The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-18
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of
In County Commissioners for Des Moines
county at their January Term, A. D. l84l !,
1et-of 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 20, north of range 2 west, inclu-
ding the city of Burlington to be one organized
township to be known by the name Of the
first meeting of said township be held at the
Clerks office, in the city of Burlington
Also--That township 60, N range west,
and fractional parts Of township 6S, N. range
3 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.
Also-That the fractional parts Of township
69, N. range west, and SO N. range 5 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 ut 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 cons tituted 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 II, N. range west,
and Fractional township II, range west, be
ifnfn1 he
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 "A, 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 oil
John Lorton, Esq, in franklin.
Also-That township II, N. range a west
and y, N. range west, be constituted one
organized township to be known by the name
of PLEASANT GROVE TOWNSHIP, and
township be held at the House of John New.
! land, Esq.
/ Also-That township 70, N. range west,
and u range west, and Fractional town.
! ship u ~, west, be constituted one organ
lied township to be known by the name oil
the YELLOW SPRING TOWNSHIP, and
that the first meeting of the electors of said
township be held at the House of J. 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 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. Said
election will be opened at the hour of lC
o'clock A. NJ, and will continue open unit
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 t.
! the Clerk. The County Commissioners in like
manner as in general elections.
Clerks Office, Burlington, Feb. 18th, 1S4l
JOHN S. DUNLAP, CI'k,
County CONS.
! Gazette Copy march 4-4O