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South Grove Records 1850-1982
Page 72 | April 4, 1865
Annual Town Meeting
At the annual town meeting held in the town of South Grove County of DeKalb and State of Illinois as the School house in disctict No. 2 on the fourth day of April A. D. 1865 the meeting was called to order by S. S. Adee town clerk. P. S. Allen esq. was on motion of P Brown duly chosen to preside as moderator who being first duly sworn by S. S. Adee town clerk of said town entered upon the duties of his office.
The pools [polls] for the election of officers were opened proclamation thereof being first made by the clerk.
At twelve o’clock at noon on motion of Mr. A. B. Stone the meeting was adjourned and polls closed for one hour till one o’clock P.M.
At one o’clock P.M. meeting called or order by the moderator and polls opened pursuant to adjournment.
The hour of three o’clock in the afternoon having arrived and the general business of the day being now in order.
On motion of J Renwick it was voted that the polls for the election of officers be kept open till four o’clock P.M.
The following named persons were elected by yeas and nays overseers of highways for the ensuing year in the following road districts to wit.
On Motion Voted Hiram Wilson be Overseer of highways in Dis. No 1 Carried
On Motion “ DecatorDriskell be Overseer of highways in Dis No 2 Carried
On Motion “ G H Brown be Overseer of highways in Dis. No 3 Carried
On Motion “ Wm. McCulley be Overseer of highways in Dis No 4 Carried
On Motion “ John Patten be Overseer of highways in Dis No 5 Carried
On Motion “ H Christman be Overseer of highways in Dis No 6 Carried
On Motion “ A B Byers be Overseer of highways in Dis No 7 Carried
On Motion “ James Gibson be Overseer of highways in Dis No 8 Carried
On Motion “ James Purcell be Overseer of highways in dis No 9 Carried
On Motion “ Ebert Sutton be Overseer of highways in Dis No 10 Carried
On Motion “ Aaron Mowers be Overseer of highways in Dis No 11 Carried
On Motion “ Richard Wiltse be Overseer of highways in Dis No. 12 Carried
On Motion “ Willard Rand be “ “ “ “ “ “ 13 Carried
On Motion “ A C Thompson be “ “ “ “ “ “ 14 “
On Motion “ Ned Sutten be “ “ “ “ “ “ 15 “
On Motion “ Wm H Corey “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 16 “
On Motion “ A B Stone “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 17 “