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Ordered, That this conrt adjourn until court in course.
WILLIAM BOWEN,
JAMES RILEY,
Commissioners.
JEREMIAII BRIDGE.
Attest:
WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE. Clerk.
Extra session of the board of county commis- sioners held this 19th day of Angust, 1839; pres- ent: William Bowen, James Riley and Jere- miah Bridge:
WHEREAS, This court failed at July term, 1839, to make an order setting apart five per cent. for Territorial revenue, now be it
Ordered, That the sum of $90.58, the amount of the aforesaid five per cent., be set apart for the Territorial revenue for the year 1839, and that the clerk of said board of commissioners transmit by mail to the Territorial treasurer a certified copy of the duplicate for the current year.
Extra session of the board of county commis- sioners begun and held this 19th day of Sep- tember, A. D., 1839; present: William Bowen, James Riley and William Boyls. William Bowen was elected chairman by ballot.
Ordered, That William Rittenhouse be ap- pointed by this board clerk of said board.
WHEREAS, This board failed at July session, 1839, to divide the county of Green into three districts for the purpose of assessing property for the revenue for the year 1840 for the want of the statute in such case made and provided now, therefore, be it
Ordered, That the said county be divided in the following form, to-wit: District No. 1 shall contain all that part of said county which lies in range 6 east, and two tiers of sections off of the west side of range 7 east. District No. 2 shall contain all that part of said county which is not included in district No. 1, in range No. 7 east, and four tiers of sections off of the west side of range No. 8 east. District No. 3 shall contain all that part of said county which is not included in the two first mentioned dis- tricts, or all of range 9 east, and two tiers of sections off of the east side of range 8 east, in said county. And be it further
Ordered, That David Davis be appointed as- sessor for district No. 3 and that George Connor be appointed assessor for the 2d district and that Stephen Clarno (elected) be assigned to district No. 1.
October Session, 1839.
Ordered, That William Griffith be appointed district surveyor to fill a vacancy.
Ordered, That Jacob Ly Brand be appointed supervisor in the place of Elijah Austin in dis- trict No. 2.
Ordered, That this court adjourn until court in course. WILLIAM BOWEN, JAMES RILEY, WILLIAM BOYLS, Commissioners.
Attest: WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE, Clerk. Extra Session, November 12,1839.
Ordered, That the clerk of the board shall certify to the governor of this Territory that the sixth section of the act entitled, "An act to provide for and establishing the seat of justice of Green county," approved March 9, 1839, is
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complied with on the part of said board, and that he transmit the same by mail.
in course.
Ordered, That this court adjourn until court WILLIAM BOWEN, JAMES RILEY, WILLIAM BOYLS, Commissioners. WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE, Clerk.
Attest:
January 10, 1840.
Ordered, That $3 be allowed for each wolf scalp as a bounty for the destruction of wolves, under an act of the legislature of this Territory, to provide for the destruction of wolves from and after this day up to the Ist day of January, 1841.
April 7, 1840.
Ordered, That the legality of the title to the lands deeded to Green county, on which Mon- roe, the present county seat, is situated, be re- ferred to the district attorney for said county for his legal decision on the same; and that all papers relative thereto be submitted to him by the clerk of this board, and that he report and file said report with said clerk, and that the sheriff serve a copy of this order on said it- torney.
April 20, 1840.
Ordered, That suit be instituted in the name of the board of commissioners of the county of Green against John Porter for retailing spirit- uous liquors and wines from the 25th day of December, 1839, up to April 18, 1840, without first obtaining a license therefor, to the damage of said Green county of $50, before Joseph Kelly, Esq., a justice of the peace in and for said county of Green; and that Calvin Hale, O. H. P. Clarno, Cutler Wilkins, Alfred Cannon and James Hawthorn be summoned as witnesses in said suit.
On application, Be it ordered, That Thomas Walsh is hereby allowed and permitted to keep a tavern in the house he now lives in, in the county of Green, and no other, for the term of twelve months from this day, by paying into the county treasury the sum of $5.
April 21, 1840.
Ordered, That suit be instituted before Joseph Kelly, Esq., a justice of the peace, against Ja- cob Ly Brand, in the name of the board of com- missioners of the county of Green and Terri- tory of Wisconsin, for retailing goods, wares and merchandise from the 1st day of April, A. D. 1839, up to the 4th day of July, 1839, with- out first obtaining license therefor, to the dam- age of the said county of Green of $50; and that A. G. Houghton, Robert Delap, James Hawthorn and J. W. Deniston be summoned as witnesses in said suit.
