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     Commissioners present:  Charles Mills, Charles Buck.  J. P. R. Bureau, clerk.
     July 7th, 1804. - Among other settlements made were the following:
Robert Safford, salary as Associate Judge, $25.75; as appraiser of houses, $1.25. 
George W. Putnam, salary as Associate Judge, $12.93;
Brewster Higley, salary as Associate Judge, $6.20. 
Joel Smith, for rent of house for Court of Common Pleas, July term, 1804, $4.00.
     July 17th, 1804, the duplicate amounted to $366.33, and was given to John Robinson, collector.  Bond, two sureties for $732.66.  July 26th Nicholas Thevenin resigned as treasurer and Francis Le Clercq was appointed; J. P. R. Bureau, Clerk Common Pleas Court, Orapha Strong, Commissioner.
     June 10th, 1805. - The price of tavern license fixed for the county was:
Gallipolis, $10; State road to county line, $6; on the road to the salt works, $6; other roads, $4.  June 11th, the sheriff of Gallia county appeared and rendered his account for the taxes he collected for the year 1803, which being compared with the duplicates given him by the Associates Judges, and the receipts of the county treasurer, proved that said sheriff owes the county, for that year,  six cents and one-half.  Ferry license across the Ohio river; At Gallipolis, $4; Fair Haven to Point Pleasant, $6; any other place in the county, $2.  Across the mouth of Campaign creek, or any other creek in the county, $1.  Rates of ferriage across the Ohio; Foot, 8⅓ cents; man and horse, 16²/₃ cents; loaded wagon and team, $1; four-wheeled carriage or empty wagon and team, 75 cents; loaded cart and team, 50 cents; empty cart, sled or sleigh and team, 37½ cents; horse, mare, mule, ass, head of neat cattle, 8⅓ cents; sheep or hog, 3 cents.  Rates of Campaign Creek were somewhat less, and for Raccoon less than Campaign.  June 29th, 1805, Francis Le Clercq re-appointed county treasurer and surveyor.
     Sept. 25, 1805, John Noland, contractor, turned over the gaol building to the commissioners for their acceptance.  The contract price was $400.  September 3d, 1805, Robert Allen wa given the contract to build an outside chimney on the northeast end of the gaoler's room for $30.  The tax duplicate of Gallipolis township, amounting to $210.94, was given to Francis Le Clercq, collector; C. Etienne, his surety.  November 5th, 1805, Joseph Fletcher became sheriff.
     First Monday in June, 1806, Joseph Fletcher re-appointed sheriff and collector; Francis Le Clercq re-appointed treasurer; C. R. Menager, clerk.  September 1st, 1806, the first order given for a wolf scalp was to James Burford, $3; the second one, the same day, to Andrew Friend, three scalps, $9.
     December 14th, 1809, an order was given to J. Brobst for fifty cents in payment for a whipping post.
     The cost to the county for wolf and panther scalps from September 1st, 1806, to April, 1817, was $829; for prosecuting expenses, 1805 to 1817, $1,572; for grand jury expenses, 1805 to 1817, $1,311.50; election expenses, July, 1804 to December, 1817, $1,087.25; contingent expenses, July, 1804, to April, 1817, $559.86; salary of common pleas judges, 1804 to 1817, $1,740. 57; listers and appraisers, 1804 to 1816, $991.85; board of commissioners, 1804 to 1817, $2,753.24.
     The receipts of the county treasurer for 1804 were $320.81, 1805, $490.78; 1806, $753.43; 1807, $1,243.88; 1808, $1,199.26; 1809, $1,454.97; 1810, $1,626.77; 1811, $1,561.60; 1812, $1,153. 13; 1813, $1,282.16; 14, $1,491.57; 1815, $602.06; 1816, $1,986.39.

GALLIA COUNTY OFFICERS 1803 TO 1882.

     Associate Judges -
1803-8, George W. Putnam, Robert Safford, Brewster Hiegley;
1809, Judges, Safford, Hiegley, Kerr;
1810, Robert afford, Fulton Elliott, Joseph Fletcher;
1811-13, John Thompson, President; F. Elliott, Joseph Fletcher, Edward W. Tupper;
1814-15, J. Thompson, President; J. Fletcher, F. Elliott, Thomas Rodgers; 1816-19, J. Thompson, President; F. Elliott, T. Rodgers, R. Safford;
1819-23, Ezra Osborn, President; J. Fletcher, T. Rodgers, R. Saffordd;
1823-26, Ezra Osborn, President; John Holcomb, T. Rodgers, R. Safford;
1826-29, Thomas Irwin, President; J. Holcomb, T. Rodgers, R. Safford;
1829-33, T. Irwin, President; J. Holcomb, T. Rodgers, David Boggs;
1833-37, T. Irwin, President; J. Holcomb, T. Rodgers, J. Fletcher;
1837-40, T. Irwin, President; Anderson H. Hughes, T. Rodgers, Robert Armstrong;
1840-42, John E. Hanna, President; A. H. Hughes; T. Rodgers, R. Armstrong;
1842-44, J. E. Hanna, President; A. H. Hughes, Joseph W. Ross, R. Armstrong;
1844-47, J. E. Hanna, President; Daniel G. Whiton, J. W. Ross, Moses R. Mathews;
1847-48, Arius Nye, President; D. G. Whiton, J. W. Ross, M. R. Mathews;
1848-49, William V. Peck, President; D. G. Whiton, J. W. Ross, M. R. Mathews;
1849-51, W. V. Peck, President; D. G. Whiton, M. R. Mathews, Franklin Carel;
1851, W. V. Peck, President; Robert Carter, M. R. Mathews, Franklin Carel.
The new constitution went into effect February, 1852, abolishing the office of associate judge, and establishing the court of probate.

