Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-03-11
Soldiers Free Homestead Colony
oP AsHTABULA COUNTY.

OF ASHTABULA COUNTY.
At meeting held in Ashtabula Wednesday
evening, March lst, 1871 by tine discharged
Soldiers, fer the purpose of organizing a
Soldiers Free Homestead Colony. DIR. E. l..
KING was elected Chairman. Minutes of the
meeting previous was read and approved
The business of drafting rules for the regula-
tion of tke Colony was then taken up and the
following rules were adopted.
The object OF this Colony is to secure to
each and every person who served ninety days
in the army or navy of the United States
during the late rebellion and who remained
loyal to the Government, one hundred and
sixty Q60) acres of the alternate reserved
sections of the public lands, along the line of
any Railroad, or other public works, where
public lands have been or may be granted to
aid such works, entitled thereto, by recent act
of Congress.
To promote the interests of the Colony, we
agree to be governed by the following rules
!. The Association shall be known as the Ashtabua
County Soldiers Free Homestead Colony and its object
rs TO locate Colony, on the line OF any Railroad whe
tho Directors, chosen by this Association may determ
inc.
q The officers of this Association shall be President
Wee President Secretary and Treasurer who APP
point agents transact business for the Association
subject TO approval
g. Any person may become q member of this Associa-
tion by paying fee of ($9 two dollars the Tr err
shall have his names entered on the roll as mem
4, On payment of the required fee, each member and
family shall be entitled 10 first class passage all
Railroads from which the Directors may secure special
rates at the lowest terms secured.
g. The money received for fees shall be expended for
advertising and defraying expenses. necessary for
promoting the interests of this Association.
o. All orders for money drawn on the Treasurer shall
President. v.
Z. No officer of this Association shall receive any
compensation for his services have any privilege
members of this Association but the actual ex.
penses OF the officers while transactng the business Of
the Association shall be paid.
8. Each member of the Association shall act a
committee In procuring members, and promoting the
0. Each member shall have the privilege of selecting
his own claim, subject to the regulations as may be
ID. Any y amendments @ Of the Rules may be made by
majority of the enrolled members of shis Association.
The election of officers was next taken into
consideration, by vote the following officers
were elected by acclamation President DR.
E. L. KING, Vice President ]. W. HILL, Sec
retary j. U. FELLOWS, Treasurer Joseph
ANDREWS.
The membership roll was then prepared
and the soliciting of members was promptly
responded to.
The Secretary was directed to make all ne
cessary arrangements for advertising and
printing, distributing circulars, notices, etc.
No further business the meeting adjourned
until half past 1 o'clock, p. NJ, Saturday
March 1tth, 1871, which meeting will be held
for the purpose of electing Directors and en-
rolling members. j. U. FELLOWS, Sec'y.
Those who are looking west or south.
west for homes along the line of Railroads,
will find it to their advantage to attend a
meeting of the Colony, to be held in Ashta-
bula, Saturday at half past o'clock P. NJ,
March 11th, 1871, or correspond with the Sec
retaIy, who will answer any question pertain
ing 10 the Colony. Any person is entitled to
become member whether citizen, or Soldier,
by paying a fee OF two dollars, and receive
the benefit of the deduction that may be Sc
cured in transportation. Also will have
privilege of joining the Colony in their sslec-
ton OF lands, or select for themselves; Citi-
zens wishing to accompany the colony aud
make permanent locations, can purchase Rail
road lands in vicinity of the colony, and
thereby will be mutual benefit TO each other
and avoid the hardships and privatious of
frontier life alone. A bill is now befoIe the
House and will undoubtedly become law. to
allow the Soldier to deduct the time served in
the army from the time required by the Home
stead law to hold lands before receiving Patent,
also allowing the Soldier one year fsSn time
of making entry to commence improvements.
Provision viii be made BY this colony TO
locate lands for the widow, and orphan chill