Yuba County

History

Chapter XLII - The County Officials - Elections

To render the tabulated roster of county officers more intelligible and interesting, a list of the changes is annexed.

DISTRICT JUDGE

In November, 1850, Gordon N. Mott was appointed by the Governor to the position made vacant by the removal of Judge Wm. R. Turner, to a new Judicial District.

COUNTY JUDGE

In December, 1858, Judge S.M. Bliss resigned, having been elected to the District Court, and Charles Lindley was appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy.

In 1862, Judge Charles Lindley resigned, and Charles E. Filkins was appointed by the Governor to complete the unexpired term.

In May 1876, Judge L.R. Sellon died, and Judge S.M. Bliss received the appointment from the Governor.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES

In 1859, Michael Gorman resigned, and John Wodall was appointed by the County Judge.

In 1860, Walter Burns resigned, and, in May, Jasper Rand was appointed in his place.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

In June, 1850, H.P. Watkins was appointed to the position of Prosecuting Attorney, by the District Judge, Wm. R. Turner.

At the election in the latter part of 1850, Jesse O. Goodwin was chosen District Attorney.

In November, 1852, Charles H. Bryan resigned, having been elected to the Supreme Court, and G.N. Swezy was appointed.

COUNTY CLERK

In December 1854, the office of County Clerk having become vacant, W.W. Dobbins was appointed by the Court of Sessions.

RECORDER

During the years 1851, 1852, 1853, 1870 and 1871, the County Clerk was ex-officio County Recorder

TREASURER

In February, 1851, L.W. Taylor resigned, and George Rowe was appointed by the Court of Sessions. 

In June, 1854, George Rowe resigned, and John A. Paxton was appointed by the Court of Sessions.

May 7, 1857, A.F. Williams resigned, and Samuel P. Wells was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

COLLECTOR

Up to, and including, the year 1855, the Treasurer was ex-officio Collector.

From 1868 to 1874, and since 1875, the Treasurer has acted in the same capacity.

In January 1862, John S. Love resigned, and Horace Beach was appointed by the Board of Supervisors, to fill the unexpired term, till March.

ASSESSOR

During the years 1868 and 1869, the County was divided into three Assessor's Districts, with an officer for each.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

During the first years of the county organization the duties of Superintendent of Schools devolved upon the County Assessor.

In 1854, the office having been created by the Legislature, Samuel P. Wells was chosen to occupy the position.

In May, 1856, J.M. Abbott resigned, and E.B. Walsworth was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

In February, 1860, G.F. Glick, the Superintendent elect, having failed to qualify, E.B. Walsworth was appointed to fill the office by the Board of Supervisors.

In 1864, E. Van Muller, after being elected, resigned, and W.C. Belcher was appointed February 27, by the Board of Supervisors.

In August, 1866, D.C. Stone resigned, and H.H. Rhees was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

CORONER

In 1852, the Coroner elect left the county and J.B. Warfield was appointed by the Court of Sessions.

In 1857, the office was declared vacant for non-residence, and E. Hamilton was appointed February 5, by the Board of Supervisors.

In 1877, E. Hamilton died, and A.P. Barnes was appointed March 8, by the Board of Supervisors.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

In January, 1853, A.J. Gray having died, E.D. Wheeler was appointed by the Court of Sessions.

In 1855, Edward B. Stephens was elected but resigned, and B.F. Mann was appointed in November by the Board of Supervisors.

November 24, 1860, Henry Eilerman resigned, and C.G. Hubbard was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

In 1864, T.W. McCready was elected but resigned, and C.G. Bockius was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

In 1873, Samuel Cummins died, and April 12, C.A. Stratton was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

In 1877, the office was declared vacant by the Board of Supervisors, and J.P. Scott was appointed by that body, February 14.

SURVEYOR

In 1851, James B. Cushing died, and in May, W.W. O'Dwyer was appointed by the Court of Sessions.