     Probate Judge -
     Samuel B. Rathburn, elected in the fall of 1852, served until 1858;
     William H. Moreland, 1858 to 1861;
     Alexander Logue, 1861-1870;
     Henry A Kent, 1870 to 1879;
     S. D. Cowden, 1879, now in office.

     Common Pleas Judges, for the Third subdivision of the Seventh Judicial district, including the counties of Gallia, Meigs, Washington and Athens under the State constitution that went into effect in 1852; 1852 to 1862, Simeon Nash; 1862-67, John Welch; 1867-74, E. A. Guthrie.  In 1866 it was ordered by the legislature that an additional judge be elected, after which date the following were elected or appointed, in the order named:
W. B. Loomis, T. A. Plants, D. B. Hebard, John Cartright, S. S. Knowles and J. B. Bradbury - the latter two being the present judges.

     Board of Commissioners -
1803 to fall of 1805, Charles, Mills, Charles Buck, Picket Marvin;
1805-9, C. Mills, C. Buck, Orapha Strong;
1809-12. O. Strong, John Bing, S. W. Blagg;
1812-14, inclusive, O. Strong, Samuel W. Blagg, Joel Hiegley, junior;
1815, S. W. Blagg, O. Strong, Nehemiah Wood;
1816, O. Strong, N. Wood, John Kerr;
1817, N. Wood, J. Kerr, J. P. R. Bureau;
1818-21, J. Kerr, J. P. R. Bureau, Samuel Barlow;
1821, J. Kerr, S. Barlow, John Bing;
1822, Edward McMillen, S. Barlow;
1826, J. Kerr, S. Barlow, John Bing;
1827, J. Kerr, J. Bing, John Cherington;
1828-30, inclusive, J. Cherington, J. Bing, John Newton;
1831, J. Cherington, J. Bing, David Lasley;
1832, D. Lasley, George Eagle, J. Cherington;
1833, D. Lasley, G Eagle, Patrick Napier;
1834, G. Eagles, P. Napier, John Kerr;
1835, John Kerr, Patrick Napier, John Newton;
1836, John Kerr, J. Newton, John Cherington;
1837, J. Cherington, David Lasley, J. Newton;
1838-40, inclusive, D. Lasley, J. Cherington, David Boggs;
1841, J. Cherington, Alexander Logue, D. Lasley;
1842, D. Lasley, A. Logue, John N. Kerr;
1843, J. N. Kerr, A. Logue, Cyrus D. Green;
1844-5, J. N. Kerr, Nehemiah Atwood, Hiram Wilcox;
1846, J. N. Kerr, N. Atwood, Samuel H. Gates;
1847-48, J. N. Kerr, S. Gates, John Roadarmour. (Alexander Logue appointed, vice S. Gates, deceased, March 26th, 1847].
1849, J. Roadarmour, A. Logue, Henry Hannan;
1850-51, J. Kerr, H. Hannan, Reuben Graham;
1852, J. Kerr, R. Graham, Isaac Carter;
1853, J. Kerr, I. Carter, Joseph Mauck, junor;
1854, J. Mauck, junior, J. Carter, J. T. Smith;
1855, J. Mauck, J. T. Smith, Andrew Edmiston;
1856, A. Edmiston, J. T. Smith, A. P. Rodgers;
1857, A. P. Rodgers, A. Edmiston, Jacob Kerns;
1858, J. Kerns, Nehemiah Hall, A. P. Rodgers;
1859, J. Kerns, N. Hall, Valentine Switzer;
1860, J. Kerns, R. P. Porter, V. Switzer;
1861-2, V. Switzer, R. P. Porter, Robert Carter;
1863-67, R. Carter V. Switzer, A. Barton;
1868, A. Barton, R. Carter, A. J. Powell;
1869, R. Carter, A. J. Powell, J. M. Clark;
1870, A. J. Powell, J. M. Clark, R. P. Porter;
1871-2, A. J. Powell, R. P. Porter, S. McDaniel;
1873, A. J. Powell, S. McDaniel, H. C. Niday;
1874, S. McDaniel, H. C. Niday, John E. Mills;
1875-77, H. C. Niday; J. E. Mills, L. M. Beman;
1878, H. C. Niday, J. E. Mills, Jacob Coughenour;
1879-80, J. E. Mills, Jacob Coughenour, Jacob Riggs;
1881-82, J. E. Mills, Joseph Howard, Jacob Riggs, now in office.

