00, for services rendered up to this date.
(Page 260 of Record.)
JANUARY 7, 1867.
Petition was presented from citizens to allow the old Board of Super- visors extra pay :
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll county, Iowa :
Gentlemen : The petition of the undersigned citizens of Carroll County would respectfully ask your Honorable Board to appropriate to the following named Supervisors, the sums set opposite their respective names.
John J. McCullum $150.00
George Ribble I 50.00
G. H. Shutes 75.00
And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
Dr. Thos. Ellwood
Albert McCrea
E. S. Wine
P. T. Punteny
J. Hampton
J. G. W. Carmichael
J. B. Hampton
George Cooley
M. L. McMan
J. W. Happ
A. W. Mosier
Wm. H. Boots
Wm. Harry Price
Orin Jerome
Wm. Gilley
J. H. Colclo
J. A. Smith
A. Hardesty
Robt. Hill
(Page 261 of Record.)
CARROLLTON, IOWA, JANUARY 7th, 1867.
That petition was granted and the Clerk ordered to issue warrants for the amount set opposite each name. The Treasurer not being ready to set- tle, the Board adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesday, January 8th, 1867.
(Page 266 of Record.)
Present John Monroe, Newton township, G. H. Shute, township, E. B. Smith, Union township. On motion of James Monroe, that Lafayette Mc- Curdy be allowed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for his services as Co. Treasurer, in years 1860 and 1861, so as to equalize his pay with other offi- cers, we therefore appropriate the above amount for that purpose, the clerk to draw warrants for the same.
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(Page 267 of Record.)
The following warrants were issued by appropriation of the Board: L. McCurdy, appropriation for years 1860 and 1861, as Treasurer, Warrant, No. 81, $100.00; No. 82, $100.00; No. 83, $100.00; No. 84, $100.00; No. 85, $100.00. Board adjourned.
(Page 295 of Record.) JUNE SESSION, 1867.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, Iowa :
Gentlemen : Your petitioners, Dr. Thomas Ellwood and H. L. McMan, would most respectfully call the attention of your Honorable Board to an act of the General Assembly, wherein it was enacted, that each and every county in the State should make a complete transfer of all the real estate in their respective counties, and
Whereas, Your honorable board did employ, and authorize us to make the same for Carroll county, and
Whereas, Our time has been necessarily employed in other essential work of the office to the serious pecuniary disadvantage of your humble petitioners,
Therefore, We would most respectfully pray that your honorable body appropriate to us the sum of $1,500.00 in full payment of the work afore- said, in order that we may be able to complete the same, and these your peti- tioners will ever pray,
ELLWOOD & McMAN.
Carrollton, June 3d, 1867.
Petition granted, and clerk ordered to draw warrants for the amount, Adjourned to June 4th, 1867.
(Page 349 of Record.)
CARROLLTON, CARROLL CO., IOWA.
DECEMBER 2ND, 1867.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll county, Iowa :
I would respectfully represent that it has been the custom heretofore, to allow the judge and recorder, $150.00 each, yearly, as they do not have salaries to recompense them for their time and labor. I would respectfully ask an appropriation of $300.00 on the year now about to expire, as in duty bound, I will ever pray, &c.
THOS. E. ELLWOOD.
The amount appropriated and clerk ordered to issue warrants for $300.00.
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(Page 365 of Record.)
DECEMBER 23, 1867.
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll County, Iowa :
We, the undersigned citizens of Carroll county, Iowa, would respectfully represent that it has been the custom heretofore to allow an appropriation to members of the board of supervisors, at the expiration of their term of office, and
Whereas, The term of G. H. Shutes has just expired and that he has so well and faithfully filled (to his own loss and detriment in business) the office of a member of the board of supervisors we would respectfully ask that an appropriation of $100.00 as a partial recompense for his time and labor, as in duty bound we will ever pray, &c., &c.
Names as follows: Dr. Thomas Ellwood, William Gilley, J. H. Hamp- ton, E. H. Dantrich, J. W. Monroe, E. S. Wine, John A. Smith, William H. Price, G. W. Smith, F. Willey, John Seigler, G. W. Hunter.
Moved by George F. Browning and seconded by E. B. Smith, that the petition be respected.
Motion carried.
(Page 239 of Record.) JULY 14, 1866.
