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This book transferred to the corporation of the Wisconsin Phalanx and all herein contained, by resolution passed by the Board of Directors Feb'y 14, 1845 and approved by the stockholders Feb'y 17, 1845. Lester Rounds, Sec'y
PREAMBLE.
We, the subscribers, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, promote our common welfare, and secure the blessings of social happiness to ourselves and our posterity, do adopt the following constitution:
CONSTITUTION OF THE WISCONSIN PHALANX.
Article 1st.
Sec. l The name adopted by this Association shall be the "Wisconsins in Phalanx" by which name it shall be known and distinguished in all its transactions.
Sec. 2. The location of this Association shall be in the territory of Wisconsin and at such place in said territory as a majority of the stockholders shall determine.
Sec. 3. The object and business of the Association shall be the prosecution of agriculture, manufactures, commerce, the arts and sciences, education, and domestic industry, according to the system of Charles Fourier as near as may be practicable.
Sec. 4. The property of the Association, real and personal, shall be represented by stock, divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, which stock shall be transferable at the will of the holder, but no transfer to be valid until recorded on the book of the Association.
Sec. 5. Stock may be paid for in cash or such personal property at its cash value as may in the opinion of the Board of Directors be required for the use and benefit of the Association; said cash value to be determined by a majority of the Board of Directors.
Article 2nd.
Sec. 1. The affairs of the Association shall be managed during its organization by a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and nine directors who shall form a "Board of Managers" two-thirds of which shall be a quorum for the transaction of business; but a less number may adjourn from time to time, until a quorum shall be formed.
Sec. 2 . The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Directors shall hold their respective offices until the Association is organized and in operation.
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Sec. 3 . The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board or in his absence the Vice President, or in the absence of both, a chairman pro tem shall be appointed.
Sec. 4 . Any officer or member of the Board of Directors may be removed from office for a neglect of his office duty, frequent absence from meetings of the Board or for incompetence to discharge the duties of his office, by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders at a regular or special meeting of the same.
Sec. 5 . It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to appoint from their number three trustees, to take all conveyances of real and personal property in the name of the Association and to issue shares of stock representing the same which shall be signed by the Trustees and countersigned by the President and Secretary.
Sec. 6 . Every measure, plan or proposition of the Board of Directors shall be passed by a vote of two thirds in order to become a law.
Sec. 7 . The Board of Directors shall manage and superintend all the business connected with the formation of the Association, until it is fully organized and in operation; except such as is otherwise provided for by the constitution and by-laws of the Association.
Sec. 8 . When the organization of the Association shall have been completed and whenever there shall be forty families resident on the domain, then an internal government, administered by counsels, elected by the members, shall be adopted agreeable to the wishes of a majority of the resident members thereof.
Article 3rd.
Sec. 1st . A person may be a stockholder without being a member; and a member without being a stockholder.
Sec. 2nd . The conditions on which persons may be admitted shall be prescribed and application for membership decided upon by the President and Directors, during the organization of the Association.
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Sec. 3rd . Any resident member of the Association shall be at liberty to withdraw therefrom at any time, upon giving notice in writing of his intention so to do two weeks previous to leaving the Association and such member shall be entitled to receive his proportionate share of the profits of the Association up to the time of his leaving it.
Article 4th.
Sec. 1st . There shall be a semi-annual meeting of the stockholders in each year, on the first Monday in April and on the first Monday in December; but the President and Directors shall have power to call meetings of the stockholders at such other times and in such places as they may deem expedient, by giving the resident stockholders two weeks notice of such meetings and by enclosing a notice by mail to non-resident stockholders three weeks before such meeting.
Sec. 2nd . At every semi-annual meeting of the stockholders, a full statement of the affairs of the Association, signed by the President and Board of Directors shall be exhibited for public information.
Sec. 3rd . Every stockholder shall have one vote for the first share of capital stock and one vote for every five shares thereafter, on all matters in which the expenditure of money is directly concerned; but in no other case shall a stockholder have more than one vote. No stockholder shall in any case be entitled to more than ten votes.
Sec. 4th . The books and affairs pertaining to the Association shall at all times be open to the examination of any stockholder or member.
Article 5th.
Sec. 1st . The cash value of the real estate (exclusive of improvements) of the Association shall be estimated in November each year and if there shall have been an increase in the value of said real estate, since the last valuation, the increase shall be divided among the stockholders in proportion to the time said stock has been paid into the Association.
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Sec. 2nd . At the semi-annual meeting in December each year, the total product of the Association for the year shall be ascertained and a general settlement of accounts take place with each member thereof.
Sec. 3rd . Out of the total product shall first be deducted the taxes, repairs and insurance, and the balance shall be divided as follows: One quarter shall be paid as a dividend to the stockholders upon the capital stock paid in; and the remaining three quarters shall be divided among those who perform the labor.
Sec. 4th . Any stockholder may at the time of subscribing elect to receive after the first year, in lieu of the dividend of one quarter of the product, a fixed dividend of seven per cent, which shall be paid out of the three quarters allotted to labor and the dividend of one quarter of the product which would have been allotted to such stockholders, shall be credited to labor.
Article 6th.
Sect. 1st. The Directors shall have no power to contract any debt in the name of the Association, or render the Association liable in any manner unless expressly authorized by a vote of all the stockholders.
Sec. 2nd . It shall be the duty of the secretary to record in a book kept for that purpose an account of all shares of stock issued and all transfers of stock by stockholders; to record all proceedings of the Association and of the Board of Directors; and perform such other duties as the Association and Board of Directors may require.
Sec. 3rd . The Treasurer shall have the keeping of all deeds, mortgages or other securities, and evidences of debt due the Association and he shall receive all money subscriptions belonging to the Association; and the Treasurer shall in no case pay out monies belonging to the Association, except by vote of a majority of the stockholders.
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Sec. 4th . The Treasurer before entering upon the duties of his office shall execute a bond to the trustees of the Board of Directors with sufficient sureties to be approved by the said Board of Directors in such sum as they shall deem proper, which bond shall be conditioned for the security, faithful keeping and disbursement of all monies and other property coming into his hands and shall be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the county in which the Association shall be located.
Sec. 5th . The Board of Directors may at any time before the Association is organized, propose amendments or alterations to these articles which shall be laid before the stockholders and if two thirds of them shall consent thereto, such alterations or amendments shall become a part of these articles.
Sec. 6th . When the association is organized agreeable to the eighth section of the second article of this constitution and a council of industry shall have been elected, a meeting of the resident members shall be called, to alter, revise or amend this constitution; but this constitution shall never be so altered, amended as to deprive the stockholders or members of their rights of property or their share of interests or profits in the Association.
Article 7th.
Sec. 1st . There shall be a toleration of religious opinion and action and every member of the Association shall be protected in his religious belief to worship God according to the dictates of conscience and of reason; but no member of the Association shall ever be taxed without his consent for the support of any Minister of the Gospel or teacher of religion.
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Sec. 2nd . Whenever there shall be thirty subscribers to this constitution of not less than one share each, and when there shall be three hundred shares subscribed, any five of the subscribers may call a public meeting at such time and place in the village of Southport as they may deem expedient, by notifying all the stockholders at least one week previous to the time of holding such meeting; and said meeting, when convened, shall organize by choosing a chairman and secretary pro tem after which the meeting shall to elect by ballot the officers mentioned in Article 2 and Sec. 1 of the constitution.
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BY-LAWS OF THE WISCONSIN PHALANX.
The undersigned members of the Wisconsin Phalanx hereby mutually agree to and with each other and the stockholders of said Association, in consideration of an admission to the advantages of resident members, to adopt for their future regulations and government the following rules and by-laws:
Article 1st.
Sec. 1st . In addition to the duties of the President as described in the constitution, he shall have a general supervision of all the interests and affairs of the Association, he shall sign all papers and documents pertaining to the business of the of the Association, he shall be allowed a vote as a member but as President he shall vote only in case of an equal division of the body over which he presides; provided that in such vote is not involved the question of his own election.
Sec. 2nd . It shall be the duty of the vice president, in the absence or disability of the President to perform all the duties devolving upon the President.
Sec. 3rd . It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend all meetings of the Association, and of the Board of Directors and record the proceedings of all such meetings and perform such other duties as the Association or Board of Directors may direct.
Sec. 4 . In addition to the duties of Treasurer as prescribed in the constitution, he shall keep a full account relative to the financial concerns of the Association, both general and particular; he shall receive, disburse and pay out all monies intrusted to him agreeable to the instruction of the stockholders.
Sec. 5 . No officer of the Association shall receive a greater compensation for the time necessarily devoted to his official duties than the amount paid to the classes of usefulness for the same number of hours.
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Sec. 6 . The Board of Directors shall have the appointment of suitable person as agents to transact any foreign business of the Association and all agents of the Association shall be required to give sufficient security to be approved by the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties entrusted to them.
Article 2nd.
Sec. 1st . All charges against members for goods, merchandise, board or other necessaries by the Association shall be as near as may be at the cost value; and the charges for rent shall not exceed ten per cent on the value of buildings occupied, amount of rent to be determined by the Board of Directors previous to occupancy.
Sec. 2nd . Any member using the property of the Association for his individual purpose, shall be charged such price for the same as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Sec. 3 . Any individual may have the privilege of keeping his own horse and carriage on the domain by paying such price for the keeping as the Board of Directors may adjudge at cost as near as may be.
Article 3rd.
Sec. 1st . The Board of Directors shall determine what branches of business shall be established and what branches shall be discontinued.
Sec. 2 . All persons applying for admission into the Association shall state in writing their age, trade or profession, number of family if any, the age or sex of each member of such family, whether healthy or not, and the amount and kind of property to be put into the stock of the Association.
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Article 4th
Sec. 1st . Any shares of capital stock owned or held by members or others shall be subject or accountable for the payment of any debts due to the Association from such owner, or holder, and no stock then encumbered shall be redeemable or transferable on the books of the Association until such indebtedness is discharged.
Sec. 2 . No person shall be entitled to or shall be paid by the Association the interest or dividend on any shares of capital stock unless such stock appears in his name on the books of the Association.
Article 5th.
Sec. 1 . When five or more persons are engaged in one branch of industry, they shall organize themselves into a group and choose a foreman, whose duty it shall be to conduct the business of the group, keep an account of the labor performed by each member and adjudge the rank of each according to the skill and productiveness such person may exercise and make a report of the same to the secretary of the Association once in each week; and in event of dissatisfaction arising, any individual may appeal from the decision of the foreman to the members of the group, whose decision shall be final.
Sec. 2 . All the groups engaged in any one branch of industry shall form themselves into a series and elect one of their body a superintendent of their series, whose duty it shall be to preside at their meetings and have a general supervision over their concerns and determine the rank of each group, subject however, to the advice and consent of the whole series.
Sec. 3 . Each of the series may elect one of their number to take his seat in the council of industry, which council shall take the place of the present Board of Directors after the Association is organized.
