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September 8, Adam Dickey, one of the viewers of the highway from Middletown, by Thomas Hunt's, to the State Road, between Thomas Hill's and Imane Swearen- gin's, $2.25; Abraham Huff and Joseph Williamson. viewers, cach, $2.25; Isaac S. Swearengin, surveyor, 85; Ira Hunt and William Hant, chain-men, $2.01 ; Na- thaniel Hill, chain-man, $2.01; Isaac Hunt, ax-man, 22.01; William McClellan, sheriff of Butler, fees for services in State prosecutions, where the State failed. ad- vertising elcetions and summoning grand jurors, and locks for the jail, 837.42; John Riley, clerk of the Boerd of Commissioners, making out duplicates of county and State taxes for the collectors, and stationery furnished, 858.37. On application of Samuel Seward, it was ordered that a deduction be made in his taxes of a stud-horse of 84.
The following collectors of State taxes were appointed: Fairfield, George Harlan, 8122.892; Lemon, Robert Brown, 8180.315; Liberty, Thomas Hunt, $139.597; Milford, John Frazer, $13.202; Ross, Andrew Wilson, $49.956: St. Clair, John Orbison, 841.68; Wayne, James Barrly, 848 217.
Accounts allowed, October 5, as follows: Samuel Crooks, one of the viewers of the highway from uear J. Beaty's to the north-west corner of the college township, 83.40; Zachariah P. De witt and Samuel Beeler, viewer-, each, $3.40; David Woolverton, chain-man, 82.34; Stephen Elkins, marker, 82.34; William Square, the sevindt instalbrent towards building the jailer's house, 3250; William Patton, taxes on a stud-horse improperly levied and collected in 1806, $4.
November 2, accounts were allowed to Jatues Hoation
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surveying the highway leading from near J. Beaty's to the north-west corner of the college township, $9; Elihu Line, one of the chain-men, 83.01; John MeClel- lan, carrying the abstract of the election for senator in October, 1807, to the clerk's office in Warren County, $2; John Stow, wolf-scalp, $1.
Accounts were allowed, December 7, 1807, to Isaac Wiles, smith-work for the county, by the direction of the sheriff, 83.50; David Lee, George Myracle, and John Burns, wolf-scalps, each, 81; Joli Orbison, commission for collecting the State taxes in. St. Clair Township, $2.50; James Bartley, collecting the State taxes in Wayne Township, $2.89; Robert Brown, the State taxes of Lemon Township, $10.82; John Frazer, the State taxes in Milford Township, 79 cents : William Murray, one of the viewers on the alteration of the highway lead- ing from Rossville to Iseminger's mill, including fees of one day for marker or ax-man, 82.37; Isaac Wiles, viewer, including fees of one day of chain-man, 82.37; Robert Douglass, reviewer, 85 cents; James Heaton, surveying, 83 ; Davis Smith, chain-man, 67 cents ; Will. iam Steel, viewer on the alteration of the highway from Scott's tanyard, up Seven Mile, 75 cents; Gilbert Marshall, viewer, 85 cents; Thomas Simmons, viewer, $5 cents; Henry II. Jones, surveyor, $1.50.
James Heaton, commissioner of the highway leading from Hamilton to Cincinnati, having exhibited to the board his account and charges against the State of Ohio, for laying out and repairing, 875, it was allowed.
January 4, 1808, accounts were allowed as follows : James Duun, associate julge, 821; Henry Weaver, as- socinte judge, $21; Celadon Symmes, associate judge, $21; Arthur St. Clair, attorney for the State, 827; Matthew Winton, James Brown, Thomas Hueston, Ser- ring Marsh, Squire Little, Jacob Miller, Joseph Stuart, Sanme! Harden, Nathan Stubbs, Samuel Davis, Peter; Voorhies, John Ayres, James Mills, Jacob Lewis, and John Vinnedge, grand jurors, each, 82.25; Brice Vir- gin, constable, for attending the grand jury, 1807, 82.25; John Reily, clerk of the Board of Commissioners, for making a duplicate of the State taxes from the listers' returns in 1807, 817.50; Thomas Hunt, collecting the county and State taxes of Liberty Township, 821.86 ; William Foster, wolf-scalp, $1; James Bartley. collect- ing the county taxes of Wayne Toro-hip, $11.37; Will- iam SEquire, third instalhnens towards building the jailer's house, $500. It was ordered that all delinquent collect- ors of taxes should meet the Board of Commissioners at Hamilton on the first. Monday in February next, for the purpose of settling up their respective collections.
