Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

tnelr OHlceS1 as IL elected TO Ill va
cancies. The votes cast.at such cleo
ton shall be returned to and can
vassed by the county Judge Of Web
ster county who shall canvass the
same, and notify the persons elect
/ ed Of their election. The person
elected county Judge of Hamilton
county shall qualify before the coun-
when so qualified, the organization
Of said county shall be deemed COM
plete. The expenses of said election
shall be paid by the county of Ham
ilton.
"Sec. Z. The Judge Of Hamilton
county may, whenever he shall deem
it eXpedient SO to do, cause to be
transcribed SO much of the public
records of the county of Hamilton,
and the copies so made, if duly GER
titled to be true and correct copies
by the proper officer having the Or
iginal records in his custody as a
public officer, at the time of so GER
tifying, shall be received by all
courts with like effect as. if the Or
iginal records were offered in evil
dence.
Sec, 8, Webster City is desig-
mated as the county seat of Hamil-
ten county, subject however to the
provisions of the general law relat-
ing 70 the relocating county seats.
"Sec. 8. This shall be in force
from and after its publication in the
Iowa City Republican and Fort
Dodge Sentinel. Approved 22nd
Dec, 1856.
q certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa City Re-
publican and in the Fort Dodge Sem
tinel. Jan. 8, 1857.
HElejah Sells, Sec'y of State
The county was named Hamilton
in honor of Judge VIM. w. Hamil-
ton Of Dubuque, who was president
of the senate, and who rendered Mr..
Wilson much valuable assistance in
securing the passage of the act.
We cannot find that the question
Of a name for the new county was
ever discussed among the settlers
and it is probable that it was gen.
orally supposed the old name Of Ris-
ley would have to be adopted. But
Mr. Wilson felt very grateful to
Judge Hamilton for his kindly and
efficient assistance in preparing and
securing the passage CT the act, and
the new name was received by the
settlers with great satisfaction and
was liked much better than the Or
iginal name of Risley had been.
In accordance with this law, the
first election of officers Of the new
county of Hamilton was held on the
first Monday in April. 1857, at
which there were SAT votes cast as
follows:
County judge. D. Maxwell,
204. Hampton Corbin, 143.
District CIerk--G. w. Mcclure,
zoo. J. c, Pemberton, 119.
Prosecuting Attorney-E. r.
Green, 1877. VIM. r. Daniels, 1879.
Treas. and Recorder-Cyrus
Smith. 206. J. c. Pemberton. 119.
County Assessor-R. D. Reming-
ton, 15i. Alex Turner, 142. E.
Lakin, "A.
eriff-Wm. Register, 343. S.
Sufficool, ..
School Fund COMMISSIONER w.
Payne. 1SS. J. H. Golfer, 1872.
County Surveyor--E. Huntington
242. Sam. II. Lunt, -.
Drainage Commissioners. NJ.
Barstow. 100 J. Gilcrist, $50.
Coroner---L. Lakin, 14S. A..
Gaines, 119.
The above are the returns as GER
tilted by the commissioners of cleo
ton. but as Elisha Lakin appeared
q few days after the election and
qualified for the office of coroner. it
is probable that the transcript is in
error.
All OF the officers We're elected to
serve only until the August election,
except assessor and drainage COM
missioner, who were commissioned
TO serve for two years, and coroner
for one year.
r. D. Remington resigned the Of
flee of assessor on June 20 and on
June so. 1887, Judge Maxwell ap-
pointed J. c. Pemberton to fill the
vacancy.
Thornton Parker and B. ID. Jewell
were elected justices OF the peace of
Boone township at this first cleo
ton Elisha Lakin and A. o. Hall
for ioStice of Deace for Clear Lake