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Ordinance, 18 September 1843–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor

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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance,
Nauvoo

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, Hancock Co., IL, 18 Sept. 1843. Version published in “An Ordinance concerning the Inspection of Flour in the City of Nauvoo, and for other purposes,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 18 Oct. 1843, [2].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 18 September 1843–A Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
Ordinance, 18 September 1843–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor

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An ordinance concerning the Inspection of Flour in the City of
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Nauvoo

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, that there shall be appointed and sworn into office on this Council once in each year, a suitable person as “Inspector of Flour” for said
city

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, and he shall give bond with security of one hundred dollars: That the said Inspector’s duty shall be to inspect and weigh all flour that may be offered for sale within the limits of said
city

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; and that it shall be his duty also to mark or [b]rand the quantity and quality on each barrel, box, bag, or sack, that may be brought and inspeceted at his office in said
city

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.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that said Inspector shall at some convenient place in said
city

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, open an office where all flour brought into the
city

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for sale can be inspected as before authorized. All [f]lour manufactured at the
city

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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mills, may be inspected at said mills: Provided this ordinance shall not be so construed as to [i]n[c]lude customer’s grists for home consumption.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that [f]rom and after the publication of this ordinance if any person or persons shall bring into this
city

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and expose for sale any quantity of flour not so inspected as before directed, such person or persons [s]o offending shall forfeit, to the use of this
city

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such parcel of flour, more or less and said Inspector is hereby authorized to seize the same, allowing the party agrieved the right of appeal to the Mayor’s or Munic[i]pal Court.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that said Inspector shall receive, as fees, from the owner of said flour, three cents for every barrel, box, bag or sack containing or weighing one hundred and ninety-six pounds, and at the same rate for a greater or less quantity: and for a failure to do his duty, he shall forfeit five dollars to [b]e assessed by any court having competent authority; and for practicing fraud in said inspection, in quantity or quality, he shall forfeit his office, and any sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be recovered before any authorized court.
Passed September 18, 1843.
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