City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
Source Note
The City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts of the City Council of the City of Nauvoo. And Also, the Ordinances of the Nauvoo Legion: From the Commencement of the City to this Date, [1]–32 pp.; Nauvoo, IL: Nauvoo City Council, 1842. The copy used for transcription is held at CHL; includes archival markings.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR AND RECORDER OF THE CITY OF .
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That the Mayor and Recorder shall receive one hundred dollars, each, for the current year, as a compensation for their services. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Which we certify.
Passed, November 13th, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING VAGRANTS AND DISORDERLY PERSONS.
Sec 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That all vagrants, idle, or disorderly persons; persons found drunk in or about the streets; all suspicious persons; persons who have no fixed place of residence, or visible means of support, or cannot give a good account of themselves; persons guilty of profane or indecent language or behaviour; persons guilty of using indecent, impertinent, or unbecoming language towards any city officer when in the discharge of his duty, or of menacing, threatning, or otherwise obstructing, said officer; shall, on conviction thereof before the Mayor, or Municipal Court, be required to enter into security for good behavior for a reasonable time, and indemnify the corporation against any charge, and in case of refusal or inability to give security, they shall be confined to labor for a time not exceeding ninety days; or be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; or be imprisoned not exceeding six months; or all; at the discretion of said Mayor or Coutr [Court]. This act to take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage. Passed, November 13th, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
Resolved, By the City Council of the City of , That the certificate of the City , for the surveying of the first street south of Lumber street, be received, and that he be allowed the sum of six dollars and fifty cents therein set forth. Which we certify.
November 27th, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIREARMS, AND PERSONS LITIGANT.
Sec 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That if any person shall fire or shoot a gun, pistol, or other fire arms, idly or for sport or amusement, in the night, or on Sunday, the per [p. 30]