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April 12, 7977
Miscellaneous Resolution
By: General Government Committee, Robert W. Page, Chairman
In re: Oakland County Recognition of Establishment of Farmington, Troy, Pontiac,
Oakland and Bloomfield Townships
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Act to divide the Indiana Territory into two governments and known
as 2 Stat 309, adopted on January 11, 1805, as amended, provided for the establishment of
townships; and
WHEREAS, Territorial Governor Lewis Cass by Executive Order pursuant to said Act
did establish on April 12, 1827, the townships of Farmington, Troy, Pontiac, Oakland and
Bloomfield; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Supervisors' proceedings of that time, and
preserved in the County Clerk's archives, make mention of the establishment of said townships.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby extends recognition of the establishment, 150 years ago, of the townships of Farmington,
Troy, Pontiac, Oakland and Bloomfield,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of the foregoing resolution be forwarded
to said townships for preservation and community knowledge.
The General Government Committee, by Robert W. Page, Chairman, moves the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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#7929 April 12, 1977
Moved by Page supported by Doyon the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Page supported by Fortino the resolution be adopted.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
.11.1.s,cAllasvpas. ro5p.hition.#1929. a.dopted.by . the.Oaklanci ,County .aaard .
Commissioners at their meeting held on April 12, 1977 ..............••••••••n•••••••••e“g•-& ...... ••PA • ••••
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, T have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said county af Pontiac, Michigan
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
By Deputy Clerk