The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-25
LEE COUNTY TOWNSHIP Or
GANlZATION AND ELECTION.

Office is hereby given that the Board
IN Of County Commissioners for Lee County
at their January term, A. d. lS4l, set off and
established the following Organized Town
ships in said county, and the place in each
township where the first meeting of the cleo
tors shall be holden, to wit: Fractional town
ship 6S, north range 3 west. fractional town
ship SO, north range 3 west, and all that por-
ton of fractional township GO, north range
west, east of the north and south line, dividing
sections SO 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 ut the house Of
Wesley Hughes. sHrf ~
Also, That portion of fractional township
60, north range 4 west, lying west Of the
north and south line, dividing sections SO and
"a, fractional township 50, 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. l..
Thurston. 5t.
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 Town hip,
the first meeting OF the electors of said town
ship to be held at the School House on the
sixteenth section.
Also, Township 6s, north range 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.
Also, Township 6s, north range west,
township 60, north range & west, to be one
organized township, to be known by the name
of Franklin Township, the first meeting
Of the electors of said tcwnsiip,t to be held at
the town of Franklin.
| Also, Townships GO and SO, north range
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. .-i
Also, fractional township e., north range
west the west half of township, 81, north
range E west, fractional township 66, north
| range I 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 o!
| Abraham Hink!c.
Also, Township 81, north range west,
the east half of township 81, north range 6
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.
Also, fractional township &c, north range
4, 5 and west, to be an organized township,
to be known by the name of Am brosia
township, the first meeting of the electors
of said township, to be held at the town oil
Ambrosia. ~ as.s s5.E5 asa III
Also, fractional township 65, north range
4, 5 and 6 west, and fractional township ia,
north range 5 west, to be one organized town
ship, to be known by the name OF Jackson
Township, the first meeting of the electors
OF said township, to be held at the town Of
Ke.o-Kuck. tsatssa4.s& sl..l5 0a
The electors of the said several organizee
townships, will also hereby take notice, thai
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 elcctine
; the following township officers in each town
ship, to wit: two Justices OF the Peace, tw,
Ccnstables, one Township Clerk, three Trus
tees, two Ove.seers Of the Poor, two Fence
Viewers, sufficient number OF Supervisor
of highways, and one Township Treasurer
and three School Inspectors.
; Said election will be opened at the hour o
: 10 o'clock A. NJ, and will continue open I'M
til & o'clock in the afternoon of said day
The Chairman and officers of said election
are instructed to return an abstract of tn
same to the Clerk of the County Commission
ers in like manner as in general elections.
81 JOHN Ii. LINES Clerk,
Board Co Com RS.
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