County Canvassers' statement of votes given for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Statement of votes given in the county of

, and

State of Michigan, for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state, at the general election holden on the days of November, 1839.

GOVERNOR.

A. B.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

10 18 21 49 16

The whole number of votes given for the said office of Governor was forty-nine, and they were given for the following persons, viz: Ten of them for A B; eighteen of them for DC; and twenty one of them for E F.

The whole number of votes given for the said office of Lieutenant Governor was fifty-four, and they were given for the following persons, viz: Sixteen of them for G H; eleven of them for IJ; and twenty-seven of them for K L.

We hereby certify that the above is a correct statement of the votes given in the county of and State of Michigan, for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state, at the general election holden on the

of November, 1839.

days

A B, chairman of the county board of canvassers,

C D, secretary of the county board of canvassers.

N. B.-The other statements required to be made out by the board of county canvassers can readily be framed from the preceding one, by making the necessary alterations.

County Clerk's Certificate.

STATE OF MICHIGAN,

County.

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SS.

I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of the statement and certificate of votes given in this county, for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state, at the general election holden on the days of November, 1839, delivered to me by the county board of canvassers, and of record in my office.

L. S.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this

of

day

, 1839.

County Clerk.

Report of the Superintendents of the Poor, of the

county of

1. Number of persons who have received tem

porary aid or relief during the year.

2. Whole amount expended for that purpose.
3. Number of poor persons supported at any
time during the year.

4. Number of adult persons supported.
5. Number of minors.

6. Average number of poor supported during the year.

7. Number of poor supported unable to per-
form labor.

8. Value of labor performed by poor.
9. Whole amount of costs of supporting the

poor during the year, less the value of
the labor performed by them, including
interest on the value of the poor-house,
and excluding all other items which do
not compose any part of the actual ex-
pense of maintaining them.

10. Amount paid for transportation of poor.
11. Amount paid to superintendents of poor.
12. Amount paid to directors of poor.
13. Amount paid to justices of the peace.
14. Amount paid to keepers of poor.

15. Aggregate amount of costs of supporting the
poor during the year, exclusive of the va-
lue of the labor performed by them.

16. Estimated amount saved in the expense of
supporting the poor by their labor.

17. Number of poor probably made so by in-
temperance in the nselves or others.
Poor-houses.

18.

N. B.-If the distinction between township and county poor has been abolished, that fact should be stated in the column marked "Township Poor."

INDEX.

A.

Adrian insurance company-incorporated,
Alieden township-township election for '38 legalized,
Allegan county-certain acts of the supervisors of the town-
ships of Allegan, Plainfield and Otsego legalized,
Annual reports of state officers-state officers required to
have their annual reports to the legislature made out
and printed before legislature meets,
Antrim township, official acts of assessors legalized,
Appropriations-to L. Goodell,

to Wm. Anderson, P. P. Brown, M. Preston, D. V.
Bell, R. W. Ingalls, H. J. Tyler & Co., J. Gibson, S.
McKnight, T. M. Fish, Pease, Chester & Co.

to T. J. Drake, S. McCamly, representatives of H. Al-
den, C. C. Parks, register of Lenawee county, J.
Kent and D. B. Ogden,

128

29

112

116

2

185

186

for works of internal improvement,

for improvements at salt springs,

for pay of legislature,

act making general appropriations for '39,

Arms--resolution requiring the executive to communicate

with secretary of war relative to,

Assessments-lands to be appraised at actual cash value,
assessment rolls to be delivered to commissioners by
last Monday in June,

Attachment-attaching creditor's rights when goods at-
tached have been replevied,

act abolishing imprisonment for debt not to extend to
cases in attachment so as to release property attached,
Attorney General--to give written consent to release
mortgages given by banking associations,
need not reside at seat of government.

187

234

14

74

235

256

159

66

sary c 228

230

233

104 & 5

234

ee

Auctions-what articles are subject to duty when sold at

auction,

when such articles to be exempt from duty,

articles not liable to duty may be sold by any one,
Auctioneers who may legally perform duties of auc-
tioneer,

to make out account of sales,

to swear to it and send it to auditor general,
Auditor General-to sell certain instalments of five million.
loan,

when to release mortgages given by banking associa-
tions,

145, 6

146

146

to cause his annual report to be made out and put in
hands of State Printer by 15th December,
annually to lay statement of state prison accounts be- ·
fore legislature,

to draw warrant in favor of L. S. Humphrey for
amount of expenses of survey of railroad from Cen-
treville to Niles,

to apportion state tax of two mills on a dollar,

145

66

66

36

104

116

139

155

179

to draw warrant for fees of certain witnesses on inves-
tigation of location of northern and southern railroads,
his duties relative to taxes, see "Taxes."

254

to audit account of E. H. Lothrop for money paid to A.
J. Centre,

to charge expense of survey of railroad from Centre-
ville to Niles to appropriation for southern railroad,
Aurelius township-township election held in the year '38
legalized,

Baggage-see" Unclaimed personal property."
Bainbridge township-commissioners of highways may
change location of a certain state road in their town-
ship,

B.

Banks-officers of, exhibiting or making false certificates,
checks, entries, &c. to deceive, guilty of felony,
violating charter or permitting it to be done,
persons having possession of securities given under ge-
neral banking law and refusing to deliver them to
receiver,

no bank hereafter to be established under general bank-
ing law,

certain banks not to issue or put in circulation any bills,
see "State bank of Michigan," Michigan state bank."
Bank Commissioner-to give written consent to release of
mortgages given by banking associations,

Barry county-organized,

259

260

29

149

120

66

66

121

66

104

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