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HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO.
PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR 1825.
In 1825 the whole number of horses owned in the county was 535. These were owned in the different townships, as follows: Clinton, 53; Turtle Creek, 128; Perry, 53; Green, 82; Orange, 89; Loramie, 75; Amanda (Allen County), 27; Cynthian, 28.
At the same time the whole number of cattle was 1004, distributed by townships as follows: Clinton, 118; Turtle Creek, 226; Perry, 128; Green, 145; Orange, 156; Loramie, 123; Amanda (Allen County), 48; Cynthian, 60.
This property was held by 493 individuals or companies, and these were represented as follows in the several townships: Clinton, 74; Turtle Creek, 94; Perry, 83; Green, 61; Orange, 61; Loramie, 55; Amanda (Allen County), 17; and Cynthian, 48.
COURT-HOUSE AND JAIL.
The first temple of justice was an old block-house at Hardin, in which court was held during 1819, or until the seat of justice was located at Sidney. After this removal court sessions were held for a time in the dwellings of different citizens of the county seat, as no building was yet especially provided for this purpose. At a session of the Commission- ers, held at Sidney, Feb. 1, 1820, action was taken providing for the erection of both a court-house and jail, and the following plans were adopted and recorded.
Court-House .- The house for the court, to be a frame, twenty-four by thirty feet ; roofed with joint shingles, and weatherboarded ; two doors through the middle of the first story ; four eighteen-light windows; the story ten feet between the floors; a place for two fire-places six feet wide; second story eight feet high, with six fifteen-light windows; window frames and doors underpinned with stone eighteen inches above ground.
Jail .- The building to be sixteen by eighteen feet, with two stories of seven feet each between the floors, and to be built of timber twelve inches square, laid completely close. The first and second floors to be made of square timber, laid close, the same as the wall; one window of eighteen inches square in each story, well grated with iron bars ; one door in each story sufficiently ironed and locked; third floor to be of hewed timber; roof of joint shingles; a chimney in one end with a fire- place in each room.
These building contracts were ordered to be sold at Sidney on the 22d of February. On the 16th of June, 1821, an additional contract was sold to John Snider for $130. At length, on the 4th of March, 1822, the Commissioners were enabled to convene at the new court- house.
This building was considered sufficient for court uses until 1831, when, on the 23d of June, the Commissioners met for the purpose of adopting a plan for a new court-house, to be built "in the centre of the Public Square in Sidney." This building was to be of brick, forty-four feet square, and two stories high. The foundation was to be of stone; the lower story to have sixteen windows of fifteen lights each, and the upper story to have twenty windows each of twelve lights twelve by sixteen inches in size. It was further ordered that the old court-house be sold in May, 1832, the proceeds to be applied to the new building. On July 25, 1831, the contract was let to Charles Bush, Wm. Dock, and George D. Leckey. The building was completed and accepted by the Commis- sion on the 30th of March, 1833.
The second jail was erected in pursuance of an act of the Commis- sioners, under date of June 9, 1825, on which date it was ordered, " That a publication be put in the Piqua Gazette for the building of a new jail at Sidney, to be let out on the 16th day of July next, said jail to be twenty-two feet by thirty feet; one story high ; with a cell ; the walls to be hewed timber, and double filled in with stone." This contract was accordingly sold to Augustus Richards for $793, and was condi- tioned to be completed on the 25th day of December, 1825.
Such were the buildings which preceded the present magnificent court- house and model jail.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS AND COMMON PLEAS COURT MINUTES.
These journals, replete with information touching the development and growth of the county, as well as the course of justice, are submitted in their entirety for the formative period, or first years of the organization. They will both be found to differ widely from the Board and Court Records of to-day, and although lacking system will be found possess- ing breadth enough to embrace almost everything of a public nature. The two journals comprised very largely the scope now embraced by the Board of Commissioners, Common Pleas Court, Probate Court, Recorder's Office, and Sheriff's Office. Possessing this comprehensive- ness the records of the Board and the Court are reproduced for that period with a completeness which will show not only the business trans- acted, but also the methods of transaction.
Commissioners' Journal.
June 17, 1819. The Board of Commissioners for Shelby met at Har- din. Present, Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, and John Wilson. David Henry is appointed clerk of the Board, who appeared and took the oath of office.
Order No. 1. Ordered that the county treasurer pay Samuel McClure for four days' service as lister for Loramie Township for this year, $4.00. Order No. 2. Ordered that the county treasurer pay Charles Botkin for his service as lister and appraiser of property for Perry Township and the fractional part of Essex Township this year, $9.00.
Order No. 3. Ordered that the county treasurer pay John Francis for one day's service as clerk of election for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on the 5th of April last, $1.00.
Order No. 4. Ordered that the county treasurer pay Richard De- frees for six days' service as lister and appraiser of property for Turtle Creek Township this year, $6.00.
