1862 Palmyra Town Metting
Minutes
At the annual Town Meeting held at the Village Hall in the Village of Palmyra in and for the Town of Palmyra on the 4th day of March 1862 pursuant to adjournment
Present presiding, Maltby Clark, Wm H. Southwick, Mark C. Finley Justices of the Peace
J. B. Reeves Town Clerk
And at 8 o’clock A.M. the Polls of the Town Meeting were declared open by proclamation of Wm. H. Southwick and the voters proceeded to vote
VOTED That four Constables be elected for the ensuing year
VOTED That the Polls of this town meeting close at 5 o’clock P.M.
VOTED That the Report of the Supervisor as read be accepted and adopted
VOTED That the Report of the Commissioners of Highways as read be accepted and adopted
The following named persons were duly chosen Overseers of Highways for the ensuing year at three o’clock P.M.
Districts No. 1 Burton Foster, No.2 James Walker, No.3 Nathaniel Johnson,
No.4 Joseph Wilcox, No.5 Geo. Cornwall, No.6 Thos. Cornwall, No.7 Wm. Harris,
No.8 Wm. C. Beal, C.P. Clark, No.10 Henry Feller, No.11 Philo Wilcox,
No. 12 Philip Feller, No. 13 John Jordon, No.14 Jotham Post, No.15 A. Shaw,
No.16 Chas. Jagger, No.17 Joseph Hunt, No.18 Isaac Howell, No.19 Geo. Luce,
No.20 Wm. Rowley Jr., No.21 Elisha Brown, No.22 Loren Warner,
No.23 Moses F. Hamm, No.24 Hendee Parshall, No.25 Edwin Sweezy,
No.26 Wm. Sherman, No.27 Monroe Hammond, No.28 none, No.29 Alonzo Langdon,
No.30 Joshua Hall, No.31 Daniel Beals, No.32 Geo. E. Smith, No.33 James Reeves,
No.34 Maltby Clark, No.35 Chandler Harrison, No.36 Jas. Clark, No.37 John Gillett,
No.38 Wesley Palmer, No.39 none, No.40 Edwin M. Rogers, No.41 Aretus Lapham
VOTED That when this meeting adjourn it adjourn to meet at the Village Hall in the Village of Palmyra on the first Tuesday of March next(1863) at 8 o’clock A.M.
We the undersigned officers presiding at the annual Town Meeting held pursuant to adjournment at the Village Hall in the Village of Palmyra in and for the Town of Palmyra, Wayne County, State of New York on the 4th day of March 1862 do certify that the following persons were duly elected to the respective offices set opposite their names, they having received the greatest number of votes for each of the said offices respectively
Henry S. Flower---Supervisor, Seneca B. Smith---Town Clerk, John A. Holmes---Justice of the Peace, Nelson Reeves---Assessor, Jeter Jagger---Commissioner of Highways,
Isaac Besley---Overseer of the Poor, Walter D. Lapham---Collector, Lewis D. Clark,
Henry Wood, John S. Brown, Chas. Palmer---Constables, John Gilbert, Isaac G. Bronson &
S. B. Jordonl(appointet)---Inspectors of Election Dist. No.1, Caleb Beal, Moses F. Hamm
and Jotham Post (appointed)---Inspectors of Election Dist. No.2
and that the forgoing minutes of said Town meeting are in all respects correct
Dated Palmyra March 4th 1862
Wm. H. Southwick, M. C. Finley, Maltby Clark Justices of the Peace
J. B. Reeves Town Clerk
We the presiding Officers of the Annual Town Meeting held in the Town of Palmyra on the 4th day of March 1862 do hereby appoint S. B. Jordan in Election District No.1 and
Jotham Post in Election District No.2 in said town Inspectors of Election in said districts respectively to be associated with the two in each of the said districts respectively who have this day been elected Inspectors of Election for the ensuing year, the said S. B. Jordan and
Jotham Post each being one of the persons who received at said Town Meeting the highest number of votes respectively for said office of Inspectors next to the two inspectors so elected
Dated at Palmyra this 4th day of March 1862
Wm H. Southwick, Maltby Clark, M. C. Finley Justices of the Peace
J. B. Reeves Town Clerk
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original minutes of the annual Town Meeting now on file in this office J. B. Reeves