Order of the board. The board of commissioners of the county of Johnson, May session, 1832. and On petition of divers freeholders, citizens of the townships of in said county, due notice thereof having been given, and the said petition being publicly read, the board, on due consideration of the premises, do order and appoint Jacob Climer, Michael Shultz and Conrad Simmerman, to view a road from in the township of in said petition mentioned, to the town of Franklin in said county; and if they, or a majori ty of them, after having taken an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge their duty, shall deem it of public utility, they shall proceed to lay out and mark the same, on the best ground which can be obtained, not running through any person's enclosure, of one year's standing, without the consent of the owner, unless a good way cannot otherwise be had; and they or a majority of them shall certify their proceedings to the next ensuing session of this board. May 7th, 1832. By the board. Test. JOHN STILES, CI❜k. Report of the viewers. To the honorable, the board of commissioners of the county of Johnson. In pursuance of an order of this honorable board, herewith returned, we the undersigned, appointed by the said order, to view and lay out the road therein mentioned, have viewed and laid out the same, and return it as a road of public utility, as follows, to wit: Beginning, &c. (describe courses and distances.) Which is respectfully submitted. Witness our hands this 3rd day of September, 1832. JACOB CLIMER. MICHAEL SHULTZ. CONROD SIMMERMAN. Another. To the honorable, the board of commissioners of the county of Johnson, We the undersigned do report, that in pursuance of the order of this honorable board, herewith returned, we have viewed the ground where the road mentioned in the said order is proposed to be run, and are of opinion that the said road, if laid out, would not be of public utility. Witness our hands, this 3rd day of September, 1832. JACOB CLIMER. MICHAEL SHULTZ. Order of confirmation. The board of commissioners of the county of Johnson. September session, 1832. Jacob Climer, Michael Shultz, and Conrod Simmerman, the persons appointed by this board at their May session last past, to view and lay out a road from in township, to the seat of justice of said county, having reported, that in pursuance of said order, they have viewed and laid out, and do return as a road of public utility, the following road, to wit: Beginning, &c. (as in the report of viewers,) which report being publicly read, and no objection being made to the said proposed road, it is therefore ordered, that the report of the said viewers be recorded, and that the said road be opened to the width of thirty-five feet, and that it be henceforth kept in repair, as a public highway, of which the supervisors of roads are to take notice. By the board. Test. JOHN STILES, Cl❜k. Remonstrance by land-holders. in To the honorable the board of commissioners of the county of Johnson; the remonstrance of John Davidson and William Wilson of said county respectfully sheweth, that a road has been lately laid out by order of this honourable board, from township to the seat of justice of said county, running through the lands of your remonstrants; which road, if confirmed by the board, will be very injurious to your remonstrants, and will also be burdensome to the inhabitants of the townships through which it runs. Your remonstrants therefore pray, that your honors would appoint suitable persons to review said road, and the adjacent lands, and make report to the board, according to law. September 3, 1832. JOHN DAVIDSON. Order of review. The board of commissioners of the county of Johnson. September session, 1832. On the remonstrance of John Davidson and William Wilson of the said county, setting forth that a road which has been lately laid out by order of this board from in township, to the seat of justice of said county, and running through the lands of the said remonstrants, will, if confirmed, be very injurious to them as well as burdensome to the inhabitants of the townships through which the said road runs, and praying for a review of the same; it is ordered, on due consideration of the premises, that Adam Bell, Charles Dunkin, and Edwin Foster be appointed to review the said road and the adjacent lands, and that the reviewers aforesaid meet at the dwelling house of the said Adam Bell, in township, on the seventeenth of the present month, and after taking an oath, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties assigned them, on that day, or on such other day as a majority of them shall appoint, that they proceed to review the proposed road, and assess the damages, if any, which the said remonstrants will sustain from the opening and continuance of the said road through their lands; and that they report the same to the next ensuing session of this board. By the board. Test. JOHN STILES, CPk. Report of reviewers. To the honorable the board of commissioners of the county of Johnson. We the undersigned, having been appointed, by the order herewith returned, to review the road and lands adjacent, mentioned in the said order, do report that we have, in pursuance of said order, reviewed the said road, and have estimated the damages which will be sustained by said road being opened and continued through the lands of the objectors, in the following proportions, to wit: John Davidson will sustain damage to the amount of forty dollars, and William Wilson will sustain damage to the amount of fifteen dollars, and further, the said road will, in our opinion, be of public utility. All which is respectfully submitted.-November 5th, 1832. ADAM BELL. CHARLES DUNKIN. Order of confirmation. The board of commissioners of the county of Johnson. November session, 1832. Adam Bell, Charles Dunkin, and Edwin Foster, the persons appointed by an order of this board, at the September session last past, to review a road, from in township, to the seat of justice of said county, having reported that they have, in pursuance of said order, reviewed the said road, and estimated the damages which will be sustained by the said road being opened and continued through the lands of the objectors, in the following proportions, to wit: John Davidson will sustain damage to the amount of forty dollars, and William Wilson will sustain damage to the amount of fifteen dollars, and further, that the said road will, in their opinion, be of public utility. And the said report having been read, the same is, on due deliberation, approved and confirmed, and it is ordered that the same be recorded, and that the said road be opened to the width of thirty-five feet, and that it be henceforth kept in repair, as a public highway, of which the supervisors of highways are to take notice.. By the board. Test. JOHN STILES, Cl'k. Oath to be administered to viewers, or reviewers of a road. You, and each of you do solemnly swear, that you will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties assigned you, as viewers (or reviewers) of the road described in your order of appointment, to the best of your understanding. So help you God. Applications to vacate or change public roads, and the objections to such applications, are so nearly similar to those already noticed, that it is deemed unnecessary to give the forms in detail. The foregoing precedents, with a little variation, will serve as a guide in all cases reducible to form. CLERKS. 2 In the state of Indiana, the supreme court appoints its own clerk, for the term of seven years; the clerks of the circuit courts are elected for like term, by the qualified voters in their respective counties; and each clerk so elected, is in his proper county, ex officio, clerk of the probate court, and of the board of commissioners. Con. Ind. A. V. Sec. 8 Rev. L. 130, 156. sure, To furnish a complete set of forms, applicable to the duties of clerks in all cases, is not the object of the present compilation. A book of forms comprising all the varied subjects within the compass of a clerk's duties would far surpass the contemplated bounds of the present volume; and such forms would be, in a great meauseless to those officers for whose benefit this work is principally designed. To unexperienced clerks, however, some aid may be derived from the foregoing forms, in cases where the duties of the clerk are blended with those of associate and probate judges and county commissioners. In addition to which, it is the duty of the auditor of public accounts, whenever he shall deem it requisite, to transmit to each of the clerks of the circuit courts instructions relative to the form of assessment rolls, the manner of certifying collector's bond, &c. Rev. L. 429. The following formshave been prescribed by the auditor: Certificate of assessment. Rev. L. 431. State of Indiana, Dearborn county, sct. I, James Dill, clerk of the Dearborn circuit court, and ex officio, clerk of the board of commissioners of the county of Dearborn, do certify that the following items |