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1843 to 1844-Thomas Harrison, Clem. Bostwick and John Guth.
1844 to 1845-Clem. Bostwick, John Goth and Pat. Saxton.
1845 to 1846-John Goth, Pat. Saxton and Lewis James. 1846 1847-Pat. Saxton, Lewis James and E. P. Rogers.
1847 to 1848-Lewis James, E. P. Rogers and Joseph Livers.
1848 to 1849-E. P. Rogers, Joseph Livers and John Burk.
COUNTY COURTS FROM 1849 to 1873.
1849 to 1853-John Morrison, County Judge; Bradley Rust, J. M. Robinson, Associate Justices.
1853 to 1857-John Morrison, County Judge; George Tobin, Sidney Todd, Associate Justices.
1857 to 1861-John Morrison, County Judge ; George Tobin, Urban Degenhard, Associate Justices.
1861 t> 1835 -John Morrison, County Judge; Ernest Grosse, Stephen C. Poteet, Associate Justices.
1865 to 1869-John Morrison, County Judge; Jacob Beck, Abraham Porter, Associate Justices.
1869 to 1874-John Morrison, county judge, died in office December 1872; vacancy was filled by Henry C. Tal- bott, county judge. Adam Reiss and Harrison Druce, asso- ciate justices.
County Commissioners' Board from 1874 to date : 1874 to 1875 .- George Frick, Harrison Druce and George Divers. 1875 to 1876 .- Harrison Drnce, George Divers and Geo. Frick.
1876 to 1877 .- George Divers, George Frick and Jacob Maeys.
1877 to 1879 .- George Frick, Jacob Maeys and Ernest Grosse.
1879 to 1880 .- Jacob Maeys, Ernst Grosse and Chris- tian Jobusch.
1880 to 1881 .- Ernst Grosse, Christian Jobnsch and John Angerer.
1881 to 1882 .- Christian Jobusch, John Angerer, and J. F. Harms.
1882 to 1883 .- Jolin Angerer, J. F. Harms and John Janson.
Clerks of the County Court or Board.
1816 to 1819 .- William Alexander.
1819 to 1825 .- Samuel McRoberts.
HI. C. Mizner, clerk at " interim," in place of McRoberts, suspended by county board, but reinstated by a " manda- mn3" of the circuit court, 1822.
1825 to 1843 .- Daniel Converse.
1843 to 1848 .- W. W. Omelveny (resigned).
1848 to 1857 .- Daniel Converse.
1857 to 1861 .- C. HI. Kettler.
1861 to 1873 .- Ambrose Hoener.
1873 to date .- Paul C. Brey.
Assessors.
John Moore, Thomas O'Connor, Alexander Jameson, Nathaniel Hamilton, John C. James, Madison Miller, J. D. Worley, Pendleton Hill, Thomas Winstanley, John Ryan and Mathew Donohoe.
These officers were appointed by the county board at times to act for the whole county, and, at other times, for districts or townships.
The assessment of the taxable property has by law been made the duty of the county treasurer. 1844.
Treasurers.
John Moore, 1816; Prince Bryant, 1819; Johu James, 1825 ; E. P. Rogers, 1827; Nathaniel Hamilton, 1828; Hardin Newlin, 1830; John Ryan, 1831 ; Jesse Wiswell, 1841 ; Hammond Shoemaker, 1843, resigned in 1853, David M. Livers appointed to fill vacancy in 1853 ; Christian H. Kettler, elected in 1853; John L. Lemen, 1855; Ambrose Hoener, 1857 ; Hammond Shoemaker, 1861 ; William Wil- son, 1863 ; G. L. Riess, 1865; David M. Hardy, 1869, re- signed in 1878 ; and Aloozo Philips since that date.
Recorders.
William Alexander, 1816; Samuel McRoberts, 1819;
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and Daniel Converse, 1825, who remained recorder until the law made the circuit clerk recorder ex-officio, 1848.
Surveyors.
Enoch Moore, 1816; J. Milton Moore, 1820; W. C. Starkey, 1855; H. Ropiquet, 1859; David M Livers, 1861 ; Leander James, 1863 ; August Weinel, 1865; August Brandes, 1867 ; J. R. Doyle, 1869; and Rufus Gardner since 1875.
Judicial Officers, Probate Court-Judges.
Caldwell Cairns, from 1816 to 1825; James B. Moore, 1825 to 1832; Enoch B. Moore, from 1832 to 1837 ; Thomas Winstanley, 1837, as probate justice of the peace ; John Morrison, 1849 to 1872. County Judge : H. C. Talbott, 1843 to 1877 ; and William Erd since 1877.