' Accounts allowed at the meeting of February 1, as follows: David Blackburn, a judge of an election in Reily Township, 61; Cornelius Doty, wolf'sealp. 30 cents; Jolin Wingate, survivor of Terreure & Wingate, extra work in building the jail, $40; George Harlan, collect- ing and paying over the county taxes in Fairfield Town-
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ship, $33.74; Robert Brown, collecting and paying over the county taxes in Lemon Township, 825.03.
March 7, 1808, the accounts allowed were as follows: John Dunn, appraiser in Ross Township, $1.25; Isaac Stanley, attending at the clerk's office in canvassing and certifying elections, 81; John Vinnedge, attending at the clerk's office in canvassing and certifying elections, 81.50; John McClellan, notifying John Vinnedge to attend at the clerk's office to canvass and certify an election, $1; John Frazer, collecting and paying over the county taxes of Milford Township, 88.25; Thomas Cooch, one of the viewers of the road from the lands of Samuel MeCleary to the northern boundary of the county, $3.40; James Martin and Robert Barnhill, viewers, each, 83.40: Will- iam Martin. chain-man, 81.34; John Frazer. chain-m.av. $1.34; David Frazer, marker, one day, 67 cent. ; John Davis, marker, one day, 67 cents ; Henry H. Jones, sur- veying, 84.50; John Reily, clerk of the Board of Com- missioners, 827.75.
It was ordered that suits should be instituted against all delinquent collectors of taxes who fail to produce and deposit with the clerk of the board within ten days the county treasurer's receipts; and that suits be in- stituted against all delinquents who subscribed to pay either in cash, whisky, or grain, towards the publie build- ings for the use of the county of Butler, including the donation made or subscribed by C. R. Sedam. Ir was ordered that William Corry, attorney at law, be em- ployed as counsel on behalf of the county.
May 2, 1808, accounts were allowed to James Dunn, associate judge, $19.50; Henry Weaver, associate judge, $10.50; Celadon Symmes, associate judge, $19.50; William Corry, attorney for proscenting the pleas of the State, $27; James Mills, John Hamilton, Ji., Enoch Danford, Abner Euoch, James Rugless, Samuel Diekey, Moses Tegarden, John Thompson, William: Web ster, Andrew Wilson, Joseph Worth, Isaac Wiles, John Coon. William Hayse, and Thompson Maxwell, grand jurors, cach, 83.
Accounts were allowed at the meeting of Jane R. 1808, to Amos Hawkins, 5 wolf-scalps, 85; George Myracle, wolf-scalp, $1; David Lee, 2 wolf-calpe. 82; John Pat- terson, damages sustained by the alteration of the road commonly called Wayne's trace, through his lands as per report of the viewers, $13; Davil Beaty, coroner, for the cost and charges of an inquest held on the dead body of Ambrose Lawrence, $10.90; Maxwell Parkison, 8 wolf-scalps, 84.