On application of John Porter to this board for to compromise a suit ordered to be com- menced at this session before Joseph Kelly, a justice of the peace, for retailing spirituous liquors and wines without first obtaining license therefor; and [who] proposes to relinquish an order made in his favor at this session for $20, for that purpose, -- therefore, be it
Ordered, That the aforesaid order to John Porter for $20 be withholden, and the order to commence suit be rescinded.
Ordered, That Jesse W. Shull be and is here- by appointed assessor for 1840 in district No. 1, to fill the vacancy of Stephen Clarno, who has left this county.
May 18, 1840.
WHEREAS, Jacob LyBrand reserved to him- self the choice of six town lots in the town of Monroe, in his deed to Green county, dated 24th day of August, A. D. 1839, Be it ordered, That said Jacob LyBrand be notified that the town plat of the town of Monroe is acknowl- edged and filed in the register's office for rec- ord, and that the said Ly Brand make choice of said lots as aforesaid in said deed, and that the sheriff serve on the said Jacob Lybrand a copy of this order, and make due return thereof.
Ordered, That whereas J. W. Shull has failed to give bond as assessor in the 1st district, that Joseph Smith be and is hereby appointed asses- sor in said district No. 1.
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June 1, 1840.
WHEREAS, Jacob LyBrand was notified on the 18th day of May, 1840, to make choice of six town lots reserved by him in a deed exe- cuted to the county of Green, dated Aug 24, 1839, which notice was returned by the sheriff duly served; and
WHEREAS, No specified time is designated for the selection of said lots, and sufficient time having been given to the said Jacob Ly Brand to make such selection as by him pro- vided in said deed, and has hitherto neglected, and by so neglecting, refused, and by so doing, waives his right to make said choice, and
WHEREAS, Provision is made in the above named deed that Green county, before offering any portion of the town of Monroe for sale, said county shall make a deed to said Jacob Ly Brand for six building lots in said town as provided in said deed,-now be it
Ordered, That the following lots be selected, to-wit: lot No. 1, facing on the public square, and lots Nos. 80, 88, 89, 97 and 74, being lots not facing on the public square; and that a deed be executed to the said Jacob LyBrand for said lots on the part of said Green county and ten- dered to the said Jacob Ly Brand by the sheriff, and return thereof made and filed in the office of the clerk of this board.
June 2, 1840.
Ordered, That application be made to the land office at Mineral Point for the field notes of the United States survey for towns [town- ships] Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 north, of ranges 6, 7 and 8 east, by letter transmitted by the clerk of this board by mail or otherwise.
Ordered, That application be made to the land office at Milwaukee for the field notes of the United States survey for towns [townships] Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 north, of range 9 east, by let- ter transmitted by the clerk of this board by mail or otherwise.
July Session, 1840.
Ordered, That S. Taylor be employed to fur- nish this county with a copy of the field notes
of the United States surveys for towns [town- ships] Nos. j, 2, 3 and 4 north, of ranges 6, 7 and 8 east of the fourth principal meridian, to- gether with plats of the length of the section lines, the meanderings of the Pecatonica river, as well as the exterior township lines, drawn as near like the official plats in the land office as can be, agreeable to said Taylor's proposals now on file in this office; and that the clerk of this board transmit a copy of this order to said S. Taylor by mail.
July 7, 1840.
Ordered, That, whereas the assessment rolls returned by the several assessors for the year 1840, for the county of Green, as to the valna- tion of the lands in their respective districts, do not bear a just proportion to each other-that, in order to equalize said valuations, that all may bear just proportions to each other, the first rate land in all the districts be valued at $3 per acre, and the second rate land at $2.50 per acre.
Ordered, That, for the purpose of raising a revenue for the charges and expenses of this county for the year 1840, there be levied 1 per cent tax on the valuation of all the taxable property of this county, as returned by the as- sessors and proportioned by this board.
July 8, 1840.
Ordered, That the clerk of this board give notice by posting up in three or more of the most public places in the county, notices that sealed proposals will be received by the clerk of this board at his office, until the first Monday of August next, for the building and enclosing a two-story frame house, 20x30 feet in the town of Monroe, for a temporary court house; said proposals to designate particularly the size and description of the timber, quality of shingles and siding, etc. Bond and security will be re- quired to the faithful performance of said con- tracts.
