August 1876 Miners Establish Provisional City Government
Deadwood lots and streets laid out April 28, 1876
Deadwood businesss are building on public streets Jul 29 1876
Seth Bullock, C.R. Clark, Thomas Short, Henry Fuerstein, James W.Matkin elected Commissioners and Fire Wardens Aug 19 1876
Duties Pest house to be built and streets to be cleaned Deadwood fire protection and welfare Street locating, commissioners give notice Aug 14 1876
First Miners Election
Deadwood discharging of fire arms in town Aug 26 1876
E. B Farnum wins as mayor of Deadwood John A. Swift wins as clerk and treasurer A. P. Carter wins as council for Deadwood Con Stapleton wins as marshal in Deadwood Sep 16 1876
Deadwood has a population of nearly 3,000 people Sep 30 1876
Marshal Stapleton given tax list by City Clerk Dr. L. F. Bab**** was appointed health officer Oct 14 1876
Election for City officers held March 1877
Deadwood resident 30 days, legal voter George Henckels survey shows Deadwood in Dakota Territory Deadwood has watch tower, watchman in case of fire Ordinance No. 1, Revenue, approved October 7 1876 Ordinance No. 2, Fire Wardens October 7 1876 Ordinance No. 3, Nuisances, offal, manure Ordinance No. 4, Duties of Health Officer Ordinance No. 5, Hawkers and Peddlers Deadwood Marshal paid $150.00 a month Deadwood Clerk and Treasurer paid $75.00 a month Deadwood Mayor paid $100.00, annual salary Oct 28 1876
March 1877 Elections
Deadwood's first sheriff was Isac Brown. He was elected Miner's Court sheriff over the Jack McCall trial Aug 05, 1876. Isac Brown would later be killed by Indians on August 20th along with Preacher Smith and others. Con Stapleton secured the next marshall's seat on September 16, 1876.
Seth Bullock received three appointments in his early law and order career. Deadwood's Board of Health elected Bullock to serve as sheriff over the Miner's Court trial of Sam Young accused in the killing of Myer Baum, alias Bummer Dan, August 26, 1876. Two more appointments would follow from Governor Pennington. The first came in March 1877 as Lawrence County Sheriff Deadwood and again in September 1877 as Deputy United States Marshal, 1st District. Seth Bullock failed to retain his Lawrence County Sheriff's seat losing to John Manning in the general county elections held November 1877. He would continue to serve as Deputy United States Marshal after the elections.
The first Deadwood jail was located behind the Star and Bullock building. With new Lawrence County funding in May 1877, the Deadwood jail was to be relocated to the Weaver Addition in South Deadwood. In a fumigation effort the first week of July, the old jail caught fire. The new county jail would then be put to good use. By July 16th, the new County Jail had thirteen males and one female inmate. By the end of August, the number of inmates had increased to twenty nine. Sheriff Bullock's right hand men were Deputy Sheriffs' of Lawrence County Capt. A. M. Willard, Thomas Overfelt, John Cochrane and Dick Berry.
Within a few months of taking office, Seth Bullock had organized militia companies in Deadwood and in nearby mining camps to address the threat of Indian attacks, arrested a local gang of thieves, brought in a horse thief, found the robber who stole his time piece, was in a shootout, broke up a fist fight, dispersed an unruly crowd, prevented a prisoner escape from the Bath House, transported prisoners to penitentiaries inside and outside of the state, and as well, stopped a jail break of 29 prisoners.
