The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-01
LEE COUNTY TOWNSHIP OR.
GANlZA TION AND ELECTION

LEE COUNTY TOWNSHIP OR.
GANlZATION AND ELECTION
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board
~ of County Commissioners for Lee COUNTY
at their January term, A. d. 1841, set off and
established the following Organized Town
ships in said county, and the place in each
township where the first meeting OF the elsc
tors shall be holden, to wit: Fractional town
ship 6S, north range 3 west, fractional town
ship 60, north range west, and all that DOR
ton of fractional township 60, north ranged
west, east of the north and south line, dividing
sections 80 and "a, to be one Organized Town.
ship, to be known by the name of Green Bay
Township, the first meeting of the electors
Of said township, to be held at the house Of
Wesley Hughes. s
Also, That portion of fra ctional township
60, north range west, lying west Of the
north and south line, dividing sections 80 and
"a, fractional township 60, north range 5
west, to be one organized township, to be
known by the name of Denmark Town.
ship, the first meeting Of the electors Of said
township to be held at the house of L i.
I'hurston. ;n a.. .at / ..#g 81. s=Hgs
Also, Township 6S, north range west, and
fractional township 81, north range west,
to be one organized township, to be known
by the name of Washington Township,
the first meeting of the electors of said town.
ship to be held at the School House on the
sixteenth section.
Also, Township G9, north range S west, to
be one organized township, to be known by
the name of West Point Township, the
first meeting of the electors of said township
to be held at the town of West Point.
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township 60, north range west, to be one
organized township, to be known by the nans
of Franklin Township, the first meeting
of the electors of said township, to be held at
the town Of Franklin '"' .' s'@
Also, Townships 6S and GO, north range7
west, to be one organized township, to be
known by the name of Harrison Township,
the first meeting of the, electors of said town.
ship, to be held at the house Of Mr. Jesse
johnson. a 5#.e k&@ 5'@
Also, fractional township 81, north range
west, the west half of township, 81, north
range = west, fractional township &c, north
range ! west, TO be an organized township,
to be known by the name of van Buren,
Township, the first meeting of the electors
of said township, to be held at the house .!
Abraham Hnkie
Also, Township g., north range west,
the east half of township 81, north ranges
west, to be one organized township, to be
known by the name of Jefferson Town.
ship, the first meeting of the electors of said
township, to be held at the house of Cyrus
Beck. E#t @.1sat #-F4Ea ~
Also, Fractional township &c, north range
4, D and west, to be an organized township,
TO be known by the name of Am brosia
the first meeting Of the electors
OF said township, to be held at the town Of
Ambrosia. S iG&ua5@ II alEre
Also, Fractional township SIS, north range
a, D and west, and fractional township b,
north range west, to be one organized town.
snip, to be known by the name of jackson
township, the first meeting of the elecsofl
OF said township, to be held at the town Of
ke-o-Kuck.
The electors of the said several organized
townships, will also hereby take notice, that
an election will be held at the place specified
aforesaid in each township, on the first Mon
day of April next, for the purpose of electing
the following township officers in each town.
ship, to wit two Justices of the Peace, two
Constables, one Township Clerk, three lfus
tees, two Ovesscers of the Poor, two Fence
Viewers, sufficient number Of Supervisors
of highways, and one Township Treasurer
and three School Inspectors. 0H
Said election will be opened at the hour Oh
10 o'clock a. NJ, and will continue open IN
til 6 o'clock in the afternoon of said day
The Chairman and officers of said election
are instructed to return an abstract OF 'ns
same to the Clerk of the County Commission
ers in like manner as in general elections.
JOHN Fl. LINES, Clerk.
800 Board Co. Com'rs..
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