At the August meeting, a statement of the probable general receipts and expenditures of the county of Butler, for the year 1808, was given. Probable receipts: County taxes, 81,396.29 ; land tax, the county meety, 8122; tavern, store, ani forry licenses, 8200: fines and forfeitures, 830; arrears of county taxes for INT. $130.09. Appropriations: Amount probably necessary to meet the orders which remained unsatisfied on the
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second Monday in June, 1808, 8400; listers and other accounts liquidated since second Monday in June, 1808, $145.62; fourth installment of the jailer's house, $345; associate judges' fees, $150; attorney, prosecuting the pleas of the State for the county, $80; clerk and sheriff, $50; grand jury's fees, $100; judges of elections, $40; wolf and panther scalps, $40; viewers of roads and highways, $50; probable amount of the Board of Com- missioners, clerk, and stationery, $150; towards furnish- ing the new jail, $300; collectors' and county treasurer's commissions, 8200; contingent expenses and delinquen- cies, $127.76. The following collectors were appointed to collect the county taxes: Fairfield, George Harlan, $306.249; Lemon, William Harvey, $323.825; Liberty, Thomas Hunt, 8181.525; Milford, Robert Scott, $89.50; Reily, John Price, 859.50; Ross, James Mahan, $139.55; St. Clair, William Broderick. $160.536; Wayne, James Barclay, $135.61. The following collectors of State taxes were appointed, and having given bonds, etc., were severally furnished with duplicates: Fairfield, George Harlan, $186.194; Lemon, William Harvey, $210.454; Liberty, Thomas Hunt, $141.55; Milford, Robert Scott, $19.13; Ross, James Mahan, $78.748; St. Clair, William Broderick, $49.655; Wayne, James Bar- elay, $55.535. Captain Isaac Wiles, for the soldiers to guard the jail in June and July, 1808, $19.25; John Wingate, sheriff, services rendered the county, in- cluding a portion of the annual allowanec made by law, to the sheriff for failures in State prosecutions, $70.50; William McClellan, late sheriff, proclaiming elections, including a part of the annual allowance made by law to the sheriff, for failures in State prosecutions, ete., $24; John Reily, clerk of Butler Common Pleas, $35.50; John Reily, clerk of the Board of Commissioners, in drawing orders for roads and highway, established by the Board of Commissioners, 833.
Accounts were allowed, September 5, 1808, to James Dunn, associate judge of Butler Common Pleas, $15; Henry Weaver, associate judge, $15; Celaden Symnes, associate judge, $15; William Corry, attorney-at-law, prosecuting the pleas of the State in Butler Common Pleas, 1808, 827; Sumuel Dick, John Dickson, Adam Dickey, Moses Vail, Michael Morningstar, John Fisher, Thomas Kyle, Benjamin Hawkins, John Withrow, Jobin Richardson, John Richmond, Henry Taylor, Thompson Maxwell, Samuel Davis, and Jobu Morris, grand jurors, each, $1.50; Robert Brown, constable, for attending the grand jury, $1.50; Samuel Powell, appraiser in Lemon Township, 83.12 : Robert Lytle, one of the viewers ou the road beginning at the State Road between Ogle's and Stout's, thenre to Greenwood's, $1.79; William Robison, viewer, $1.70; James Scott, viewer. $1.70; James Heaton, surveyor, 88; Mouton Irwin, chain-man, 67 cents; Robert Crome, chain-man, 67 cents; John Kemmedly, ax-man, 67 cents; John Keity, clerk of the Board of Commissioners, $65.25.
William Squire was requested to lay before the board, at their next meeting, a statement of what sumis he has collected on the subscription papers made toward the public buildings.
At the next meeting it was ordered that William Squire have further time given, or until the first Monday of November next, to lay before the board a statement of the sums by him collected on the subscription paper made toward public buildings, and put into his hands for collection : and it was ordered that suit be again instituted against William Squire and his bail, on their contract for building the jailer's house, etc.
At the meeting of November 7, 1808, it was ordered that there be allowed to the judges and clerks of elections the sum of 75 cents per day, and the sum of five cents per mile to the judge who returns the poll-book.
Amounts were allowed to John James, wolf-scalp, $1; Godfrey Waggoner, wolf-scalp. $1; John Wingate, sheriff, in part for locks, etc., furnished for the jail, $15.03; Ezekiel Ball, one of the judges at the October annual election in Lemon Township, and for returning the poll- books, $2.90; John Wingate, sheriff, for work done at the jail, $12.07.
December 6, 1808, accounts were allowed to the fol- lowing persons : Hough, Blair & Co., for iron locks, nails, etc., furnished the sheriff for the use of the jail, $33.43; John Wingate, sheriff. plank furnished for the jail, making doors and banging the same, $26.06; Will- iam MeClear, iron furnished for the jail, 870: John Reily, clerk of the Board of Commissioners, to making a duplicate of the State taxes, $29.75.
