Nauvoo City Council, Rough Minute Book, 1 Jan.–26 Nov. 1842; handwriting of ; forty-eight pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb.–Dec. 1841.
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*Minutes, 19 May 1842
City Council met pursuant to special appointment, opened <by Prayer>
Reading of Minutes of last Meeting dispensed with until the next Meeting.— Names of the Council were called.
The produced & read the Resignation of s <resignation> as <of> the office of Mayor of this , which was <unanimously> accepted
It was then agreed by <vote of> the Council, unanimously, that the take the Chair until the office of Mayor be filled. The then acted as Chairman, when the following Ballot took place,— For <Lt. Genl> Joseph Smith Eighteen, & for Ald One.— Upon which <Genl> Joseph Smith was declared to be duly Elected Mayor of the City of , & he was thereupon Sworn into office, & took the Chair accordingly.
The following Ballot took place for the Election of a Vice Mayor, in the stead of Genl. Joseph Smith, elected Mayor, For Genl. 18.— For 1. For 1.— Upon which Genl. was declared duly Elected, & took the Oath of office
The following Resolution was then passed.—
Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the place of , as one of the City Councillors of this , be, & the same is hereby declared vacant, in Consequence of his becoming a nonresident of this .
May 19th. 1842.
, Recorder.
The following Ballot took place for the Election of
was elected <a Member of the City> Councillor Council of the City of in the place of , whose place had been declared vacant.
The following Ballot took place for the Election of a <Member for the City> Col. in the place of Genl. J. Smith elected Mayor.
For
10.—
For Robert Stone
4.
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2—
2.
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1.
Whereupon was duly Elected, & declared so accordingly.