The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-02
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ESPECIAL SESSION.

A special meeting of the Board of SUI
pervisors of the County of Ottawa, was
held on Friday, February 25th, 1859, at
10 o'clock, in tho forenoon, at the School
House, at the village of Eastmanville, in
said County, pursuant to the following
call:
Vhereas, BY the recent division of Ottawa
County the office of sheriff and the ONCE OF
Prosecuting Attorney have become vacant, the
incumbents being residents Of Muskegon Coun-
ty, and
Whereas, BY the said division the County
Scat of Ottawa County, at Grand Haven, has
been eorpered, and become moro of one-sided
aud inconyenient location than heretofore for the
people Of the County forcrer, and
Whereas, 1t is made the imperative duty oftho
Board of Supervisors TO order special elections
TO ill vacancies in County Offices and as the
election Gun be held with trihing expense at the
Annual Township Meetings in April next ms
we'll ms an expression Of the removal Of the Coun-
ty Seat.
Therefore, We the undersigned Supervisors Of
Ottawa County, request james =. Scott, County
Clerk Of said County of Ottawa, to notify a spe-
cial meeting of the Board of Ottawa County to
be held ut the School House, in the village of
Eastmanylle ia the Township of Polkton, in
snid County Of Ottawa, on the twenty fifth day
of February, instant, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, TO act in the matters named in the premi-
SEES, a. G., 10 call special election TO fill vaean-
cies in County Offices, and TO remove the Coun-
ty Seat and TO act upon such other business as
may properly come before them.-February II,
1859.
Signed-J. w. Barnard, Robinson c. l..
Storrs, Blendon j. G.. Van Hecs, iceland; VIM.
Hathaway Jr, Crockery Simeon llazletOn,
Polkton; George w. Reed, Chester; Irenius
Wellman, Wright.
The undersigned as Supervisor, as one of the
number making application within for spe-
eial meeting docs understand that owing TO the
late actien of the Legislature, respecting new
County of Muskegon, that there are but fifteen
towns remaining in the County Of Ottawa foI
the County Clerk of said County to issue notices
for, of said special meeting.-Feb. 10th, 1859.
Sigacd--SmEoS HAzLEToN, Supervisor OF
Pokton.
The meeting was called to order by
John Haire, Esq, the Chairman Of the
Board, when the following named super
visors answered to their respective town
ships, to wit:
Alex. Milne, Allendale; G. w. Reed
Chester; VIM. Hathaway, Jr, Crockery
John Haire, Georgetown; John Roost
Holland; r. S. Arnold, Jamestown; w
II. Parks, Ottawa; S. Hazleton, Polkton
j. w. Barnard, Robinson; J. V. Hopkins
Spring Lake; Ircuius Wellman, Wright
j. G. Van Hees, iceland.
Mr. Roost presented and read the fol
lowing protest which was ordered to b,
inserted in the journal, TO wit:
TO the Chairman Of The Board Of Supervisors Q
OHava County:
Whereas But part ofthe Supervisors of OF
tawa County have this day been convened at th
village of Eastmanville, a place distant from tn
County site, the usual place for holding tn
meeting Of said Board, in pursuance of IN APP
plication (see application for meeting above
and notice, Of which the following is true copy
TCopy of Notice.