SOLON ROBINSON, 1836 



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Fees of Arbi- 

 trators — 



Article 8 th 

 District 

 Board — 



Jurisdic- 

 tion — 



objections — 

 decisions — 



declared confiscated & shall be sold as provided f[or] 

 all forfeited claims in Article 9 th 



Every person requiring the services of the arbitrators, 

 shall, if required, secure to them before they are bound 

 to act one dollar & fifty cents for each days services of 

 each & all other necesary Expense of magistrate, Wit- 

 nesses, Register or other unavoidable expense — 



Resolved, that each congressional Township, or any 

 settlement comprised in two or more townships contain- 

 ing 20 members, may unite and elect a board of three 

 arbitrators, who sh[all] possess the same powers to 

 settle disputes (when applied to) within their district, 

 that the co[unty] board have — And any member of 

 that district may either submit his case, to the district 

 or county board — The opposite party may object to 

 one or two of the district board and call one or two of the 

 county board or some disinterested member to sit in their 

 places, provided he pays the extra expense so occa- 

 sioned — All decisions of county or district board shall 

 be final — 



Either of the parties, or the district board may require 

 the Register to attend their meetings and record their 

 proceedings — But if he is not present they shall certify 

 their judgment to him immediately, and he shall register 

 it as any other claim — 



Any member may also object to one of the county 

 board, upon the same terms, and require one of a dis- 

 trict board, or some disinterested member to sit in his 

 place — The same proceedings shall also take place 

 where one of the board are interested in the dispute — 

 The district board may order district meetings, and the 

 county board county meetings — 



Resolved, that the board of arbitrators shall as soon as Article 9th 

 may be take an oath or affirmation before some magis- Duties of Ar- 

 trate, faithfully & impartialy to perform all the duties 

 enjoined upon them, not inconsistant with law, and that 

 they will do all acts in their power for the benefit of 

 members of this Union — 



bitrators — 

 Oath— 



