Rock County, Wisconsin - Chapter 3, 1879 (part 2 of 2)

By a law approved February 13, 1839, it was enacted, " that from and after the passage of this act, the county of Rock shall be and remain to all intents and purposes, an organized county of this Territory, and shall have all the rights and privileges which organized counties in the same of right have." An election of county officers was provided for, to be held " on the first Monday of March, 1889," and the officers then chosen were empowered to borrow money on the credit of the county, not exceeding $250, for three years, at 12|^ per cent per annum, to be applied to procuring land for the seat of justice. By an act, approved February 28, 1839, the foregoing was so amended as to fix the time for election of county officers for the third Monday of March following ; directed the canvassing of the votes ; divided the Commissioners elected into three classes, whose term of office should expire in January, 1842, 1841 and 1840, respectively, and devolved upon them all the duties specified in the preceding act.

At the election held in pursuance of this law, W. S. Murray, William Spaulding and E. J. Hazzard were elected a Board t)f County Commissioners and concluded negotiations with H. F.- Janes whereby the county obtained title to the land designated in the act of December 27, 1837, as the seat of justice. In 1839 and the following year, all other county officials required by law to be elected, were chosen and qualified. With the entrance of these officers upon the discharge of their duties, the organization of the county was perfected.