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Sec. 4 . It shall be the duty of each member of the Council of Industry to promote the good of the Association and particularly watch over the interests of those engaged in the series which he represents.
Sec. 5 . As soon as the council of Industry shall be organized, a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected by ballot by all the resident male members of the Association; a majority shall be necessary to make a choice.
Article 6th.
Sec 1 . The Council of Industry shall make a general division of Industrial classes into three ranks to be designated as follows, viz: 1st. Class of necessity. 2nd. Class of Usefulness. 3rd. Class of Attractiveness, which classes shall be paid out of the profits divided to labor in such proportion as the Council shall determine the ratio of such division to be determined at least three months prior to each annual statement.
Sec. 2 . No member of the Association under the age of twenty-one years shall be entitled to vote.
Article 7th.
Sec. 1 . All unnecessary business and all sporting of the Association shall be suspended on the first day of the week.
Sec. 2 . Any member of the Association may be expelled therefrom by a majority of the resident members for the following causes, viz: Rude and indecent behaviour, drunkenness, trafficking in intoxicating drinks, licentiousness, profane swearing, lying, stealing or defrauding another, protracted idleness, or willfully injuring the property of the Association, knowingly consenting to the injury of the Association or any individual member thereof, gambling habitually indulging in censoriousness and fault-finding, Provided however that no member of the Association shall be expelled without first being notified in writing by the President of the offence alleged against him nor shall he be deprived of the right of being heard in his own defence.
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Sec. 3 . It shall be the duty of any member of the Association having knowledge of any person belonging to the Association being guilty of any of the crimes or offences named in the second section of this article to inform the President of the Association, whose duty it shall be upon reception of such information to notify the person accused of the charges alleged against him and to appoint a meeting of the resident members of the Association, giving at least ten days notice of such meeting; and at such meeting of the Association shall proceed to hear and determine the case of the accused, unless good cause is shown for granting further delay in the case.
Article 8th.
Sec. 1st . All difficulties and disagreements arising among members shall be settled by arbitration, each party choosing one arbitor and two arbitors the third arbitor, but in the event of either party being dissatisfied with the decision, an appeal may be had to the Directors or Council (as the case may be) and their decision shall be final.
Article 9th.
Sec. 1st . The Association shall provide the means of education for all the children and the children of every member of the Association shall be required to attend school unless their parents or guardians choose to educate them by means of family instruction.
Sec. 2nd . Pupils may be received from abroad on such terms as the Association may prescribe.
Sec. 3rd . Every pupil of proper age shall be required to devote a certain portion of time in each day to some branch of industry.
Sec. 4th . Rules in addition or amendatory to these by-laws may be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors, held on the domain Saturday evening, Sept. 18, 1844, the following rule in addition to these by-laws was passed:
Resolved that no member of this Association shall ever be permitted to bring onto the domain any spirituous liquors to be drank as a beverage.
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At a meeting of the subscribers to the constitution of the Wisconsin Phalanx convened according to previous notice at the school house in this Village on Saturday, March 23rd, Michael Myers was called to the chair and William Starr appointed secretary.
The meeting then proceeded to ballot for the election of officers enumerated in Art. 2 Sec. 1st of the Constitution, which resulted in the election of the following persons, viz:
President - Michael Myer,
Vice President - Warren Chase,
Secretary - Sam B. Scott, Jr.
Treasurer - E. C. Southworth
Directors - Peter Johnson, Canfield Marsh, W. W. Wheeler, Lester Rounds, John Benedict, Wm. H. Smith, Orrin R. Stevens, Charles Clements, H. B. Bertholf.
On motion, resolved that a committee of three be appointed to co-operate with the Agent previously appointed in exploring various sections of the territory and to report such location as they may deem eligible for a domain, at a subsequent meeting of the stockholders. The following persons were appointed said to committee: E. C. Southworth; Canfield Marsh, John Benedict.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
W. Starr Sec'y. M. Meyer, Chairman.
Southport, March 23rd, 1844.
At a meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at the Temperance House in Southport on Monday, March 25, 1884, were present the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer; Messrs. Benedict, Johnson, Round, Smith, Clement, Wheeler, Steven, Marsh, Directors.
The foregoing by-laws were submitted and unanimously adopted.
On motion of W. Chase, W. W. Wheeler was appointed a committee to contract with one of the printers for the publication of 500 copies of the Constitution and by-laws for the use of the Association.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of three trustees when the following persons were chosen: W. W. Wheeler, Peter Johnson, Warren Chase.
On motion, meeting adjourned to meet at the Temperance House on Thursday next at 10 P. M.
S. B. Scott, Sec'y
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors, held at the Temperance House on Thursday, March 28, 1844, were present the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Messrs. Benedict, Round, Clement, Johnson, Smith, Marsh, Wheeler, Stevens, Bertholf - Directors. The following persons handed in applications to become members, all of which were submitted and acted upon as follows, viz:
Peter Johnson - admitted, H. B. Bertholf - admitted,
Warren Chase - admitted Wm. Dunham - admitted
E. C. Southworth - admitted Michael Myers - admitted
Lester Rounds - admitted Charles Clement - admitted,
Wm. H. Smith - admitted Austin Stevens - admitted,
George H. Stebbins - admitted Carlton Lane - admitted,
Daniel Sanborn - admitted Labon Stillwell - admitted,
Joseph B. Allen - admitted T. V. Newell - admitted,
James Stewart - admitted John Limbert - admitted
Amos Gratton - rejected Henry Lull - admitted,
Nelson Allen - rejected Seth R. Kellogg - admitted,
Seth Doolittle - admitted William Starr - admitted
Chester Adkins - admitted.
On motion of Mr. Smith resolved that a committee of three be appointed to concert measures to raise money for the purpose of purchasing the domain in case enough should not be raised by subscription, when the following persons were chosen: W. W. Wheeler, E. C. Southworth, Warren Chase.
T. P. Rich, Esq. was duly appointed as one of the committee to explore the domain in place of John Benedict, resigned.
On motion of Mr. Smith, resolved that the committee appointed to look after the location of the domain be allowed such remuneration for their time as the Board of Directors may adjudge and that they be allowed their expenses.
Adjourned to meet at the Temperance house on Monday next at I O. C. P. M.
S. B. Scott, Sec'y
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At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors held at the Temperance House on Monday April 1st, 1844, were present, the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Messrs. Bartholf, Johnson, Stevens, Wheeler, Clement, Smith, Rounds, Benedict, Directors. E. C. Southworth was chosen Secretary pro tem.
The meeting then proceeded to act upon the following applications:
Joseph Goodrich - admitted S. Y. Brand - admitted,
A. P. Stone - admitted Rueben Rounds - admitted,
Geo. W. Rounds - admitted T. Gordon - admitted
Francis Dorchester - admitted Francis Beals - admitted.
Orrin R. Stephens was duly appointed as one of the committee to explore the domain in place of T. P. Rich resigned.
On motion adjourned to meet at the Temperance House on Friday evening next at 7 o'clock.
E. C. Southworth, Sec'y pro tem.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at the Temperance House on Friday evening April 5, 1844 were present. The Vice President, Secretary, Messrs. Smith, Johnson, Wheeler, Benedict, Rounds, Bertholf, and Clement.
The following applications were handed in and acted upon as follows:
C. L. Sholes - admitted,
Hiram Barnes - admitted Thos. C. Hallington - admitted,
James Scott - admitted J. E. Barnum - admitted,
Hudson Bacon - rejected Robert Malby - rejected,
Sheldon Fish - admitted.
Resolved that a premium of twenty per cent, payable in stock will be allowed on all monies paid in before the first May next.
Adjourned to meet at the Temperance House on Friday evening next at 7 o'clock.
S. B. Scott, Sec'y.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at the Temperance House on Friday evening, April 12, 1844, were present. The President, Vice president, Secretary, Messrs. Clement, Wheeler, Smith, Rounds, Johnson, Bertholf, and Benedict.
A letter from Osborn, Hand and others of Geneva was submitted and secretary ordered to answer.
The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows:
Wm. D. Strong - admitted Nathan Strong - admitted,
Jas. M. Rounds - admitted Jacob Beckwith - admitted,
Robert B. Barnes - admitted Addison P. Weightman - admitted,
C. A. Sanborn - admitted Jas. Hotchkiss - rejected,
L. C. Dekanes - rejected W. W. Wheeler - admitted.
Resolved that the secretary be allowed to take such copies of the constitution and By-laws as may be necessary for distribution without charge.
Adjourned to meet at the Temperance House on Friday evening next at 7 o'clock.
S. B. Scott Jr., Sec'y.
At a special meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at the Temperance House on Wednesday, April 17, 1844, were present. The President, Vice President, Secretary. Messrs. Bertholf, Stevens, Rounds, Smith, Johnson, Clement and Benedict.
The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows:
Am. Seaman - admitted E. Childs - admitted
Uriel Farmin - admitted H. G. Martin - admitted,
John Davenport - admitted.
When upon motion the meeting adjourned to meet subject to an adjournment at the previous meeting on Friday evening, April 19, 1844 at 7 o'clock at the Temperance House.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at the Temperance House on Friday evening April 19, were present. The President, Secretary. Messrs. Johnson, Clement, Bertholf, Smith, Wheeler, and Rounds. A quorum not being present, the meeting adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday April 20, 1844. S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors, held at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday April 20, 1844, were present. The President, Vice President, Secretary Treasurer, Messrs. Wheeler, Bertholf, Johnson, Smith and Clement.
On motion of E. C. Southworth, resolved that H. Gordon Martin be admitted to go on to the domain as soon as the location is made and that his team and wagon and such other property as the Association may want, be taken and appraised and stock issued for the same.
Resolved that the bond given by the Treasurer, which was this evening submitted to the Directors be filled out with the sum of Ten Thousand dollars. Adjourned to meet on Monday at Esq. Lovell's office at 4 o'clock P. M.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Monday, April 22nd, 1844 at one o'clock P. M. were present. The Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Bertholf, Smith, Clement, Johnson, Rounds, Wheeler, Marsh, and Stevens. The following bond signed by E. C. Southworth as principal and Henry B. Towslee and Cyrus Damon as sureties was submitted by the treasurer and on motion of Wm. Smith resolved that said bond be accepted with the understanding that at some future time the Board of Directors may if they think it necessary, require the treasurer to give further security.
(Bond given on Page . . .) [Bond follows page 249. See this typewritten copy on page 213]
On motion of E. C. Southworth resolved that all persons hereafter admitted shall not become resident members until they have complied with the terms set forth in their application.
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The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows:
Franklin P. Yates - admitted Norman Barnes - admitted,
Jason Lothrop - admitted Matthias J. Connell - admitted,
Amherst Harwood - admitted Jas. Bailey and others admitted.
