The BLOOMINGSPORT VIGILANCE SOCIETY, State of Indiana to wit:
Be it known that the undersigned Citizens of said State of Indiana whose respective places of residence are set down hereafter, for the purpose of organizing a Company for the purpose of detecting and apprehending horse thieves and other felons, in pursuance of an Act of the State of Indiana approved March 9th, 1832 to authorize the formation of Companies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves and other felons and defining their powers. The members do hereby, each for himself subscribe the following "Article of Association" to wit:
Article 1, The name and style of the Corporation shall be "The Bloomingsport Vigilance Society."
Article 2, The residence of the members of this Association is Randolph and Wayne County, in the State of Indiana.
Article 3, The number of members of the Association shall be one hundred.
Article 4, The number of years this Company shall exist is ten.
Article 5, The number of officers to manage the affairs of the Company shall be six.
And so hereby declare that the following names of the officers elected by us from our own number to constitute the first Board of Officers of said Company to wit: George Veal President, Isaiah Ellis Vice President, George Stevenson Secretary, William Engle Treasurer, William Byrd Captain and William Botkin Lieutenant.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names as parties to the above Articles of Association this 26th day of January, 1861.
From WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP: Isaac Engle, Jonathon Hutchens, Abner W. Hoggatt, Evan Garrett, James Bales, Isaiah Ellis, Jesse Kennedy, Doogan C. Whinney, Henry Garrett, Nathan Thornburg, Edward Thornburg, John Bakehorn, David Semans, Owen + Griffin, Nicholas Garrett, Robert Aiken, John Ballinger, Robert Miller, Denson Hutchens, Samuel + Hodson, William Engle, Thomas Willis, Ira Davison.
From WEST RIVER TOWNSHIP: William C. Byrd, Martin Hoover, Lewis + Cox, George Stevenson, William Willcox, Jacob Farquar, William M. Botkin, Peter Botkin, George W. Veal.
The above Articles of Association Recorder March 13, 1861-William Burres, Randolph County Recorder.
Note: ( + within a name means he signed with his mark)
Pictured here is Abner W. Hoggart from Washington Township.
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