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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance,
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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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, Hancock Co., IL, 4 Mar. 1843. Version copied [between 11 May and 30 July 1843] in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, pp. 167–168; handwriting of
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 4 March 1843, as Published in the Wasp
Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845 History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”
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An Ordinance, regulating the Currency.

Sec. 1. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
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, that from and after the passage of this Bill, Gold and Silver Coin only be received as lawful tender in payment of City Taxes, and of debts, and also of fines imposed under the Ordinances of the
City
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Sec. 2. That City Scrip shall not hereafter be emitted as moneyed Currency; provided however that nothing in this Bill shall be so construed as to prevent the redemption of previous emissions.

Sec. 3. That any Person passing counterfeit Gold, or Silver, or [p. 167]
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