November 11, 1862, C.V.D. Hubbard resigned and Nelson Wescoatt was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

From June 10, 1850, to May 8, 1855, the duties of the Board of Supervisors in this county were discharged by the Court of Sessions; previous to the organization of the Courts under the Constitution these duties having devolved upon the First Alcalde.  Under an Act of the Legislature, approved May 20, 1855, the County Clerk, Assessor and Surveyor divided the County into Supervisoral districts as follows:  First District - Marysville Township No. 1.  Second District - Linda No. 2 and Rose Bar No. 3.  Third District - Long Bar No. 4 and Parks Bar No. 5.  Fourth District - Dobbins No. 6, Foster Bar No. 7 and Keystone No. 10.  Fifth District - Northeast No. 9 and Slate Range No. 8.  From 1859 to 1874 the Board was composed of three Supervisors from the following districts: -  First - Marysville.  Second - Linda, Bear River (East and West), Rose Bar, Long Bar and Parks Bar.  Third - New York, Foster Bar, Northeast and Slate Range.  Since 1874 there have been five members in the Board.  The First District is composed of the First and Second Wards of the City of Marysville; the Second of the Third and Fourth Wards;  the Third of the remainder of Marysville township, together with East Bear River, West Bear River and Linda Townships;  the Fourth of Rose Bar, Long Bar, and Parks Bar;  the Fifth of New York,  Slate Range, Foster Bar and Northeast Townships.

In 1855, Samuel Rideout resigned and T.R. Striker was elected.

March 12, 1856, S.S. Stinchacum resigned and J.H. Beaman was elected.

In 1863, L.D. Adkison and W.H. Hartwell having been elected Sheriff and Treasurer, respectively, resigned and Martin Knox and Eli Teegarden were elected to fill the vacancies.

In February, 1876, H. Lohse resigned and Cyrus K. Dam was elected.

In 1877, Warren Green having resigned, C.G. Bokius was appointed in his place, February 6.  Mr. Bokius resigned August 6, 1877, and R.S. Jenkins was appointed.

ELECTIONS

The early elections have been described in other portions of this volume.  The minutes of the Court of Sessions and Board of Supervisors, during the first few years after the organization of the county, contain no records of the canvass of votes.

Below is appended a tabulated statement of the votes at the general elections held in the county.

