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.
City Council met pursuant to adjournment, Meeting opened by Prayer.— Minutes of two last Meetings Read <& approved.>. Names of Col..—
appointed <chairman> of the Committee of Improvement, by an unanimous Vote.
Col.moved a Resoln., that a City Pound be established in the City of , which was unanimously adopted.— & it was referred to Col. to prepare the Duties of Poundkeeper, to be laid before <the> Council at next Meeting.—
Resolved by the City Col. of the City of , that <the time for> Lewis Robison the City Collector, to, & he is hereby allowed until Complete the Collection of the City Taxes, be, & the same is hereby extended until the Second Saturday in September next— & that he do now lodge <with the > the Amount of Taxes <already> collected, with & now in his Hands. with not duly appropriated.—
Resolved by the City Col of the City of , that the publication of the City Charter, & Ordinances of the City Col., & Nauvoo Legion, be procured to be done before the first day of July next.— <& the proceedings <until> at that present time to be included, up to the close of this Meeting.>
Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the Bond executed by , (Alderman,) binding him to make a Deed for the Property purchased of him for a burying Ground for the use of the <this> , be put on Record in the office for the Registering of Deeds, &c. in the City of , & that the procure same to be done.
Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the office of City Auctioneer be, & the same hereby is, Created for this .
Upon Motion of , Charles Warner was Unanimously appointed City Auctioneer for the City of .— Adjourned until the 2nd Saturday in July next.—