Resolved that Wm. Rounds blacksmith tools be received and stock issued for the same.
Resolved that Wm. Smith and Mr. Bertholf be a committee to procure a tent to be sent on to the domain for the use of the Association.
Adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovell's office on Tuesday April 25th at one o'clock P. M.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held at Esq. Lovell's office on Tuesday April 23rd, 1844 at one o'clock P. M. were present The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Wheeler, Johnson, Bertholf, Smith, Clements, Stevens, Marsh, Rounds.
Amasa Hitchcock's application was submitted and acted upon and he was admitted to become a member this spring.
Adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovell's office on Wednesday, April 24, 1844 at one o'clock P. M.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Wednesday, April 14, 1844 at one o'clock P. M. were present the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Smith, Clement, Johnson, Wheeler, Rounds and Bertholf.
On motion of Mr. Johnson resolved that S. B. Scott, Jr. be appointed agent to go to Buffalo or Troy for the purpose of purchasing a domain agreeable to written instructions given to him and that One Hundred dollars be appropriated to pay his expenses.
Adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovell's office on Friday evening at 7 o.C. P. M.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Wednesday evening May 1, 1844 no quorum of the Directors the meeting adjourned to meet on Thursday evening May 2, 1844.
L. Rounds, Sec'y pro tem.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Thursday evening May 2, were present the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Messrs. Clement, Bertholf, Smith, Wheeler, Johnson and Rounds. The secretary being absent, Mr. Rounds was appointed secretary pro tem. The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows:
Charles Crary - admitted Jerome T. Cobb - admitted
Adjourned to meet on Wednesday May 8, 1844.
L. Rounds, Sec'y pro tem.
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At a meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on the 8th day of May, 1844. Were present The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Wheeler, Rounds, Marsh, Stevens, Clement, Smith and Bertholf.
Nathan Hunter, Alex. Todd and Sam. W. Marsh were admitted as members.
On motion Messrs. Chase, Johnson and Smith were appointed a committee to designate what property shall be first taken to the domain and what persons shall be allowed to go on at once.
Adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovells office on Saturday evening next.
S. B. Scott, Jr. Sec'y.
(Stockholders meeting minutes, 1844, see page 238.)
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday evening, May 11, 1844, were present. The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Clement, Johnson, Wheeler, Smith, Rounds, Benedict, and Bertholf.
On motion Messrs. Rounds and Smith were appointed a committee to appraise such property as may be offered to the Association.
The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows. Joel L. Burke - Admitted, J. J. Ehle - admitted.
Resolved that all property appraised in this place be received here and transported to the Domain at the expense of the Association.
Resolved that Mr. Lovell be requested to prepare a deed to be given by the treasurer to the trustees for such lands as he may enter.
Resolved that two shillings per dozen shall be charged for washing clothes for the resident members.
Adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening next.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Wednesday evening May 15, a quorum not being present, adjourned to meet on Thursday evening, May 16, 1844.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Thursday, May 16, were present. The President, Vice President, Secretary, Messrs. Rounds, Smith, Wheeler, Johnson, Clement, and Bertholf.
The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows:
Mrs. Isabella E. Towns - admitted Michael Frank - admitted.
Resolved that all labor performed on the Domain from this time until otherwise classed by the Directors be deemed in the class of Usefullness.
Adjourned to meet on Saturday evening next.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday evening May l8, 1844 were present. The President, Vice President, Secretary, Messrs. Johnson, Smith, Rounds, Wheeler, Bertholf and Benedict.
The following applications were acted upon, James M. Bacon - admitted, B. L. Richards - admitted and Wm. E. Holbrook - admitted.
Resolved that the resident stockholders be authorized to make such improvements as a majority of them shall deem proper.
The committee appointed to select suitable persons for a pioneer company for the Wisconsin Phalanx report the following. Warren Chase, Lester Rounds, J. Stuart, L. Stillwell, Geo. H. Stebbin, T. V. Newell, H. G. Martin, C. Adkins, W. Dunham, Carlton Lane, Alex Todd, J. T. Cobb, E. Child, Nathan Hunter, Jacob Beckwith, L. R. Kellogg, John Limbert, B. L. Richards, Wm. Seaman, Wm. E. Holbrook and Daniel Sanborn.
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Resolved that W. Rounds be requested to keep an account of all provisions consumed on the Domain for the first two months with a view of ascertaining the cost of board per week per each person.
Resolved that Messrs. Rounds and Smith be a committee to provide provisions for the pioneers whilst on the road.
Adjourned to meet on Saturday May 25. S. B. Scott, Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday May 25, 1844 were present. The President, Secretary, Messrs. Smith, Stevens, Marsh, Benedict, Johnson, Bertholf and Wheeler. The following applicants were admitted. Charles H. Henderson, Wm. Varnum.
Adjourned to meet on Saturday June 1st. S. B. Scott Jr. Sec.
Saturday June 1st , no business being before the meeting adjourned to meet on Saturday June 8th. S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx held at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday June 15th, were present. The President, secretary, Messrs. Johnson, Rounds, Smith, Stevens, Bertholf, Benedict, Marsh and Wheeler.
Resolved that Hiram Barnes be allows to go on the Domain forthwith.
Adjourned to meet at Esq. Lovell's office on Saturday June 22, 2844.
S. B. Scott, Jr., Sec'y.
(Stockholders Meeting, Sept. 2, 1844, see Page 239)
According to notice given, a meeting of the Directors of the Wisconsin Phalanx was held on the Domain at Mr. Chase room Sept. 3, 1844.
There were present the Vice President, Secretary, treasurer and Messrs. Lane, Martin, Hunter, Childs, Seamen, Farmin and Johnson.
The following applications were handed in and acted upon as follows.
D. B. Dunham - admitted James Hebden - admitted,
Cynth H. Strong - admitted.
The treasurer presented a bond to the trustees signed as security by Alex Todd and S. R. Kellogg and accepted (see page 249?? [typist can't make out number]). Adjourned to meet one week from tomorrow evening at the Council room.
L. Rounds. Sec.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held at the Council room Sept. 11, 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Gent'm Lane, Farmin, Seamen, Hunter, Martin, Johnson, and Childs, Directors.
On motion resolved that Mr. Clark's tents be mended up by Mr. Todd and sent home and Mr. C. settled with for their use. Resolved that Mr. Johnson be authorized to go and settle with Mr. Beal and purchase of him a pig or pigs as he thinks best.
Resolved that Mr. Seamen be requested to write to Milwaukee to Messrs. Beecher & Bryant to ascertain the condition on which fruit trees can be purchased of them.
Resolved that we build a Spar dam at or near our saw-mill across Silver Creek and that it be commenced immediately.
Resolved that Mr. Beckwith be appointed to take charge and direction of the building of said dam, subject, however, to the direction of the Board of Directors or the members of the Wisconsin Phalanx in Counsel assembled.
Resolved that Messrs. Chase and Martin be appointed to go tomorrow to search out and mark a road from this place to Fond du Lac on the nearest and best route.
Resolved that the expenses of Rounds and Farmin to Fond du Lac on the business of the P. O. Office and the appointment of Notary Public be allowed at $1.80 each.
Adjourned to meet on Saturday evening next at the Counsel Room.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held at the Council room Saturday Sept. 14, 1844, were present the Vice President, Sec. and treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Seamen, Farmin, Hunter, Martin, Johnson and Childs, directors.
The report of the road committee (Chase & Martin) was called for which was
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given by Chase as follows: That it was considered impracticable to make a road from Ceresco to Fond du Lac on a straight line and recommended that the travel be for the present by the way of the guide board and Mr. Sangs. Report accepted.
The following application was then acted upon.
Newton O. Adkins - admitted.
A number of bills of personal property were then presented and acted upon.
Adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening next.
L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 17th of September, 1844, were present. The V. President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Childs, Hunter, Martin, Farmin, Seamen, Lane and Johnson. Individual bills of personal property were presented and acted upon.
Moved that the money paid by Mr. Dunham for bill of iron at Racine be refunded to him and that said bill be presented to the next meeting of the stockholders for their concurrence.
Moved that money be sent to purchase a sufficient quantity of lumber to get the saw-mill in operation.
Resolved that any member using a two horse team be charged one dollar per day for the use of said team until said team is returned and keep said team at his own expense.
Moved that Messrs. Johnson, Chase & Rounds be appointed a committee to arrange the price of board to individuals and report to the next meeting of the members. Adjourned to meet Saturday evening next.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held on the 21st of September, 1844 were present the V. President, Sec., Treasurer. Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Martin, Childs, Farmin, Johnson, and Seamen.
Individual bills of personal property acted upon and allowed. Mr. Childs asked leave of absence for three or four weeks, which was granted.
Adjourned to meet on Monday evening next.
L. Rounds, sec.
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Monday evening Sept. 23, were present the V. President, Sec., Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Martin, Johnson, Seamen and Childs, Directors.
Moved that Mr. Barlow be allowed sixteen dollars and paid out of the treasury for making saw-mill irons, it being the amount of his bill. Passed. No other business came before the meeting and adjourned to meet Wednesday evening next.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held on the 25th day of Sept. there were present the Vice President, secretary, Treasurer. Messrs. Hunter, Lane, Martin, Farmin, Seamen and Johnson Directors. No business to be recorded came before the meeting. Adjourned to meet Saturday evening next.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held Saturday evening Sept. 28th there were present the V. President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Farmin, Seamen, Martin, and Johnson Directors.
The following application was acted upon, viz:
Jon Van Eps - admitted.
An account of L. Rounds was acted upon and allowed.
On motion of Peter Johnson it was resolved unanimously that no member of this Association shall ever be permitted to bring on to the Domain any spirituous liquors to be drank as a beverage.
Adjourned sine die.
L. Rounds, Sec'y.
(Stockholders meeting Oct. 7, 1844, see page 242.)
At a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 11th day of October 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Martin, Hunter, Seamen, Farmin and Johnson.
A number of bills of personal property were presented and allowed.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow evening.
L. Rounds, Secy.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held Oct. 12th, 1844 there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Johnson, Martin, Farmin, and Seamen, Directors.
On motion resolved that the Sec'y be authorized to issue orders on the treasurer for money to pay the expenses paid out in getting the mail from Fond du Lac up to this time.
The following applications were presented and acted upon, viz:
William Workman - admitted.
Adjourned to meet Tuesday evening next (Oct. 15). L. Rounds, Sec.
At an adjourned meeting of the Directors held Tuesday evening Oct. 15, 1844 there were present the V. President, Sec., Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Johnson, Seamen, Farmin and Martin.
On motion resolved that the Sec'y be authorized to issue to Mr. Lane an order on the treasurer for $26.85 being for bill of flour, expenses to get flour and money paid for mending stirup for saw-mill.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow evening.
L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At an adjourned meeting of the B'd of Directors held on the 16th Oct., 1844 there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Johnson, Hunter, Martin, Seamen, and Farmin.