Circuit Court -Judges.
Hon. Jesse B. Thomas in 1817 ; Hon Daniel P. Cook and Ifon. John Warnock in 1818; Hon. Joseph Philips in 1819; Hon. John Reynolds in 1819 and '20; Hon. Joseph Philips in 1821 ; Hon. Thomas Reynolds in 1822 ; Hon. John Rey- nolds in 1823; Ilon. Thomas Reynolds in 1824 ; IFon. Sa- muel McRoberts in 1825 and 1826; Hon. T. W. Smith 1827 to 1828; Hons. R. M. Young and W. C. Brown in 1829 ; Hon. T. W. Smith, 1830 to 1835; Hon. Thos. Ford in 1835 ; Hon. Sidney Breese from 1836 to 1843 ; Hon. Jas. Semple in 1843; Hon. James Shields from 1843 to 1845; Hon. Gustav Koerner from 1845 to 1849; Hon. W. H. Underwood from 1849 to 1855; Hon. Sidney Breese from 1855 to 1858 ; Hon. H. K. S. Omelveny from 1858 to 1862; Hon. Silas L. Bryan from 1862 to 1874; Hons. Amos Watts, George W. Wall and W. H. Snyder since 1874.
Prosecuting Attorneys.
The records fail to give a suceinet account of these officers in the period from 1817 to 1840; Charles Matheny, Charles B. Matheny and Sidney Breese are mentioned. W. II. Underwood from 1840 to 1844; W. H. Bissell from 1844 to 1848; P. B. Foulke from 1848 to 1852; George Abbott in 1852 (pro tem.) ; W. C. Kinney to 1856; W. 11 Snyder from 1856 to 1858; Amos Watts from 1858 to 1864; George Vernor in 1864 ( pro tem.); J. P. Johnston from 1864 to 1868; John Michan, 1868 to 1872; George R. Reiss, 1872 to 1876; J. W. Rickert since 1876.
(Verks of the Circuit Court.
William Alexander, 1816; Enoch Moore, 1818; Samuel MeRoberts, 1819; John D Whiteside, 1825; David Newlin, 1828 ; Enoch Moore, 1836; W. W. Omelveny, 1840; W. R. Morrison, 1853; William Erd, 1855; John Segler, 1876, died in office, 1879, was succeeded by John Wiesen- born, the present incumbent.
Sheriff's.
James B. Moore, 1816; Jobn James, 1820; Jonathan Lynch, 1825; James Moore, 1830; James B. Needles, 1834; Edward T. Morgan, 1840; John Morrison, 1842; John H. Wilson, 1846; Charles Henekler, 1850; J. M Wil- son, 1852; ('harles Frick, 1854; H. F. Henckler, 1860; Lewis N. Wilson, 1864; Joseph W. Drury, 1866 ; Charles 21
Friek , 1868; Joseph W. Drury, 1870; Charles Frick, 1874; and J. HI. Wilson since 1878.
Coroners.
John Moore, 1816; Wil. Howard, 1818; Seth Converse, 1820; Andey Kinney, 1822; William Riggs, 1826; Thomas Nelson, 1828 ; Fielder Burch, 1830; Seth Whiteside, 1836 ; Fisher Ditch, 1838 ; Jacob Troxel, 1844; Isaac Barker, 1846; H P. Rhoden, 1872; Otto Kuehn, 1874; S. B Ilil- ton, 1876; Otto Kuehn, 1878; S. B. Ililton since 1880.
PERRY COUNTY.
The civil history of this county properly begins with the passage, by the Fifth General Assembly of the state, held at Vandalia, commencing on the fourth day of December, 1826, and closing on the nineteenth day of February, 1827, of the "Aet creating Perry county :-
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, that all that traet of country within the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at the northeast corner of township numbered four, south of range numbered one west, thence due west, on the line be- tween townships three and four, twenty four miles to the northwest, corner of township four south of range four west ; thence due south, on the line between ranges four and five, eighteen miles to the southwest, corner of township six south of range four west, thenee due east on the line between town. ships six and seven twenty-four miles to the southeast corner of township six south of range one west, thence due north on the third principal meridian line eighteen miles to the place of beginning shall constitute a new couuty to be called the county of Perry.
