Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-12-30
Adj onrned rown Me~,,..

Adj onrned Town Meeting.
a m udfasrned meeting Of the citizen
Of Burlington. lcld at the Meiho.llst Churc,
on Saturday evening the 93d iiist, for In,
purpose uf adopting measures 10 pcrfec,
the Titles. and bring into market the un
sold Lots in said city. .
TIE Committee appointed al brevio,,.
meeting 10 report 1 suitable plan to per
feet titles toltho anscld Lots IN The CITY o,
Burlington, and bring said Lnts into mar
ket, presented the following report. which;
being read and considered was unanimous.
ly adopted, 10 wit
The committee, to whom was referred the
enn1cct OF the unsold lots, beg leave TO
make the following unanimous report.
Hesstued That the Mayor and Alder.
men mcsNeralias Congress. aud the Execu.
,tive."f Tie United States, ON the subject
of the unsold lois in our c,tv.
That they represent to them tie deep in /.
terest Of the City in having the title to
said lots rendered certain, and the utter
imprarticabiliiy OF obtaining that desira
hle object, wi,hou, further Legislation on
the part Of Congress.
That as the recipients of the procccds.
for which said lots NAV ultimately sell, bv
virtue OF the previous acts on this subject.
the said city and not sthe Government. is
the party really interested in procuring MS
large an amount from tho xales us practi.
cable, and ia pretended ar unjust claims
from being con6sncd.s Eat that IN the opin.
io,. OF the said Mayr and Aldermen and
the people of said CITY The promet adjust.
ncnt OF titles, SO that said totS u,av be i'm.
proved and taxed, is az Vastly Wore impor
.,anre tothe interest Of said city, ,han the
- ri
sale ther,.o --,,c kundrui and----of which
siifi remain nusod-Ihe certificates Of pre-.
caption FIR whsct, have either been sus.
l'en.isd az contested bvs counter claiua rls :.
,"r adjudged irregular as TO aha original
ssproct- ,gstts tEe ifna II 4
Tla, the Land Office for The District has
been removed toa place in the interior. re-
mat,. from nut cily,- ands IN a new settle.
3nent. ~ Tia, tho re Ptavihg Or invcsiic a.
toit pf said claims. before - id office, s,onId
power l.. lake cognxancc thelcaf be grant
cd 20 said Office. whicI is now not given it
by law. wnuid he attended with great in
s'onec"ic,:ce, priva ten. dcia Y isnd expense
Z" eur citizens. 3 And tiat sinaslnnrl ssnia.
ny Of said claims are now in the hands of
Innocent assigE. cs, who. in the spirit Of
cquity uut III to1be allowed 20 st md in the
place oi the original Irc.cmpt,r, and M.
NY 9th ersarc so involved in Ill putt that
! nu power .ther than u Court ~ Equity can
,prope-ly adjudicate and finally settle the
"a ne
~ That the said Congress he therefore re.
squ,sieato pass al act. comforting on the
epR,ri,t Court for Dies Nome, County in
sah Territory. power TO take cognizancc Of
SAID claims, and finally adjust The same en-
pet,tion y! the party or parties in Interest,
according the acts comforting said claims,
und the principles Of equity; having fill
power la hear and determine, as well be-
tween The ultimate right Of !hgant claim
ans, between the aimants and tie
t:ovcrn,nent, aud TO decree the right Of
presumption il one IS found to exist TO The
person or pers ns. entitled tier, to, Ivy the
rae,~ ai'r'sai. and the principles Of equity
between the pa,tics.
That in all CAGES Of undisputcd claims,
applied for under this act, the preemption
Ger, a6ca te lssned by the commissioners shall
be received By SAID court as prinq facie evi.
vdcncc Of prescription subject TO being con-
tested ly the Mayor or Aldermen .r some
. citizen ofsaid city claiming tho same and
making afii,i">il Of claim in his belief to
INC same, Who may defend the same, II
they choose, and that in cases o. dispute,
tiil,er claimant may file h,s petition against
the adverse party and cause the same to be
adJudicattd acco ding 10 the rules aud pr c.
ticc III equity in said Court a. the same
now exists by law. And said Court in cas-
OF dispute shall receive evidence Of tine
original prescription and right OF the par.
lies and decide accordingly and that the
c"sts-shall be- paid by such party OF the
undivided claimants as the Court shall ad.
Judge IND that II copy Of such decree
shall in all cases he delivered to The pe..
sons obtaining tic anne, which shall entitie
such person TO enter the lot designated at
the n,inIaum Price. Aud provided further.
that all prescriptions which shall not be
purchased out, IN ninety DAYS from their
grant. shall be forfeited, aud all such lots.
AS well as .hosc lots, to which rre-emp.
tons shall not be obtained from said Court.
shall be sold at aucton, except such as NAV
stH he pending for trial in said Court. Mt
the end Of nlne months from the passage Of
this net. the Register and Receiver, Civ.
ing notice If such sale, and conducting the
same as heretofore in tho sale of lots in
said city. ~ 6e n
Rrsstued. That the said Mayor and Al.
dcrmen, draft or procure the drafting Of
said memorial and suitable bill, according
Ia tire provisions aforesaid, and that they
enclose the same, with copy .: these pro.
cccdings to our Delegate tn request
that tic same be laid before Congress ut as
carly day as possible.
On motion Of D. RoRER, Esq. Resolved,
llat our Delegate be requested 10 urge the
issui:,g and forwarding Of the patents, for
the lots IN saidcity sold. ~.
5. On mo, ion, OF .JeHN II. McKENNY, Esq,
Resolved. That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the newspapers
4 printed IN this city. s 1856
d On metion, Resolved, That the meeting
do now adjourn. fe s r
~. a. BRlDGMAN. Chairman
DuNLAP, Sec'v. $50 . 49,
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