History of Nemaha County, Kansas . l Crozier, Samuel L. Miller, WilliamBunker, Thomas Newton, Horace M. Newton, H. H. Lanham, JohnOLaughlin, Greenberry Key and Uriah Blue. The legislature convened on the first Monday in July. Its actstook effect as soon as they were passed, being now best known as theBogus Laws of Kansas. Among other things, provision was made 216 HISTORY Of NEMAHA COUNTY 217 fqr the organization of nineteen counties in the Territory, includingthat of Nemaha, the boundaries of which were defined, as they havebeen given, and as they now exist. Cyrus Dolman was appointed probate
History of Nemaha County, Kansas . l Crozier, Samuel L. Miller, WilliamBunker, Thomas Newton, Horace M. Newton, H. H. Lanham, JohnOLaughlin, Greenberry Key and Uriah Blue. The legislature convened on the first Monday in July. Its actstook effect as soon as they were passed, being now best known as theBogus Laws of Kansas. Among other things, provision was made 216 HISTORY Of NEMAHA COUNTY 217 fqr the organization of nineteen counties in the Territory, includingthat of Nemaha, the boundaries of which were defined, as they havebeen given, and as they now exist. Cyrus Dolman was appointed probate judge; James E. Thompson,sheriff, the latter being soon superseded by James E. Hill, and EdwinVan Endert, county treasurer. The first county commissioners wereJesse. Adamson, of Nemaha township; David P. Magill, of Capiomatownship, and Peter Hamilton, of Red Vermillion township. Rich-mond was made the temporary county seat, remaining the official busi-ness center until 1858, when the county seat question was decided bythe COURT HOUSE, SENECA, KANS. October 6, 1856, the pro-slavery men held an election, at whichCyrus Dolman was elected a member of the second Territorial legisla-ture, receiving twelve votes. At this time the counties of Doniphan,Brown, Nemaha, Marshall, Riley and Pottawatomie, constituted thecouncil district, and those of Nemaha and Brown the representativedistrict. October 5, 1857, the former of these elected Benjamin Harding, 2i8Lc HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY of Doniphan, and Andrew F. Mead, of Riley; the fourth representativedistrict choosing E. N. Morrill, of Brown county. The members ofthe council held office for two years, the representatives for one sessiononly. This, the third Territorial legislature, placed Nemaha countywith Brown, Pottawatomie, Marshall and Washington in the fifthcouncil district; constituting Brown county the eighth, and Nemahathe tenth representative district. When it came to the election of Statesenators and representatives, t
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