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INDIANA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 



Article 2<* 

 Declaration 

 of purpose — 



ARTICLE 3 d 



Settlers only 

 to be aided — 



Article 4 th 

 Who are 

 members — 



Article 5 th 

 Officers — 



Elections — 



Article 6<* 

 Duties of 

 Register — 



What to re- 

 cord — 



Resolved, that if congress should neglect or refuse to 

 pass a law before the land on which we live is offered 

 for sale, which shall secure to us our rights, we will 

 hereafter adopt such measures as may be necesary effec- 

 tualy to secure each other in our just claims — 



Resolved, that we will not aid any person to purchase 

 his Claim at the land sale, according to this constitution 

 unless he is at the time an actual settler upon gover- 

 nment lands, and has complied with all of the requisitions 

 of this Constitution — 



Resolved, that all the settlers in this County, and also 

 in the adjoining unsold lands in Porter Co. (if they are 

 disposed to join us,) shall be considered members of this 

 union as soon as they sign this Constitution, and entitled 

 to all its advantages, whether present at this meeting 

 or not — 



Resolved, that for the permanant and quiet adjust- 

 ment of all differences that may arise among the settlers 

 in regard to their claims, that there shall be elected by 

 this meeting, a County board of Three Arbitrators, and 

 also a Register of claims, who also shall perform the 

 duties of clerk to the county board of arbitrators, and 

 also the duties of a general corresponding secretary — 

 In all elections, the person having the highest number 

 of votes shall be elected — 



Resolved, that the person who may be elected Register, 

 (if he accept the office) shall take an oath or affirmation, 

 that he will faithfully perform all the duties enjoined 

 upon him — He shall forthwith provide himself with a 

 map of the County, (which shall be subject to the inspec- 

 tion of every person desiring it,) on which he shall mark 

 all claims registered, so that it can be seen what land 

 is claimed and what is not, and also a book in which he 

 shall register every claimants name and the number of 

 the land which he claims, when it was first claimed, and 