VOTE OF YUBA COUNTY

YEAR ELECTION CANDIDATE PARTY VOTE
1851 Gubernatorial John Bigler Democrat 2507
    P.B. Reading Whig 2295
1852 Presidential Franklin Pierce Democrat 2199
    Winfield Scott Whig 2077
1853 Gubernatorial John Bigler Democrat 2410
    William Waldo Whig 2285
1855 Gubernatorial John Bigler Democrat 2283
    J. Neely Johnson Know-Nothing 2728
1856 Presidential James Buchanan Democrat 2451
    John C. Fremont Republican 650
    Millard Fillmore American 2081
1857 Gubernatorial John B. Weller Democrat 2135
    Edward Stanly Republican 717
    G.W. Bowie American 1012
1859 Gubernatorial M.S. Latham Democrat 2442
    John Currey A.L. Democrat 1471
    L. Stanford Republican 437
1860 Presidential Abraham Lincoln Republican 1665
    S.A. Douglas I. Democrat 1360
    J.C. Breckenridge Democrat 1874
    John Bell Con. Union 159
1861 Gubernatorial L. Stanford Republican 2014
    J.R. McConnell Democrat 1425
    John Conness Union Democrat 859
1863 Gubernatorial Frederick F. Low Union 1989
    John G. Downey Democrat 1393
1864 Presidential Abraham Lincoln Republican 1870
    Geo. B. McClellan Democrat 1333
1867 Gubernatorial Henry H. Haight Democrat 1178
    Geo. C. Gorham Republican 1155
    Caleb T. Fay I. Republican 56
1868 Presidential U.S. Grant Republican 1331
    Horatio Seymour Democrat 1112
1871 Gubernatorial Newton Booth Republican 1380
    Henry H. Haight Democrat 1237
1872 Presidential U.S. Grant Republican 1163
    Horace Greeley Liberal and Dem 852
    Chas. O'Conor Democrat 3
1875 Gubernatorial Wm. Irwin Democrat 865
    T.G. Phelps Republican 577
    John Bidwell Independent 652
1876 Presidential R.B. Hayes Republican 1251
    S.J. Tilden Democrat 1077
1877 Constitutional Convention (For)   965
    (Against)   189
1879 Adoption of New Constitution (For)   758
    (Against)   1240
1879 Gubernatorial Geo. C. Perkins Republican 1073
    H.J. Glenn Dem. and N.C.P. 594
    Wm. F. White Workingmen 595
PRECINCTS GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION R.R. COMMISSIONER CONGRESSM'N STATE SENATOR
  George C. Perkins William F. White Hugh J. Glenn D.M. Burns A.A. Smith Lauren E. Crane W.J. Tinnin Warren Dutton John P. Kavanaugh Caleb E. Wilcoxon J.M. Kelly Jos. S. Cone Henry Larkin G.T. Carpenter Joseph McKenna C.P. Berry E.A. Davis W.M. Cutter
First Ward, Marysville 88 39 30 88 29 18 24 83 29 32 18 81 57 24 96 65 93 62
Second "             " 141 38 45 138 28 15 42 129 29 53 14 130 51 42 137 86 132 89
Third    "             " 118 29 38 123 20 14 27 120 18 33 13 113 44 27 122 63 123 59
Fourth  "             " 157 94 82 169 62 32 66 159 66 72 41 152 117 64 175 157 168 153
Park 45 10 23 48 6 4 22 48 6 22 4 48 10 22 48 32 54 12
Honcut 21   8 19   1 9 17   11 1 17 3 9 18 11 16 7
Linda 30 24 23 29 22 5 22 29 22 20 5 29 27 21 29 47 25 52
West Bear River 35 5 33 39 4 2 28 37 4 30 2 34 28 11 37 35 44 15
Wheatland 79 33 56 86 12 12 63 86 11 64 12 86 30 55 80 93 117 54
Timbuctoo 6 28 12 7 27 5 7 7 26 7 6 8 31 7 13 33 14 27
Smartsville 56 100 30 60 94 19 14 62 90 14 20 54 117 15 56 129 83 86
Brown's Valley 45 28 14 40 16 4 25 39 16 27 4 40 20 26 41 45 47 24
Sicard Flat 14 7 2 6 6 9 2 14 6 2 1 4 15 3 14 9 14 8
Oregon House 16 23 12 16 20   15 16 18 17   16 20 15 15 36 16 24
Brownsville 67 19 47 61 11 20 43 62 11 41 20 58 37 40 81 50 67 38
Hansonville 7 1 15 5 1 3 15 4 1 15 3 5 4 15 5 19 5 13
Greenville 8 5 23 12 4 7 13 12 4 13 6 11 11 14 12 24 12 6
Dobbins' Ranch 23 23 24 22 6   42 22 6 42   22 6 42 22 48 39 5
Camptonville 88 19 63 87 23 7 54 89 17 57 7 86 28 56 100 64 139 10
Strawberry Valley 29   14 25 2 4 14 26 1 14 4 22 8 14 26 18 28 4
Total 1073 525 594 1080 393 181 547 1061 381 586 181 1016 664 522 1127 1064 1236 748

Table above:  RETURNS BY PRECINCTS OF ELECTION SEPTEMBER 3, 1879

Table below:  LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE FROM 1851 TO 1859

Board of Aldermen in columns 2-5 for Wards.

