, 1859-06-03
srEETINc AT PORT TOWNSEND.

At meeting Of the citizens Of Port Townsend,
held at the Court House May 18th, 1859, for the
purpose Of advising the best means Of preventing
the tribes Of Northern Indians (at present at
Vctoria) from landing at this place, Hon. f S.
Dyer was elected to the Chair and W. w. Arm
strong chosen Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object Of the meet
ing.
On motion Of W. W. Armstrong, committee
Of four was appointed to report the best means
to pursue to carry the Intention Of the meeting
into cff.ct
The following was appointed on said commit.
tee: 5. McCurdy, r. c. Fay, A. A. Plummer and
Z. S. Dyer.
The following resolutions were submitted by
the committee:
ReSolred, That the employment Of Northern
Indians is a violation Of the laws, and that We
pledge ourselves to maintain the laws and TO
prosecute all who may violate it,
Resotred, That We, the citizens Of Port Town.
send, do earnestly request the cooperation Of
the citizens Of Puget Sound to aid US in driving
from our Territory all Northern Indians.
Res0lred, That all settlers having Northern
Indians, either male or female, in their employ,
be requested to send them without delay out Of
the Territory; and, II they refuse, that they be
prosecuted in accordance with the laws Of the
Territory passed January 2Si, 1857.
Resoleea, That all Northern Indians that may
hereafter attempt TO land at this place be imme-
diately ordered off, and not allowed to land, and
that due notice be given to all of the same in
Victoria that they will not be allowed to visit the
Sound.
Reso'rci, That a committee Of three be az
pointed, which shall be called the Vigilance Com
mittec. whose duty II shall be to have the general
superintendent Of the means and manner to be
used TO carry out the foregoing resolutions, and
for the best means for keeping the Northern In
dians from coming into our midst, and be fully
au horized, whenever they deem Il necessary, to
call the citizens together FOR the purpose Of car
ryng the foregoing resolutions into effect
Res0lred, That there shall be committee Of
zine appointed whose duty Il shall be to sec that
the resolutions passed at this meeting be carried
into effect, and report their operations to the
Committee Of Vigilance; and if at any time they
should deem i necessary, they must notify the
Committee ofvigilance to call the citizens together
to give them further instructions.
Resolred, That all men having Northern women
be notified that if they do not, on or before the
first of June next srnd the same out Of the coun-
try, legal action will be commenced against them,
as by act passed JAM Esd, 1857.
The following were appointed on Committee Of
Vigilance: Z. 5. Dyer, R, @. Fay, II. L. Tibbals
Committee Of Nine; E. S. Fowler, S. g. Ginger,
s. McCurdy, F. W. Psttygrovc, W. W. Plummer,
J. J. H. Van Bokkelen, ThOs. Hammond, II. e.
Wheeler and A. Briggs.
ResOlred, That Maj. G. o. Haller, commanding
Fort Townsend, be requested to aid the citizens
Of this county in sending and keeping the North
ern Indians from our shores
ResOlred, That the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the Puget Sound Herald and
Pioneer and Democrat.
f. S. DrrR, Chairman.
W. W. ARxsrRoxo, Sec'y.