The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-02-03

court OF common Pleas OF said county OF
Jackson; and the Director Of said Town
was to make sale thereof at such time,
and under such regulations as said Court
might direct The Director was to-settle
with the Commissioners during the Term
of each Court, and pay all moneys into
the treasury Of the county.
Under the provisions Of this act, Jo- /
seph Armstrong vas appointed Director,
and proceeded to have the county seat /
located. He selected section 30 in Lick |
township. The new county was named |
after General Andrew Jackson, who the |
previous year had gained the victory at
the battle of New Orleans. The county
seat was named Jackson G. H., name
which it still retains There was no
Court House for six or seven years after
this name was given to the county seat
This adding the initials C. II. to the
name Of a county seat was the custom i'm
Virginia, when a new county was organ
lied, and there was no town for a county
seat. They would name the Court House
after the county. In looking at map
of Virginia, we will see a number Of
county towns at the present day. with
this C. III. attached to them.
The record shows tnat the North Half
of the town of jackson was surveyed by
Dr. Gabriel McNeel. the first county sur
veyor, in the year 1919 This survey re-
fers to a survey of the South Half made
by Joseph Fletcher, some two years be-
FORE but no record is to be found of said
survey.
The first Commissioners Of the county
were Emanuel Traxler, John Stephenson
and Robert j. Hanna. and their first
meeting was held on the 4th day of July,
1917 The principal business transacted
at that meeting was the settlement with
Joseph Armstrong Director. A sale Of
lots had been made by said Director
short time previous, under the act before
referred to. The sales amounted to
S7,l9675. Several small allowances were
made, and among the rest, one to Joseph
Fletcher Of Gallipolis, for making the
survey already referred to. The incl
dental expenses Of the survey were also
paid at this meeting. The allowance to
chain carriers and markers was seventy.
five cents per day.
During the sale of the lots, it appears
that our ancestors were not entirely ig.
norant of the benefits Of spiritual COM
forts. Among the allowances made at
this first meeting Of the county Commits
sioners, were the following: Ordered,
that the following allowances be made.
Andrew Donally's account for whisky IN
time Of sale, $25.95. Also. for one quart
of whisky for hands erecting shed for
clerks in time of sale, 37l cents"
The first Court of Common Pleas held
in Jackson county was held at the resi-
dence of Judge Givens, between where
Globe Furnace is now located, and the
great salt we'll The Grand Jury met
under large sycamore tree, on the bank
of Salt Creek. and was guarded by the
Sheriff and his deputies. | will give an
extract lerbatim, from the record Of that
term. August Term, 1916. jackson
county, State of Ohio Pleas held before
the Honorable John Thompson, &e., Ma
thaniel W. Andrews Clerk pro tcmpOre
and Abraham Welch, Sheriff This day
on motion, ordered that the electors o.
Scioto Township have leave to elect &
wise, prudeut and discrete person, a jus
tice of the peace, in addition to the ont
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that certificate issue to trustees, &c
Grand Jurors Impannelled and sworn
James Mcdaniel, George Gamble, Samue
Traxler, John Mcbride. Gabriel McNeel
Robert Erwin, James Higinbotham, Will
lam Martin, VIM. Stephenson, Jos. W
Ross, Joseph Crouch, Joshua Winks, An
drew Donaly, Moses Hale and Jared
, Strong. Associate Judges, Hugh Poor
David Payne and William Givens, tenn
pory seat of justice, on the 18th day o
August, Ammo Domino 1916. First case
Brown and McCort VS.. Peleg Potter
, Debt Continued. Josiah Shackford VS.
Abraham Welch. This day came thu
parties by their attorneys, and by agree
ment defendant IS admitted TO common
{ bail, to wit: John Doe and Richard Roe
Ohio VS.. Joel Long and John Hall Fis
; ticuff Fined each twelve dollars Ohit
VS.. Christopher Long. Two indictment
. for assault and battery. Fined twelv,
t dollars in each case. Ohio vs.. AustiI
, Palmer. Assault and battery. Fine,
twelve dollars Ohio VS.. Elkanah Bur
kit. Assault and battery. Plea no
: guilty. A jury was impannelled to wit
l BAIL Johnson, Moses Gillespie, Johi
ogg, David Mitchell, Salmon Good
! enough, John Corn, Allen Rice. Austin
; Palmer, Samuel Stephenson, Jane
| Weeks, William Alden and John George
Verdict guilty. Fined six dollars an'
costs
Several persons were licensed to keel
! taverus, and an order was issued to Mad
ison township to elect "discrote" pei
! son for additional justice Of tho peace.
Nearly all the business Of the court 70
some years, consisted of cases Of assault
and battery, fsticuffs, liquor selling an
gambling. The records show that nearl
all the county officers, and most Of TIA
prominent men, were frequently befor
the court on some Of these charges. O
ten the records Of one day show fine
: imposed upon tavern keepers for sellin
( liouor or Gambling. and on the next da