Agreeably to an act of theis Legislature of the State of Illinois approved March 3d 1845 providing for the appointing of commissioners to take the Census of the different Counties in this state every five years.  On motion it is ordered than an election be held for a Commissioner to take the Census of Wayne County for the year 1865.     When on the first ballot  A. T. GALBRAITH was duly elected as said Commissioner.

State of Illinois )
Wayne county      )  ss.

                  T. J. W. BARNHILL Clerk of this county Court in and for Said County certify that the foregoing is a try and correct copy of the appointment of the said  A. T. GALBRAITH, as Cenus Commissioner of said county as appears in the records in my office.

_|__________|_       Witness my hand and seal of said Court affixed at Fairfield
 |                   |              this 13th of October 1865
 |                   |              [signed] J. W. BARNHILL Co Clerk
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