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Executi7veminutesof OF THE PRESIDENT. 45 I have the honor to state that a copy of the executive minutes for the Territory, from its organization to the last of June, 1855, has already been forwarded to the President of the United States. I have not been able to forward a copy of the minutes from the 1st July to the last of December, 1855, for the reason that I have not had in my possession a copy of the official correspondence of the governor for that period, he having left the Territory about the 1st of January last without handing me a copy of his official correspondence, which I am required to record with the executive minutes. Upon the governor's return to the Territory, about the 4th of the present month, having urgent official business at the office of the assistant treasurer of the United States at St. Louis, I left the Terri- tory for the purpose of transacting my business with that office, and kave just arrived at this place on my return to Lecompton, the capital of the Territory, which place I expect to reach in a few days, and will immediately forward to the President a copy of the executive minutes from the 1st July to the last December, 1855. If another copy of the minutes from the 1st January to the last of June, 1855, is desired by the department, please notify me, and it will be forwarded as soon as the executive journal can be transcribed. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DANIEL WOODSON, Secretary Kansas Territory. Hon. W. L. MARCY, Secretary of State. fro Juy 85 of the Territory Executi7veto the 30thminutesday of, December, 1855.-Received-of Kan.yas at.thDIthe Department of State 13th May, 1856. -Ju,'y 29, 18055.-The executive office is established- at the' town of Pawnee, in the ninth election district. Auly 12, 1855.---The executive onffce is again established at the Shawnee Mlanual Labor School, in the seventeenth election district. .Augu-st 16., 18,55.-The governor informs the legislative assembly that.althoughtithis functionsopinitsonas governorstill remainsrof theofncan.(edTerritory weremymteltFrzyeiaiuhas.terminated in8nthe following mnessage addressed' to the* council -and house of ' -representa- tives.: "To the honorable the members of the council and the house of repre- sentatives: "GENTLEM-EN: Althoug'h- in my message to your bodies, under date of 21I't instant, I stated that I was unable to convince myself of the legality of yjur session at this place, for reasons.then ven, and a u a ne y .n .46 ANNUAL MESSAGE reasons were not satisfactory to you, and the bills passed by your houses have been up to this time sent to me for approval, it is proper that I should inform you that after your adjournment of yesterday, I received official notification that my functions as governor of the Ter- ritory of Kansas were terminated. No successor.having arrived, Sec- retary Woodson will, of course, perform the duties of the office as act- .ing governor. "A. H. REEDER. "Shawnee Manual Labor School, Auguet 16, 1855." Augusct 17, 1855. -'The acting governor continues G. P. Lowrey in the office of executive 'clerk until the' successor to Governor Reeder arrives in the Territory. Au-gust 30, 1855. Commissions issued to.the following' appoint- ments made by the'acting governor, by and with the advice and cdn- sent of the council. To A. M. Coffee' as major general of the southern division of Kan-' sas militia., William A. Heiskell as brigadier general of the first. brigade of the southern division of Kansas militia. William Barber as brigadier general of the second brigade of the southern division of Kansas militia. William A. Yager as colonel of the first regiment of the southern division of Kansas militia. George W. Johnson as colonel of the second regiment of the south- ern division of Kansas militia. S. A. Williams as colonel of the third regiment of the southern di- vision of Kansas militia. Skilman Fleming as colonel of the fourth regiment of the southern division of Kansas militia. William P. Richardson as major general of the northern division of the militia of Kansas Territory. F. J. Marshall as brigadier general of the first brigade of the north- ern division of the militia of Kansas Territory. Lucian J. Eastin as brigadier general of the second brigade of the northern division of the militia of Kansas Territory. Robert Clark as colonel of the first regiment of the northern divi- sion of the militia of Kansas Territory. James E. Thompson as colonel of the second regiment of the north- ern division of the militia of Kansas Territory. David M. Johnson as colonel of the third regiment of the northern division of thbe militia of Kansas Territory. Archibald Payne as" colonel of the fourth regiment of the northern division of the militia of Kansas Territory. H. J. Strickler as adjutant general of the militia of. Kansas Ter- ritory. Thomas J. B. Cramer as inspector general of the militia of Kansas Territory. OF. THE PRESIDENT. 