See. 2. That for the purpose of locating the permanent seat of justice for said county, the following named persons shall be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to wit : Edward Ilumphreys and Samuel Crawford of Randolph county, and Singleton Kimmel of Jackson county, whose duty it shall be to meet at the house of Amos Anderson, in said county, on or before the first Monday of April next, and after being duly sworn before some judge or justice of the peace of this state, faithfully and impartially to dis- charge the duties imposed upon them by this act, shall pro- cced to determine upon a place upon which to locate the permanent seat of justice, for said county : Provided, the proprietor or proprietors of the land so selected, will give to the county, for the purpose of enabling it to erect the neces- sary publie buildings, a quantity of land not less than twenty acres ; which said land shall be conveyed to the county com- missioners of said county and their successors in office, for the use of the people of said county, by a good and sufficient deed in fee simple, in the customary form, and with the usual covenants of warranty ; and shall afterwards be laid out into lots, and sold under the direction of the county com- missioners of said county, at such times and upon such terms as the said commissioners may appoint for the purpose of enabling said county to erect the necessary public buildings as aforesaid. Should the proprietor or proprietors, refuse to
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make a donation as aforesaid, then, and in that case, it shall be the duty of the commissioners to fix upon some other place for the seat of justice, which place, when so fixed and determined upon, shall be considered the permanent seat of justice for said county ; and the county seat when so estab- lished, shall be called Pinckneyville. And the said com- missioners shall certify their proceedings, under their proper hands and seals, to the first county commissioner's court, to be held in and for said county ; which court shall cause an entry thereof to be spread at large on their books of record.
Sec. 3. Until public buildings shall be erected, for the purpose and designated by the county commissioner's court, as such, the several courts of record, with the exception of the probate court, shall be held at the house of Amos An- derson in said county.
Sec. 4. An election shall be held at the house of the above named Amos Anderson, on the first Monday of May next, for three county commissioners, one sheriff, and one coroner, for said county, who shall hold their offices until the next general election, and until their successors be quali- fied : which said election, shall in all respects be conducted agreeably to the provisions of the act or acts now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted regulating elections : Provided, that the qualified voters of said county, when met shall proceed to elect, from among their number which may then be present, three qualified electors, to act as judges of said election, who shall appoint two qualified voters to act as clerks.
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court, who may be appointed for said county, to give public notice of the time and place of holding said election, by caus- ing advertisements to be set up at three of the most public places in said county, at least fifteen days previous to the day on which it is hereby directed to be held : and in case there shall be no clerk appointed in time, it shall be the duty of the recorder to give notice as aforesaid, of the time and place of said election.
Sec. 6. The citizens of the said county of Perry shall be and they are hereby declared to be entitled to the same rights and privileges, as are or may be allowed in general to the other counties in this state.
Sec. 7. That until the next general apportoinment of the representation of the several counties of this state, all that part of the said county of Perry, which is hereby taken from the county of Randolph, shall constitute a separate and distinct precinct, which shall continue to vote with the county of Randolph in all general and special elections for senators and representatives to the general assembly of this state ; and all that part which is taken from the county of Jackson, shall for the like period, in like manner continue to vote with the county of Jackson for representatives, and with the counties of Franklin and Jackson for senators to the general assembly, in all special and general elections, until other- wise directed by law : Provided, that the said county of Perry shall in all other elections, and for all other officers, be entitled to vote as a free and independent county, without any other or further restriction, than is imposed upon other
counties in this state: The said county of Perry shall be at- tached to and form a part of the second judicial circuit.
Sec. 8. The said commissioners shall receive as a compen" sation for their services, the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day, for each day by them necessarily spent in discharging the duties imposed upon them by this act, to be allowed by the county commissioners' court, and paid out of the county treasury.
This act to take effect from and after its passage.
NINIAN EDWARDS,
Approved, January 2 th, 1827. Governor.
This act, as it appears from the original manuscript in the records now at Springfield, was signed by J. McLean, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William Kinney, Speaker of the Senate, and approved by the Council of Re- vision on the 29th day of January, 1827, and signed by Ninian Edwards, Governor of the State, at which time it took effect and went into force.
1. Creating Perry County .- The county was named in honor of Commodore Oliver H. Perry, who won great honors for defeating the English squadron on Lake Erie, on the tenth day of December, 1813. The severe naval battle, in which he destroyed the British fleet was fought Dear Put-in- Bay ; and his dispatch to General Harrison was, " We have met the enemy and they are ours."
The house of Amos Anderson, at which the elections were to be held, was situated on the west half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-two, in township five, south range, two west of the third principal meridian, and was a log cabin common in those days.
First County officers .- On the nineteenth day of the same month and year, Theophilus W. Smith, associate justice of this judicial district, being the second judicial district in the State, commissioned Humphrey B. Jones, circuit clerk of our county, whose duty it was, under the 6tb section of the act, creating the county, to give at least fifteen days notice, by causing advertisements to be set up at three of the most pub- lic places in the county, of the election of three county com- missioners, a sheriff and coroner as provided by the act, to be held on the first Monday in May, 1827. The records of the county, however, contain no account of this election, there being no records of any county election previous to August 4th, 1828.
