The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-29
Settlers MEETING.

Settlers MEETING.
At ameeting Of the citizens Of township
10 north, range west. Henry County,
at the house ofLARKIN JOHNSON'S,
on the 18th day of August, A. D. ls49.
Whereupon Robert Price was called to
the chair and Jonathan Pickering appoint
ed Secretary,
On motion of Joel G.. Garretson, a
Committee of five were appointed to pre-
pare and submit for the consideration Of
the meeting, preamble and set of res
olutions, touching the object of the claim
holders present.
Whereupon, John Stephenson, Joel
c. Garretson, Larkin Johnson, Joel Hiatt,
and Ephraim B. Ratliff, were appointed a
Committee. After retiring short time,
returned and submitted the following.
AS the time is approaching near, when
the land in the township will be sold by
the General Government, duty of para
mount necessity that the claim holders
should take all the precautionary meas
ures they are able towards securing their
respective homes, and to draw still closer
those ties by which we are bound to as
sist each other in purchasing our claims.
Resolved, therefore,
lst. That register for this township
shall be appointed, whose duty it shall be
to procure a map with the names of the
persons to whom each eighty acres has
to be bid off.
I'd. Resolved, That bidder and as
sistant bidder for this township, shall be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to at
tend the sale of the time this township is
offered, and bid off the land to the proper
purchaser in accordance with the maps
and memorandums of the respective regis
ter.
Sd. Resolved, That where any differ
ence exists between any of the claim hold
ers respecting their claims, it shall be left
to the decision Of three disinterested per-
sons, who shall not be related to either
party. Each party choosing one, and
and they choosing the third, whose decis.
ion shall be final after due investigation.
If any person refuse to arbitrate 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.
4th. Resolved, That standing COM
mittee of five be appointed to whom all
cares of refusal to arbitrate shall be report.
ed, whose duty it shall be to direct the
register to act accordingly.
9Th. Resolved, That Ephraim B. Rat
lift, Larkin Johnson, james Richey, Geo.
Jones, and John G. Sanderson be appoint.
ed the standing committee for township
70.
9th. Resolved, That if any person
holds more than one claim and has either
made or bought them fairly by paving a
valuable consideration, he shall be pro-
tected in the purchase of the same.
18th. Resolved, That we be limited by
surveyed lines. of Government, unless
changed by mutual agreement of the par
ties concerned, except where fractions oc-
cur on the river dividing claims. The
river shall be the line except it be chang
ed by mutual consent.
9th. Resolved, That all persons over
eighteen years Of age are entitled to the
benefit of these resolutions.
9Th. Resolved, That Joel C. Garrett
son be appointed register and bidder of
township 70.
10th. Resolved, That John S. Steph.
enson be appointed assistant bidder for
this township.
I 18th, Resolved, That the proceedings