47 Samne dray.-Commissions issued to the following appointments of county offices made by the legislative assembly in joint session: For Doniphan county.-To Joel P. Blair as probate judge; A. Dunning and E. B. Rodgers as county commissioners; and Carey B. Whitehead as sheriff. For.Atchison county.-To James Headley as probate judge; Wil- liam Young and James M. Givens as county commissioners; and William C. McVay as sheriff. For Jefferson county.-To 0. B. B. Tebbs.as probate judge; Napo- leon Hopewell and Samuel C. Hudson as county commissioners; and George Dyer as sheriff. For Calhoun county. To James Kuykendall as probate judge; R. D. Beeler and William Alley as county commissioners; and James Wilson as sheriff. ForLeaventworth county.-To John A. Alderman as probate juldgre; J. M. Hall and Matthew 'Walker as county commissioners; and G. D. Todd as sheriff. For Douglas county.-To John P. Wood as probate judge; George W. Johnson and John M. Banks as county commissioners; and Sam- uel J. Jones as sheriff. For Johnson county.-To A. S. Johnson as probate judge; John T. Peery and Joseph Parks as county commissioners; and Benjamin F. Johnson as sheriff. -For Ly7ens county.-To J. Jacobs as probate judge; H. Snivder and George Beets as county commissioners; and R. P. Campbell as sheriff. For Bourbon county.-To S. A. Williams as probate judge; H. L. Wilson and- C. Wingfield as county commissioners; and B. F. Hill as sheriff.' For Allen county.-To C. Passmnore as probate judge; B. Owen and B. W. Cowden as county commissioners; and William J. God- froy as sheriff. For Anderson county. To George Wilson as probate judge; Wil- liam R. True and John Clark as county commissioners; and P. D. Cummings as sheriff.. For Franklin county.-To J. Yocum as probate judge; William McDow and James M. Robinson as county commissioners: and Rich- ard Guolding as sheriff. .- For Shawnee county. To William 0. Yager as probate judge; E. Hoagland and W. Yocum as county commissioners; and George W. Berry as sheriff. For Nirneha county.-To G. W. Perrin as probate judge; Jesse Adamson and John Ballore as county commissioners; and James E. Thompson as sheriff. For Marshal county.-To James Doniphau as probate judge; A. J. Woodward and S. J. Cramer as county commissioners; and. A. S. Clark as sheriff. For Riley county.-To Clay Thompson as probate judge; Thomas Reynolds, sr., and Wm. Cuddy as county commissioners; and John S. Price as sheriff. For Madison county.-To Thomas Huffaker as probate judge; H. 48 AN:IHAL. MESSAGE. B. Elliot and C. H. Withington as county commissioners; and John B. Foreman as sheriff. Same day.-Chas. H. Grover was commissioned as district attorney for the first judicial district; H. A. Hutchinson as district attorney for the second judicial district; and John T. Brady as district attor- ney for the third judicial district. Auguat 10, 1855.-Wilson Shannon, of the State of Ohio, is commis- sioned governor of the Territory by the President of the United States. Record of oath. UNITED STATES OF AMErICA, . Territory ofKanwas. v I, Daniel Woodson, secretary ofthe said Territory ofKansas, do here- by certifjr that Wilson Shannon personally appeared before me this 7th day of September, A. D. 1855, at my office, in said Territory, and was by me duly sworn according to law to support the constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of the offi& of governor of said Territory. Given under my hand, this 7th day of September' A. D. 1855. DANIEL WOODSON, Se&etary Kansas Territory. September 16, 1855.-Resignation of G. W. Berry as sheriff of Shawnee county received. September 6, 1855.-Qommission issued to John Donaldson as an- ditor of public accounts for the Territory. September, 1855.-Commission issued to Allen.P. Tibbitts as pro- bate judge of the county of Arapahoe. Commission issued to James Stringfellow as clerk of the probate court for the county of Arapahoe. September 21, 1855.-Commission issued to Wm. A. Heiskell as clerk of the board of county commissioners for the county of Lykens. Commission issued to A. H. McFadden as coroner of the county of Lykens. Commissions issued to Martin White and William Lebon as jus- tices of the peace for the county of Lykens. Septemb 21, 1855.-Commissions issued to Barrett Hall and Peter J. Potts as constables of the county of Lykens. Commission issued to Alexander McPherson as justice of the peace for Shannon township, in Atchison county. September 22, 1855.-Commidsion issued to Thos.
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