Order No. 5. Ordered that the county treasurer pay John Francis for one day's service as clerk of election for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on Ist of May last, $1.00.
Order No. 6. Ordered that the county treasurer pay Peter Mussel- man for one day's service as judge of election for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on the 1st of May last, $1.00
Order No. 7. Ordered that the county treasurer pay Wm. Berry, Jr., for one day's service as judge of election, and one day's service taking returns to Hardin for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on the 1st of May last, $2.00.
Order No 8. Ordered that the county treasurer pay George Berry for one day's service as appraiser of property for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township for this year, $1.00.
Order No. 9. Ordered that the county treasurer pay David Henry for one day's service as clerk of election for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on the 6th of April last, $1.00.
James Lenox is appointed county treasurer, and appeared and gave bonds and took the oath of office according to law.
Samuel McClure, lister and appraiser of property in Loramie Town- ship, appeared and made return of his duplicate for said township.
Charles Botkin, lister and appraiser of property for Perry and frac- tional part of Essex Township, appeared and made return of his dupli- cate for said township.
Archibald Defrees, lister and appraiser of property for Turtle Creek Township, appeared and made return of his duplicate for said township. Archibald Defrees is appointed collector of the tax for Shelby County at ten per cent. on the county levy.
The Board adjourned until the 11th instant.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
ROBERT MCCLURE, WM. BERRY.
June 11, 1819. The Board of Commissioners met pursuant to ad- journment. Present : Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, John Wilson, and David Henry, clerk.
Archibald Defrees, collector of Shelby County, appeared and gave bond with legal security, and took the oath of office.
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On the petition of Alexander Jackson, Caleb Goble, Joseph Donald- son, Elisha Kirtland, and Jesse Jackson, accompanied with the consent of a majority of the inhabitants of town. 1, range 7 east : Ordered that John Lenox, Philip Coleman, and Edward Jackson, taking to their assistance a skillful surveyor, two chainmen, and one blazer, proceed, on Monday, the 28th inst., to view and lay out into convenient lots (agreeable to the laws in such cases made and provided) the school sec- tion in township No. 1, range 7 east, and carefully value the same, and make report of your proceedings to the Board of Commissioners at their next meeting.
Adjourned until the 12th inst.
June 12, 1819. The Board met agreeable to adjournment. Present : Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, John Wilson, and David Henry, clerk.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Abraham Davenport for one day's service as judge of election for Turtle Creek Township on the 1st day of May last, $1.00.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Jeremiah White for one day's service as judge of election for Turtle Creek Township on the 1st day of May last, $1.00.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Wm. Herrald for one day's service as appraiser of property for Turtle Creek Township this year, $1.00.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Daniel Vandemark for one day's service as judge of election for Perry and fractional part of Essex Township on the 1st of May last, $1.00.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Harvey B. Foote for one day's service as clerk of election on the Ist of May last for Turtle Creek Town- ship, $1.00.
Ordered that the county treasurer pay Samuel Stewart for one day's service as judge of election for Turtle Creek Township on the 1st of May last, $1.00.
Ordered that all the fractional part of Essex Township that falls in Shelby County be attached to and incorporated into Perry Township, and is in future to be considered as composing a part of the said town- ship of Perry.
The Commissioners have made out the duplicate for the county levy. Ordered that the same be entered on their records.
Know all men by these presents that we, John Craig, Robert Aldrich, and John McClure, of Shelby County, are held and firmly bound unto Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, and John Wilson, Commissioners of Shelby County, or their successors in office, in the sum of two thousand dollars, current money of the United States, to the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents; sealed with our seal, and dated the 12th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
The condition of the above obligation is such that the above named John Craig shall faithfully discharge all the duties enjoined on him by law as coroner for the aforesaid Shelby County; then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.
Given under our hand and seals the day and year above written.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
JOHN CRAIG, . (SEAL.) ROBERT ALDRICH, (SEAL.) JOHN MCCLURE. (SEAL.)
Know all men by these presents that we, Daniel V. Dingman and James Dingman, of the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, and John Wilson, Commissioners of Shelby County, and their successors in office, in the sum of four thousand dollars, lawful money, to the payment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents; sealed with our seals, and dated the 12th day of June, 1819.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Daniel V. Dingman has been duly elected and commissioned sheriff for Shelby County ; now if the said Daniel V. Dingman does well and truly collect, and pay over all moneys that the law makes it his duty to collect to the proper person to receive it, and perform all the duties of
sheriff of said county faithfully ; then this obligation to be void and of no effect ; else to remain in full force and virtue.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
DANIEL V. DINGMAN, (L. S.) JAMES DINGMAN. . (L. S.)
Adjourned till the 2d Monday in September next.
