1969 County of Essex Municipal Calendar

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INTRODUCTION The Western District Council The first meeting of the District Council for the Western District was held in the Court House, Town of Sandwich, on the 14th day of February, 1842, pursuant to the "Act to provide for the Better Internal Government of that part of the Province which formerly constituted the Province of Upper Canada, by the establishment of Local Municipal Au- thorities therein," Act 4 and 5, Viet. Cap. 10 went into effect January 1st, 1842. Representatives were pres- ent from the following townships which com- prised the County of Essex:-Anderdon, Col- chester, Gosfield, Maidstone, Malden, Mersen, Rochester and Sandwich. From Kent:-Camden, Chatham, Dover East and West, Harwich, Howard, Orford, Raleigh, Romney, Tilbury East, Tilbury West and Zone. From Lambton:-Bosanquet, Dawn, Moore and Enniskillen, Plympton, Sarnia, Sombra and Warwick. The said District Council met from time to time in the Court House, Sandwich, until the close of the October session of 1849. This was the last year of the District Council. The Municipal Council of the United Coun- ties of Essex, Kent and Lambton met in the Court House, Sandwich, on the 28th day of January, 1850. Representatives were present from all the above-mentioned municipalities in the County of Essex with the exception of Tilbury West, which had been attached to Kent until the close of 1851. This Council was only in existence for one year. The last session closed on the 11th day of October, 1850. Kent then separated from the union. The Municipal Council of the United Coun- ties of Essex and Lambton met in the Court House, Sandwich, on the 27th day of January, 1851. This union continued for about two years and a half, the last session closing on the 23rd day of June, 1853. -3-