The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-12-04
Proceedings of the Board Of Supervisors.
TIpTON, Iowa, Nov. Oath, 1862.

Upton, Iowa, Nov. 24th, 1862.
The Board Of Supervisors met at the
Clerks Office pursuant to adjournment
G. P. Sheldon, Chairman, called the
Board to order On calling the roll th,
following members answered to thei
names, to wit:
c. p. Sheldon, VIM. Mason, Presto,
Roberts, John Leith, J. W. Brown, s
r. Houghtcn, Henry Wharton, Z. l.
Bassett and +. Butterfield-0. A quo
rum present, proceeded to canvass tn
election returns Of soldiers vote, as re
turned by Board Of State Cauvasscrs
which stands as follows:
The whole number cast for Clerk O
District Court was four hundred an,
sixty eight 1859; Of which numbe
Alonzo Shaw had three hundred ant
eighty eight (3ss) votes, Abncr Plat
had seventy eight (7s) votes.
Whufe number of votes cast for Coun nty
Surveyor was two hundred and fifty
eight (25S); of which number James
McClung had two hundred and twenty
one (221) votes, and Gabriel Strunk had
thirty.one (3I votes.
On motion of +. Butterfeld the fol.
lowing report of the canvass of all the le-
gal votes cast at the October election, A.
D. 1862, was adopted:
REpoRT-ELECTIoN OF 1862.
State of Io,a,. Cedar County, s.:
The Board of County Canvassers have
this day, to Wit: Oct. Goth, 1862, can,
vasscd the official returns of the election
held in the several tow nships in said
county, on the second Tuesday, the 14th
day Of October, 4. p, lSG2, aud find tho
following result:
Wholc number OF votes cast for Sec
retary Of State to be 2,O+4; of which
james Wright received LII, and Rich.
ard Sylvester received 933.
The whole number Of votes cast for
Auditor Of State to be 2,O43; Of which
Jons,hsn W. Cattc.l received LII, and
John Brown received o32
Whole number Of votes cast for 7 cas-
urer of State to be 2,044: Of which ".
A. Holmes received lib, and Samuel
l.. Lorah received 931.
Whole number of votes cast for Attor-
ney Genera! to be ., ,Qi3; of which Chas.
c. Nourse received Ill. aud Benton j.
Hall received 432.
Whole number Of votes cast for Regis
ter of State Land Once to be 2,044; Of
which josiah y Harvey received ,l12,
aud Fred Gottschalh received 932.
Whole number of votes cast for Mem.
Der of Congress in the ID Distric: to be
2,045; of which Hiram Price received
Lila, and Edward II. Th.yer received
931.
Whole number of votes for Judge Of
Eighth Judicial District to be 2,O45; 0:
which Norman W. Isbell received l, ll3,
and T. j. Dewey received 932.
Whole number of votes cast for Dist.
Alto ney for Sth Judicial District to be
2O4l; of which Isaac l.. Allen received
,lO9, aud Joseph Mann received 932.
Whole number of votes cast for Men,
Der of the Board of Education to be
l,2l3; of which Wm Reynolds received
LII, and Peter Ii Day received lO2.
Whole number Of votes cast for Office
of Clerk of the District Court to be 2 5l3;
oe which Alonzo Shaw received l,oO6,
and Abner Piatt 1907 And Alopzo
Shaw having received the highest num-
Der of votes was declared duly elected.
Whole number eff votes cast for County
Surveyor was 2,l24; Of which james
McClupg received 1884, and Gabriel
Struuk received 100.
James McClung having received the
highest number of votes cast was declare i
duly elected.
In testimony whereof We have hereun.
to set our hands and caused to be affix ed
the seal Of the Board of Supervisors of
Cedar county, Iowa, at Upton, this 24,h
day of November. A. ID. 1862.
c. p SHELDON,
President of the Board.
The Chairman appointed 5. Il. Hough-
ton Levi Jennings and J. J. Wright a
committee to investigate r. NJ. Longs
and Moses Criswell's official bond, and
report.
On motion. adjourned to one o'clock
?. NJ.
One o'clock p. NJ. Board met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Quorum present.
The committee on claims made the
followinw report, which, on motion, was
adopted as follows, to wit:
An account of Claims audited and al
lowed by the Board of Supervisors, at an
adjourned meeting of the Oct Der term
of the Board, A. d. 1862.
Clm'd. Aid.
] Maynard, on act Insane Hospital $1,000 5000
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