Now, therefore, Believing that a compliance with this request will have a tendency to increase the population of such part of the Territory as may be included within these boundaries, and to prevent those difficulties which sometimes arise from the establishment of counties, when the settlements are formed and conflicting opinions and interests are to be reconciled, I do, by virtue of these presents, and in conformity with the provisions of the ordinance of Congress of July 13, 1787, lay out that part of the said Territory included within the following boundaries, viz.: Beginning at the southeast corner of township number three north, range number fourteen east, thence north to the northeast corner of township number four, in the same range; thence west to the county of Oakland; thence north to the northeast corner of township number six north, and range number eleven east; thence west to the Indian boundary line as established by the treaty of Detroit, November 17, 1807; thence north with the same, north and northeasterly to the boundary line between the United States and British province of Upper Canada; thence with the said boundary line southwardly to a point due south from the place of beginning, and thence to the place of beginning, into a new county, to be called the county of St. Clair. And I do, in conformity with the report of the commissioners appointed for that purpose, establish the seat of justice of the said county at the town of St. Clair. And I do further declare that this proclamation shall take effect and be in force after the same shall be so declared by the Governor of the said Territory, or other competent authority therein, for the time being, and not sooner.

In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the Great Seal of the said Territory to be hereunto affixed. Done at the city of Detroit, this 28th day of March, A. D., 1820, and of the Independence of the United States the forty-fourth.

By the Governor:

LEW. CASS.

WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, Secretary of Michigan Territory. See also proclamation dated September 10, 1822.

Seat of justice, Port Huron, a flourishing city at the foot of Lake Huron. City charter bears date February 4th, 1857.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan: SECTION 11. That so much of the county as lies west of the line between the ranges eight and nine west of the meridian, and east of the line between ranges twelve and thirteen west, and south of the line between townships four and five south of the base line, and north of the boundary line between this Territory and the State of Indiana, be, and the same is hereby set off into a separate county, and the name thereof shall be St. Joseph.

Approved October 29, 1829.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, That the county of St. Joseph shall be organized from and after the taking effect of this act, and the inhabitants thereof entitled to all the rights and privileges to which by law the inhabitants of the other counties of this Territory are entitled.

SECTION 11. That the county of St. Joseph shall be one circuit, and the court for the same shall be held hereafter on the third Tuesday of August, in each year; and for the purposes of this act, it is hereby enacted and declared, that the counties aforesaid shall be considered to comprehend all the counties not organized, and districts of country attached thereto by any law or executive act.

Approved November 4, 1829.

St. Joseph, named by the Jesuits, in honor of the husband of the Virgin Mary, and regarded by them as the patron saint of "New France," by which name our northwestern States and Canada were called.

TONEDAGANA COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SEC. 28. That portion of the State lying north of the line between towns 36 and 37 north, and west of the line between ranges 4 and 5 west, shall be laid off as a separate county, to be known and designated as the county of Tonedagana.

Approved April 1, 1840.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SEC. 15. The name of the county of Tonedagana, as now organized by law, is hereby changed to that of Emmet.

Approved March 8, 1843.

TUSCOLA COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SECTION 30. That portion of the present county of Sanilac embraced in the north half of town 10 north, and in towns 11, 12, 13 and 14 north, of ranges 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 east, and in fractional town 15 north, of ranges 7 and 8 east, shall be laid off as a separate county, to be known and designated as the county of Tuscola.

Approved April 1, 1840.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SECTION 1. That the county of Tuscola shall be organized, and the inhabitants thereof be entitled to all the rights and privileges to which by law the inhabitants of the other organized counties of this State are entitled.

SEC. 2. That all suits, prosecutions and other matters now pending before any court of record in Saginaw county, or before any justice of the

peace in said county, or that shall be pending at the time of the taking effect of this act, shall be prosecuted to final judgment and execution, and all taxes heretofore levied and now due shall be collected as though the county of Tuscola had not been organized.

SEC. 3. There shall be elected in said county of Tuscola, on the first Tuesday of November, the year 1850, all the several county officers to which by law the said county is entitled; and said election shall in all respects be conducted and held in the manner prescribed by law for holding elections for county and state officers: Provided, That until such county officers are elected and qualified, the proper county officers of the county of Saginaw shall perform all the duties appertaining to the said county of Tuscola in the same manner as though this act had not passed: And provided further, That the county officers so to be elected shall be qualified and enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday in January, the year 1851, and no county buildings shall be erected at the expense of the county until after the county-seat shall have been permanently located, as provided in this act.