ROBERT MCCLURE, WM. BERRY, JOHN WILSON, Commissioners.
Hardin, Ohio, Sept. 13, 1819. The Board of Commissioners met per adjournment. Present : Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, John Wilson, and David Henry, clerk.
Alexander Jackson applied for a permanent lease for lot No. 1 of the school section in town. 1, range 7 east.
Jesse Jackson applied for a lease for lot No. 2 in said section.
Joseph Donaldson applied for a lease for lot No. 4 of same section. Elisha Kirtland applied for a lease for lot No. 5 of same section. John Manning applied for a lease for lot No. 6 in said section.
The report of the freeholders appointed the 11th of June last to lay out and appraise the school section in town. 1, range 7 east, is received and ordered to be recorded. .
A petition of part of the inhabitants of Shelby County praying to vacate part of the county road through Turtle Creek Township was read and laid over until the next meeting of the Board.
It is ordered that Perry Township be divided as follows: Running though the middle of the 13th range, and that the south part of said township be organized into a new township by the name of Orange, and that the election for township officers be held at the house of Wm. Min- near, on the 23d inst.
Ordered that David Henry have an order on the county treasurer for four days' service as clerk of the Board, and $1.00 for extra service, in all, $10.00.
Ordered that Robert McClure have an order for book and paper fur- nished, $3.62}.
Ordered that David Henry have an order for one book for the clerk of Commissioners, 50 cts.
Adjourned to the last Friday in October next.
ROBERT MCCLURE, JOHN WILSON, WM. BERRY,
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
Commissioners.
Hardin, October 29, 1819. The Board of Commissioners met as per adjournment. Present : Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, Joseph Mellin- ger, and David Henry, clerk.
The Board of Commissioners proceeded to draw their allotments for their terms of service. Robert McClure is for one year, Wm. Berry for two years, and Joseph Mellinger for three years, who each took the several oaths required by law to qualify them for the duties of their said offices.
Caleb Goble applied for a lease on lot No. 3 in the school section in town. 1, range 7 east.
Ordered that John Francis, John Manning, James Lenox, Joseph Mel- linger, Conrad Pouches, Zebediah Richardson, Joseph Steinberger, Henry Hershaw, John Stevens, Archibald Defrees, Cephas Carey, Peter Mussel- man, John Bryan, R. Lenox, and Abraham Davenport each have $1.50 for services as grand jurors; and that George Carey, constable, have 75 cents for one day's service at last September term.
Ordered that Thomas Hurley, Wm. Cecil, Wm. Berry, Nathan Cole- man, Jacob Wise, Alexander Miller, John Miller, Benjamin Blankinship, John Craig, Robert Aldrich, James Crossman, Elisha Kirkland each have 50 cents for services as petit jurors; and that James Moore, con- stable, have 25 cents for attendance at one trial at last September term.
Ordered that John Manning have for one day's service as judge of election for Orange Township, and one day for taking in the returns of the same at last October election, $2.00.
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Ordered that John Hathaway, Jacob Lemasters, Rodham Talbot, judges, and Peter Musselman and George Morrison, clerks, each have $1.00, for judge and clerk's fees for one day's service at the last annual election for Perry Township.
On petition of sundry inhabitants of township 7, range 6 east, it is ordered that Daniel Vandemark, John Stewart, and Robert Hurley, taking to their assistance a skillful surveyor, two chainmen, and one blazer, proceed, on the 10th day of October next, to view and lay out into convenient lots-agreeable to law in that case made and provided -- the school section in town. 7, range 6 east, and carefully value the same, and make report of your proceedings to the Board of Commissioners at their next meeting.
Ordered that Abraham Davenport have $1.00 for one day's service as judge of election October 12, for Turtle Creek Township.
Ordered that James Marshall for one day's service at May term and associate judge two days' service at September term, $9.00.
The Board adjourned.
ROBERT MCCLURE, WM. BERRY, JOSEPH MELLINGER, Commissioners.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
Hardin, Dec. 13, 1819. The Board met. Present: Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, Joseph Mellinger, and David Henry, Clerk.
Ordered, that Harvey B. Foote have for one book for records and six quires of paper, $6.25.
That R. Bush have for one day's service as judge of election for Orange Township on the 12th of October, 1819, $1.00.
That John Francis have for one day's service as clerk of the annual election for Orange Township on the 12th of October last, $1.00.
That Win. Minnear have for one day's service as clerk of last annual election for Orange Township the 12th of October last, $1.00.
That Henry Bacon have for his service as prosecuting attorney at September term, $15.00.
That Wm. Johnston, John Francis, and Dan Dingeman proceed to view a part of the road from Dingmansburg on the division of Wapa- koneta that leads through Rodham Talbot's land, as he wishes, and make report agreeable to law to the Board at their next meeting.