February 6, 1899, accounts were allowed to James Dunn, associate judge, $21; Henry Weaver, associate judge, 824; Celadon Symines, associate judge, 821; William Corry, prosecuting the pleas on behalf of' the State, $27; David Beaty, Lage Stanley, John Vinnedge, John McDonald, James Piper, John Morrow, Abraham Montoney, John Kennedy, Knoles Shaw, Robert Winton, Samuel Ayres, John Craig, Matthew Hueston, Solomon Line, and Thomas Hunt, grand jurors, each, 82.25; Rob- ert Brown, constable, in attending ou grand jury, 82.25; Ezekiel Ball, judge of the election for justice of the peace in Lemon Township, $1.45; Joseph Lummmiis, julge of election, 75 cents; Gideon Long, judge of election, 75 ceats; Demiel L. Pierce, clerk of' election, 75 reuts. James Bolis, clerk of election, 75 cents; Enoch Danford, judge of the election of justices of the peace in Wayne Township, $1.25; James Witherow, judge of flection, 75 cents ; James Staggs, judge of election, 75 couts; Moses Evans, clerk of the election for justices of the peare in Wayne Township, 75 cents; Isaiah Ore, clerk of deetion, 75 cents: Matthew Hurston, attendance at the clerk's office to canvass and certify the election of justice of the pence hell in Lemon Township. $1; John Jolly, notifying Matthew Hueston to attend at the clerk's office to canvass and certify the election for justice of the peace in Lemon
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Township, 75 cents ; John. Vinnedge, attending at the clerk's office to canvass and certify the clection for justices" of the peace in Wayne Township, $1; James Mills, plank furnished for the court-room, 86; Hugh Blair & Co., a pair of andirons, shovel, and tongs, furnished for the use of the court-room, $5.69; Thomas Hunt, commission for collecting and paying over the State and county taxes of Liberty Township, $26.39 ; James Barclay, colleeting and paying over the State and county taxes of Wayne Town- ship, $16.59; William Harvey, colleeting and paying over the State and county taxes of Lemon Township, 831.88 ; Nathaniel Beli, collecting and paying over the county taxes of Wayne Township, $3.20; Aaron Southard, car- peuter work done in the court-room, $18.
At the meeting of February 15, 1809, a request was made by William Squire, the undertaker of the jailer's house, for more money on the contract, and refused, suit > having been instituted by the board.
March 7, 1809, accounts were allowed to Samuel Dick, for his services as one of the viewers of the road from Rossville to the west boundary of the county, opposite James Crooks's, 85.10 ; William Blackburn, viewer, $5.10; William Crooks, viewer, 85.10; James Heaton, surveyor, 88.50 ; Benjamin Davis and Cyrus Timbrul, . elain-men, each, $2.68 ; Hampton Adkins, ax-man, $2.68; Samuel Dick, one of the viewers of the road from Williams's mill, on Indian Creek, to the west boundary of the county, at the west side of section No. six, towa four, of the first range, $4.25; William Blackburn and William Crooks, viewers, each, 84.25; James Heaton, surveyor, $7 : Benjamin Davis and Cyrus Lambert. chain-men, each, $2.01; Hampton Adkins, ax- man, $2.01 ; Johu Wingate, sheriff, two large locks, etc., procured for the jail of Butler County, $17.17.
Accounts were allowed, April 10, 1809, to William Wilson, a judge of the elcetion for justice of the peace in Lemon Township. held 3d April, 1809, for returning the poll-book, 81. 45; Joseph Williamson and 'Squire Little, udges of election, each, 75 cents; Joseph Worth and Amos Bewell, clerks of election, each, 75 cents ; Johu E. Scott, for his services as a judge at the election of justice of the peace held in Mijferd Township, 30 April, 1809, and for returning the poll-book, 81.30; Conrad Dow and William Ogle, judges of election, cach 75 cents; Matthew Richardson and Joseph Steele, clerks of election, cach, 75 cents; George Myracle, wolf-scalp, $1; Nathan Grif- fith, for a large jock made for the jail of Butler County, 816; William Squite, in part of the fourth installment for building the jailer's house, $150; John Wingate, sheriff of Butler County. for dieting and guarding. etc., John Cummins, a prisoner, lately confived in the jail of Butler County, 861.15; Johu Reily, clerk of the Board of Commissioners, $10.50.
Suit was ordered instituted against George Harlan, delinquent collector of State taxes in the township of i Fairficki for the year 1808.