On motion resolved to purchase of Mr. Parker 100 bushels of ears of corn at 25 cents per bushel delivered here according to his proposition.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, resolved that the Sec'y be requested to write immediately to Jas. M. Rounds, Rueben Rounds, W. & A: P. Stone, requesting them to come immediately to assist in lathing, plastering and finishing the house already commenced.
On motion resolved that the Sec'y be requested to draw an order on C. J. Marsh to O. R. Stevens for the cow in his possession belonging to the Wis. Phalanx.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
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At a special meeting of the Board of Directors held at the Council Room Oct. 29, 1884 there were present The Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Johnson, Martin, Lane, Seamen, Farmin, and Hunter, Directors.
On motion resolved that Mr. S. B. Scott Jr. be allowed Ten dollars for his services as Secretary and for the stationery used by him.
Resolved that 1000 feet of lumber be sold to Mr. Pomery.
Resolved that the Sec'y be requested to write to Messrs. Damon and Towslee, notifying them that E. C. Southworth (former treasurer) refuses or neglects to settle with the Wisconsin Phalanx as Treasurer and that they will be called on as his security.
Resolved that the secretary be authorized to issue an order on the treasurer for $10.42 to pay expenses of Mr. Lane and team in going to Southport for load for association. The following applications were then read and acted upon, viz:
Uriah Gould - Admitted Volney C. Mason - admitted
Russell Smith - admitted Elipholet Atkins - admitted
Timothy Hudson - admitted.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of Board of Directors held on the 2nd day of Nov. 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Farmin, Johnson, Martin, Hunter and Seaman, Directors.
Resolved that Mr. Dunham be requested to go next Tuesday for a load of flour.
Resolved that the horse teams be fed (each team) one bushel of ears of corn or one bushel of oats per day.
The following application was then presented and acted upon as follows:
William Boutelle - admitted.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
(Stockholders meeting Nov. 4, 1844, see page 243.)
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At a meeting of the Directors held on the 8th day of Nov. 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Seaman, Johnson, Martin Hunter and Stilwell, Directors.
On motion proceeded to estimate the cash valuation to the Wisconsin Phalanx of the real estate (exclusive of improvements) belonging to the Wisconsin Phalanx, which resulted as follows:
The E-1/2 of the NE-1/4 of Sec. 21, 80 acres at $2.29 per acre 183.20
"W-1/2 of the NW-1/4 of Sec. 22, 80 acres at 2.18 per acre 174.40
NW-l/4 of the SW-l/4 of Sec. 22, 40 acres at 2.20 per acre 88.00
W-1/2 of the SE-1/4 of Sec. 21, 80 acres at 2.00 per acre 160.00
W-1/2 of the NW-1/4 of Sec. 21 80 acres at 3.94 315.20
E-1/2 of the NE-1/4 of Sec. 20 80 acres at 3.88 310.40
W-1/2 of NE-1/4 of Sec. 20 80 acres at 4.28 342.40
E-1/2 of SE-1/4 of Sec. 20 80 acres at 2.93 234.40
W-1/2 of SW-1/4 of Sec. 21 80 acres at 2.20 176.00
W-1/2 of the SE-1/4 of Sec. 20 80 acres at 2.00 160.00
E-1/2 of the SW-1/4 of Sec. 20 80 acres at 2.83 226.40
E-1/2 of NE-1/4 of Sec. 29 80 acres at 3.13 250.40
W-1/2 of the NE-1/4 of Sec. 29 80 acres at 5.00 400.00
E-1/2 of the NW-1/4 of Sec. 29 80 acres at 5.00 400.00
E-1/2 of the SW-1/4 of Sec. 29 80 acres at 3.83 306.40
1160 $3727.20
Adjourned L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of the B'd of Directors held Nov. 11, 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Johnson, Lane, Hunter, Martin, Seman and Stilwell, Directors.
On motion resolved that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the Secretary's order for three dollars and fifty (seven??) cents to H. G. Martin for the arrearages of expense in carrying the mail up to this date.
Resolved that Peter Johnson be authorized to pay out any money belonging to the Association which he may have collected of travellers or others on the order of the Secretary for carrying the mail and other expenses.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Secretary.
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At a meeting of the Board of Directors held Nov. 14, 1844 there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Johnson, Stilwell, Seaman, Hunter & Martin.
Resolved that Mr. Dunham be appointed to go for a load of wheat to Mr. Vamps and that he purchase for the Association a keg of molasses and 20 pounds of coffee to be paid for out of the treasury.
Resolved that the price of lime which we may have to sell be established at fifty cents per barrell and that N. Strong be appointed to take the superintendance of selling and measuring the lime.
Resolved that the price of board for the present year up to Dec. 2, 1844 be established as follows: All over fifteen years old shall be charged - fifty cents per week, all under fifteen and over two years old shall be charged - thirty-three cents per week, all under two years old - nothing.
J. Rounds, Sec.
A meeting of the Board of Directors was held Nov. 15, 1844. There were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer, Messrs. Johnson, Lane, Martin, Hunter, Seaman, & Stilwell.
On motion resolved that labor be divided into three classes, viz:
1st. Class of Necessity, which shall comprise digging and stoning wells, all work in water, labor necessarily requiring persons to be exposed to storms and mixing mortar and tending mason. 2nd. Class of Usefulness, which shall comprise all mechanical and agricultural labor, not comprised in other classes; washing, teaming, milking, taking care of stock, bookkeeping and writing. 3rd. Class of Attractiveness, which shall comprise cooking, dining room work, ironing, domestic choring, gardening, horticulture, care of fowls and bees and all necessary business of the Board of Directors.
Resolved that the ratio of the above classes shall be fixed as follows, viz:
The number of hours work done by each individual in the class of necessity, each week as returned by the foreman shall be multiplied by 24.
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The no. of hours work done by each individual in the class of usefulness each week as returned by the foreman shall be multiplied by 20.
The number of hours work done by each individual in the class of attractiveness in each week as returned by the Foreman shall be multiplied by 15.
The above to take effect on the first Monday in December next.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 18th day of Nov. 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer and Messrs. Lane, Johnson, Seaman, Martin, Hunter, Stilwell, Directors.
Voted that a bag of coffee be purchased of Cornwall & Smith at 10-1/2 cents per w and paid for out of the treasury.
Voted that the price of beef killed on the Domain be established at 22 shillings per hundred.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Directors held Nov. 20, 1844 there were present the Vice President, Sec., Treasurer and Messrs. Lane, Johnson, Martin, Hunter, Stilwell and Seaman.
Voted that Mr. Stuart's proposition to carry the mail to Fond du Lac and back once in each week until Sept. Next for twentyfour hours credit and five shillings cash each trip, be accepted.
L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Directors held Nov. 25, 1844, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer and Messrs. Johnson, Lane, Martin, Seaman, Hunter & Stilwell, Directors.
Voted that Mr. Stuart be requested to take the Dunham team and go and purchase where he may think proper 50 w coffee, some sugar or molasses and as much pork as he may think proper at $4 per hundred and that the same be paid for out of the treasury on the secretary's order.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, sec.
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At a meeting of the Board of Directors held Dec. 2, 1844 there were present the Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Hunter, Lane, Johnson, Martin, Farmin & Stilwell Directors. Voted that Mr. Martin take the horse team and go tomorrow for a load of flour and other provisions and that the secretary draw on the treasurer for money to pay for the same.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec.
(Stockholders Meeting, Dec. 2, 1844. See page 244)
At a meeting of the Directors held on the 31st day of Dec., 1844 there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, treasurer and Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Farmin, Seaman, Martin and Stilwell. The following applications were submitted and acted upon as follows.
W. N. Davis - admitted, Daniel T. Davis - admitted
Isaac Russell - admitted.
Several accounts were presented and allowed.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 2nd day of Jan'y, 1845, there were present the Vice President, Sec;y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Stilwell, Hunter, Seaman, Farmin, and Martin, Directors. On motion voted to receive L. M. Parsons bill of clothes and that L. Rounds take charge of them and deal them out to members as equally in proportion to their wants as is practicable, and charge the same to them.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
(Stockholders Meeting 1st Monday in January 1845, see page 244.)
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 7th day of Jan'y, 1845 there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Martin, Farmin, Seaman, Stilwell, Hunter and Stuart, Directors.
On motion resolved that a horse team be sent to Southport for loading for the Association and that N. Strong be requested to purchase such loading consisting of two caldron kettles, Bbl. molasses, leather, chest of tea, 4 boxes of candles, pepper etc.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
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At a meeting of the Directors held on the 11th day of Jan'y, 1845, there were present the Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Seaman, Hunter, Farmin, Stuart, Martin and Stilwell, Directors. C. Lane was appointed Chairman pro tem.
The following applications were submitted for action which resulted as follows:
Morris Farmin - admitted Cephas F. Spencer - laid on the table,
Wymon Dodge - laid on the table
A. F. Ingersoll - laid on the table.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors Jan'y 13, 1845, there were present the Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Martin, Seaman, Farmin, Stilwell and Stuart. Mr. Seaman was appointed chairman pro tem.
On motion resolved that the Secretary be authorized to draw an order on the Treasurer for $10.50 to pay for blacksmith work done by Jacob Woodruff.
Resolved that the Secretary be requested to send an order by Uriah Gould on Daniel T. Davis at Racine for the fifty Dollars which he is to put into the Association.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held Jan'y 23, 1845, there were present the Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Martin, Seaman, Farmin, Stilwell, & Stuart.
Mr. Seaman was chosen chairman pro tem.
The application of D. M. Parsons was on motion taken up and acted upon which resulted as follows:
L. M. Parsons - admitted Jacob Woodruff - admitted
L. Rounds, Sec'y.
At a meeting of the Directors Jan. 25, 1845, there were present the Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Stuart, Martin, Hunter, Farmin, Seaman, and Stilwell, Directors.
Mr. Stuart was appointed chairman pro tem.
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On motion a bill of goods purchased by Nathan Strong at Southport was received of him as personal property to be paid for in script.
(Stockholders Meeting, 1st meeting in Feb. 1845, see Page 244.)
L. Rounds, Sec'y.
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At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 14th day of February, 1845, there were present the Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Farmin, Seaman, Hunter, Stilwell, Lane, & Martin, Directors.
On motion the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas an act of incorporation has been granted by the Legislature of Wisconsin and approved February 6, 1845, to incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx, and whereas the said act was granted upon our petition and request and for our benefit, and whereas it became necessary for us to merge the business affairs of the Association heretofore existing and known as the Wisconsin Phalanx into the corporation and to convey and transfer the property and effects into said corporation and for the purpose of affecting the same we do adopt the following Resolutions:
1st . Resolved that the Stockholders be invited and required to transfer all property real and personal to the corporation known and designated as the Wisconsin Phalanx, provided said Corporation will credit each stockholder with his several amounts as is now credited by the Association on their books and provided further that said corporation will credit to each member of said Association the amount of time in hours as is now credited on the books of the Association and will pay to each his or her proportionate share of the dividend in December next as is provided in the act of incorporation of said Phalanx as approved Feb. 6, 1845.
