cordance therewith Gallia county was divided into three town-
ships-Gallipolis, Kerr's, and Letart.
The same act of the Legislature authorized the associate
judges to appoint justices of the peace for each of the aforesaid
townships. Robert Safford and George W. Putnam were ap-
pointed for Gallipolis township. In Letart township an elec-
tion of justice of the peace was to be held in the house of
Henry Roush-one justice of the peace for Letart township.
For Kerr's township one justice of the peace was to be elected,
and the election to be held in the house of William Robinson.
Another act of the legislature creating a board of county
commissioners came into force March lst, 1804. The commis-
sioners aforesaid on the llth of June, 1805, proceeded to re-
divide the county of Gallia into townships, recognizing the
boundaries of Letart, but abolishing that of Kerr's,and forming
a new township by the name of Salisbury and establishing its
boundaries as follows: Beginning on the Ohio river in the
Thirteenth range of townships at the southeast corner of 100-
acre lot No. 376; thence west with the south line of said lot to
the southwest corner of the same; thence north to the south-
east corner of Section No. 10, in Range No. 14, of Township
No. 5; thence west to the line between the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth ranges; thence north to the northwest corner
of Township No. 5, in the Fourteenth range; thence west to the
county line; thence north to the northwest corner of the
county; thence east until it intersects the line between Kerr's
and Letart; thence with the same to the Ohio river; thence
down to the place of beginning.
The first election for township officers for Salisbury town-
ship was held in the house of Brewster Higley, Esq., July 27th,
1805.
Trustees Elected.-Hamilton Kerr, James G. Phelps, Felix
Benedict.
Overseers of the Poor.-John Niswonger, William Parker.
Fence Viewers.-Samuel Denny, David Thomas.
