Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-01-09
Gam ..senrx IL Warrington ecu .,y
Nehfu-ka TeSrtaory.

Al no adjourn a meeting ID The citizens III
Washington county N4hraska Territory, held
q Rlossnce in said county On tho a3rd day Of
Dccenber 1854 for the adoption Of Rules and
Regplakona for the mutual protection in he
holding ii elsins, the following Cons, isu-
ZION and By -Lawsxe adopted.
Whsseas. "a settlers anu owners Of claims
In Washington county Nebraska Territory, it
has became necessary for cur mutual benefit
2nd prutcc.ion, to 10 n ourselves into az a.
80, iation and enat rules and bylaws for
cur government rs shall be deemed proper
and equitable and most CO, dasive TO the In
terests, harmony and wcfa e the citizens
OF this county generally, Therefor:
Resolved, Thai, We Go herehy associate
ourselves together under the name aul style
Of the Washington County Claim Socsy.
which shall be governed by the following by-
laws for the support observance, ana dae
Inducements f Which We DO solenlnly bind
and pledge ourselves each to the other.
SEc. |. The Uhcess of this Society shall
consist OF Presilent--Vise President, Sec
rotary AID Marshal, who shall hold their re-
spoctire Offices Ter Tho eriG Of o e vear. or
until their successors are elected and quail
fed, provided alaays that such Officers can
be removed at any time for cause hy two
sh,rd vote of the members of this Soc;ety.
Sac Zach osl'ear. before cutter! W.
on the iuties Of bis oEce shall be required 10
aaks AZ Oath 70 s4qq II Tie bylaws q tais
society a'd t" faithfully perform tie duties
Il his Office WHEN oath shall be ai2l.nistol I'd
ID the first president b. some member Of ta.s
association and 10 the other unieers by said
president after is Gaa ilicati, n, al sAereaf-
ser the president shall ADMINISTER all ostns
rcqulred 10 be taken b, TIA socitv
Sec. ;. /. saa.l be tie GGty # the pTesi-
Int II preside al the IA cet.n!ss of his socie-
~ ard pesfosm such otEer duties as shall he
hereafter ass gnei him 2Ld in his absence
ii shall De the duty CT he wee president to
preside ana otherwise reform he duties Of
sAid pre>ide-s.
See. l. iAe secretary shall keep \ plan
ard orTect record OF III the pvace. d,nEs of
ihs Society IL meeting or OF esWisr lie
shall also record inc bound aries Of all Claims,
Qas Claim De, Is, &c, when required So 10
90 By those Interested therein for Sh;ch b.
shall be entitled 10 = ceIye the sum IF e
dollar for each iasiFuIncn; Of writin. so re-
corded 10 be paid 10 advance if required
Lie saa. keep his oIEce at The town If Flor
snce IN the county aforesaid, ard his Books
shali swaYs be open 10 the Inspection of
shose interested therein. he shall receive u
reasonable compensation for books sta onarv,
and general ser. ces To the society, to b. de-
ierIpined al a reg lar meeting III, reof and
40 bepaiJ for by TX apon tie members Of
shis Society.
Sec. ). Ii shall be the duty OF the Mar
shall 20 execute AMI e. force all judgements
Of ths Society, whether eminatiug from the
Society difsctly, Or from he board of arb.tra-
surs, as aersiuaisuT constituted, and in per
formancs II such dulies, lie shall have the
poser &C. Call 10 his assistance anv member
CT 1his ASSOCIATION. ~ as many thereof a. he
may deem ice sssarv for the occasion AMI
snail any member refuse So 10 AID SAID Mar
shlit without gooc cause. be shal lie no
longer considered member # this Society,
nor sh..i he be entitled to the cou tdnauce
AZ pro ec.scn thereof; said II ,r-hail shall
have the p1Ser II appoint Deputy viii b
appointed, shall b. made in writ IN aud re-
corded by the Secretary OF shis Society.
Sec. @. The President, vice pre,i ent ani
Secretary, hail Constitute Board Of arti,
traitors, before whom al disputes arising out
OF or. IN ally way a1ertl ning 10 claims III
ais Counly, snail be sriel AMI adjudicated,
HAd II the parlies interested snail be dlsSat.s-
hei attn II, !,ci,s..n OF said srbitrAtor,.
sAey NAV APPEAL there:rom 20 the Society.
whose decision in the tremi.es after an in
vestigation IN m.e;int assembled shall he
final.
Sec. I. Tae rerala- meetings II this Socie-
" shall he h II a F.oren e. III said Wash
ington Counly, an tn. Isl. SATURDAY IN
March, jay, aud No,vraber' Of each wear
.nG spce.4. .msctii Z, y such other i'm !, a,
the Pres ieat may deem proper, by giving
two DAYS a0,irc ii .regt. in writing sad 10
tic.s 10 BE- urstpi IN ~ tltree OF the rriuci-
pie places in ,ai. coltv.
Sc. s. No PERSON vii Be protected IN
Gaining more than @-I acres ri Tra,rle and
S9.aeres Of til2bcr lad, vii h may be in
two selsratc parcels 70 suit tie Convenience
o. the claimant
Sec. 9. Tu e'tltla person to the Protee-