August Extra Session, 1840.
Upon application to this board, by Joseph Payne, to keep a tavern in the house he now lives in, in the town of New Mexico, be it or-
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dered that the said Joseph Payne be licensed and permitted to keep a tavern in the said house for the term of twelve months from this date by paying into the county treasury the sum of $5 therefor.
August 4, 1840.
WHEREAS, Proposals were ordered to be re- ceived, and have been received by the clerk of this board, for the purpose of erecting a two- story building in the town of Monroe, for the purpose of a temporary court house, be it or- dered that the proposals of James Campbell and J. Sutherland be accepted by this board, and that they give bond in the penal sum of $900 for the faithful performance of said contract to the hoard of commissioners of the county of Green, agreeable to the tenor and effect of said proposals on file, to be completed on or before the Ist day of December, 1840.
August Extra Session, 1840.
Ordered, That the clerk of this board trans- mit to the editors of the Wisconsin Enquirer an advertisement that there will be a public sale of lots in the town of Monroe, on the 8th day of October next, with instructions to the publisher of said Wisconsin Enquirer ( a paper printed in Madison, Wis. Ter.,) to give the said advertisement an insertion for four weeks successively.
Monday, October 5, 1840. Ordered, That William Rittenhouse be and is hereby appointed clerk of this board.
October 8, 1840.
WHEREAS, A deed was executed to Jacob Ly Brand by this board for six building lots in the town of Monroe and presented to him by the sheriff of Green county in pursuance of an order of this board at the July session, 1840; and,
WHEREAS, The said Jacob Ly Brand refused to accept said deed and chose other six lots in said town to-wit: lots number one (1), twenty- three (23), twenty-four (24) and twenty-five (25), being lots on the land donated to Green county by Jacob Ly Brand ; also lot number three (3)
on the land donated to said county by William C. Russell; also lot number seven (7) on the land donated by the said Jacob Ly Brand and facing on the public square in said town.
Ordered, That a deed of conveyance be ex- ecuted to the said Jacob Ly Brand by this board on the part of Green county, for the afore- said described lots and tendered to the said Jacob Ly Brand by the sheriff, who is required to make return thereof forthwith to this board.
The sheriff returned into court the following return to-wit: "I hereby certify that I, this 8th day of October, 1840, presented a deed from Green county to Jacob Ly Brand for certain lots in the town of Monroe, and the said Jacob Ly Brand accepted the same."
[Signed,] J. W. DENISTON, Sheriff. November 4, 1840.
WHEREAS, James Campbell and Andrew J. Sutherland are bound to the board of commis- sioners of the county of Green by bond dated Aug. 4, 1840, to erect a two-story building for the purpose of a court house in the town of Monroe, and in the opinion of the court the con- dition of the said bond has been complied with; it is
Ordered, By this court that the said house and job of work be received and that order be made out to them for the balance due them on said contract amounting to $150.30.
Ordered, That Frederick Betner be employed by this board to furnish prints and oil, and to paint the court house in the town of Monroe, ac- cording to his proposals now on file in the clerk's office.
December 17, 1840.
The board of county commissioners of the county of Iowa, in the Territory of Wisconsin, by their attorney, Robert C. Hoard, produced to this board, a certified statement of debts against said Iowa county, np to March 4, 1837, in which said Iowa county demands of the said county of Green, her proportionable part thereof, un- der the act of the legislature to organize the
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county of Green, approved Jan. 15, 1838, which amounts to $517.53; and, after mature considera- tion, the adjustment of said claim is continued to the next January session of this board.
January 7, 1841.
Upon an examination of the claim of Iowa Co., Wis., against Green Co., Wis., as exhibited to this board by Robert C. Hoard, Esq., the board here being sufficiently advised of and concerning the same, is of the opinion that it belongs to the treasurer of Green county to andit and pay over the same if any duc, to the sheriff of Iowa county, and that the board here has not jurisdiction of the matter; and ordered that the clerk of this board transmit a certified copy of this order together with the said ac- count on file against Green county, to the clerk of the board of county commissioners of Iowa county.
January 9, 1841.
