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HISTOR Y OF DALLAS COUNTY.185
Iof Dallas', approved March 20, 1848; 'An
Act to locate tle seat of Justice of Dallas
county", approved January 11, 1850; the
original enrolled Iills of said act being now
on tile in this department.
Witness my official signature and tlhe Seal
of State affixed at the city of Austin, this
the 20t1h day of April, A. D. 1892.J. R. CUReL,
8 SEAIL C /ief Clerk and Acting
tt-tv _Secretary of State.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
13y order of Commissioner John Neely
Iryan, on tlle 13th day of July, 1846, an
election was lield to choose tle first county
officers for Dallas county, who were to hold
their office for tlle term of two years, and
below are given not only the names of the
officers elected at this election, but also all
%who have held thle offices of Dallas county
from 18t4 to 1892, tlie present year, either
by election or appointlmelt, as shown on the
records of tlhe county:
JI.Y, 1846, TO AUGUST, 1848.
(Chief . Justice . ........... .John Thomas
Probate J judge ............ r. John Colo
I)itrict ('lerk...........John C. iMcCoy;
ulio I)r. Samuel B1. Pryor, whlo was appointed
to finish the term wliich was
lde.lareld vacltat because of te resignation
of Mc(Cov before his term of four
years, tlhe length of tlhe terln at that
time. hllta expired;
(Cotulty Clerk ......... illiam M r. Cochran
Sheiriffl ....... .. ........ Jolhn l1luitt
Coroner ......... .... so*n lMCrack in
Ah :-sor ................ Benjamin Merrill1848 TO 1850.
Chief Justice.............William -I. Ford
County Clerk............. John W. Smith
Sheriff. .................. Roland Huitt
District Clerk........ Dr. Samuel B. Pryor
Assessor............. Benjamin Merrill
Coroner.......... Anson McCrackin
1850 TO 1852.
Chief Justice.............. Smith Elkins,
who resigned, and John W. Latimer was
elected June 30, 1851, to finish his term;
District Clerk.... Edward C. Browder
County Clerk.......... Alexander Harwood
Sheriff ...............Trezevant C. Hawpe
Assessor and Collector..William M. Leonard
County Commissioners-A. C. Haught,
William J. Walker, J. V. Mounts, and
Joseph A. Chapman.
Coroner............... Anson McOrackin
Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1.....
...................... John Scurlock
Constable................John H. Daniel
County Treasurer.... Dr. John Perry Dakan
1852 TO 1854.
Chief Justice...........James W. Latimer
Sheriff. ...................T. C. Hawpe
County Clerk........ Alexander IHarwood
District Clerk......... Edward C. Browder
Assessor and Collector. .......N. T. Stratton
Treasurer.................Dr. A. D. Rice
Coroner .............. J. B. Robinson
County Con missioncrs-Jereiniah Halford,
William H. Chenault, William O'Guinn
and Jamnes Chapman.
Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 1.....
....................... Allen Beard
Constable.................. F. . Eakins,
wlho resigned in 1853 and John 1H. Dan-
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