Ordered that Abraham Cannon, John Lenox, and Daniel V. Dingman, together with Benjamin S. Cox, taking to their assistance two chainmen and one blazer, proceed on the 22d inst. to view and lay out a road as follows: beginning on the State road from Piqua to Wapakoneta where it crosses Mill Creek, in Turtle Creek Township, running northwesterly to Abraham Cannon's, and make report of their proceedings to the next Board of Commissioners.
James Barnett applied for a permanent lease on school section in town. 6, range 7 east, lot No. 1. Lease made.
Henry L. Jackson applied for lot 3, same section. Granted. Henry Jackson applied for lot 4, same section. Granted. Jacob Jackson applied for lot 5, same section. Granted. Joseph Porfuelts applied for lot 6, same section. Granted. Adjourned till to-morrow.
December 14, 1819. Board met in full session.
Ordered that Peter Princehouse, John Medaris, and Thaddeus Tuttle, together with Benjamin S. Cox, surveyor, taking with them two chainmen and one blazer, proceed on the 29th inst. to view and lay out a road as follows : beginning at or near the 5-mile-tree on the Mosquito Creek road, thence to the county line on the east side of section 5, town. 2, range 13, at the most proper point for a road to the seat of justice of Logan County, and make report of your proceedings to the next Board of Commissioners.
The report of the board of viewers appointed by the, last Board of Commissioners to view the school section in town. 7, range 6 east, was received and ordered to be recorded.
Ordered that all that part of the county of Shelby situate north of a base line that crosses the Big Auglaize at or near the mouth of Hog Creek, east and west, be incorporated into a separate township, to be known by the name of Auglaize, and that the electors of said township
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assemble at the house of Moses Rice on the first Monday in April, to elect township officers.
Ordered that Archibald Defrees have for his service as collector of the county levy for this year, $17.50.
Ordered that the next Board meet at this place the first Monday in March. Adjourned.
ROBERT MCCLURE, WM. BERRY, JOSEPH MELLINGER.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
Sidney, Feb. 1st, 1820. The Board met. Present: William Berry, Joseph Mellinger, and David Henry, Clerk.
Know all men by these presents that we, Thomas W. Ruckman, John Lenox, Archibald Defrees, and Wm. Johnston, are held and firmly bound unto Robert McClure, Wm. Berry, and Joseph Mellinger, Commission- ers of Shelby County, and their successors in office, in the just sum of four thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States, and for the true performance of which payment we bind ourselves, our heirs, execu- tors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated the 14th day of January, 1820.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Thomas W. Ruckman has been duly elected and commissioned sheriff of Shelby County; now if the said Thomas W. Ruckman does well and truly collect and pay over all money that the law makes it his duty to collect, to the proper person to receive the same, and perform all the other lawful duties of sheriff of Shelby County faithfully and honestly, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; else to remain in full force and virtue in law.
THOMAS W. RUCKMAN, JOHN LENOX, ARCHIBALD DEFREES, his WM. X JOHNSTON. mark.
Attest, D. HENRY, Clerk.
Plan of the jail to be erected for the county: To be 16 by 18 feet; two stories, each seven feet between the floors; built of timber twelve inches square, laid completely close; the first and second floors to be made of square timber laid close, the same as the wall; one window of eighteen inches square, in each story, well grated with iron bars; one door in each story sufficiently ironed and locks; third floor to be of hewed tim- ber; roof of joint shingles ; a chimney in one end, with a fireplace in each room.
The house for the court to be a frame, 24 by 30 feet, roofed with joint shingles and weatherboarded ; two doors through the middle of the first story ; four 18-light windows; the story ten feet between the floors; a place for two fireplaces six feet wide; second story eight feet high; six 15-light windows; window-frames and' doors underpinned with stone eighteen inches above ground. The above buildings are ordered to be sold on the 22d inst. at Sidney.
Adjourned till the 22d inst.
Sidney, Feb. 22, 1820. Commissioners met ; full Board present. Then proceeded to sell the contract for erection of court-house and jail, with alterations agreeable to the bond taken in that case.
Adjourned.
D. HENRY, Clerk.
ROBERT MCCLURE, WM. BERRY, JOSEPH MELLINGER.
Hardin, O., March 6, 1820. The Board met. Present: the full Board. The report of the viewers appointed to view the road through Rodham Talbott's land is received and ordered to be recorded.
Ordered that the following bills be allowed: William Minnear, James Bryan, Daniel Vandemark, Joseph Bennett, John Mellinger, Zachariah Hurley, John Wilson, Robert Aldrich, Wm. Bush, David Crow, John Shennard, Gideon Wright, Charles Weeks, John Hathaway, each have $1.50 for one day's service as grand jurors at December term, and that James Moore have 75 cents for services as constable.
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