MAY 1836 TERM

E and J Goss were taxed $10 for a license to vend foreign merchandise in Owen County for one year

The following Constables for the different townships filed their bonds and were sworn in:

Jesse Morris, Wesley Raper, Frederic Sapp, Thomas B. Dale, Green Chance, James Wallace, Hiram Thomas, Eli Abernathy, William H. Fritts, Elijah Burbridge, Joseph Snodgrass

Thomas Sandy & Joseph A. Goss were licensed to keep a grocery store one year in Owen County; fee $10

The township of Grayson was organized at this term and its boundaries described, which is the same territory now known as Marion township.

Thomas Allen reported that he had bought for $108 the west half of the northeast quarter of section 8, twp 10, range 3 west which piece of land was the first "Poor Farm" owned by Owen County.

Martin Snoddy is mentioned as Coroner and is now appointed Commissioner of the 3% fund; Basil Champer, surety; bond in the sum of $2000

The settlement of Thomas Allen the outgoing Commissioner showed the total receipts of the 3% fund to be $1028.81

It was ordered at this term that "there is hereby appropriated five per centum of the gross amount of the State revenue of Owen County for the use of common schools in said county for the year 1836

Zachariah Landreth & Wells Ward were appointed Constables for the new township of Grayson.