Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . d and seal, at RushviUe,the fourteenth day of June. A. D. 1830. and ofthe independence of the United States, theFifty-fourth. Richard M. Young,Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuitof the State o^ Illinois. At the election held by virtue of the aboveorder. James Vance and John Hardisty werechosen County Commissioners, William South-ward, Sheriff, and Peter Hale, Coroner. Onthe date of the election the Commissioners In-augurated the official business of the county bytheir written affirmation that the order ofJudge Young had been duly executed. Mich
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . d and seal, at RushviUe,the fourteenth day of June. A. D. 1830. and ofthe independence of the United States, theFifty-fourth. Richard M. Young,Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuitof the State o^ Illinois. At the election held by virtue of the aboveorder. James Vance and John Hardisty werechosen County Commissioners, William South-ward, Sheriff, and Peter Hale, Coroner. Onthe date of the election the Commissioners In-augurated the official business of the county bytheir written affirmation that the order ofJudge Young had been duly executed. MichaelStinson was appointed Clerk pro tern. TheCommissioners then located the seat of justiceat the house of John Baker, on the southwestquarter of Section 31, Township G North,Range 2 West, now known as Macomb Town-ship, and named the place Washington. Theirfinal act, before adjournment, was to appointEphraim Perkins, William McDonald andGeorge Dowell judges of election— the sameto be held at Washington (now Macomb) on :^%vr%. e •• ;. (P^yyi i^^J CC^^ e^^iiy<^- HISTCJF^Y OF COlXTV. the first Monday in August: after which theyadjourned until the fifth of July next ensuing. Upon the date mentioned the Commissionersmet at the residence of James Clarke andproceeded to divide the county into three mag-istrates districts, and provided for the electionof Justices of the Peace and Constables ineach district. These districts were made eightmiles wide, extending east and west the entirewidth of the county. No. 1 being the northerndivision. Xo. 2. the middle, and No. 3, thesouthern. An election was called for the First Districtat the house of James Vance, on the first Sat-urday in August, 1830, for two Justices of thePeace and two Constables: the judges ofelection being George Dcwell, William S. Mooreand William Garrett. At the same date, in theSecond District an election was held at theresidence of John Baker for four Justices andfour Constables, with Ellas McFadde
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