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Dane County was renamed in 1840 to the current Christian County. The original Knox County, Illinois, became extinct with the formation of the Illinois Territory in 1809 - or, more precisely, it became Knox County, Indiana. The modern Knox County, Illinois was formed much later and was not a part of the original Knox County.
The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. [5] In Indiana, the most commonly seen number associated with counties is the state county code, which is a sequential number based on the alphabetical order of the county. It has been used on automobile license plates since 1963.
The auditor of state, officially doing business as "the state comptroller", functions as the chief financial officer for the whole of state government. In terms of financial accounting, the auditor of state creates and operates the statewide accounting system, maintains a record of revenues, expenditures and balances by state fund, collects debts owed the state, and prepares various financial ...
County school boards are responsible for funding and management of the public school system within their district. The majority of school funding comes from property taxes. The tax rate is subject to state level approval and is capped by law. Courts: Each county has its own circuit court, formed pursuant to the Indiana state constitution. Some ...
The Attorney General’s law clients are the statewide elected officials, state legislators, state agencies, and the 92 county prosecutors. Appeals Division - The Appeals Division represents the state in both civil and criminal appeals, as well as in other specialized areas. Civil Appeals represents the state in appellate cases involving ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Indiana. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 482 law enforcement agencies employing 13,171 sworn police officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents.
Clark County, Indiana: 8 Charles H. Test January 14, 1849 January 14, 1851 Democratic Wayne County, Indiana: 9 Nehemiah Hayden January 14, 1853 January 14, 1855 Democratic Rush County, Indiana: 10 Erasmus B. Collins January 14, 1855 January 14, 1857 Republican Dearborn County, Indiana: 11 Daniel McClure January 16, 1857 October 28, 1858 Democratic
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code. County Council: The county council is the fiscal branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts.