Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-03-05
History Of the Ohio Company,
and its Purchase.
COPIED FOR THE JOURNAL.
{ Continued.)
JANUARY 7TH. 1896.

NOHlkO cOh Idh JOOhNALs
Continued
JANUARY 7rH. 1796.
695 Shares Represented.
WHEREAS, There are ten town
ships. being number eight (s) in
the twelfth (12th) range, number
seven e in the thirteenth (l3th)
range, number eleven (l1) in the
fourteenth (l4th) range, number
thirteen (l3) in the fifteenth (15th)
range, and number eight Is, num-
Der nine 70. J number ten { 10, num-
Der eleven I'll, number twelve { IL.
and number thirteen { l3, in the six
teenth range, which have no appro
priations by Congress, for the sup
port of schools &c; And whereas,
it is necessary that the benefits 10
be derived to the proprietors, should
be as nearly equal as may be, TO the
several towns before the several
draughts are made,
ReSolVed, unanimously, That two
mile square lots be appropriated in
each of the townships aforesaid, for
the support of schools and religious
Instruction, which shall remain for
the use and benefit of those towns
respectively forever.
ReSOlVed, unanimously, That the
several mile squsre lots, in the ten
townships aforesaid, be numbered in
the same order as the other town.
ships within the purchase, and that
the mile square lot number sixteen
(16, be assigned for the support Of
schools, and mile square lot number
twenty nine go, be assigned for the
purpose Of religion within the town
ships respectively.
ReSolUed, unanimously, That as soon
as ten (l0) families shall settle and
become inhabitants within either of
the townships aforesaid, the majority
of the male inhabitants above twenty
one years of age, being freeholders,
shall have the right to lease any, or
all of the lands thus appropriated,
within their townships respectively,
for a term not exceeding seven years,
at any one period, and the avails
thereof shall be appropriated, an
nually, for the sole purpose sfore-
said, without deducting anything for
their time and trouble, in doing the
business. I.
And in case the majority of such
inhabitants shall misapply the bene
fits hereby designed to be given, on
an application to the Legislature of
this territory, by one fourth part Of
the male inhabitants, being freehold
ers of such townships, whenever
such Legislature shall be formed in
this territory, by the election of the
inhabitants, such Legislature may
make any needful regulations in the
premises, so that the objects Of this
gratuity are kept constantly in view,
and are never to be so deviated from,
as to be diverted into any other
channel.
RESOLVED, unanimously, That there
be but one more draught, or diyis-
ion of lands, to the proprieters in the
Ohio Company, and that they be
classed, for this draught, in such
manner as that twenty. two proprie-
tors shall draw q whole township,
(the five lots reserved and apprepri
ated by Congress, being excepted.
And in all cases the Superintendent
is directed to lay out and conform
the whole townships, to the plan of
township number four "a, in the
fifteenth (l5th) range, which has
been laid before this meeting. And
in all the other townships he will de-
lineate the proportions in such man
ner as to give one whole mile square
and but enc fractional part to each
proprietor, containing the same mum
ber of acres as in the whole town
ship division, and having reference
to the plan aforesaid, as mach as
may be-
Resolyed, unanimously, That Col.
Benz. TalImage, Col. Robert Oliver,
and Col. John Mawney, be COM
mittee to examine the situation and
quality of tract of land now lying
uuappropriated, being part Of mile
square lot number thirty five (35, in
the second (2d) township and eighth
(sth) range. Said committee are di
rected to report the estimated con-
tents, as well as the quality Of the
land, and designate where the dlvid
ing line ought to run between the
lands proper for sale, and those prop |
er to be reserved for commons, DC