The weekly union record., 1866-01-13
Public Meeting.

Pursuant to notice given oDe day previously,
large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizers
Of OroyilIe and vicinity assembled at the Court
House, on Monday evening. January Sth, 1866,
when II. B. La,hrop. Esq. was chosen Chair
man, and Geo. c. Perkins. Secretary.
s. Roseubaum, Esq, being called upon,
stated the object Of the meeting TO be co.,
sideration of the subject NOW being agitated
by certain interested parties, OF the division
Of the county.
l. c. Granger. Esq, stated TO the meeting
,hst be had just returned from Sacramento.
and had the earnest assurance of both our
Senators, Hon. F. NJ Smith and Hon. S.
Ever. and also Of our Assemblyman, Hon.
Geo. f. Smith, that they should oppose the
division Of the county uuder any and all
circumstances.
On motion, committee OF three, consisting
of S. Rosenbaum, John Dick, and Geo. c.
Perkins, were appointed to report appropriate
resolutions for the consideration OF this meeting.
The committee presented the following
preamble and resolutions which, after being
read. were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, Certain parties il the northern part
of this county are agitating the question Of a
division of Butte county which, if done. will make
it impossible 10 support county government in
either county, without large increase of taxation;
therefore, be il
Resolred. That we consider such move unwise,
and detrimental to the interest Of every part of the
county, inasmnch as the county contains a
. voting population Of $500, aud about 81 500 600
taxable property; therefore the present territorial
limits and population of Butte are not too large
for one county.
Resolred, That, at the last general election in
this county, in September last. the question of a
division of the county was fully agitateG, and it
was fully decided and understood, even by those IN
favor of division, that the result of that election
was expression of the people of Butte against
a division of the county; and that we believed that
the question of division was, by that election
put at rest at least for the present session of the
Legislature.
Resolred, That our Senators and Representatives
be instructed TO oppose every measure which has
I for its object division of Butte county.
Resoired, That committee of nine be appointed
TO circulate a remonstrance aDCng the citizens
of Butte county. against its division.
Resoired, That our Senators and Representatives
be instructed to cooperate with Plumas and Lassen
counties IN any measure which has for its object
Butte TO Plumas and Lassen counties.
Resoired, That our Senators and Representatives
be instructed 10 their best eXerf0ns 10 procure
military protection for the road from Northern
California TO ldaho Territory.
Ia pursuance of the fourth resolution, the
Chair appointed the following named gentle
men as committee TO circulate remonstrGuce
against division Of the county: A. Lewis,
of Forbestown Capt j. A. Watson, of Ban
gor; B. 2. Crandal of Stringtown A.
Thatcher, Of Wyandotte NJ. Wick of Cot
tonwood Ranch Chas Waldyer, Of Cherokee
Flat j. II. Cochran, of Hamilton; and A.
G. Simpson and L. an Orden, of Oroyille.
On motion, the following named gentlemen
were added to the above named committee
W. S. Green, Esq, Of Magaiia Russ johnson,
of Berry Creek; William Leonard, OF Leonard 5
Mills; John T. Gates, Of Central House
John s. Bende, of Bldwell's Bar; Frank
Brooks, of Mooretown E. Smeaton, of MIN
shew F. C. Thomas, Of Thompson Flat
Mr.. Pratt, of Clipper Mills ard NJ Pence,
of Mesilla Valley.
On motion, it was ordered that copy of the
proceedings OF this meeting be furnished to the
Oroville UNION REooRD, for publication and,
also, that copy be forwarded to each of our
Senators and Representatives, at Sacramento.
On motion, adjourned sine die
H. b. LArHRoP, Chairman.
GEO q prpUrx, Sanre.arv