Daily American organ., 1856-08-27
WHOLE NO. 56l.

mon Council by Messrs. Knight and Clarke. two of
Its members, stating that they had been appointed
committee TO inform this Board that tht, Board
u oouinon On oouhch was ready to 20 into joint
meeting ier tne election OF police magistrates. s
The joint resolution from the Board af Comman
Council In relation to the death of the Hon lanes
Meacham was taken up, read twice, and referred
TO the select committee heretofore appointed on
the subject.
Mr.. Evans, from the Committee ON Finance re-
ported bill entitled can act for repairing the
Northorn Market-house )" which was read three
times and passed
Mr.. Smith, from the select committee appointed
on the subject, reported back without Amendments
the joint resolution from the Board of Common
Council In relation to the death Of the Hon. James
Meacham; and IL was then read the third time and
passed.
On motion, Messrs. Busey and Moore were an.
pointed committee to inform the Board of Com
mon Council that this Board was ready to go into
JOINT meeting for the purpose of electng Police
Magistrates.
And the Board took recess for the purpose cf
meeting the Board of Common Council in Joint
meeting
And the two Boards having assembled IN Joint
meeting for the purpose aforesaid, Samuel Yorke
AtLee, Esq, President of the Board of Common
Council, was called to the Chair, and Erasmus j.
middleton, Secretary OF this Board, was appointed
Secretary.
Mr. Busey, of this Board, then submitted the
following resolution, which was read and adopted:
Resolved That n the opinion of this Joint meet.
ing, any justice of the peace who may be elected
to the office of police magistrate by the Boards of
Aldermen and Common Council in Joint meeting
assembled becomes incompetent to discharge the
duties Of the Office of police magiatrate at the ex
piraton of his commission justice of the peace,
unless It shall have been renewed prior to or at
the time ofits expiration |; and that to render him
again competent to discharge the duties of the of
fee of police magistrate he must be reelected by
the Boards of Aldermen and Common Council in
Joint meeting assembled. ...
The joint meeting then proceeded by ballot TO
the election Of police magistrates for the several
police districts, (Mr. Busey of this Board, and Mr.
Jefferson, of the Board of Common Council, having
been appointed tellers.)
Mr. Kennedy nominated Samuel Drury for the
first district. 80
Mr.. Bayly moved to pass over informally the
election for that district which motion did not
prevail. ......
The balloting was then taken up, and the tellers
reported the following as the result:
For Samuel Drury Is votes.
For John Jones .,.-
And Z blanks. '.....m ...... .. ...
Whereupon Samuel Drury having received a
majority OF the number of votes cast was declared
to be duly elected Police Magistrate for the first
Police district.
Mr.. Kennedy then moved that the vote by
which the resolution submitted by Mr. Busey was
adopted be reconsdered.
Mr.. Smith moved to lay that motion on the ta-
Bile; and the question being taken, it was decided
in the affirmative. -
For the Second District Mr.. Evans nominated
Paul Stevens.
Mr. Fisher nominated John ID, Clark. a3 a.
The tellers reported the following as the result
of the balloting: -,
For Paul Stevens l6 votes.
For John d. Clark IL "
Whereupon Paul Stevens was declared to be
duly elected police magistrate for the second
district ..s...s
For the third district Mr. Evans nominated John
s. Hollingshead.
Mr. Kennedy nominated z. K. offutt.
The tellers reported the following az tine result
of the baloting:
For John s. Holngshead II votes.
For z. K. ofutt 7 I"
Whereupon John 8. Hollingshead was declared
to be duly eestr2 police magistrate for the third
district. VS."
For the fourth district Mr.. Tretler nominated B.
K. Morsell. .a
Mr.. Kennedy nominated j. H. Goddard.
of the balloting: 5@2
For B. x. Morsell 16 votes.
For j. I'll. Goddard IL
Whereupon b. X. Morsell was declared to be
duly elected police magistrate for the fourth dis
trict.
For the fifth district Mr.. Bohlayer nominated
Thomas ]. Williams.
Mr.. Kennedy nominated VIM. Thompson.
The tellers reported the following as the result
of the ballot: --s
For Thomas ]. Williams 1e votes.
For VIM. Thompson IL
A. D. Bache Il
Whereupon Thomas j. Williams was declared to
be duly elected police magistrate for the fifth dis
trict. #. - .e
For the sixth district Mr.. Bohlayer nominated
Samuel s. Briggs. ..s'
Mr.. Fisher nominated James Gull ...
The teLers reported the following as the result
fthe ballotng:
For Samuel s. Briggs : I5 votes.
For James Gull = 10
For Mr.. Bradley
Whereupon Samuel s. Briggs was declared to
be duly elected Police Magistrate for the Sixth
District
For the Seventh District Mr. Knight nominated
James II. Birch.
Mr.. Lee nominated Daniel Rowland.
The tellers reported the following as the result
of the balloting
For James II. Birch 10 votes.
For Daniel Rowland 10
Blank
Whereupon James H. Birch was declared to be
duly elected Police Magistrate for the Seventh
District.
And the joint meeting dissolved
And the President of this Board having resumed
tho chair
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the Board resumed the
consideration oil the bill from the Board of Com
mon Council entitled "An act providing for the
payment of deficiencies in the appropriation for
furnishing medicines to the outdoor poor !" and it