Upon examination of the account of John P. Shields, Esq., district attorney for Green county for professional services-it appearing to this board that he ought to have the whole of the said account; therefore, be it
Ordered, That he is hereby allowed $33 out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated.
February 27, 1841.
Ordered, That the clerk of this board give notice by posting up in three or more of the most public places in this county, notices that sealed proposals will be received by the clerk of this board at his office until the first Monday of April next, for the building and finishing a two- story frame building in the town of Monroe, 20x30 feet, two stories high, for the purpose of a temporary court house; the said proposals to designate particularly the size and quality of the timbers, quality of shingles, siding, etc .; and that bond and security will be required for the faithful performance of said contract.
J. W. Smith produced an account, with peti- tions of certain citizens of the county of Green, praying for an allowance of $206.50 to compen-
sate, him, said Smith, for loss sustained occa- sioned by the burning of the court house in the town of Monroe. After hearing the evidence produced by said Smith and the matter being fully understood, the board here is of opinion that he ought not to have and recover any part of the said account.
April 5, 1841.
Ordered, That Thomas Walsh be licensed to keep a tavern in the house he now lives in, for the term of one year from and after this date, by paying into the county treasury the sum of $5.
Ordered, That townships 3 and 4 north, of ranges 6, 7, 8 and 9 east, (or the north half of the county) be and is hereby struck off and set apart as an election precinet by the name of Sugar River; and that elections shall be held at the house of John Porter in said precinct, and that Josiah Pierce, John Porter and Leonard H. Ross be and are hereby appointed judges of election in said precinet.
April 6, 1841.
Ordered, That Justus Sutherland, Jeremiah Bridge and Joseph Kelly be and are hereby appointed judges of election in Monroe pre- cinet, which precinct, shall constitute the fol- lowing portion of the county, to-wit : Town- ships 1 and 2 north, of ranges 6, 7, 8 and 9 east.
WHEREAS, at our February extra session, 1841, proposals were ordered to be received, and were received by the clerk of this board for the purpose of erecting a temporary court house, be it
Ordered, That the proposals of Demas Beach be received and accepted by this board, and that there be an article of agreement executed between the county of Green and the said De- mas Beach, and that he give security for the faithful performance of said contract.
July 6, 1841.
WHEREAS, Thomas Walsh was licensed by this board, at the April session, 1841, of said board, to keep a tavern; and,
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WHEREAS, The said Thomas Walsh has been convicted before James Howe, Esq., a justice of the peace, in and for said county, for an offense against the law of the Territory regulating taverns for keeping a disorderly house ; and it appearing to this board that the clerk of this board has duly notified the said Thomas Walsh to appear and show cause, if any, why the said license should not be revoked ; and as the said Thomas Walsh has totally failed to appear ; therefore, be it
Ordered, That the said license be and is here- by revoked.
July 8, 1841.
Ordered, That Demas Beach be employed to furnish seats and tables in the court and jury rooms in the court house in the town of Monroe. October 5, 1841.
WHEREAS, Frederick Betner purchased two lots in Monroe, and gave his note to the treas- urer of the county for $30, for said lots, which said note was payable in work on the court house last winter ; and the said house having been burned, so that the work could not be done, therefore be it
Ordered, That he, Betner, shall receive the said note of the treasurer; and that the said Betner be allowed $10 for work done on said court house (before burned), out of any money in the treasury appropriated for contingent ex- penses.
November 1, 1841.
Ordered, That county commissioners' court be hereafter held at the court house in the town of Monroe.
November 2, 1841.
Ordered, That Joseph Payne be and is hereby licensed and permitted to keep a tavern in the house he now lives in, in New Mexico, for the space of twelve months, by paying into the county treasury the sum of $5 therefor.
January 5, 1842.
Ordered, That S. L. Summers be and is hereby licensed to keep a grocery and to sell spirituous liquors, in quantities less than one quart, in the
house he now occupies for that purpose, for th space of one year from this date.
May 24, 1842.
Upon application of Ezra Durgin, be it
Ordered, That he be licensed to keep a tave in the house he now occupies for the purpos in Exeter, at Sugar River Diggings, for tl space of twelve months from this date, by pa ing into the county treasury, the sum of $5 ther for.
Upon application of E. B. Blodget, be it
Ordered, That he be licensed to keep a tave in the house he now occupies for that purpos in the town of Exeter, at Sugar River Digging for the space of twelve months from this dat by paying into the county treasury, the sum $5 therefor.
