Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-24

~ vi" o'pI)tSu tllS Til uly III l. SO-
soa!y, A. ID. 1888:
WHEREAS, conflicting claims have arisen be-
tween some oil the settlers residing upon Govern
meht LHuas, and whereas many individuals have
niaeh larger ciaim than are necessary ioi common
| farming purposes, Therefore, we, the subscribers.
| to preserve order, peace, and harmony. deem il
eXpedlent 10 form an association. aud adopt some
certain rules, ny which those difficulties may be
settled, aud otha;s preven,ed.f Therefore, we do
co:snan', and agree TO adop, and suppo., the fol-
! loving articles.
~ Akr. 1. i".s association shall bs called the
North FOX oi Mag2oksla Association, iug the nlt-
tual protection oil settlers claims o., Government
| Lands. q
ART. ?. 1he:e shall be elected by the subsc.;-
| bers, frcadanl, whose luty it sail be to cali
| meetings 10 order, and p7csde as Chaini,an, and
| 10 receive com, /, sinl and TO appoints Committee
| IL .rce from the Great Committee, 10 settle all
Difficulties that arise FROM conflicting claims, and
also to fill vacancies.
| ART. 3. 'fhaie shall be Vice President elects
ed, whose duty il shall be fill ts Office of Pre-
sdent in his absence.
Arr. :. Their shalbc chosen Secretary whoae
duty il shall be to keep Correct Journal OF the ac,s
and'poceedihssol each and every meeting, and re-
SER all CLAIMS ina book KEEP, BY him for that pur-
pose who snail rcceiso tbs slm of % cents tor ths
| .esistesn. OF each and ever claim.
| Aar. D. lhere shall be elected Committee
ofnne msn, 70 DC called the Grad Commi,se.
| ART. u. No sottla. shall BE- enlited 20 hold moe
than thee quarter sections OF land. Each settle
saali give IA ths nunbcE, OF the quartz. s:ctone
that h. may claim. Eacn anl every settler sha !
make an tmDroveii,s.,t q, his her o. thei; ella m
SIlhci.nt.n saow ,hat tbs same is ella med, pew
Gus 10 having the same racosdel.
| AIT. I All n,inoss un lie. sixtssn shall! not b.
considered as holding claims, ci,herby themselves.
palenis, o. otherwise
| ANy. D. 'ihe Secretary, n, til. rcuucs, of eight
subscribe - shall call ure,;n of the settlers. by
adveuisin. the same il, tarre diff.reot places MOI
| less than ten DAYS previo IS 10 the meeting
| ART. g. No l,e sson sha llhavc any atsnto, pa i'll
10 his, her, o. thsr comoa nj until ,hsy frs, slb
scr be 70 this lmet .tu,ion.
| Any. 10. Al. Committees tina, shall 81, or ac,
III ia this constitutions sanlI ,l.lernu,e il, their
ci,ion and are Which pa,iy s,al nav "a. co +.
ani each t!ecnfatio,, snai he biailinr ana BE- col
Isctrd a,co.,l, AZ 10 th, laws q! ,hs Tsfr,,o,y
AT. II. Mhsn c,np!nn,s saail be mad. IN
III. ps.i,Isn,, he snail mined p,sy ,otf, the s;,
/ in, comm ice oil thee t, NEE, ut some CO, ~.
saT plaa.. The, If satd committee b. satisfied
t.st n. a, ,gosias plry, na, b3.n ,imsiv no,idaa
san tlya D. ocesd 10 ia esri..aie and ~ Inc case
u, d.sp4.e, receive aai,tr,.r, ara give ,h~r dee
,on acto Ding TO lust ca ana .aaiW. which drci.
.oa shall b, lnal: plo5i,'.d always, That either
p,y,v 20 ,4i.lsrs in,,.,ic. yaa, 1o,. ah,ll h,e.
r!eh, 10 app.a, 70 the t.5s,l onmit,ee, EN-
e. VIA tao ir.ritlsn,. pl.o shall iny.s,ipa,e The
.Nae, asI snail 1--WE Thu. Asc.sion in wrj,ing.
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