The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-08
/ PUBLIC MEETING.
LOUISA COUNTY.

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PUBLIC MEETING.
LOUISA COUNTY.
At a large and respectable meeting
of the claimholders of township IS
north, range west, held at the school
house in Grandview, on Saturday the
9th day Of July A. D. 1889.
Robert Gray, Esq. was called to
the chair, and John c. McLeary ap-
pointed secretary.
On motion Of Abram McLeary ESQ.
a committee Of five were appointed
to prepare and submit for the consid-
GRAFTON of the meeting preamble and
set Of resolutions touching the object
of the claimhoders present.
Whereupon, Clark Alexander, VIM.
Thompson, Martin Gray, Gabriel
Walling and Abram McLeary were
appointed said committee. After re-
tiiing short time, the committee re-
turned and by their chairman, sub
mitted the following:
As the time is most probably near
when the land in this township will
be sold by the General Government,
1t becomes a duty Of paramount ne
cesslty that the claim holders should
take all the precautionary measures
they can towards securing themselves
in their present homes and draw still
closer: those ties by which we are
bound to assist each other in purchas-
ing our claims.
| Resolved therefore,. That re-
gister for this township shall be APP
pointed whose duty it shall be to pre-
pare map with the names of the per-
sons to whom each eighty acres has
to be bid off.
! 9. Resolved, That bidder and as
sIstant bidder, for this township shall
be appointed, whose duty it shall be
to attend the sale at the time this
township is offered, and bid off the
land to the proper purchaser, in &C
cordance with the maps and memo
randums Of the respective register.
5. Resolved, That where any diff
terences exist between any of the
claimholders respecting their claims,
it shall be left to the decision of a
committee of five, who is neither re-
lated nor interested-but in case one
or more of the standing committee
should be either related, or has any
joint interest in the claim in dispute,
such committee man is not entitled
to try such cause, but the balance of
the committee are empowered to fill
such vacancy ly appointing others;
and if any person shall refuse to ar
bitrate his cause (his opponent being
willing to do SOY he shall forfeit his
claim and his opponent be protected
IN the purchase Of the land in dispute
and it is hereby expressly under
stood that the decision of the com
mittee shall be final. 1t shall be the
duty of the committee to give a copy
of their decision to the successful par
ty who shall submit it to the register
without delay.
! 4. Resolved, That Col. Levi Thorn
ton, Major Robert Childers, Jackson
Starks, John Thompson, and Robert
Gray, be appointed the standing com
mlttee for township IS.
i S. Resolved, That if any person
holds more than~o claim and has ell
Their made or bought them fairly, by
paying a valuable consideration, he
shall be protected in the same.
6. Resolved, That as it is imprac-
ticable for us to purchase our lands
according to our former claim lines.
that we will limit ourselves to the sur
! veyed lines made by the general gov.
ernment-or subsequently, changed
by mutual agreement.
/ z. Resolved, That all persons over
! eighteen years Of age are entitled &c
the benefit of those resolutions.
J. s. Resolved, That Clark alexander
/ be appointed register Of this township
], Is.
!; 8. Resolved, That Clark Alexan
der be appointed bidder and Martin
J Gray assistant bidder for this town
J, ships.
:. 10. Resolved, That all claimant:
shall have their claims registered be
fore the first of September next.
\ II. Resolved, That should any per
son be unable to attend to the duties
| appointed him by the foregoing reso
} lutions, by sickness or otherwise, thu
!, conamitte shall have power to fill al
: vacancies.
t On motion of Major Childers it wa
: resolved that we will support the ad
t joining townships in their regulation
E respecting their claims.