YEAR FIRST WARD SECOND WARD THIRD WARD FOURTH WARD MAYOR RECORDER POLICE JUDGE CLERK ASSESSOR MARSHAL CITY ATTORNEY TREASURER SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS SURVEYOR
1851 1L.W. Ransom F.W. Shaeffer 4J.G. Smith .... S.M. Miles .... .... R.H. Taylor R.S. Olds A.S. Miller F.J. McCann L. Cunningham .... ....
  2S.C. Stambaugh 3B. Tallman D.W.C. Rice                      
1852 E. Garst H. Beach 6D.W.C. Rice B. Green J.H. Jewett .... .... W.W. Smith .... I.L. Springer ....      "    
  E. Woodruff 5S.A. Duval D.C. Haskin W.H. Chapman                    
1853 E. Woodruff 7W.C. Armstrong H.P. Osgood 9C. McLaughlin S.M. Miles .... ....    " .... S.P. Wells .... M. Brumagim .... ....
  I.A. Eaton J.A. Paxton 8W.T. Fonda E. Slosson                    
1854 10J.C. Fall J.A. Paxton 12H.P. Osgood F.C. Chase G.E. Winters .... ....    " .... J.W. Easterling ....    " E.B. Walsworth  
  11E. Garst W.B. Thornburg J.T. Dickey A. Ellison                 W.H. Hartwell  
                          A.G. Coffin  
1855 13Wm. Hawley C.H. Hedges W.K. Hudson B.F. Mann 13James Allen G.N. Mott ....    " .... I.M. Anderson J.J. Foster S.P. Wells .... W. Wescoatt
  J.E. Galloway W.P. Thompson A.J. Lucas E.E. Stephens                    
  H.B. Summers W.P. Miller C.G. Moxley P.M. Chandler                    
1856 14J.E. Galloway J.C. Wilson S.C. Tompkins H.J. Booth Levi Hite S.B. Mulford .... Geo. C. Gorham .... A.W. Nightingill G.N. Swezy A.G. Soule .... ....
  J.H. Tennent 16J.A.  Paxton 17S. Paine M. Brumagim                    
  15I. Mears P.W. Randle M. Fuller E. Teegarden                    
1857 F.F. Low W.B. Thornburg E. Woodruff W.K. Hudson S.C. Tompkins J.T. McCarty .... C.M. Patterson .... A.J. Barkley Chas. Lindley S.P. Wells .... ....
  E. Garst 18J.A. Paxton W.C. Dougherty A. Putnam                    
  John S. Love Geo. P. Thomas J.T. Dickey J.T. Campbell                    
1858 F.L. Hatch Thad. Dean W.C. Stokes E.D. Wheeler Peter Decker     " .... C.M. Gorham G.R. Nightingill       " W.C. Belcher A.G. Soule .... N. Wescoatt
  F.W. Selby W.P. Miller Geo. W. Aubrey E. Teegarden                    
  W.P. Weeks 19John S. Love 20H.M. Heuston A. Ellison                    
1859 John H. Jewett John S. Love W.C. Stokes A. Ellison William Singer J.O. Goodwin .... T.E. Farish S.P. Wells     " I.S. Belcher G.M. Scott .... ....
  T.P. Otis J.S. Eshom P.J. Welsh C. Covillaud                    
  J.H. Tennent L. Mann C.B. Fowler Joshua Davis                    
1860-1 John S. Love L. Mann J.T. Dickey A.J. Hann C.B. Fowler J.I. Kyle .... C.M. Gorham J.B. Leaman      " .... A.D. Starr .... ....
  W.P. Weeks J.S. Eshom A.M. Shields Joshua Davis                    
  A. Walker O. Wood W.K. Hudson Chas. L. Thomas                    
1862-3 Wm. Hawley J.B. Emmel J.B. Lassiter A.D. Starr     " .... ....      " J. C. Bradley A.W. Johnston .... J.W. Moore .... ....
  P.W. Winkley S. Moody N.D. Rideout John T. Bayley                    
1864-5 Wm. Hawley C.P. Pollard Wm. L. Lawrence S.H. Bradley     " .... .... B. Eilerman      " P.W. Winkley ....      " .... ....
  W.C. Ogden T.W. McCready Jacob Tomb C. Meyers                    
1866-7 Wm. Hawley Geo. North J.H. Jewett A.D. Starr W.K. Hudson .... ....      " E.E. Meek J.C. Donley .... W.L. Williams .... ....
  E.  Van Muller R.G. Stanwood J. Trayner D. E. Knight                    
1868-9 Sandford Blodgett P.W. Winkley S.J.S. Rogers J.R. Roblin C.M. Gorham .... .... A. Gibson A.W. Wilbur G.R. Nightingill .... W.T. Ellis W.C. Belcher J. Johnston
  A.W. Torry J.Q. Foster 21Frank Hudson S. Cummins                 A.J. Binney  
                          R.R. Merrill  
1870-1 Sandford Blodgett Ed. Harrington S.J.S. Rogers E. Parish      " ..... ..... H. Barret      " Sam'l. Garber J.G. Eastman      " W.A. McKaig      "
  A.W. Torry Jas. Williamson John L. Steward C.N. Jenkins                 22C.N. Martin  
                          R.R. Merrill  
1872-3 H.B. Williamson A.J. Binney Jacob Tomb C. Meyers      " ..... ..... A. Gibson G.W. Peacock M.R. Casad C.E. Filkins Jas. Trayner R.R. Merrill      "
  A.J. Cumberson W.T. Ellis F.A. Hill S.H. Bradley                 W.C. Belcher  
                          C.L. Fisher  
1874-5 H.B. Williamson C.N. Jenkins Wm. L. Lawrence D.E. Knight Wm. Hawley .... ....      " H.S. Hoblitzell      " W.G. Murphy E.C. Ross G.R. Davis  
  W.C. Shaffer J.C. Martin Jacob Tomb S.H. Bradley                 M.D. Gage  
                          W.C. Belcher  
1876-7 G.W. Peacock A.C. Bingham S.J.S. Rogers J. Cook C.E. Stone .... C.M. Gorham M. Fitzgerald  M. Fitzgerald      "      "      " W.C. Belcher H.H. Sanford
                          C.M. Gorham  
                          23N.E. Whitesides  
1878-9 G.W. Pine P.C. Slattery F.D. Hudson F.A. Grass N.D. Rideout ..... H.S. Hoblitzell      "      "      " Ed. A. Belcher A.C. Bingham W.H. Crook J.R. Meek
                          C.C. Harrington  
                          J.L. Treffner  

