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At the adjourned Meeting held June 17th 1856 there were present Geo. Minter, President, Joseph W. Brackett, J. W. Spencer, J. J. Beardsley, Alexr. Steel, John G. Powars, Hiram Pitts per proxy given to Jos. Jackman, & Benj. D. Walsh Secretary.

Moved by Benj. D. Walsh that a corresponding Committee consisting of three persons be appointed, & that the President, George Minter, be a Member of said Committee. Carried unanimously.

Moved by John G. Powars that Ira O. Wilkinson be the second Member of said Committee. Carried unanimously.

Moved by John G. Powars that Benj. D. Walsh be the third Member of said Committee. Carried unanimously.

So the Corresponding Committee was duly organized.

Moved by Benj. D. Walsh that Joseph W. Brackett be Treasurer of this Society. Carried unanimously.

Moved by John G. Powars that the action of the Moline Subscribers in appropriating all 

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funds raised in that town towards the equipment & maintenance of a certain number of Kansas Settlers sent out to the Territory from that town, be approved & adopted by this Board; & that the Treasurer enter their subscriptions on the Cr. side of his account & their expenditures on the Dr. side, in the same manner as if their funds had actually passed through his hands. Carried unanimously.

Moved that any Member of the Board be authorized to call a Meeting by notifying the Secretary, whose duty it shall then be to notify each Member of the Board of the time & place of such Meeting. Carried unanimously.

The Committee of two appointed June 16, 1856 to draft Rules & Regulations reported progress and asked a further extension of the time. Granted unanimously.

On motion adjourned sine die.

              , President
Benj. D. Walsh, Secretary.

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