Bill from Daniel H. Wells and Others, 31 October 1842
Source Note
Select Committee on Public Revenue [, , , , and ], Bill, to Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, 31 Oct. 1842; handwriting of , , and ; signature of JS; endorsement and docket in handwriting of ; eighteen pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
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Sec 22 The clerk of the Municipal court upon the filing of such report and certificate aforesaid shall receive and record the same in a book to be kept for that purpose, in which he shall enter all judgments, orders and other proceedings of the court in relation thereto and shall keep and preserve the same as a part of the records of his office and shall Docket all suits brought for Taxes in with usual form of Debt stating that the same is for taxes
sec 23 It shall be the duty of said Court to hear and determine <if any defence be made> all suits brought for taxes and if no defence be made the said court shall pronounce judgment against said <city lots or other lands> and shall thereupon <issue an> order for <for> the sale of the same, which shall be in the following form To Wit
State of Illinois)
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City of )
Whereas A B Assessor and Collector of the — Ward in the City of returned to the Municipal Court of this on the [blank] day of [blank] 18— the following city Lots and tracts of land as having been assessed for taxes by the Assessor and collector of said <—> Ward for the year 18. and that the taxes thereon remained due and unpaid on the day of the date of the Assessors and collectors return, and that the respective owner or owners have no gooys [goods] and chattels within this on which the said Assessor and collector can levy for the taxes and costs due thereon and unpaid for <on> the yearhereinsetforth <following described lands and city lots> To Wit,