Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-17
RAIL ROAD. /L

According to previous notice given, a
rail road meeting Of the Citizens Of the
city and coanty OF Dubuque: was held at
the Court House, in said city, on Saturday
IA lust, when on motion Patrick QuigIey
was appointed Chairman and P. Van
Hagen Secretary.
On Motion, George Greene, j.. Dyer,
and c. II. Booth was appointed a commit
tee, to draft articles Of association; there
upon said committee made the following
report:
DUBUQUE RAIL ROAD ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
Article LIST. We the Subscribers of
funds to aid in the survey Of roule for
the contemplated Raj. Road from Du-
buque 10 keokuh, do hereby organize
ourselves into the dubuque county Rail
Road Association"
Article ed. The objects Of this ssoc-
alton are to secure the immediate survey
Of the route through Dubuque county and
to aid in accomplishing the speedy con-
struction ola Rail Road from Dubuque to
keokuk on the route recommended in tho
Memorial Of our~ltlstt- General assembly
10 Congress. V
Article 81. This Association shall So
Iect from its members board of seven
Trustees ma jority Of whom are hereby
vested with full and ample powers to car
ry out the object named on the Cd Article.
The Board Of Trustees Shall select from
their number, a President, Secretary and
Treasurer: Also one Director TO meet the
Directors, selected from other counties on
the line, to constitute Boa I'd Of General
Directors, 10 superintend, regulate, har-
monizc and generally direct the survey,
secure grant Of land from Congress and
obtain an act Of Incorporation for the Du-
buque and keokuk Rail Road company.
! Article 4th. The funds subscribed for
the survey shall be collected and held bv
the Treasurer selected by the Board of
Trustees, subject to their Older. Or the
Board OF Trustees may give orders sign
ed by the President and Secretary or any
members Of the Association for the a.
mount of their subscription. @.c ..'
Article S. The Board of Trustees shall
have full power and authority to appoint
all necessary delegates to attend any con-
vention that may have in view the en-
enlargement of the objects for, which
this association is formed, and also power
to fill any temporary or permanent va
cancy that may occur in their Board.
On motion theereport of said commit,
tee was adopted. a.a> as@f d54 -asi
On motion the following named per-
sons were appointed as Board Of Trrus-
tees under said articles Of association, to
wit:--Geo: Green, J. J. Dyer, J. P. Far
ley, Geo. L. Nightingale, L., H. Lang
worthy, |. P.Van Hagen, John H . EN-
merson, Thos. Rogers and Peter NAPLES.
On motion, Resolved, that having full
confidence in the skill, ability and integ-
rity Of Thomas J. Mexican Of Linn coun-
ty, we recommend his appointment by
he respective Boards of Trustees, and
by the general Board Of Directors as
principal engineer in surveying the route
for the Railroad, and in preparing a
full report. saaa75@ r.3 ofda7'sy5 sso.s 0s,s
On Motion, Resolved, that the several
news pers Of, the city Of Dubuque be
requested to publish the proceedings Of
this meeting. ta.sa PATRICK QUIGLEY
s.'-.1-. ..%-..., ~ tI" Chairman,
l. P. VAN HAGAN,l ~ as.a s'a .sT1s> W.
~ ,sfae Secretary r.
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