May 1, 1808, accounts were allowed to James Dunn, associate judge, $18; Henry Weaver, associate judge; $18; Celadon Symmes, associate judge, $18; William Corry, attorney, for prosecuting the pleas of the State in Butler Common Pleas, 1807, 827; Arthur St. Clair and Jaech Burnett, attorneys, for prosecuting the pleas of the State, Butler Common Pleas and Supreme Court, against Cornelius Cummins, $16; James Heaton, 'Squire Little, Benjamin Van Cleif, Robert Brown, Isaac S. Swearingin, Michael Ayres, William Smith, Solomon Hittle, Ebenezer Paddocks, William Mitchel, Joseph Walker, Thomas Hunt, John Vinnedge, Thompson Maxwell, and John Smith, grand jurors, each. 82.25 ; Josiah Conklin, con- stable, for attending the grand jury, $2.25; Benjamin Davis, making hinges and spikes for the jail, $19.45; John Wingate, in part on account of work and materials found, etc., for the completing the jail, $134.44.
Accounts were allowed on the meeting of June 5. 1809, to David Beaty, coroner, for holding an inquest on the dead body of Baldwin Moore, on the 19th March, 1809, $13.30.
June 17, 1809, it was ordered, by and with the assent of William Squire, that the suit now pending in the Butler Common Pleas between the Board of Commission- ers, plaintiff's, and William Squire and his sureties, on the contract for building the jailer's house, finding the materials, cte., be submitted to reference.
Accounts were allowed at the next meeting, that of July 3, 1809, to George Harlan, as lister and appraiser of houses in Fairfield Township, 827.50; James Heaton, appraiser of houses in Fairfield Township, 86.25 ; Robert Ferris, lister and appraiser of houses in Lemon Township, $30.62; Abuer Enceh, appraiser of houses in Lemon Township, 84.37; Thomas Hunt, lister and appraiser of houses in Liberty Township, $24; Michael Ayres, ap- priser of houses in Liberty Township, $1.25; Robert Young, lister aud appraiser of houses in Milford Town- ship, 88.75; James Martin, appraiser of houses in Mil- ford Township, 81.25; John Price, lister and appraiser of houses in Reily Town-bip, $7.50; William Broderick, lister and appraiser of houses in St. Clair Township, $12.50; Adam Heath, appraiser of houses in St. Clair Township, 81.25; Nathaniel Bell, lister and! appraiser of houses in Wayne Township, 811.45; Jonathan Stagys, appraiser of houses in Wayne Township. $2.50; Peter Williamson, one of the judges of the election for justices of the peace in Liberty Township, and returning the poll- book of the same, $1.75; Daniel Nelson, one of the judges of election. 81; Joseph Cox, judge of election, 81 ; John Freeman, clerk of election, $1 ; Thomas Fish, clerk of election, $1; William Squire, fourth installment for building the jailer's house, $194.84.
It was ordered this notice shoubl be given, by puisli- cation in the Whig and Liberty Hall, to all those who were in arrears with the county of Butter on their sab- scriptions made to assist in erecting public buildings. t.
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come forward and deposit the same with Isaac Stanley, of Hamilton, or confess a judgment before him for the same before the first day of August next, and that suits be immediately instituted against all those who should fail to comply with the foregoing requisition.
Probable amount of the general receipts and expen- ditures of Butler County for the year 1800:
RECEIPTS. -- Amount of the county taxes, $1,507.58; one-third part of the State or land tax, 8288; store, tavern, and ferry license, $200; fines and forfeitures, $20; arrears of taxes in the collectors' hands, for the year 1808, $2440.82.
APPROPRIATIONS. -- Amount probably necessary to pay for the orders drawn (outstanding) previous to the second Monday in June, 1809, $300; amount of orders drawn since the second Monday in June, 1809, 8364.12; prob- able amount of the associate judges' fees, 8160; attorney for the State, 880; clerk and sheriff, 880; grand jury's fees. $120 - judges and clerks of elections, $70; wolves' and panthers' scalps, $40; viewers, etc., of roads and highways, 850; Board of Commissioners, their clerk, stationery, etc., 8175; collectors' and county treasurer's commissions, $200; necessary to be expended on the jail, eontingent expenses and delinquencies, 8617.28.