2nd . Resolved that all books, accounts and credits be transferred to said corporation and that said corporation be authorized and empowered to settle, collect and pay the same pursuant to the said act of incorporation and in every respect the same as if said accounts had been contracted with the said corporation.
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3rd . Resolved that the Trustees be requested to convey by quit claim deed all right, title, and interest in and to the property, real and personal, of the Association to the corporation as soon as said corporation is prepared to receive the same and as soon as said corporation shall signify its willingness to credit each share holder with his or her several amounts of stock in said corporation in the same amount as he or she now holds in the Association.
4th . Resolved that the secretary be instructed to transmit to each non-resident share holder (whose residence is known to him) by mail as soon as may be a form of quit claim, requesting him or her to sign or acknowledge the same, conveying his or her right, title and interest in said association to the corporation for and in consideration of the same amount being credited in Stock in said corporation.
5th . Resolved that the president be instructed to prepare suitable instruments of conveyance to carry out the foregoing resolutions and to procure the signatures of each resident member and stockholder to said instrument in such manner as he may deem proper for the carrying out and fulfilling the foregoing Resolutions.
6th . Resolved that these resolutions be adopted and carried into effect with the express condition that each and every resident member of the association as now in operation be admitted as a member of said corporation and that the several certificates of stock and credits on the books of said Association be received as pay for the same amount of Stock in said corporation and that each member be severally credited and paid for her or his time and labor in the same manner as if the said labor were performed after their admission into the said corporation.
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7th . Resolved that these resolutions be presented to the next meeting of the Stockholders and that they be requested to call the ayes and noes on the adoption of the same severally and make a record of said and the ayes and noes on the same and that a copy be presented to the Commissioners who are authorized by the act of Incorporation to open books for subscriptions to stock in said Wisconsin Phalanx.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Directors, held on the 16th day of February, 1845, there were present the Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Martin, Stilwell, Farmin, Seaman & Hunter.
On motion the following applications were taken up and acted upon as follows.
Geo. W. Clark - admitted Herman Russell - admitted
On motion adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 19th day of Feb., 1845, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Farmin, Seaman, Stilwell and stuart, Directors.
Warren Chase presented his resignation as Trustee, which on motion was accepted. The following applications were then presented and acted upon as follows:
Phebe Ann Strong - admitted.
And then adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec.
At a meeting of the Directors held Feb. 24, 1845, there were present the Vice President, Sec'y, Treasurer, Messrs. Lane, Hunter, Stuart, Seaman, Farmin, & Stilwell.
On motion voted that the Secretary be instructed to write to Daniel Hager to purchase all the pork he can for the Wis. Phalanx and to use for that purpose the money in his hands belonging to W. Dunham to get castings for a great mill for two run of stones, also to get any quantity of fruit trees he can without paying money up to a 1000.
Adjourned. L. Rounds, Sec'y.
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An Act to Incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx.
Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Section 1st . That Warren Chase, Uriel Farmin, Lester Rounds, Jacob Beckwith, Laban Stilwell, and William Dunham and all others who shall become associated with them as members shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate or politic, to be known and designated as the Wisconsin Phalanx and as such corporation are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, answering and being answered unto, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in all courts and places in all such actions, suits, matters and causes whatsoever.
And the corporation shall have a continued and perpetual succession and shall have power to make a common seal and change the same at pleasure.
Section 2nd . The said Corporation shall have power to own and hold real estate and personal property in joint stock, to purchase and transfer property, real or personal at pleasure, using the common seal and signature of the Corporation. But in no case shall said Corporation sell and convey real estate without the consent of all the stockholders or a special law of the Legislature of this Territory for that purpose. The evidence of stock in said corporation shall be kept in a book denominated the Stock Book, which book shall at all times, be a sufficient evidence to any person or persons title to stock or interest in said Corporation and shall be a public record of the same.
Section 3rd . The property real and personal of said Corporation shall be held in stock numbered in shares of twenty-five dollars each and transferable at the will of the holder; but no transfer shall be effected until recorded on the books of the Corporation by the recording officer of the Phalanx.
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Section 4th . The said Corporation shall be located in the Town of Ceresco in the county of Fond du Lac to which town the business operations of the corporation shall at all times be restricted. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as to prohibit the Corporation from owning and occupying timbered or meadow lands in any other town and provided further, that the quantity of land held by said Corporation shall never exceed forty acres to each person belonging thereto.
Section 5th . The corporation or the officers thereof shall have no power to contract any debt, in their incorporate name, or by virtue of this act to issue any notes or scrips or evidences of debt whatever, and if said Corporation or its Board of Managers shall contract or assume any debt in the name of said corporation each individual member thereof shall be personally liable to pay such debt.
Sec. 6th . Warren Chase, Lester Rounds and Uriel Farmin are hereby authorized and empowered to open books and receive subscriptions for stock in said corporation, on the third Monday in February, A. D. 1845 at the house of Lester Rounds in the town of Ceresco, in the county of Fond du Lac W. T. and to continue open said books at such times and places as they shall deem proper, until the Council hereinafter mentioned, shall be elected; immediately after which they shall deliver said books and subscriptions to said Council. No subscriptions for stock shall be entered upon the books without the consent of all persons authorized to open said books while the same are in their possession. All subscriptions for stock not paid on or before the time designated for the payment of the same shall be forfeited.
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Sec. 7th . The books of said corporation shall be open at all times for inspection by any member or stockholder or officer of the Township, County or Territory, acting in his official capacity and the stock in said Corporation owned by any share holder shall be at all times liable to attachment and execution for the private debts of such stockholder in the same manner as is provided in Sections 105, 106 and 107 of an act concerning Judgments and Executions, and Section 107 of said act shall apply in all particulars to the corporation created by that act and to its officers.
Sec. 8th . The first meeting of said corporation shall be held at the house of Lester Rounds in the town of Ceresco, County of Fond du Lac, on the first Monday in April A. D. 1845 at nine o'clock A. M., which meeting shall proceed to choose a chairman and Secretary for said meeting, after which they shall proceed to elect by ballot the following officers (a majority of votes being necessary for a choice) one President, one Vice President, one Secretary, one Treasurer and nine Councilmen.
The President and Vice President shall be ex officio members of the Council.
Said officers shall hold their respective offices until the second Monday of December following and until others shall be elected to fill their places, unless sooner removed by the Council as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 9th . There shall be an annual meeting of the Stockholders and members of said corporation holden on the second Monday of December in each year, in the town of Ceresco at such place as the Council shall determine, for the election of officers to fill the places of those whose terms of office expire on the same day.
Said meeting shall continue from day to day until said officers are elected. Every male member and stockholder twenty-one years of age, present or absent, shall at all times be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy in the election of officers, but in no other case shall either a member or stockholder vote by proxy. The term of office of each officer shall expire on the second Monday of December in each year or as soon thereafter as another shall be elected to fill his place.
Sec. 10 . A person may be a stockholder without being a member or a member without being a stockholder.
Sec. 11th . It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the members or stockholders, to sign all papers and documents for the Phalanx. To make out and present at each annual meeting of the Corporation a general statement of the affairs of the Phalanx and to have a general supervision of the business of the Phalanx, subject at all times to the direction of the Council.
Sec. 12th . The Vice President shall be President of the Council and in the absence or disability of the President shall perform all duties devolving upon him in which case the Council shall elect a president pro tem.
Sec. 13th . It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep all record books and papers for the Phalanx and Council and transact such other writing as the corporation or Council may direct.
Sec. 14th . It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive, keep, disburse and pay out all monies belonging to the corporation pursuant to instructions from the Council and to keep an account of all monies received and paid out and furnish a copy of the same to the Secretary weekly.
Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall execute a bond to the corporation with sufficient sureties, to be approved of by the Council in such sum as they shall deem proper, which bond shall be conditioned for the security, faithful keeping and disbursement of all monies coming into his hands pursuant to the direction of the Council.
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Sec. 15th . The president, Vice President, and nine Councilmen shall form a Board of Managers, two-thirds of which shall form a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council shall receive and determine upon all applications for membership and subscriptions for stock and no person shall be permitted to become a member or stockholder without the consent of all composing the Board of Managers.
The Council shall arrange and determine all business for the corporation, both financial and industrial, and shall have power to make such rules, regulations, and by-laws for the government of members as they may deem proper, provided always that said rules, regulations and by-laws shall in no wise conflict with the provisions of this act, or with the laws of this Territory.
The Council shall have power to remove the Secretary or Treasurer or any member of their Board by a vote of three-fourths of all the members composing the Board for neglect or mismanagement of his official duties.
The Council shall in case of such removal, call a meeting of the members and stockholders to fill the vacancy occasioned by such removal.
Sec. 16th . There shall be annual meetings of the members and stockholders on the first Monday of December in each year at which time a settlement shall be made with each member, previous to and preparatory for which meetings, the Council shall make or cause to be made an assessment and appraisal of all property real and personal belonging to the Phalanx and if said appraisal shall exceed the cost and last appraisal of said property, the increase shall be dividend as follows: one-fourth shall be credited as a dividend to stock in proportion to the time said stock has been paid in since the last appraisal.
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The remaining three-fourths shall be credited to labor in such manner as the by-laws shall determine. The amount due each member or stockholder upon settlement shall be paid in money or stock as the Council shall determine, but the kind of payment shall be alike to all. It shall be the duty of the Council to transact all business of the corporation not otherwise provided for.
Sec. 17th . The Council shall establish a public school in which shall be taught all the different branches of science usually taught in the common schools of the Territory, which school shall be open and free to the children of all of the members of the corporation and shall be continued nine months of the year. All teachers of the arts and sciences except those hereinafter excepted shall be paid as follows, viz: Three-fourths of the amount shall be deducted annually from the amount credited to labor, previous to the individual settlement with the members and stockholders.
Sec. 18 . There shall always be a free toleration of religious opinion and every member shall be protected in his or her religious belief, and no member of the corporation shall ever be taxed without his or her consent for the support of any minister or teacher of religion.
Sec. 19 . This Act may be altered, amended or repealed at any time by the Legislature of the Territory of Wisconsin.
Sec. 20 . This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
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I, Geo. R. C. Floyd, Secretary of Wisconsin Territory do hereby certify that the above Law is a true copy of a Law on file in this office.
A true copy of an original c : Given from under my hand this sixth
copy. : day of February, 1845, done at
Attest, Uriel Farmin, : Madison.
Notary public. : Geo. R. C. Floyd Sec. of Wisconsin
Territory.
