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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shall order or direct; and shall try all seals weights and measures used in market and shall enforce the payment and recovery of all penalties and forfeitures which by any law or ordinance are inflicted on any person offending aganst the rules and regulations of the market and shall decide all disputes that may arise between buyer and seller touching the weight measure or quality of things bought and sold.
sec 11 That the market aforesaid shall be open of a morning at daylight, and during summer months shall close at 11 oclock in the morning and in the winter at one oclock afternoon each market day Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the butchers from opening market and selling meats between sunset and nine oclock at night to vessels steamboats. and also selling to citizens every saturday night to ten oclock at night if they shall think necessary