History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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CHAPTER VIII
DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIARY
TERRITORIAL SUPREME COURT-OLD DISTRICT COURT-COUNTY COURTS
- CHANGE IN SUPREME COURT-CIRCUIT COURTS AND JUDGES-THE
"ONE-HORSE" COURT-UNDER THE 1850 CONSTITUTION-A SUMMARY-UNDER THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION. 110
CHAPTER IX
THE BENCH OF OAKLAND COUNTY
COUNTY COURTS AND JUDGES-PROBATE COURTS AND JUDGES-CIRCUIT
COURTS AND JUDGES-THE COURT OF CHANCERY-CIRCUIT COURT
COMMISSIONERS. 117
CHAPTER X
THE BAR OF OAKLAND COUNTY
DANIEL LEROY-WILLIAM F. -MOSLEY-THOMAS J. DRAKE-ORIGEN
D. RICHARDSON-GIDEON 0. WHIITTEMORE-ROBERT P. ELDREDGESETII A. L. WARNER-WILLIAM DRAPER-RANDOLPH MANNINGCHARLES DRAPER-RUFUS HOSMER-GGEORE W. WISNER-ALFRED
H. HANSCOM-GOVERNOR MOSES WISNER-AUGUSTUS CARPENTER
BALDWIN-JOIN S. GOODRICI —LEVI B. TAFT-HESTER L. STEVENSMICHAEL E. CROFOOT-HENRY M. LOOK-M]ARK S. BREWER-LIVING
MEMBERS OF TIlE BAR-JUDGE THOMAS L. PATTERSON-JOSEPH EDWARD SAWYER-GEORGEE W. SMITH-ROBERT J. LOUNSBURY-AARON
PERRY-DANIEL L. DAVIS —KLEBER P. ROCKWELL-ARTHUR R.
TRIPP-ELMER R. WEBSTER-JAMIES H-. LYNCH-JOHN H. PATTERSON
-F. L. COVERT-HENRY MI. ZIMMERMAN —ANDREW L. M\OORE-H.
HI-. COI 'IN —PITER 13. BROMLEY. 126
CHAPTER XI
BACKWNARD GLANCES AT BENCH AND BAR
JUDGE CROFOOT'S RECOLLECTIONS-BENCH AND BAR PRIOR TO 1840 (BY
JUDGE BALDWIN)-CHIEF JUSTICE MOORE'S PICTURES-AARON
PERRY'S CONTRIBUTIONS. 158
CHAPTER XII
CIVIL AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY
FIRST OFFICIAL ACT COUNTY SEAT FIXED-ORIGINAL TWO TOWNSHIPS-PRESENT BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED-OAKLAND COUNTY
UNDER THE TERRITORY-TERRITORIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-LEGISLATION AFFECTING TOWN AND COUNTY-TOWNSIIIP GOVERNMENT
ESTABLISHED —FIRST SUPERVISORS' MEETING-SOME EARLY ASSESSMENTS-CIRCLE OF TOWNSHIPS COMPLETED —ROSTER OF COUNTY
OFFICIALS-ASSESSMENTS AND TAXES-POPULATION FOR NINETY