Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1859 — FIRST RIFLE COMPANY. [ARTICLE]

FIRST RIFLE COMPANY.

Pursuant to a call, the members of the First Rensselaer Rifle Company, met at the Court House, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, December 24, 185 Q. » After preliminary exercises tho meeting was called to order by Capt. Albert Guthridge. The Committee on Constitution and Bylaws made their report, which, on motion of i Sergeant Dwiggins, was accepted and the Committee discharged. On motion of Sergeant Dwiggins the Constitution and By-laws were adopted as a whole; after which, said documents were signed by the members, and the oath duly administered by Lieut. Hopkins,; Esq. The company being again formed into line candidates for membership were presented and duly elected. The Committee on Uniform, D. F. Davies, C. W. Henkle, and A. Guthridge, made their reports, which, on motion of Lieut. Cole, were nccepted, and the Committee discharged. On motion of Lieut. Hopkins, the report of C. W. Henkle was adopted—yeas 14; nays, 10. Each section taking their respective seats, were then served, by the officers, with a satisfactory amount of oysters, gotten up In the most palatable manner. Appropriate toasts were then read by several officers and members of the company. The company was then dismissed by Capt. Guthridge, to meet again at the Court House, in Rensselaer, on Wednesday, February 22,1860. Capt. A. Guthridge, Chapman. I. N. S. Alter, O. S.