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February 17, 1845
We, Warren Chase , Lester Rounds and Uriel Farmin who were appointed by the Legislature of Wisconsin Territory in Section 5th of an Act to incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx, approved February 6th, A. D. 1845, to open books and receive subscriptions for stock in said corporation met at the house of Lester Rounds in the Town of Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, W. T. pursuant to Section 6 of said Act and the following proceedings were had, viz:
The aforesaid authorized Board was called to order and on motion Uriel Farmin was chosen secretary. A stock book was opened and the following names were subscribed together with the number of shares set opposite their names, viz: Warren Chase, Lester Rounds, Uriel Farmin, Luther M. Parsons, Jacob Beckwith, James Stuart, George W. Rounds, Nathan Strong, William Dunham, George Limbert, Chester Adkins, Trueman V. Newell, H. Gordon, Martin, Carlton Lane, William D. Strong, Laban Stilwell, Hiram Barnes, Charles W. Henderson, Volney C. Mason, William Seaman, David B. Dunham, James Hebden, Nathan Hunter, William E. Holbrook, William B. Stilwell, James M. Bacon, Henry B. Bertholf, William Boutelle, Uriah Gould, Oscar Wilson, and John Limbert, and also Mrs. Mary P. Chase, Aurellia Rounds, Eliza Farmin, Harriet Lane, Issabella E. Town, Miss Cynthia Strong, Phebe Ann Strong, Mrs. Sarah Strong, Miss Elizabeth Limbert, Mrs. Harriet Henderson, Almira Dunham, and Mrs. Betsy Parsons and admitted as stockholders.
On motion adjourned to February 18th at 6 o'clock P. M. A. D. 1845.
(Stockholders Meeting Feb. 17, 1845, see page 245.)
February 18th A. D. 1845.
Met pursuant to adjournment . The Board being present, it was thought proper to associate with themselves those persons named in Section 1st of an Act to incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx whose names are as follows, viz: Jacob Beckwith, Laban Stilwell, and William Dunham, in such associate capacity the following resolutions was called up and considered, which reads as follows,
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viz: Resolved
That we will purchase all property real and personal belonging to the company or association known as the Wisconsin Phalanx and situated in the county of Fond du Lac, at the prices as appraised by the Directors in December last and at such prices as have been paid for any property purchased since by said Directors and that we will pay the several stockholders in said association in stock in the several amounts which they individually hold in said property and receive their certificates of said shares as pay for the same amounts in this corporation.
Resolved
That we will receive all resident members of the Association as members of the Corporation and that we will credit and pay all and each and every member of said association for his or her labor and time in hours in the same manner as if the said labor had been performed after their admission into the corporation.
The ayes and noes were called on the above resolutions and those voting in the affirmative were Warren Chase, Lester Rounds, Jacob Beckwith, Laban Stilwell, William Dunham, and Uriel Farmin. All voting in the affirmative, the said resolutions were declared to have passed unanimously.
William Workman, Mrs. Arlisle Seaman, Miss Rachel Stilwell and Mrs. Eliza Barns subscribed for stock in the corporation and admitted as stockholders.
On motion meeting adjourned to Feb. 20th, P. M. 1845.
Met pursuant to adjournment Feb. 20, 1845.
The Board being present the following named persons were received as stockholders in the Corporation, viz: Mrs. Julia Stilwell, Daniel Hager, James Clarkson, E. Childs, W. W. Wheeler for R. O. Wheeler, Emily T. Derbyshire, Seth G. Strong, Francis Beals, Morris Farmin, Nathan H. Strong, Otis H. Capron, Miss Mary Jane Celestia Beals, Peter Johnson, William Starr, Jerome T. Cobb,
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Alexander Todd, James M. Rounds, Amherst Harwood, George H. Stebbins,
Seth Doolittle, L. C. Nott, there being no more business on hand, the Board on motion adjourned to March 1st, 1845.
Met pursuant to adjournment March 1st, 1845. The Board being present the following named persons were received as stockholders, viz: Wdo. Sophia Stevens, wife of O. R. Stevens, deceased, and Miss Besty Strong. There being no more business on the table the Board adjourned to March 15th A. D. 1845.
(Stockholders Meeting Mar. 3??, 1845, see page 247.)
Met pursuant to adjournment March 15th, A. D. 1845. The Board being present the following named person was admitted as a stockholder, viz: Gilbert Lane.
On motion adjourned to April 1st, 1845.
Met pursuant to adjournment April 1st, 1845. The Board being present the following named persons were received as stockholders, viz: Isaac Russell and Benjamin Sheldon.
On motion adjourned to April 7th, 1845.
Met pursuant to adjournment April 7th, 1845. The Board being present (the Council of the Wisconsin Phalanx being duly elected) the books and subscriptions for stock were delivered to the President of the Council in pursuance to section 6 of the Act of Incorporation.
Warren Chase.
Lester Rounds,
Uriel Farmin.
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Pursuant to Act of the Legislature of the Wisconsin Territory approved February 5th A. D. 1845, the stockholders of the Corporation known as the Wisconsin Phalanx, convened at the house of Lester Rounds in the town of Ceresco, Fond du Lac county W. T. on the first Monday of April A. D. 1845 at 9 o'clock A. M.
On motion W. Chase was chosen Chairman U. N. Farmin secretary. On call from the chair the meeting or convention went into an election for President and his associate officers.
L. M. Parsons was chosen President of said Corporation by 37 votes vs. 6 in all 43.
Warren Chase was chosen Vice President of corporation by 42 votes vs. 3, total 45.
Lester Rounds was chosen Secretary of corporation by 41 votes vs. 4 total 45.
Jacob Beckwith was chosen Treasurer of corporation by 35 votes vs. 10 total 45.
The number of votes cast for Councilmen was 45 and the following named persons were declared elected on the first balloting they having received a majority of the votes cast, the number of votes and the names were as follows, viz:
H. G. martin received 37 votes, again him 8
T. V. Newell received 45 votes, against him none,
M. Farmin received 34 votes, against him 11,
U. Farmin received 40 votes, against him 5,
N. H. Strong received 42 votes, against him 3,
L. Stilwell received 45 votes, against him none,
V. C. Mason received 37 votes, against him 8,
C. W. Henderson received 38 votes, against him 7.
The second balloting was called for, the ballot was had and no choice made, no one receiving a majority of votes.
The third balloting was called and the following received the number of votes set opposite of their names, respectively, viz:
D. B. Dunham received for the 9th Councilman 23 votes, against him 33,
H. B. Bertholf received for the 9th Councilman 27 votes, against him 18,
W. Boutelle received for the 9th Councilman 1 vote against him 44,
W. E. Holbrook received for 9th Councilman 1 vote against him 44,
Blank received for 9th Councilman 1 vote against him 44,
J. Hebden received for 9th Councilman 3 votes - against him 42.
Upon which H. B. Bertholf was declared to be duly elected the 9th Councilman, he having received a majority of votes.
On motion the meeting of stockholders adjourned without day.
Uriel Farmin, Clerk W. Chase, Chairman.
Attest.
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In pursuance to a call of the President of the Wisconsin Phalanx (L. M. Parsons) the Council convened at the room of L. M. Parsons April 7th, A. D. 1845 at 7 o'clock P. M.
The meeting called to order by the President of the Council (Warren Chase).
The roll being called by the secretary the following Councilmen appeared and answered to their names, viz: Uriel Farmin, Morris Farmin, Charles W. Henderson, Volney C. Mason, Truman V. Newell, Luther M. Parsons and Laban Stilwell.
There being a quorum present it was announced by the President that the Council was ready for the transaction of business.
The Stock book which was opened and kept for the subscriptions for stock by Warren Chase, Lester Rounds and Uriel Farmin (pursuant to Section six of the Act to incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx) together with the subscriptions for stock and the record of their proceedings was then delivered and accepted by the Council and by the Council was delivered to the secretary for his keeping.
Several letters were then presented and read and on motion the Secretary was requested to reply to them.
A Resolution (numbered 1) relating to the admission of 46 persons with their respective families, as stockholders and members of the Wisconsin Phalanx was then on motion taken up and acted upon the yeas and nays were called for on its passage, which resulted as follows, viz: Yeas 8, nays none, which was declared by the President to have passed. (See resolution on file.)
Resolution No. 2 Relating to appointing a Committee to draft a code of by-laws was taken up and passed. The President appointed as said committee U. Farmin, Mason and Stilwell.
A code of Standing rules for the government of the Council was then presented and adopted (See rules on file).
On motion adjourned to April 8th at 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
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April 8th 7 o'clock P. M. at the room of L. M. Parsons, Council met pursuant to adjournment.
There were present the President, Messrs. Strong, Mason, Martin, Stilwell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Henderson and Parsons. The Vice President then announced the following standing committees, viz:
On Agriculture, Parsons, Strong and Martin.
" Mechanical affairs, Stilwell, Newell and Mason.
" Domestic affairs, M. Farmin, Parsons and Strong.
" On Finance, U. Farmin, Henderson and Mason.
On applications, Newell, U. Farmin and Martin.
" Education, Strong, M. Farmin and Parsons.
" Corporation affairs, Mason, M. Farmin and Parsons.
" Rules, regulations & By-laws, U. Farmin, Parsons and Mason.
Resolution No 3 Relating to appropriating money was then on motion taken up and passed.
On motion adjourned to April 10 at 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
April 10, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment .
There were present the President and Messrs. Stilwell, Martin, Mason, Strong, Parsons, Henderson, U. Farmin and M. Farmin.
Resolutions were then presented and referred:
Resolution No 4. was then taken up and passed as follows:
Resolved that the secretary be instructed to keep a debt and credit account with each stockholder and that no stockholder shall have credit on the stock book in stock, unless the account books show a balance due him or her, of the amount of one share, unless otherwise ordered by the Council.
Resolution No. 5 as follows was then called up and passed:
Resolved by the Council of the Wisconsin Phalanx that all orders on the treasury, shall draw seven per cent interest from and after their presentation for payment until the same shall be paid and that the Treasurer be instructed to endorse on the back of such orders the date when presented for payment.
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The committee on applications reported favorably to the application of Betsey Strong. Report accepted and adopted.
The application of Mrs. Sophia Stevens was then called up for its third reading and the ayes and noes were then taken on the admission of the applicant to become a resident member next October. Ayes 9, noes none. And the applicant was declared admitted.
On motion adjourned to April 14, 1845 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room April 14, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment . There were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Mason, M. Farmin, U. Farmin, Martin, Stilwell, Strong and Henderson.
Several letters were presented by L. M. Parsons and referred.
Resolutions were presented and referred.
U. Farmin from the committee on Corporation affairs reported an ordinance, numbered one, relating to setting fires on the Domain which was adopted by the Council.
Resolved, that if any person carelessly, wilfully or maliciously sets fires on the Domain, he or she shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor and upon complaint in a proper form, the offender shall be summoned to appear before the Bar of the Council and be heard in his or her own defence and then by the Council he or she shall be acquitted, repromanded, fined or expelled, as the nature of the case may be.
