Supervisor
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An overseer; a surveyor. The chief officer of a town or organized township in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Lowa. He has various duties assigned him the statutes as a town officer, and likewise represents his town in the general assembly, or county board of supervisors.
See Board of Supervisors.