     Commissioner's Clerk and Auditor -
1803-11, J. P. R. Bureau;
1811 to fall of 1820, Nathaniel Gates;
fall of 1820, Robert Safford elected "Auditor" to fall of 1821;
Nathaniel Gates to 1840, inclusive;
Alexander Vance to 1842, inclusive;
Joshua N. Parker, to 1850, inclusive;
David B. Hebard, to October, 1853, when Alexander Vance was appointed ad interim;
David B. Hebard, fall of 1854 to 1856, inclusive;
E. A. Jackson, to fall of 1858;
William Nash, to fall of 1866;
John H. Evans, a fall of 1877;
Joseph Stafford 1877, now in office.

     Treasurer. -
1803, Nicholas Thevenin who resigned July 26, 1804, and the Board of Commissioners appointed Francis LeClercq, who continued in office until 1827, inclusive;
Joseph Drouillard, 1828-43;
Robert Black, 1844-51;
Isaac Calohan, 1852-56;
William Nash 1856-58;
John Sanns, Jr., 1858-62;
Daniel H. Gates, 1862-64;
Jacob Kerns, 1864-66;
Daniel H. Gates, 1866-68;
William H. H. Sisson, 1868-72;
John L. Guy, 1872-76;
William W. Martindale, 1876-80;
William Cherington, 1880, now in office.

     Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. -
1803-6, inclusive, J. P. R. Bureau;
1807-35, inclusive, Francis LeClercq;
in the July term of Court, 1836, J. Drouillard, appointed Clerk pro tem, to fill unexpired term, then elected and served until 1858, when he retired, and James M. Campbell (Dem.) was elected;  Joseph Hunt, appointed vice J. M. Campbell, deceased, Sept. 8, 1850, who continued in office until 1875, when Wm. H. H. Sisson succeeded him; John L. Guy, appointed Jan. 4, 1877, vice Mr. Sisson, deceased, and continued until 1881;  1881-4, Horace R. Bradbury.

     Recorder. -
     The first deed recorded is weld to Mathew, December 12, 1803,
Robert Safford, Recorder, who continued until September 4, 1807;
Nathaniel Gates from that time until June 19, 1848;
S. B. Rathburn to Oct. 20, 1848;
S. B. Drouillard, to Oct. 23, 1854;
Samuel Jolley, to Jan. 6, 1858;
James Mossman, to May 31, 1862, when John Entsminger was appointed for his unexpired term, to Jan. 4, 1863;
Caleb W. Cherington, to Jan. 4, 1870;
Ira W. Booton, to Jan. 2, 1882;
I. F. Chapman took the office Jan. 2, 1882, which he now occupies.

     Sheriff. -
1803-5, John Robinson;
1806-7, Joseph Fletcher;
1808-9, Nicholas Thevenin;
1810-13, John Robinson;
1814-15, D. Ridgeway;
1816-19, Samuel R. Holcomb;
1820-2, James Jones;
S. R. Holcomb, 1823-5;
B. Curtis, 1826-7;
Aaron M. Barlow, 1828-9;
S. R. Holcomb, 1830-31;
S. H. Coleman, 1832-33;
D. Ripley, 1834 to fall of 1838;
John White, 1838-41;
Wm. G. Sisson, fall of 1841-43;
James Mineare, fall of 1843-45;
David Ripley, fall of 1845-53;
Daniel H. Rose, 1853-55;
Aaron Rife, _855-57;
Lewis Berthe 1857-60;
James Campbell, 1860-64;
William Waddell, 1864-68;
Richard Blazer, 1868-72;
Amos Ripley, 1872-76;
Charles Stuart, 1876-80;
Cincinnatus B. Blake, 1880-2-re-elected and present incumbent.

     Prosecuting Attorneys were at first appointed by the Associate Judges at each term of court; 1805, Mathew Backus; 1806-9, Joseph N. Couch; 1810-11, Nathaniel Gates; 1812-16, Levin Belt 1816-19, Richard Douglas; 1819-25, Samuel F. Vinton;  1825-26, Edward King; 1826-33, J. T. Brasee; 1833-35, Simeon Nash; 1835-38, A. Cushing; 1838-39, Simeon Nash; 1839-41, J. J. Coombs; 1841-43, Anselm T. Holcomb; 1843-44, Lemuel Perry; 1844-45, Anselm T. Holcomb; 1845-47, Lem-

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