We are informed however, by Enoch Eaton, who was then a legal voter, and now living, that an election was had in the spring of 1827, pursuant to an order of H. B. Jones, cir- cuit clerk, and that John R. Hutchings and William Adair were two of the commissioners elected; the third one he does not now remember; and that William C. Murphy and Joseph Wells were candidates for sheriff, and that they each had an equal number of votes, and upon casting lots, Joseph Wells was the lucky aspirant for the office. Amos Anderson was elected coroner.
As usual in elections however with our people, and we came by it honestly, there was considerable excitement and feeling over the election, and Dr. Brayshaw, one of the dis- satisfied ones, being no doubt on the losing side, raised a
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point as to the legality of the election on the ground that the circuit clerk instead of calling for the election to be held at the house of Amos Anderson, as provided for in section four of the act, had by his public advertisements, announced the same at the house of George Franklin, who lived east of south from the now present site of Pinckneyville about a mile, and at which last named place the election was held. So persistent was Dr. Brayshaw in pronouncing the election illegal, that in order to carry his point he went on horseback to Vandalia, theu the capital of the State, for the purpose of procuring a copy of the act. What was the result of this error of the clerk iu thus calling the election contrary to the provision of the act, we are unable to ascertain. That William Adair, whom we are informed by Mr. Enoch Eaton was elected one of the commissioners under the first call for an election, was not sworn in as the records show, leads us to conclude that a second election was held the first year.
RECORD OF THE MEETING OF THE FIRST BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
From the first record, it appears that John R. Hutchings' David H. Mead and Elijah Wells met at the house of Amos Anderson, who lived about two and one-half miles east of the present site of Pinckneyville; and on what is now the Du Quoin and Pinckneyville road, and were there sworn into office as county commissioners, on the fourth day of June, 1827, by Humphrey B. Jones, a justice of the peace, and immediately held the first session of the county commissioners' court. The first official act was the appointment of Ilum- phrey B. Jones as couuty clerk. He gave bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with Lewis Wells and Daniel Dry as his sureties, took the oath of office and entered upon his duties. For the office of treasurer there were two candidates, Daniel Dry and Richard G. Hutchings. Daniel Dry re- ceiving a majority of the votes of the commissioners, was declared elected, and gave bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with Humphrey B. Jones and Lewis Wells as his sureties, took the official oath, and was given the money box of the county. At this same meeting, the commissioners appointed James H. Franklin constable for the district west of Beaucoup creek in said county, and Franklin gave bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, with William C. Murphy as his surety at the same time. The following orders were made the same day :
Election districts .- " Ordered, that in pursuance of the act entitled " An act to provide for the election of justices of the peace and constables ; the county of Perry be divided into districts as follows, to wit : All that tract of country lying east of Beaucoup creek in said county shall constitute and compose one district to be denominated the Eastern District ; and all that country iu said county west of said Beaucoup creek shall form another district to be called the Western District."
" Ordered, That Robert MeElvain, Charles C. Glover and Abner Pyle be, and they are hereby appointed judges of the election for justices of the peace and constables in the East- ern District of this county ; and that Thomas Swanwick, sr., William H. Threlkel and James Crane be and they are
hereby appointed judges of the election of justices of the peace and constables for the Western District of this county "
Assessment of Property .- Ordered, That a tax of one third per cent. be levied on all town lots, which are not taxed by the trustees, which may be appointed to the town of l'inck- neyville ; on all slaves and indentured negroes or mulatto servants ; on pleasure carriages ; on all distilleries ; on stock in trade ; on all horses, mares, mules, asses and neat cattle above three years of age ; aud on watches with their appen- dages ; and on bank stock."
"Ordered, That the court adjourn until to-morrow morn- ing, nine o'clock." The com missioners met in session the following day aud appointed the following named citizens as the
First Grand Jurors .- " Ordered by the court that John Campbell, Jr .. Avery Chapman, Lewis Wells, Jr., William Troop, Sr., John Pyle, Sr., Robert MeElvain, John G. Simpkins, William Pyle, Sr., Johu Berry, Amos Ander- son, Robert Huggins, William Elliott, Jonathan Pettit, John Hutchings, Robert B. Murphy, William H Threlkel, Richard G. Murphy, James Brown, sr., Richard Green, William Adair, Charles Garner, John Flack, Robert Crowe, James Crane, he and they are hereby appointed standing Grand Jurors to serve at the next August term of the Perry Circuit Court, and the clerk of this court issue a venire therefor.
