Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February 1843–B
Source Note
Committee of Municipal Laws [, , and ], Bill, to Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, ca. 25 Feb. 1843; handwriting of ; signature of JS; endorsement and docket in handwriting of ; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
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and delivery, that from and after that time a market shall be established in this and no person or persons shall vend sell or buy any fresh meat or meats at any other place in this than at the Market house aforesaid, And every person offending against this section shall forfeit and pay to this twenty Dollars for each offence with costs Provided; however, Any person may sell by the quarter in this at any other place and that nothing in this ordinance or in the lease to be given to said competent person as may be contracted with by the Mayor as aforesaid shall be so construed as to prohibit or in any manner obstruct the right of the City Council of this from building an addition to said market house, and leasing the stalls thereof or from establishing in this any other market or markets whenever the City Council shall be of opinion that the interest of the inhabitants of this shall require either to be done and this proviso shall be inserted in the lease given to be given by the Mayor to the competent person contracted with aforesaid
Sec 4 That the Market shall be held on <in> said Market house every Monday, wednesday and Friday or every day except sunday to be regulated by the City Council
Sec 5 there shall be a passage legnth wise through the entire market house ten feet in width and <between> the piers or pillars thereof the space between the piers or pillars shall be deemed stalls for butchers and which stalls may extend towards from each side of the building towards the centre thereof so as to leave the space for passage aforesaid [p. [2]]