The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-25
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZAT TON.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Board Of
IN County Commissioners for Des Moines
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 meeting Of the cleo.
tors shall be holden, towit: Fractional town
ship 69 and 10, north of range 2 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 68, N. range
8 west, and IS N. range 2 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.
Aso-That the fractional parts Of township
SO, N. range west, and 60 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 west,
known by the name of the DANVILLE
TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting OF
the electors of said township be held at 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-That township n, 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 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 l.orton, ESQ.,, in franklin.
Aso-Tbat township II, N. range west,
and II, 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 y, N. range west,
and " range west, and Fractional town
ship u NJ, west, be constituted one organ
iLeu toWHSuiI W De known Oy 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.
nson, 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 clecting
the following township officers in each town
ship, towit: two Justices of the Peace, two
Constables, one township Clerk. three I'rus-
tees, two Overseers of the Poor, two Fence
Viewers, sufficient number of Supervisors of
highways, and one Township Treasurer, and
three Scnool Inspectors
Said election will be opened at the hour of 10
O'Clock A. M, 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, 184I.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Cl'k,
County CONS.
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