. Accounts were allowed William Broderick, commis- sion for collecting and paying over the county taxes of St. Clair Township, 815.83; John Wingate, sheriff of Butler County, for materials furnished and work done in completing the jail of Butler County, including dieting criminals and the annual allowance, made by law, for failures in State prosecutions, 8281.23; John Reily, clerk of Butler Common Pleas, 846.12; William Murray, one of the judges of the election of justice of the peace, in Fairfield Township, 81; David Beaty, judge of elec- tion, $1; Thomas W. Spencer, judge of election, $1; James Heaton, clerk of slection, $1; William Doty, clerk of election, Si ; William Caliwell, judge of the elcetion held for electing two justices of the peace, St. Clair Township, on August 3, 1809, and returning the poll-book, 81.75; George Huffman, judge of election, $1; Robert Winton, judge of election, $1; Jeremy Beaty, clerk of election, $1; John Taylor, elerk of elec- tion, $1; Christopher breler, wolf-scalp, $1; Joc Col- lins, wolf-scalp, $1.
The following persons were appointedl to collect the county taxes : Fairfield, George Harlan, 8332.442; Lemon, William Harvey, 8379.897; Liberty, Thomas Hunt, $175.425; Milford, Robert Young, 894.20; Reily, John Price, 871.80; Ross, James Denuing, $141.50; St. Clair, William Broderick, $169.261; Wayne, Nathaniel Bell, $142.06.
The following persons were appointed to collect the State taxes: Fairfield, George Harlan, $158.207; Lemon, William Harvey, 8602.051; Liberty, Thomas Hunt, $160.387; Milford, Robert Young, 881.535; Reily, John Price, $18.18; Ross, James Dunning, $50.508; St. Clair,
William Broderick, $49.734; Wayne, Nathaniel Bell, 876.959.
September 4, 1809, accounts were allowed as follows: James Dunn, associate judge of Butler Common Pleas, $15; Henry Weaver, 815; Celadon Symmes, 89; Will- iam Corry, attorney for the State in Butler Common Pleas, 827; James Smith, Samuel Kennedy, John Cald- well, John Baker, Hendrick Lane, Tobias Barkalow, John Fisher, Thomas Irwin, John Dunn, Robert More- head, Joseph Hough, Samuel Davis, Thompson Maxwell, Henry Taylor, and James Pierce, grand jurors, each, $1.50; Daniel Salle, constable, for attending grand jury in Butler Common Pleas, $1.50.
PROCEEDINGS FROM 1813 TO 1S19.
We continue our extraets from the commissioners' minutes, but in a more condensed form. They are not continuous from those before given.
November 23, 1813, the commissioners drew an order of $2,000, as first payment to John E. Scott, on the new court-house.
December 7, 1813, the bond of James MeBride, for the faithful discharge of his duties as sheriff, was recorded, with James and Hugh Wilson as his sureties; amount, $4,000.
January 3, 1814, Matthew Richardson took his seat as county commissioner, having been appointed to fill the vacaney caused by the resignation of John Wingate. His associates were James Blackburn and William Robison.
February 7, ordered that John Seett, contractor of the new court-house, be allowed to collect the subscriptions of stone, brick, timber, lime, mechanical work, labor. etc., as reported by committee on subscriptions, July 18, 1803. The bond of David Beaty, of 82,000, indorsed by David Beaty, David Brant, and Samad! Miller, for the faithful discharge of the former's duties as coroner, recorded.
May 2, John Richmond, road commissioner, was al- lowed 86.75, in full for bis services in the repair of the road from the forks of the State road at Koox & Isemin- ger's mill to Hieby's mill.
June 6, the commissioners appointed John Reily elerk, Hugh Wilson treasurer, and Richard Scott collector of State or land taxes, the treasurer's remuneration to be tiure per centum.
August 1. the board made their yearly estimate of the probable receipts and expenditures of the county as fol- low> : Receipts-From county taxes, 52.300; land taxes, $350; store, tavern, and ferry licenses, $300; cash in treasury, taxes, fines, and debts due to the county over and above the sum of $1,250 heretofore appropriated for building court-house, 81,275.50; total, 84, 125.50. Ex- politures-Associate judges. 8220; State attorney, 881; clerk and sheriff. $120; dieting personers in jail, $100: grand jury and constables, 8100, judges and clerks of | elections, $150; viewers of roads, $75; commissioners,
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