Remarks. - 1Resigned; E. Woodruff elected Oct. 2.  2Resigned; E. Garst elected May 30.  3Resigned; J.Y. McDuffie elected Sept. 27.  4Resigned; C. Ball elected Aug. 6.  5Resigned; O.H. Peirson elected Nov. 23.  6Resigned;  J. Parks elected June 12.  7Resigned; G.R. Nightingill elected July 25.  8Resigned; D.C. Benham elected Dec. 2.  9Resigned; L.C. Taylor elected July 25.  10Resigned; Wm. Hawley elected July 16.  11Resigned; J.E. Galloway elected Oct. 2.  12Resigned; J.A. Murray elected Sept. 16.  13Resigned; Wm. Hawley was President of the Council and acting Mayor, vice James Allen resigned Oct. 20.  14Resigned; F.F. Low elected Nov. 28.  15Resigned; C.M. Patterson elected June 16.  16President of the Council.  17Resigned; Geo. Merritt elected July 2.  18President of Council.  19President of Council.  20Resigned; C.B. Fowler elected May 29.  21Resigned; George B. Hornish elected.  22Resigned Nov. 7th 1870; E. Bannister appointed.  23Did not qualify; E.H. Ward appointed.

LIST OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM 1850 TO 1879

YEAR DISTRICT JUDGE COUNTY JUDGE ASSOC. JUSTICES, COURT OF SESSIONS   DISTRICT ATTORNEY COUNTY CLERK RECORDER TREASURER COLLECTOR ASSESSOR SHERIFF SUPER. OF SCHOOLS CORONER PUBLIC ADMIN. SURVEYOR
1850 Wm. R. Turner Henry P. Haun F.W. Barnard O.P. Stidger S.B. Mulford E.D. Wheeler Alfred Lawton *L.W. Taylor The Treasurer S.C. Tompkins R.B. Buchanan .... S.T. Brewster A.J. Gray Jas. B. Cushing
          +H.P. Watkins       was           ^Jas. B. Cushing
          J.O. Goodwin       ex-officio            
1851 +Gordon M. Mott      "      "      "      "      " E.D. Wheeler +Geo. Rowe Collector      "      " .....      "      " +W.W. O'Dwyer
1852 Wm. T. Barbour      " Jasper Rand Chas. S. Fairfax *Chas. H. Bryan Chas. Lindley Chas. Lindley John A. Paxton        " Michael Gray ..... +J.B. Warfield ^   " D.B. Scott
1853      "      " C.H. Heath S.M. Bliss +G.N. Swezy      "      "      " until      "      " .....      " +E.D. Wheeler      "
1854      " S.M. Bliss Wm. Singer W.W. Dobbins L. Martin *E. Dorland S.C. Tompkins *Geo. Rowe   Mix Smith      " Samuel P. Wells H.W. Teed Seymour Pixley      "
                +John A. Paxton 1856            
1855      "      "      " A.G. Soule T.B. Reardon W.W. Dobbins      "      " -----      "       "      "      "      "  
1856      "      " J.B. Sydnor Walter Burns I.S. Belcher Lloyd Magruder D.C. Benham *A.F. Williams C.N. Felton F.M. Davenport Wm. B. Thornburg *J.M. Abbott ~Edward B. Hand +B.F. Mann Jos. Johnston
1857      "      " J.M. Crowell J.F. McNutt      "      "      " +Samuel P. Wells      "      "      " +E.B. Walsworth +E. Hamilton      "      "
1858      "      " Wm. Singer Geo. W. Tompkins F.L. Hatch Wm. Sharkey W.H. Wickersham A.O. Hyde L.B. Moore Joel D. Martin Matt Woods      "      " Jas. R. Vance D.B. Scott
1859 S.M. Bliss +Charles Lindley      " Michael Gorman      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "         "      "      "