At a special meeting of the board of supervisers called according to law, there were present J. J. McCullum, G. H. Shurtz and George Ribble.
Resolved, That we believe the time has come when from the force of cir- cumstances it becomes our duty to employ council for the county, and we hereby authorize the clerk to employ attorney as legal advisor for county and we hereby appropriate the sum of $500.00 to $1000.00 or so much thereof as is necessary to pay said council.
(Page 245 of Record.)
NOVEMBER 5, 1886.
Resolved, That we the board of supervisors of Carroll county, Iowa, do make, and constitute, and appoint Wm. Gilley, Thos. Ellwood and H. T. McMan, our true and lawful attorneys, for us and in our stead to bargain, sell and convey the swamp and unexplored lands of this county, in conformity with the power of attorney this day executed, (see record.) Minutes of meeting read and approved.
(Page 262 of Record.) TREASURER'S STATEMENT 1866.
Settled with the treasurer for the year 1866. County fund collected dur- ing the year 1866 $2,896.78. County warrants cancelled $2,986.04. Paid out more than receipts $89.26. County relief collected $1,594.10. Warrants cancelled, $2,286.63. Overpaid $92.53. County bridge, $661.38. Amount of warrants cancelled $707.92. Swamp Land Fund Emigration company, $262.50. Amount paid C. Ribble, $262.50.
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(Page 307 of Record.) SETTLEMENT WITH TREASURER, 1867.
County Fund.
Dr.
Amount received for state
$ 258.17
Collected of county
1,570.08
Collected of relief 532.0I
826.16
Overpaid
$3,128.42
Cr.
$ 89.26
By amount overpaid county
692.53
County fund refunded to Kennedy
16.25
Relief fund refunded to Kennedy
I.73
County fund refunded to Dr. Cadmus
2.40
Relief fund refunded to Dr. Cadmus
3.00
Cancelled 169.03
County cancelled
2,154.22
$3,128.42
County Bridge.
Dr.
To amount overpaid
$ 45.54
By amount refunded to Cadmus
.60
By amount cancelled
1,062.1I
$1,062.1I
COUNTY BRIDGES AND LOANS.
(Page 245 of Record.)
NOVEMBER 5, A. D. 1866.
Present J. J. McCullum, G. H. Shutes, member from Jasper township, George Ribble, member from Newton township. A petition for the erection of a good and substantial bridge across North Coon river, where road from Carrollton to Calhoun county crosses said stream. Said petition was granted and a sufficient amount is hereby appropriated to complete said bridge, and G. H. Shutes is hereby instructed to obtain plan and specifications, and also give notice of sale and superintend the arrangement generally.
(Page 265 of Record.)
The bridge that was ordered to be sold [let] on December 2d, 1867, was sold to Samuel Wilson for the sum of $2,969.00, and clerk ordered to article with said Wilson for the same, and to draw bridge warrants for the whole amount of the contract. He (Wilson) to give security for the performance of the contract. Warrants from No. 164 to 203, inclusive.
By amount relief
OTHING
h
er
S.VALZ
FINE
HOFS
FIFTH STREET. CARROLL
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(Page 272 of Record.)
Present, John Monroe, Newton township. G. H. Shutes, Jasper town- ship; E. M. Smith, Union township.
The petition of J. G. W. Carmichael was taken up for final action after some discussion, the petition was granted, and the amount in said petition appropriated to be expended as in said petition, provided the said Carmichael appears before the next regular meeting and gives approved security for the amount of said appropriation or loan. Board adjourned.
(Page 268 of Record.)
MARCH 4, 1867.
Present, John Monroe, E. B. Smith and J. H. Shutes.
Petition of Citizens to loan J. G. W. Carmichael the sum of one thousand dollars, to-wit :
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Carroll county, Iowa :
Gentlemen : Your petitioners would respectfully ask that a loan of one thousand dollars be granted to J. G. W. Carmichael for the purpose of pro- curing a steam portable saw mill for the benefit of citizens of Carroll county, and that the clerk of the board be instructed to draw warrants on the county in favor of J. G. W. Carmichael, the same to be secured to the county in such way as shall be thought right and safe. Signed by twenty-three (23) names. Petition was received and laid over until Tuesday, March 5th.
LEGALIZING ACTS AD INTERIM. (Page 229 of Record.)
JANUARY, 1, 1866.
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