The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-04
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

N0TlCE is. hereby given that the Board of
IN County Commissioners for Des Mones
county at their January Term, A. D. 1871,
set-otf and established the following organized
township in said county, and the place in each
townships where the first injecting of the cleo.
tors shall be holden. towit: Fractional town.
ship SO and TO- north of range west, inclu.
ding the city of Burlington to be one organized
township to be known by the name of the
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, and that the
first meeting of said township be held at the
Clerks office, in the city of Burlington.
Also-That township So, n. range 3 west,
and fractional parts Of township IS, N. range
west, and 6S n. range west, be constituted
! one organized township, to be known by the
name of the UNION TOWNSHIP. and that
the first meeting of the electors OF said town.
ship be held at the Union School house, in said
township
Also-That the fractional parts of township
So, N. range west, and So N. range west,
be constituted one organized township, to be
known by the name of the AUGUSTA
TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting Of
the electors of said township be held at the
" Iowa Inn" in the town OF Augusta.
Also-That township 10, N. range 4 west,
be constituted one organized township TO be
known by the name of the DANNILLE
TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting Of
the electors of said township be held at the
House of Hiram Messenger.
Also-Ihat township 10, N. range 3 west,
be constituted one organized township to be
| known by the name of FLINT RIVER
| TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting Of
the electors of said township be held at the
House Of Jonathan Morgan, Esq.
Also-That township II, n range 2 west
and Fractional township II, range i west, be
constituted one organized township to be
known by the name of TAMEY TOWN
SHIP, and that the first meeting of the cleo
tors Of said township be held at the House OF
Matthew w. Latty, Esq
Also-That township "a, N. range west,
| be constituted one organized township to be
known by the name Of FRANKLIN TOWN
SHIP, and that the first meeting Of the cleo
tors OF said township be held at the House OF
John Lorton, Esq, in Franklin.
Also-rbat township II, n range west,
and u, N. range d west, be constituted one
organized township to be known by the name
of PLEASANT GROVE TOWNSHIP, and
that the first meeting of the electors of said
township be held ut the House of John New
land, Esq.
Also-rhat township 70, N. range 8 west
and II range west, and Fractional town
ship u n, | west, be constituted one organ
lied township to be known by the name o
the YELLOW SPRING TOWNSHIP. an,
that the first meeting Of the electors of sal,
township be held at1he House of J. C. Hutch
nson, at the Yellow Spring Village.
The electors of the said several organize.
townships, will also hereby take notice, tina
an election will be held at the place specific,
aforesaid in each township, on the first Mon
day Of April next, for the purpose of electinl
the following township officers in each town
ship, towit two Justices of the Peace, tw
g Constables, one township Clerk. three Trus
tees, two Overseers of the Poor, two Fenc
o Viewers, a sufficient number OF Supervisors
highways, and one Township Treasurer Sal
u election will be opened at the hour of l
i o'clock A. NJ, and will continue open unit
: 6 o'clock, in the afternoon OF said day. Th
Chairman and officers Of said election are il
structed to return an abstract of the same
: the Clerk. The County Commissioners in lk
: manner us in general elections.
X Clerks Office, Burlington, Feb. 18th, 1871.
: JOHN S. DUNLAP, Ci'k,
County CONS
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