The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07
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A law was passed at the session Of our Legislature
just adjourned, providing for a general system Of town.
ship organization throughout tho State. 1t direct the
Commissioners Of each county to meet on or before the
9th Of April, inst, and proceed to divide their respec.
tive counties into towns, BY making as many towns as
there are townships, according to the Government Sur.
vey. Fractions Of townships may be attached to an
adjoining town, or p~ortioned ont among other towns,
or otherwise arranged y may b deemed advisable.
The towns are to be named ~ the Conmissioners as
a plurality Of their inhabitants may direct.
A record Of their proceedings 10 to be made by the
Commissioners ON or before the lsth Of April next,
giving tbs names and bounds Of the various towns and
notices are to be made out for each tewn, by the Com.
nissioners' CLERK, naming . suitable place for the first
town meeting, which is to be held on the second Tues;
day Of May next thereafter. Annual town meetings,
after the FIRST, are:.te be held on the first Tuesday Of
April, when there will be chosen. by the qualified elect.
ors in each town, three Supervisors, one Of whom shall
be designated as chairman; one Town Clerk, one Al.
SCISSOR, one Collector, one ~Overseer If theSPocr, ITO
Constobles, two Justices Of the Peace, and as many
Overseers Of Roads as there are road districts in the
town. Justices and constables are to be elected for two
year, except to ill vacancies. y
Each town, under this act, is to be the election pre-.
clnct hereafter, and the supervisors shall be Judges of
election. A town containing over eight hundred in.
habitants is entitled to an additional member in the
county board Of supervisors for each additional eight
hundred inhabitants, and for any additional fraction Of
over four hundred. Cities are allowed one member in
the board Of county supervisors from each Of its wards.
Agreeably to the provisions Of this law, the Commits
sioners of Dakota County met at Hastings on the 9Th
inst, and proceeded to lay off and name the various
towns as follows -
Mendoza, West St. Paul, Inver Grove. N;n;noer.
Hastings, Marshan, t ia r II Douglas, t liz, + II
Hampton, t l1S, + II, and all in co Of t IL. r IS
Sciots, lie, r 10 (Waterford and Lewiston); Green
Vale, t liz, r 20; Poplar Grove, t ITO r 10; Berlin,
t ll3 r 20; Lakeville, la, r 20; Union t lis, r2O|
and fraction west; Rosemount, t lis r 10; Empire
City, t ia, r 10; Vermillion, t ia r is.
The names and boundaries may be changed and mod.
lied on or before the 10th inst, by petition from the
parties interested, to the Board Of Commissioners.
Niainger takes in all Of township lis, range Is, tina:
IS the county, and runs one mile east in range II, then
to the township line. As some changes NAV be
made by the Commissioners, we will not specify sny
further until we get their report.
This law is Of incalculable advantage to the people. !
Is the roads and road making in their own towns come
under their direction, and is not left, as at present. ia !
The p~rejudices and selfish interests Of those who are
.'ndisposed to help districts that may affect their OWL
thereby. We have had an instance lately
Of this porcine disposition, in the undertaking to Law
'ut a direct and convenient road between this town
Government by township is the most republi. !
can form that can be devised, and is conducive to justice, |
management, and efficiency; it is the plan pur.
in New England, under which their local wants
been so we'll cared for. - |
However, the law is only good when the people DROP.
attend TO their duty, in seeing that the right kind
,: men are nominated and elected to the Offices. Il
Viii make all the difference in the world whether some
Gazing politician is put in, or some smart aud intell;. |
citizen who will be alive to his responsibilities. and
illrectly concerned in their able and fearless admins.
ration. 1t is proposed, and we think the idea will BE-
yell received, that the citizens Of the whole town meet
ogether and make the necessary nominations without
'egard to party or other considerations. A call from
he chairmen Of the various political organizations would
'e generally responded to and thus the object could be
1t should be tried the first year, at any rate.