The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-11
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

INoTICE is hereby given that the Board of
IN County Commissioners for Des Moincs
| county at their January Term, A. d. lS4I,
| 7et-of 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 69 and 20, north of range 3 west, inclu-
DING the city OF burlington to be one organized
township to be known by the name of the
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, and that tho
lrst meeting of said township be held at ths
Clerks office, in the city of Burlington.
aiso-lhat township 90, N. range 8 west,
and fractional parts oftownship IS, N. range
west, and 65 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 ut the Union School house, in said
township
Also--Ihat the fractional parts Of township
%, N. range west, and 50 N. range S vest.
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" i'll the town of Augusta.
Aiso-Ihat township 70, N. range west,
DC constituted one organized township to be
known by the name Of the DANVILI.E
ioWNSHlP, and that the first meeting of
the electors of said township be held u. the
House of Hiram Messenger.
Aiso-That township 70, ~ range 3 west,
be constituted one organized township TO be
known by the name of FLINT RIVER
TOWNSHIP, and that the first meeting or
the electors of said township be held at the
House Of Jonathan Morgan, ESD.
Also-Ihat township II, N. range 9 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 II, 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-Tbat township II, N. range west,
and y, N. range 4 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-'rhat township To- N. range west,
and Y range 2 west, and Fractional town.
ship ~ NJ, 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
Constablcs, one township Clerk. three Trus.
tees, two Overseers of the Poor, two Fence
Viewers, a sufficient number of Supervisors of
highways, and one Township Treasurer. 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, 1911.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Cla.
County CONS.
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