        John Wodall                      
1860      "      " L.J. Ashford Walter Burns      " Wm. T. O'Neale      " A.C. Chapman John S. Love John Rule Richard H. Hall      "      " *Henry Eilerman Nelson Wescoatt
        Jasper Rand                      
1861      "      " Geo. Merritt E.C. Dougherty      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      " +C.G. Hubbard      "
1862      " +Chas. E. Filkins N. Gishwiller A. Diver George Rowe E.M. Ragan L.T. Crane J.P. Brown +Horace Beach T.J. Sherwood Herndon Barret +W.C. Belcher      " +C.G. Hubbard C.V.D. Hubbard
1863      " Jesse O. Goodwin      " Jas. L. Hall      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      " Nelson Wescoatt
1864 I.S. Belcher      " .... .... F.J. McCann      "      " W.H. Hartwell Chas. E. Stone Newton Sewell L.D. Adkison      "      " +    " R.P. Riddle
1865      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "      "
1866      "      " .... .... R.R. Merrill D.E. Arnold      "      "      "      "      " *D.C. Stone      "      "      "
1867      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      "      "      "      " +H.H. Rhees      "      "      "
1868      " S.M. Bliss .... ....      " B. Eilerman L.R. Sellon J.R. Rideout Treasurer {Newton Sewell 1 D A.P. Spear Isaac Upham      " Wm. L. Lawrence Jos. Johnston
                  Ex-Officio {M.J. Crawford 2 D          
1869      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      "   {B.F. Newberry 3 D      "      "      "      "      "
1870 Phil. W. Keyser      " .... .... Wm. G. Murphy      " B. Eilerman J.Fred. Eastman Collector H.C. Newberry Matt Woods A.A. McAlister      "      "      "
1871      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      " from      "      "      "      "      "      "
1872      "      " .... .... Edwin A. Davis Emerson E. Meek John H. Krause     " 1868      "      " Thos. H. Steel A.P. Barnes ^Sam'l Cummins      "
1873      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      " to 1874        "      "      " +C.A.  Stratton      "
1874      "      " .... ....      "      "      " C.A. Stratton

J.Fred Eastman

      " A.W. Torry      "      " Thos. C. Martin H.H. Sanford
1875      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      "

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1876      " ^L.R. Sellon .... .... E.W. Holloman      "      " W.T. Ellis Treasurer      " Matt Woods      " ^E. Hamilton ~Newton Sewell      "
                          +A.P. Barnes    
1877      " +S.M. Bliss .... ....      "      "      "      " is      "      "      "      " +J.P. Scott      "
1878      "      " .... .... Edwin A. Davis      "      " E.C. Ross Ex-Officio      " H.L. McCoy      " Geo. M.. Fronk A.J. Cumberson Jason R. Meek
1879      "      " .... ....      "      "      "      " Collector