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  HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP: OATHS OF OFFICE
1919 To 1938

Introduction

The following data is abstracted from a leather-bound book identified on its spine as Bonds And Oaths: Highland Township.  It consists of approximately 200 pages of preprinted forms and includes sections for "Highway Commissioner's Bond," "Bond of Overseer of Highways," "Constable's Bond," "Oaths of Office," "Township Treasurer's Bond," and "Clerk's Bond."  The only forms actually filled in, however, are those for "Oaths of Office" (pages 113-176) and "Township Treasurer's Bond" (pages 177-196).  All the other preprinted forms are blank.  Only the "Oaths of Office" have been abstracted below.  While interesting, the "Township Treasurer's Bonds" contain little additional information beyond the amount of bond and the names of the sureties.

The oaths of the Supervisor, Treasurer, etc. were typically administered by the township Clerk.  The Clerk's own oath, however, was usually administered by some other officer such as the Supervisor or Justice of the Peace.   On April 5, 1927, however, Clerk Fred B. Hitchcock administered his oath of office to himself!

A scan of the first "Oath of Office" form appears below, to provide an idea of its appearance and language.  There are four such forms to each page.   If less than four entries are abstracted for a given page in the table below, the remaining forms on that page are blank, not signed or marked as void.

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