The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-01
TOWNSHIP NIZATION.

NOTICE is, hereby given that the Board of.
IN County Commissioners for Des Moines
county at their January Term, AL DIST,
,et-otf and established the following organized
township in said county, and the place in each
townships where the first meeting of the cleo.
tors shah be holden, towit !: fractional town
ship So and 10, 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 iHa
Also-That township So, N. range 3 west,
and fractional parts Of township 6S, N. range
3 west, and 68 N. range 2west, 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 ut the Union School house, in said
township
Also-That the fractional parts Of township
So, N. range 4'west, and 50 N. ranges 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 west,
be constituted one. organized township TO be
known by the name of the DANVILLE
TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting of
the electors Of said township be held ut the
House Of Hiram Messenger.
Also-That township 70, N. range 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-lhat township II, N. range 2 west,
and Fractional township II, range / 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 IA, N. range 3 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-That township II, n range west,
and Il, N. range 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 at the House Of John New
land, Esq.
Also-That township 72, N. range west,
and u range west, and Fractional town
ship y N, west, be constituted one organ
lied township to be known by the name Of
the YELLOW SPRING TOWNSHIP, and
that the first meeting Of the electors of said
township be held at the House of ]. C. Hutch.
inson, at the Yellow Spring Village.
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, towit: two Justices Of the Peace, two
Constables, one township Clerk. three Trus-
tees, two Overseers of the Poor, two Fence
Viewers, sufficient number Of Supervisors of
highways, and one Township Treasurer, and
three School Inspectors.
Said election will be opened at the hour of 10
O'Clock A. NJ, and will continue open until
6 o'clock, in the afternoon of said day. The
Chairman and officers of said election are in
structcd to return an abstract of the same to
the Clerk. The County Commissioners in like
manner as in general elections.
Clerks Office, Burlington, Feb 18th, 1871.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Crk,
County CONS.
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