The application of Betsey Strong was then taken up and read the third time and the ayes and noes taken on its passage. Ayes 9, noes none. Miss Betsey Strong was declared to be admitted a member of the Wisconsin Phalanx. On motion adjourned to April 16, 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room, April 16, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment . There were present, the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Parsons, Strong, Mason, Henderson, U. Farmin, M. Farmin.
U. Farmin from a select committee appointed to draft a code of By-laws presented a report, which after several amendments was
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adopted and laid on the table to be taken up for its third reading at a future meeting. On motion adjourned to April 18, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room, April 18th, 1845 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment and there not being a quorum present, adjourned to April 21, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room, April 21, 1845, 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met and there were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Martin, Henderson, Newell, Strong and Mason.
There were presented applications from E. I. Simmons, I. B. Clemons, D. D. Felch and B. F. Sanborn, which were referred.
A no. of resolutions were then presented and referred. Reports from Committees were then presented and referred. Reports from committees of the whole on resolutions Nos. 6, 7 and 8 (see resolutions on file) were on motion taken up by the Council and passed.
On motion adjourned to April 23, 7 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room April 23rd 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment .
Resolutions were offered and referred.
Report of committee on applications were presented which was favorable to the application of D. D. Felch, L. B. Clemmons and B. S. Sanborn and adverse to the application of E. I. Simmons.
The report on By-laws was referred back to the committee of the whole and after several amendments was concurred in returned to the Council and laid on the table.
On motion adjourned until to-morrow morning, 7 o'clock A. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
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Council Room April 24, 7 o'clock A. M. 1845.
Council met pursuant to adjournment .
There were present the President Messrs. Stilwell, Martin, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Newell, Henderson, Mason and Strong.
The report on the applications of D. D. Felch, Sanborn, Clemmons and Simmons was then taken up and adopted by which E. I. Simmons was rejected.
On motion the standing rule requiring reports on applications after being adopted to lie over one day was suspended and the applications of D. D. Felch, I. B. Clemmons and B. S. Sanborn were called up read the third time and the ayes and noes taken on their admission. Ayes 9, noes none, and they were declared by the President to be admitted members of the corporation.
Resolution number 9 related to charges for rent was then taken up and passed as follows:
Resolved by the Council of the Wisconsin Phalanx that the Secretary be instructed to keep a record of the time when families commence occupying the dwellings now finishing and that the rte of rent for the present season be 10 Dollars for the lower rooms and 5 Dollars for the upper rooms per year from the time when finished.
The By-Laws were taken up and adopted.
On motion adjourned to April 28, 1845, 6 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
April 28, 6 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Were present Messrs. Stilwell, Parsons, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Strong, Martin, Henderson, Mason & Newell. The President not being present, N. H. Strong was appointed President pro tem.
No business coming before the Council adjourned to April 29, 7 o'clock P. M.
N. H. Strong, Prest. Pro tem.
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Council Room April 29, 7 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Were present N. H. Strong (President pro tem), Parson, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Henderson, Newell, Stilwell & Martin.
A resolution was presented and passed relating to appointing H. G. Martin agent to transact business for the corporation while gone to Southport.
On motion adjourned to May 1st 6 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
In Council Room, May 1, 1845 6 o'clock P. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
An account for goods of F. V. Newell was presented and allowed and stock ordered to be credited on Stock Book.
On motion adjourned to Monday next at 6 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
In Council May 5, 1845 6 o'clock P. M.
Were present Messrs. Parsons , Strong, Stilwell, Newell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Mason and Henderson. The president not being present, L. Stilwell was appointed President pro tem.
On motion of U. Farmin there were two additional rules numbered 21 and 22 added to the standing rules of the Council.
On motion of L. M. Parsons, Resolved that the regular meetings of the Council be held on Monday of each week at 6 o'clock P. M.
On motion adjourned to meet Monday next at 6 o'clock P. M.
W. Chase, Prest.
In Council May 12, 1845.
Were present the President, L. M. Parsons, Stilwell Mason, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Henderson, Strong, Newell.
Resolutions were offered and referred.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
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BY-LAWS
OF THE WISCONSIN PHALANX .
Article 1st
Section 1st - No officer of the corporation shall receive a greater compensation for the time devoted to his official duties than the amount paid for the same number of hours in the class of usefulness.
Section 2 - All charges against members for merchandise shall be as near cost as can be and charges for rent shall not exceed ten per cent upon the valuation of the buildings occupied and lots connected therewith.
Article 2nd .
Section 1 - The President shall form groups to perform the various kinds of business, each group to consist of as many persons as he may deem requisite and shall nominate one of each group to be foreman who shall be approved of by the group, subject at all times to be removed by a majority of the group. All groups to be made up of volunteers from those not already in groups; but should there not be a sufficient number of volunteers to do the work contemplated, the group may be made up of volunteers from such other groups as the President may designate.
Section 2 - It shall be the duty of the foreman of each group to direct the labor of the group and to keep a book and to credit each person belonging to his group in hours every night with the relative amount of labor performed, making as near as possible the ordinary labor of a healthy person in that business the standard. If any person shall leave the group or refuse or neglect to follow the direction of the foreman (unless excused by the group) he shall not receive any credit for labor done contrary to said direction.
Section 3 - The foreman of each group shall publicly announce on Saturday night of each week in a meeting of the Corporation held for that purpose, the daily amount of credit given to each member of his group and if any member is dissatisfied with the amount of credit, he shall then and there make his appeal to his group,
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whose decision shall be final; if no objection be made the books shall be given to the Secretary and he shall credit the same on a book kept for that purpose.
Section 4 - All labor shall be credited in hours and shall be classed in three classes: 1st. Necessity, 2nd. Usefulness, 3rd. Attractiveness, and shall bear the following proportions to each other, 1st. 24, 2nd. 20, 3rd. 15. The Council shall determine what labor shall belong to each class.
Article 3rd .
Section 1 - All unnecessary labor shall be suspended on the Sabbath or first day of the week.
Section 2 - Using ardent spirits as a beverage or keeping it and allowing others to use it as a beverage, gambling, profane swearing, vulgar language, licentiousness, personal abuse of all or any part of the members of the Corporation, censoriousness and faultfinding indolence, abuse of cattle or horses, hunting or fishing on the first day of the week, shall be deemed misdemeanors and shall be punishable by reprimand or expulsion.
Section 3 - Whenever the President shall be notified in writing that any member has violated the Act of Incorporation or any of the By-Laws or Ordinances of the Incorporation, he shall lay the subject before the next meeting of the Council. If the Council, after due examination of the case shall order further proceedings to be had, the President shall call a meeting of the resident members of the Corporation by a proper notice, stating the object of said meeting. In said meeting the whole subject may be discussed. The question shall be put in the following manner: Shall the subject be indefinitely postponed? If decided in the affirmative by a majority it shall be deemed ended; but if decided in the negative by a majority the question shall then be put in the following manner: Shall (naming the person) be expelled from the Corporation? On this question the members shall vote by ayes and noes.
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If those voting in the affirmative be two-thirds of the resident male members over 21 years of age, he or she shall be considered expelled and shall be notified by the President that he or she is no longer a member of the Corporation. After which the Council may take such further action in the case as they may deem proper. If those voting in the affirmative be not two thirds of the voters, the question shall then be put in the following manner: Shall (naming the person) be publicly reprimanded? And if a majority decide in the affirmative then the President shall publicly reprimand such person, but if a majority decide in the negative the subject shall be deemed ended.
Article 4 .
Section 1 - No person shall be deemed or considered a member of the Phalanx in voting who has not a residence on the Domain of the Corporation.
Section 2 - It shall be the duty of the President and Vice-President to take special care of all property not pertaining to the several branches of business over which there are standing committees of the Council.
Section 3 - It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the several standing committees of the Council to take special care of all tools and other property belonging to their respective departments pursuant to direct all labor in their respective departments, pursuant to the order of the Council, to keep the Council constantly advised of the necessary property required in their respective departments.
Section 4 - All meetings of the Council on business shall be held in public and open to all members of the Corporation.
Section 5 - The Corporation shall extend to such families as choose to board themselves, such credits in provisions as shall place them on an equal footing with those who may board at the public table.
Section 6 - Every stockholder shall balance his or her account at the December annual settlement (if a balance be found against him or her) by transfering his or her stock in a sufficient to
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balance said account.
Section 7 - Any officer of the Corporation shall resign his office on being requested so to do by a majority of the resident members who are voters.
Adopted by the Council April 24, and approved by the members of the Corporation at a meeting held for that purpose April 29, 1845.
Attest
L. Rounds, Secretary L. M. Parsons, Prest.
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At a special meeting of the Council held on the 17th day of May 1845 at one o'clock P. M. there were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Mason, Henderson, Newell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin.
A number of letters were read and referred.
An application was presented from Robert Mason and referred to the committee on applications.
The following resolutions were then presented and adopted, viz:
Resolution relating to building a school house. Also a resolution relating to sending W. Chase to Green Bay Land Office to purchase the SE-1/4 Sec. 17 T. 16 in R. 14 etc. Also a resolution relating to burning brick. Also a resolution relating to laying out streets.
See resolutions on file.
Voted to draw an order on L. M. Parsons on the Treasury for $81.75 for cash advanced for provisions.
A report by the President of the Phalanx relating to a special agreement with a group to do miscellaneous labor was then presented and agreed to.
On motion Emily T. Derbyshire's application was called up for its third reading and the ayes and noes were taken on her admission as a member of the Corporation. Ayes 6, Noes 2. so the said applicant was not admitted.
On motion adjourned sine die.
W. Chase, Prest.
In Council May 19, 1845, 6 o'clock P. M.
There were present Parsons, Strong, Henderson, Mason, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Newell, Stilwell and Bertholf.
The President being absent, U. Farmin was appointed president pro tem.
An application from Steven Bates was presented, read and referred to the committee on applications.
A number of resolutions were then presented and referred.
T. V. Newell from the committee on applications reported favorably on the application of Robert D. Mason, which was adopted and laid on the table.
On motion adjourned to Monday 6 o'clock P. M. W. Chase, Prest.
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At a special meeting of the Council held on the 21 day of May 1845 at 7 o'clock P. M. there were present Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Mason, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Newell, & Mason.
M. Farmin the chair in the absence of the President.
The following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved that the committee on agriculture be instructed to procure three breaking teams or in lieu thereof to hire a quantity of ground broke, not exceeding 200 acres, at a price not exceeding $150 per acre.
The application of Robert D. Mason was then, on motion, taken up and the ayes and noes taken on his admission as a member. Ayes 8, Noes none, so the applicant was declared to be admitted.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held on the 23rd day of May 1845, were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Strong, Stilwell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Mason, Henderson, & Newell.
