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Minutes of a town meeting at the house of John Shannon in the Town of Stockton, County of Portage, State of Wisconsin, on the twenty-eight day of May, 1855.
J.C. Maxfield was elected chairman. Amasa Yease and Jeremiah Bennett were elected inspectors. O.H. Lamoreux was elected clerk of the meeting.
The whole number of votes polled was fifty-six for the office of chairman of the board of supervisors of which O. H. Lamoreux received fifty-six votes.
For supervisor Evelon H. Crosby received fifty-six votes and William Bremmer received fifty-six votes.
O. H. Lamoreux was declared duly elected Chairman of the board of Supervisors. Evelon H. Crosby and William Bremmer were declared duly elected Supervisors.
The whole number of votes polled for the office of town clerk was fifty-six of which Geo. W. Morrill received thirty-four votes and Wm. B. Wadsworth received twenty-two votes.
Geo. W. Morrill was declared duly elected town clerk.
The whole number of votes cast for the office of town superintendent of schools was fifty-six of which Geo. W. Morrill received twenty-nine votes and Wm. B. Wadsworth received twenty-seven. Geo. W. Morrill was declared duly elected Town Superintendent of Schools.
The whole number of votes cast for the office of Assessor was fifty-six of which Peter McMillan received twenty-eight votes and Daniel Baker received eighteen votes. Peter McMillan was declared duly elected Assessor.
The whole number of votes cast for Office of Justice of the Peace was fifty-five votes of which O. H. Lamoreux received fifty-five votes. J.C. Maxfield received fifty-five votes. Wm. Richmond received twenty-two votes. Wm. H. Nobles received fifty-three votes. Wm. Wadsworth received fourteen votes. Horace Richmond received seventeen votes. O. H. Lamoreux, J.C. Maxfield, Wm. Richmond, Wm. Noble were declared duly elected to the Office of the Justice of the Peace.
The whole number of votes received for the office of town treasurer was fifty-five votes of which James E. Lytle received fifty-five votes.
The whole number of votes cast for the office of Constable was fifty-six of which Nelson Blodgett received forty-six votes. Calvin Richmond received fifty-two votes. Henry Benson received fifty-five. Nelson Blodgett, Calvin Richmond and Henry Benson were declared duly elected Constables.
The whole number of votes received for Sealer of Weights and Measures was twenty-eight of which C.D. Richmond received twenty-eight votes. C. D. Richmond was declared duly elected Sealer of Weights and Measurers.
We the undersigned inspectors of election do certify that the forgoing is a true statement of the votes cast and of the proceedings of a town meeting held at the house of John Shannon in the town of Stockton in the County of Portage on the twenty-eight day of May A. D. 1855.
J.C. Maxfield, Chairman
Amasa Yease,
Jeremiah Bennett, Inspectors
Attest
O.H. Lamoreux,
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