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Bill, 12 October 1844

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Bill, to Nauvoo City Council,
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL, 12 Oct. 1844; handwriting of
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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An ordinance concerning spiritious liquors and for other purposes.
Sec 1 Be it ordained by the city council of the city of
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, that before any person can dispose <​in sm​> of spiritous liquors or any intoxicating drink <​in small quantities in said
city

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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​> they shall first obtain a licence from the Mayor’s Court, for which they shall pay not less than two hundred, nor more than five hundred dollars (and the issuing fees,) for one year.
Sec 2 And be it further ordained that if any person shall <​sell​> or give away to be drank in this <​
City

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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,​> any spiritous liquors or intoxicating drinks, without first obtaining such license, they shall pay a fine in proportion to the amount of <​the​> licence many which the Court would have assessed.
Sec 3 And be it further ordained that all ordinances, or parts of ordinances repugnant to the provision of this, are hereby repeald. [p. [1]]
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