First Petit Jurors .- Ordered by the court, that Jonathan Foster, James Simpkins, Joseph Taylor, James West, Joseph Brayshaw, Joseph Wells, John Pyle, Jr., Lewis Wells, Sr, William Pyle, Jr., Abner Pyle, Enoch Eaton, James Hug- gius, Thomas Swanwick, Jr., Ephraim Bilderback, James Murphy, William Garner, Hugh Brown, Matthew Vaun, Benjamin F. Brown, Jacob Short, Robert F. Clark, John Brown, Jr., Shadrach Lively and James Brown, Jr., be and the same are hereby appointed standing Traverse jurors, to serve at the next August term of the Perry circuit court, and that the clerk of this court issue a venire therefor.
John Pyle, Jr., was appointed constable iu the Eastern District, and gave bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, with William Pyle, Sr .. as surety.
First Order for Road .- Whereas, a petition signed by William Pyle, Sr., H. B. Jones, Lewis Wells and others, amounting to eighteen, has been presented to this court, praying for a road to be viewed and marked, to commence at the road leading from Shawneetown to St. Louis, at or near where said road enters the east edge of what is called Paradise prairie, thence running the nearest and best route to Beaucoup creek, and to cross said creek at the nearest good ford thereon to the centre of this county, thence the nearest and best route to what is called " Willard's road," where the same leaves the west edge of the six mile prairie.
Ordered, by the court, that the prayer of said petitioners be granted, and that William Pyle, Sr., David H. Mead and Amos Anderson, be and are hereby appointed to view and mark said road from the St. Louis road to Beaucoup creek, and that John Hutchings, George Franklin and Robert B. Murphy, be and they are hereby appointed com-
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missioners to view and mark said road from Beaucoup creek to " Willard's road," where it passes out of the west end of the six mile prairie, according to the provisions of the fore- going order.
First License to keep a Turern .- Amos Anderson applied for a license to keep a tavern or public house of entertain- ment, at his house in the county for one year.
Ordered, that his request be granted on his giving bond according to law and paying for the use of the county, one dollar and fifty cents, the clerk's fees for the same.
Ordered, that the court adjourn one hour.
Court met pursuant to adjournment, and passed the fol- lowing schedule of charges for Amos Anderson :
Ordered, that the following be the rates and prices to be paid or demanded by tavern keepers, within this county, for liquors, lodging, diet, stableage, provender, pasturage, &c, to wit :
For whisky, twelve and a half cents per half pint; for rum or brandy, wine, gin, peach or apple brandy, or cherry bounce, eighteen and three-quarter cents; for lodging, six and one quarter cents per night; for breakfast and supper, eighteen and three-quarter cents; for dinner, twenty-five cents ; for feeding horse, beast, twelve and one-half cents ; keeping same per night, thirty-seven and one-half cents ; for pasturage for horse, beast, six and one-quarter cents per head for cach day or night ; pasturage for neat cattle, hogs or sheep, four cents per head for each day or night.
First Polls .- Ordered, that the election for justices of the peace and constables for the Eastern District of this county, be held at the house of William Pyle, Sr., and that the election for the same in the Western District, be held at the house of Robert B. Murphy.
Ordered, that the court adjourn until court in course.
J. R. HUTCHINGS, DAVID H. MEAD, ELIJANI WELLS.
First Session of the Perry Circuit Court .- The next sub- ject to attract the attention of the reader in order of date, is the first session of the circuit court for the new county. The original records show that the session was but of one day's duration, and the principal acts were as follows :
At a session of the circuit court, begun and held at the house of Amos Anderson, in the county of Perry, state of Illinois, on the twenty-eighth day of Angust, Anno Domini, 1827.
Present : The Hon. Theophilus W. Smith, a justice of the supreme court of said state, and presiding judge of said circuit court.
HUMPHREY B. JONES, clerk. WILLIAM C. MURPHY, sheriff.
Humphrey B. Jones, the clerk of this court, produced in court his bond with Richard J. Hamilton, John A. Jones and Conrad Will, his securities, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, payable to the governor of the state, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, which bond and security was approved by the court, aud was ordered to be certified accordingly.
William C. Murphy, as sheriff of the county, produced in court his bond, which was approved and certified accordingly. The bond was for the sum of ten thousand dollars, with William Adair, William H. Threlkel, Hugh Brown, George Franklin and Robert B. Murphy, as sureties. The bond sets forth that William C. Murphy was elected on the 7th of May, 1827. Murphy also took the "duel " oath, and filed his commission, signed by Ninian Edwards, Gov- ernor.
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