SEC. 4. The board of canvassers in said county under this act shall consist of the presiding inspectors of elections from each township therein, and said inspectors shall meet at the county-seat of said county at the time appointed by law for the county canvass, and immediately after the election authorized in the third section of this act, and organize by appointing one of their number chairman and another secretary of said board, and shall thereupon proceed to discharge all the duties of a board of county canvassers, as in ordinary cases of election for county and state officers.

SEC. 5. The circuit court for the county of Saginaw shall have the same jurisdiction over said county of Tuscola that it would have, if this act had not passed, until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of said county of Tuscola to provide some suitable place for holding courts in said county, at the county-seat thereof, until public buildings shall be erected.

SEC. 7. That the county-seat of said county of Tuscola be and the same is hereby fixed and established on the northwest fractional quarter of section 7, in township number 11 north, of range number 8 east, until the year 1860, and until the same shall be permanently located as hereinafter provided; and the supervisors elected for the year 1860 in said county shall have the power, and it shall be their duty permanently to locate the county-seat of said county.

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 2, 1850.

County-seat, Caro.

UNWATTIN COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SECTION 7. That portion of the state embraced in towns seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty north, of ranges seven, eight, nine and ten west shall be laid off as a separate county, to be known and designated as the county of Unwattin.

Approved April 1, 1810.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SECTION 3. The name of the county of Unwattin, as now organized by law, is hereby changed to that of Osceola.

Approved March 8, 1843.

VAN BUREN COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan: SEC. 8. That so much of the country included with the following limits, viz.: beginning where the line between ranges twelve and thirteen west of the meridian intersects the base line; thence west on the base line to the shore of Lake Michigan; thence southerly along the shore of said lake to the intersection of the line between townships two and three south of the base line; thence east between said townships to the intersection of the line between ranges sixteen and seventeen west of the meridian; thence south on the line between said ranges to the intersection of the line between townships four and five south of the base line; thence east on the line between said townships to the intersection of the line between ranges twelve and thirteen west of the meridian; thence north on the line between said ranges to the base line, be and the same is hereby set off into a separate county, and the name thereof shall be Van Buren.

Approved Oct. 29, 1829.

SECTION 2. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the county of Van Buren be, and the same is hereby organized; and the inhabitants thereof entitled to all the rights and privileges to which by law the inhabitants of the other counties of this state are entitled.

SEC. 5. The circuit court for the county of Van Buren shall be held, for one year from the first day of November next, at such place as the supervisors of said county shall provide in said county, on the first Monday in June and December in each year, and after the said first day of November, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, at the seat of justice in said county.

Approved March 18, 1837.

County-seat, Paw Paw, an incorporated village in the township of Paw

Paw.

WABASSEE COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SEC. 18. That portion of the State embraced in towns 25, 26, 27 and 28 north, of ranges 5, 6, 7 and 8 west, shall be laid off as a separate county, to be known and designated as the county of Wabassee. Approved April 1, 1840.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

SEC. 9. The name of the county of Wabassee, as now organized by law, is hereby changed to that of Kaleasca.

Approved March 8, 1843.

WASHTENAW COUNTY.

A PROCLAMATION.

And I have also thought it expedient to lay out the following county, that is to say:

All the country included within the following boundaries: beginning on the principal meridian, where the line between the townships numbered two and three, north of the base line intersects the same; thence south to the line between the townships numbered four and five, south of the base line; thence east to the line between the seventh and eighth ranges, east of the principal meridian; thence north to the base line; thence west, with the base line, to the line between the sixth and seventh ranges, east of the principal meridian; thence north, to the line between the townships numbered two and three, north of the base line; thence west to the place of beginning; shall form a county to be called the county of Washtenaw.

And it is hereby declared that the county herein "laid out," to wit: the county of Washtenaw, shall be organized whenever, hereafter, the competent authority for the time being shall so determine, and that until then the said county shall be attached to and compose a part of the county now organized, in the following manner:

The county of Washtenaw shall be attached to, and compose a part of the county of WAYNE.

In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the great seal of the said territory to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at Detroit, this tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States, the forty-seventh.

By the Governor:

Secretary of Michigan Territory.

LEW. CASS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, That the county of Washtenaw shall be organized from and after the taking effect of this act, and the inhabitants thereof entitled to all the rights and privileges to which, by law, the inhabitants of the other counties of this Territory are entitled.

SEC. 2. That the county court for the county of Washtenaw shall be held on the third Monday of June, and the second Monday of January in each year.

SEC. 3. That all suits, prosecutions, and other matters now pending before the county court of Wayne county, or before any justice of the peace of said county of Wayne, shall be prosecuted to final judgment and execution, and all taxes heretofore levied and now due shall be collected in the same manner as though the said county of Washtenaw had not been organized.

SEC. 4. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 31st day of December, 1826.

Approved Nov. 20th, 1826.