The Janesville Common Council made appointments under the amended charter.

The evidence

• “On the 29th of March, an act of the Legislature amended the city charter, by which the offices of Marshal, Constable, Assessor, School Commissioner and Superintendent were selected by the Common Council (having previously been elected), and, at the meeting held April 14, 1856, the following appointments were made : Marshal, T. C.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 533 / book p. 537

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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