Nauvoo City Council, Rough Minute Book, 26 Nov. 1842–16 Jan. 1844; handwriting of and ; forty-six 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, 8 December 1843
Reported favorably— and Report accepted.—— <and allowed>
<as appointed by nomi[n]ation,> assessor & collectur 3d Ward for 1843
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Daniel Hendricks " " 2 " "
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Petition of <& other> granted, and others to lay out an alley <through block 124, North and South from Parley to Kimball St.——>
Bond, as City R[e]corder, & ’ Bond as Inspector of flour. read and accepted approved, and given to the to deposite in the Treasury
Billof from & . for printing, was read and referred to committe on claims, $117. decucting [deducting] 1/3 = $.78.00 Report accepted.— accou[n]t <with the aforesaid claims> allowed.
Names of members called,— Prayer by the mayor. Minutes of last conf council read and approved,
“An extra ordinan[c]e for the extra case of Joseph Smith and others,” was read twice, & the third time by its title and passed by unanimous vote.
Also “an ordinance to erect a dam in the and for other purposes” was read, & the rules dispensed with & read read twice by its title, and passed unanimously.
The Mayor suggested the idea of passing <that the council might pass> an ordinance to suspend the operation of the states [p. 23]