Ordinance, 1 March 1841–E, as Published in the Wasp–A
Source Note
Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance, , Hancock Co., IL, 1 Mar. 1841. Version published in “An Ordinance in Relation to Religious Societies,” Wasp, 28 May 1842, [2].
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of . That the Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Latter-Day-Saints, Quakers, Episcopalians, Universalists, Unitarians, Mohamedans, and all other religious sects and denominations, whatever, shall have toleration, and equal priviledges in this , and should any person be guilty of ridiculing, abusing, or otherwise depreciating another, in consequence of his religion, or of disturbing, or interrupting, any religious meeting, within the limits of this , he shall, on conviction there of before the Mayor, or Municipal Court, be considered a disturber of the public peace, and fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of said Mayor, or Court.
Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of all municipal officers to notice, and report to the Mayor, any breach or violation of this or any other ordinance of this that may come within their knowledge, or of which they may be advised; and any officer aforesaid is hereby fully authorized to arrest all such violators of rule, law, and order, either with, or without, process.
Sec. 3. This ordinance to take effect and be in force, from and after its passage. Passed, March, 1st. A. D. 1841.