The following resolutions were then presented and adopted:
Resolved that the School section be securable and broke up this season.
Resolved that a committee of three be appointed to draft and report a plat of the town.
M. Farmin, U. Farmin, and Parsons, appointed said committee.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
Council met May 26, 1845 at 6 o'clock P. M.
No business came before the council.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held May 18, 1845. Were present the President, Parsons, Stilwell, Newell, Mason, Henderson, U. Farmin, M. Farmin & Strong. An application of Oscar Wilson to become a member of the Phalanx was presented and referred to committee on applications.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
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In Council June 2, 1845 6 o'clock P. M.
Were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Newell, Mason, Strong & Henderson.
T. V. Newell from the committee on applications reported adversely on the application of Oscar Wilson. Laid on the table.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council there were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Mason, Newell, U. Farmin, Strong & Henderson. The following resolutions were presented and passed.
Resolved that the school house be built of stone, that the walls be carried up 8 or 9 feet high and that the wall overhead be arched.
Resolved that the President form a group to fill and burn a kiln of lime.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
In Council June 9, 1845.
Were present the President, Messrs. Newell, Stilwell, Parsons, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Mason, Strong & Henderson.
A number of resolutions were offered and adopted.
L. M. Parsons presented an account of 20 Dollars and allowed.
The secretary was directed to enter upon the stock book 2 shares to W. W. Braly for a yoke of oxen.
Adjourned to June 10, 6 o'clock P. M. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held on the 10th day of June, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Newell, Mason, Strong, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, & Henderson.
A number of resolutions and reports were offered and referred to committees of the whole.
An application was presented from Job Bennett and referred to the committee on applications.
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Adjourned to to-morrow evening 6 o'clock. W. Chase, Prest.
Council met pursuant to adjournment and called to order by the President. There not being a quorum present on motion adjourned sine die.
W. Chase, Prest.
Council Room June 11, 1845.
At a regular meeting of the Council there were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Martin, Newell, Mason, Strong & Henderson. There not being a quorum present adjourned.
W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held on the 17th day of June, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Newell, Mason, M. Farmin, Strong, Henderson & Martin.
The following resolutions were presented and passed.
A resolution authorizing the Secretary to enter upon the stock book one share to the credit of T. V. Newell also to Wm. Boutell one share.
Also a resolution instructing Daniel Hager to build a water wheel etc. for turning lathe.
A bill of property purchased of G. W. Clark was presented and allowed and the secretary instructed to enter the same upon the Stock Book bearing date May 15.
A number of reports were presented and adopted.
The committee on applications reported favorably to the application of Stephen Bates and Job Bennett. Reports laid on the table.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held June 18, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Mason, Newell, Martin, Henderson, M. Farmin & Strong.
The applications of Stephen Bates and Job Bennett were on motion taken up and read and the ayes and noes taken on their admission as members. Ayes 8, noes none, so they were declared by the President to be admitted members.
A bill of property of H. Barns dated June 9 for $148, also a bill of cash of S. Bates dated June 11 for $75, also a bill of property of J. Bennett dated May 23 for $129.87 were then presented received and allowed and the secretary ordered to enter the even shares of each bill upon the stock book to the credit of each respective owner.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held on the 20th day of June 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Newell, Stilwell, Mason, Martin, M. Farmin, Strong & Henderson.
A number of resolutions were offered relating to purchasing certain bills of goods at Milwaukee.
On motion the secretary was instructed to draw an order on the treasury for seventeen dollars to pay expenses to Milwaukee for load of goods by Oscar Wilson.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
In Council , June 23, 1845 6 o'clock P. M. Were present the President, Messrs Stilwell, Parsons, Mason, Martin, M. Farmin, Strong, Newell, & Henderson.
Several letters were read and referred.
A bill of two stands of candle moulds was purchased of C. W. Henderson and ordered to be entered upon the book to his credit.
On motion the secretary was instructed to carry out the price of the oxen on the bill purchased of G. W. Clark $50 instead of $45.
The treasurer's report for the last week was presented and accepted and laid on the table.
On motion adjourned to to-morrow evening. W. Chase, Prest.
At an adjourned meeting of the Council held June 24, 1845, were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Newell, Martin, Mason, & Henderson.
Several resolutions were offered and passed.
An application from Sam'l Babcock asking to become a member of the corporation was presented, read, and referred to committee on applications.
On motion adjourned to to-morrow evening. W. Chase, Prest.
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June 25, 1845.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Parsons, Strong, Newell, Henderson, Martin, Mason & M. Farmin.
A resolution appointing the Vice President, sec'y & T. V. Newell a committee to examine into the corporation account with L. M. Parsons and report such recommendations for a settlement as they may deem proper to the next meeting of the Council.
The committee on applications reported favorably on the application of Sam'l Babcock. Report accepted and laid on the table.
On motion adjourned till to-morrow evening.
June 26 '45.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Newell, Strong, Mason, Martin, M. Farmin & Henderson.
No business coming before the Council on motion adjourned.
W. Chase, Prest.
A special meeting of the Council was held June 27, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Martin, Mason, Newell, U. Farmin and Henderson.
The following resolution was presented and passed:
Resolved by the Council that G. W. Clark be requested to purchase of L. M. Parsons the NE-1/4 of SE-1/4 of Sec. 21, Town 16, R. 14, also the E-1/2 of SW-1/4 Sec. 21, Town 16, R. 14, also No. 7 in Sec. 34 Town 17, Range 14, 33 acres at cost and interest and that the Corporation receive the said E-1/2 of the SW-1/4 in payment of stock and pay him for the lands at cost and interest at some future time, provided he does not wish to invest the sum in stock; provided also that Mr. Clark is at liberty to leave out said lot No. 7 in Sec. 34 if he chooses.
Adjourned to to-morrow evening. W. Chase, Prest.
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Council Room June 28, 1845.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Mason, Martin, Strong, Henderson, Newell and M. Farmin.
On motion the following resolution was adopted: Resolved that an order be issued upon the treasury in favor of L. M. Parsons for the sum of fifty-four dollars payable on the 15th day of August next, it being for flour purchased of T. B. and L. L. Edwards.
On motion it was resolved that preparation be made for the reception of B. S. Sanborn and family as soon as they wish to come.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
In council Room June 30, 1845. Were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Newell, Martin, Mason, U. Farmin, Strong and Parsons.
The following resolution was presented and adopted:
Resolved that the secretary be instructed to draw an order on the treasurer for $9.00 to be paid to H. Barnes, being for cash advanced for expenses in driving up cows.
A resolution relating to burning coal was then presented and passed.
The committee appointed to examine the property of Russell Smith reported a bill of property amounting to $316.37 and recommended that it be received as stock. Report accepted and the amount ordered to be entered upon the Stock book.
The report of the special committee appointed to examine into the account with L. M. Parsons was amended by the committee of the whole and adopted by the council as amended. (See report in file).
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
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At a special meeting of the Council held July 2, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Mason, Stilwell, Strong, Newell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Martin and Henderson.
Applications from Russell Smith, Jas. M. Edgerton and Chester Ford for membership in the Wisconsin Phalanx were presented, read and referred to the committee on applications.
A resolution was then passed ordering a certain bill of goods to be purchased at Milwaukee. It was then resolved that an order be drawn on the treasury for $100 to pay the bill due at Milwaukee, and to purchase the bill or articles ordered by the Council and to pay the freight on the goods received of D. Hager.
On motion resolved that the $90 note of G. W. Clark vs. L. M. Parsons be made negotiable and then received of G. W. Clark in payment for stock.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held July 4, 1845, were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Newell, Mason, Martin, Henderson, U. Farmin, & Strong.
The following resolution was presented and passed:
Resolved that an order be drawn on the treasury for thirty dollars payable to Jacob Woodruff and that the secretary be instructed to charge the same to his account.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
In Council July 7, 1845 at 6 o'clock P. M.
Were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Martin, Mason, Newell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin & Henderson.
Resolutions were passed relating to the erection of a grist mill, also a resolution relating to the location of the Turning lathe, also a resolution ordering an order to be drawn on the treasury for a sum sufficient to pay Chester Ford the amount of his account for corn and peas.
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Also ordered an order to be drawn on the treasury for $37.50 to pay William Dunham's bill of cash borrowed of him to pay for pork in Ohio.
The committee on applications reported favorably on the application of Russell Smith. Report accepted and laid on the table. The report of the committee appointed to locate L. M. Parsons house was then presented and adopted. The committee on Agriculture reported a bill of property of B. S. Sanborn and recommended that the same be received in payment for stock. Report accepted and the amount of said bill ordered to be entered upon the Stock book to the credit of B. S. Sanborn.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
In Council July 14, 1845. 6 o'clock P. M.
Were present the President, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Newell, Martin, Mason, U. Farmin. M. Farmin & Henderson.
A resolution was passed ordering an order to be drawn on the treasury for 18 dollars to pay for 3 Brls. of flour purchased of Clinton, Olin & Co.
Also a resolution ordering an order to be drawn on the treasury for 5 dollars payable to the order of H. G. Martin being for a 5 dollar bill on the St. Clair Bank Michigan, and that said bill be paid into the treasury. Other resolutions were presented and passed. ( See resolutions on file.)
An application from Oscar Wilson to become a member of the Phalanx was presented, read and referred to the committee of the whole and returned by said committee to the Council with a report favorable. The report accepted and laid on the table.
On motion adjourned to to-morrow evening. W. Chase, Prest.
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Met in Council pursuant to adjournment July 15, 1845. Were present the president, Messrs. Parsons, Stilwell, Strong, Newell, Mason, Martin, U. Farmin, M. Farmin & Henderson.
A resolution was presented and passed requesting H. G. Martin to go to Milwaukee with the team in place of Wilson this trip and an order of 30 dollars was ordered to be drawn on the treasury to defray the expenses of said trip. A report of T. V. Newell & H. G. Martin respecting fitting up the threshing machine etc. and receiving a certain horse of Oscar Wilson in payment for stock, was then taken up and adopted and the amount of said horse ordered to be entered on the Books of the Corporation. On motion the applications of Russell Smith & Oscar Wilson were taken up and read and the ayes and noes were taken on their admission as members. Ayes 10, noes none, so they were declared by the President to be admitted.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At a special meeting of the Council held July 16, 1845 were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, U. Farmin, M. Farmin, Mason, Newell, Strong & Henderson. Positions were received from Elihu R. Rounds & A. G. Rounds to reside on the domain for a length of time, which were accepted.
A resolution was then passed relating to persons working in the hay field.
Adjourned. W. Chase, Prest.
At special meeting was held on the 18th day of July, 1845. There were present the President, Messrs. Stilwell, Newell, Strong, Mason, U. Farmin, M. Farmin and Henderson.
An application for membership was presented from Moody Mason also an application from C. F. Timam for membership was presented which was read and referred to committee on applications.
On motion adjourned. W. Chase. Prest.
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