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 368 FRED LOCKLEY 'J ..y Art. 19th All members of this Association shall as- semble at Wolf River between the 15th & 25th of April. Art. 20th This Constitution may be altered or amended at any time, by a vote of two thirds of the mem- bers present at any regular meeting of the Company or at any special meeting called by the Commandant. James Officer was elected president & Rev. William Helm Treasurer. Officer & Moreland were appointed a committee to procure a public tent & other necessaries for the Company. L. Thompson Secretary. The following persons paid their initiation fee of one dollar to the Treasurer. J. Officer, L. Thompson, Wm. Helm, Ab'm Patterson, Zechariah Moreland, Christopher Cooley, G. W. Helm, Franklin Pomeroy, John Kitchen, Eli C. Cooley, Jackson Cooley, Thomas Pollock, Dr. John- son. L. Thompson Secretary. MINUTES OF THE COMPANY Oregon Encampment, Missouri bottom, April 28, 1845. Company met, Daniel Dodge Bailey was called to the chair. The resolution to organize on Wolf River was re- considered. The Oregon Company agreed to organize here subject to revision at the Agency. James Officer was elected Capt. pro-tem. Zachariah Moreland, Lieu- tenant. An executive council was also chosen pro-tem consisting of the following persons. Daniel Dodge Bailey, John Loyd, Andrew Foster, Solomon Tetherow, Jesse Henderson, William Vaughan, William Helm, William Marcum, John Ridgeway, Charles Craft, Joseph Cun- ningham, Joseph Hughart. The following persons were appointed a committee of inspection. James Officer, Zachariah Moreland, Wil- liam Wilson, Christopher Cooley, William Kitchen, John Foster. The following persons were appointed a com. to draft laws & regulations for the journey. S. Tetherow, Wm. Helm, L Thompson, Z. Moreland, J. Officer. ii