The county was organized in accordance with an act of the Legislature by the meeting of County Commissioners, May 5, 1834, and their induction into office according to law. The members of the board were John Burke, Stearns Fisher and Lewis Rogers. The organizing Sheriff was Champion Helvey. The Clerk was William S. Edsall. Elias Murray was appointed County Treasurer, and Amos Harris County Assessor.

The meeting is said to have been held in the old log schoolhouse near what is now the end of Market Street. The first business of the board was to divide the county into Commissioners' Districts. It was next ordered that all of Huntington County should compose the township of Huntington. In this connection it may be stated that the newly organized territory had, until this time, been attached to Grant, and when it was organized a part of Wabash was attached to Huntington for civil and judicial purposes. The eastern part of Wabash County was organized as Largo Township, the western part as Wabash Township.

An election was ordered to be held at the house of Jonathan Keller, in Huntington Township, on the first Monday in June, for the purpose of electing two Justices of the Peace.

A tax of fifty cents was levied on silver and composition watches, and the same sum on each pleasure carriage, each yoke of oxen and each white mail citizen, each mule and each horse in the county. The tax on land was fixed at fifty cents per acre for first class, thirty cents for second class, and twenty cents for third class lands. Brass clocks were also taxed fifty cents, and town lots fifty cents on the hundred dollars; but no provision was made for taxing any other personal property than the few articles named. Grocery and storekeepers' licenses were rated at ten dollars each. The first license granted was to S. & H. Hanna, allowing them to sell goods.

Before the adjournment of the Board, Charles G. Voorhees was appointed County Agent, and at the next session John Thompson was appointed County Collector.

The first report on County Finances for the term beginning May 6t, 1834, was made in February 1835, and brought the showing up to date. The total receipts were $155,23, and upon this sum Captain Murray, the first Treasurer, received the magnificent sum of $4.50 as his yearly salary and percentage.