duty it shall be to preside at such meeting, appoint a clerk, open and keep the polls, and exercise the same powers as the inspectors of election at any township meeting, as the law provides; and that J. W. Sparks post the notices of such meeting fourteen days before holding the same, as required by law; also, that the next annual township meeting in the township of Grant be held at the house of Abraham Vanalstine, in said township, and that James Canaan be the person designated to post the notices of such meeting.

I, John Dalziel, clerk of the county aforesaid, and of the board of supervisors thereof, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing copy of an order of said board with the record thereof in my office, as clerk of said board, and the copy thereto attached of the map, or survey of the new township of Chippewa in my office, and furnished to said board on the application for the erection and organization of said township, and that said copies are true copies; and I further certify that the foregoing order of said board was passed by them at their meeting held at the circuit court room in the village of Big Rapids, in said county, on the thirteenth day of October, A. D. 1868, as appears by their record.

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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the circuit court, this 22d day of February, A. D. 1869.

JOHN DALZIEL,

County Clerk.

In the matter of the application of John P. Short and thirteen others, freeholders residing in the township of Mecosta, and C. M. Darrah and thirteen others, freeholders residing in the proposed new township, for the erection and organization of the same.

It appearing to the board of supervisors that application has been made, and that notice thereof has been signed, posted

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up, and published as in the manner required by law, and having duly considered the matter of said application, the board order and enact that the territory described in said application, bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by the township of Big Rapids, on the west by Congressional township number fourteen (14) north, of range number ten (10) west, on the south by the township of Deerfield, and on the east by the township of Wheatland, the same being Congressional township number fourteen (14) north, of range number nine (9) west, in the county of Mecosta, be and the same is hereby erected into a township, to be called and known by the name of the township of Austin. The first annual township Austin meeting thereof, shall be held at the house of George Reed, in said township, on the first Monday of April next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and at said meeting Jacob Snider, John McCoubry and Solomon Rorick, three electors of said township, shall be the persons whose duty it shall be to preside at such meeting, appoint a clerk, open and keep the polls, and exercise the same powers as the inspectors of election at any township meeting; also, that Jacob Snider post the notices as required by law, of the time and place of holding said meeting, at least fourteen days before the time of holding the same; and further, that the next annual township meeting of the township of Mecosta, shall be held at the house of James H. Rogers, in said township, on the first Monday of April next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and that James H. Rogers post the notices of the time and place of holding said meeting, at least fourteen days previous to that time, all as in the manner required by law.

I, John Dalziel, clerk of the county aforesaid, and of the board of supervisors thereof, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing copy of an order of said board, with the record thereof in my office, as clerk of said

board, and the copy thereto attached of the map or survey of the new township of Austin in my office, and furnished to said board on the application for the erection and organization of said township, and that said copies are true copies. And I further certify that the foregoing order of said board was passed by them at their adjourned meeting, held in the circuit court room, in the village of Big Rapids, in said county, on the sixth day of January, A. D. 1869, as appears by their record. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, affixed the seal of the circuit court of said county, this sixteenth day of January, A. D. 1869. JOHN DALZIEL,

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County Clerk.

Circuit court room, (being Todd & Co.'s hall,) village of Big Rapids, Mecosta county, Michigan, October 15th, A. D. 1867. Second day of the session of the board of supervisors of said county.

The following petitions were presented:

To the Board of Supervisors of Mecosta County:

The undersigned, freeholders of said county, and of the territory hereby asked to be erected into a township, respectfully request the board to erect and provide for the organization of a new township to be called Fork, and to consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: The part of land or territory known as township number sixteen north, range number seven west, according to the United States survey thereof, and your petitioners have attached hereto a map and survey of said territory, and your petitioners will ever pray. Dated August 26, 1867.

Joseph E. Cunningham, S. Ford, Charles L. Tuttle, Irs Hayes, L. D. Croshaw, James Medaw, L. W. Roe, John H. Gibbs, J. S. Canaan, Israel Canaan, A. Moore, H. M. Wilder, Oliver Bark, S. D. Roe, Marvin Rogers, Sylvester Mott, W. C.

Doney, S. C. Hemphill, S. R. Willet, S. H. Hemphill, S. S. Bolton, Chancey E. Rogers, Almont Mott, J. H. Groom.

Which was referred to the committee on the organization of townships.

To the Board of Supervisors of Mecosta County:

The undersigned, freeholders of said county, and of the territory hereby asked to be erected into a new township, respectfully request the board to erect and provide for the organization of a new township to be called Sheridan, and to consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by the township of Grant, on the west by Big Rapids, on the south by Wheatland, and on the east by the county of Isabella, the same being township number fifteen north, of range seven west, in said county of Mecosta, and State of Michigan. Your. petitioners attach hereto a map and survey of said territory, and your petitioners will ever pray. Dated August 24, 1867.

Names of freeholders in the township of Big Rapids, but not in that part proposed to be erected into a new township: E. O. Rose, Fred. Misner, G. F. Stearns, Charles Shafer, Thomas D. Stimson, William P. Montonye, William VanLoo, A. L. Clark, George W. Slosson, C. C. Fuller, Daniel E. Stearns, Daniel Stearns, John Darling.

Names of freeholders, residents of the territory proposed to be erected into a new township: William K. Gibbs, Richard Amsbury, Edward P. Strong, Marsh Eaton, John H. Chapman, John Henney, A. A. Reed, William Rathbun, Ira Dimmond, Henry Fleck, William McComb, Jacob R. Isanhart, William Geniss.

Which was referred to the committee on the organization of townships.

October 16th, A. D. 1867.-Third day of the session of the board of supervisors of said county.

The following petition was presented, and referred to the committee on the organization of townships:

To the Board of Supervisors of Mecosta County:

The undersigned, freeholders of said county of Mecosta, and of the territory hereby asked to be erected into a township, respectfully ask the board to erect and provide for the organization of a new township to be called Hersey, and to consist of the territory bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of township number seventeen north, of range number ten west, in the State of Michigan, and running thence in an easterly direction along the line between the counties of Mecosta and Osceola, to the east line of said counties; thence in a northerly direction along the east line of Osceola county, to the south-east corner of township number twenty north, of range number seven west, in the State aforesaid; thence westerly, on the south line of the township last aforesaid, to the south-west corner thereof; thence southerly to the south-west corner of township number eighteen north, of range number seven west; thence westerly to the north-east corner of township number seventeen north, of range number ten west; thence southerly along the east line of the township last aforesaid to the place of beginning; the same being townships number seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen north, of range seven west; also, townships number seventeen north, of ranges eight and nine west, all in the State of Michigan. And your petitioners attach hereto a map and survey of the territory. And your petitioners will ever pray.

Dated this 12th day of August, 1867.

Names of freeholders residing in the township of Richmond, but not in the part proposed to be called Hersey: Rufus F. Morris, Benjamin F. Gooch, Alexander McFarlane, James Coakley, William Berger, F. S. Robbins, James G. Robbins, Jacob S. Jones, Milton Dixon, Anson Berger.

Names of freeholders residing in the territory proposed to be called Hersey: P. S. Holdridge, George Laughlin, George E. Hensil, Albert Hunt, Alexander Ross, Andrew J. Johnson,