May 24, 1842.
Ordered, That the clerk of this board, receiv sealed proposals, until the first Monday of Jul next, for the building of a jail in Monroe, agre able to a plan agreed upon, and on file with th clerk, and that the clerk give notice of this orde by causing notices to be posted up in three the most public places in this county.
July 7, 1842.
Ordered, That elections of Sugar River pr cinct shall be held in the school house, in th town of Exeter, and that Leonard Ross, Ezr Durgin and Daniel Smiley be, and is hereby a} pointed judges of elections in said precinct fo the year 1842.
January 4, 1843.
Ordered, That David Noggle be allowed $1 for services as an attorney, in a cause Iowa count vs. Green county, in Rock county court, payabl out of any money in the treasury appropriate for the payment of contingent expenses.
January 28, 1843.
Ordered, That sealed proposals be received by the clerk of this board, until the first Monday of April next, for the purpose of building a bridge across the Pecatonica river, at or nea the point on said river, where the survey of : United States road from Smipee to Racine (b)
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Capt. Cram), crosses Sugar river, at or near the point on said river, where a Territorial road from Rock Grove to Madison crosses said river. The above said bridges to be built according to the plats and plans on file in the office of the clerk of the said board, with the exceptions that the abutments is to be filled with stone instead of earth, and be it further ordered that the clerk of this board make out copies of this order and cause the same to be posted up in three of the most public places in this county.
April 5, 1843.
Ordered, That the following boundary shall constitute an election precinct by the name of Monroe, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of section four (4), in town 2 of range 8; thence west on the township line to the west side of the county; thence south on the west line of the county to the southwest corner of the county; thence east to the southeast corner of section 33, town 1, range 8; thence north to the place of beginning, and that elections be held at the court house in Monroe, and that William Boyls, Sr., C. N. Sutherland and David C. Bridge be appointed judges of election in said precinct.
April 5, 1843.
Ordered, That ranges 8 and 9 of townships 3 and 4, be, and is hereby constituted an election precinct by the name of Sugar River, and that Jacob Linzee, Gilbert McNaught and John B. Perry be appointed judges of election of said precinct, and that elections be held at the school in Exeter.
Ordered, That townships 3 and 4 of ranges 6 and 7, he, and is hereby constituted an election precinct by the name of Greenville, and that James HI. Bailey, Amos Conkey and William Morrison be appointed judges of election for said precinct, and that elections be held at the house of Jonas Shook.
Ordered, That the following boundary con- stitnte an election precinct by the name of Mil- creek, to-wit : commencing at the northwest corner of section 3, of township 1, range 8,
thence south to the southwest corner of section 34 of same township and range on the State line, thence east to the southeast corner of the county, thence north to the northeast corner of section 1, of township 1, range 9 east, thence west on the township line to the place of be- ginning, and that Solomon Overmayer, James Kildow and R. D. Deuck, be appointed judges of election for said precinet, and that elections be held at the house of Samuel Myres.
Ordered, That the following boundary consti- tute an election precinct by the name of Decatur, to-wit : commencing at the northwest corner of section 3, township 2, range 8, thence south to the southwest corner of section 34 in same township and range, thence east on the township line to the east line of the county, thence north to the northeast corner of section 1,in township 2,range 9, thence west to the place of beginning, and that Erastus Hulbert, John Moore and Thomas W. Thompson, be appointed judges of election for said precinet, and that elections be held at the house of John Moore.
April 6, 1843.
This day sold to John A. Bingham lots Nos. 65 and 67 in Ly Brand's donation in the town of Monroe, for the sum of $60 for which he gave his notes for the same, payable in six months and one year, and who is to have a deed of conveyance for said lots when the purchase money shall have been paid.
This day sold to John R. Walling, lots Nos. 13 and 37, in Ly Brand's donation in the town of Monroe, for which he gave his notes, paya- ble in six, twelve and eighteen months, "$13.33 each," who is entitled to a deed of conveyance from Green county when the purchase money shall have been paid.
July 6, 1843.
Sold to George I. Goodhue, lots Nos. 2 and 3 in Ly Brand's donation to the town of Monroe, for the consideration of $100, payable in six and twelve months, and the said Goodhue is to build two houses on said lots, agreeable to a
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