Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance, , 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 ; CHL.
or copper Coin, or counterfeit or spurious paper currency, or aiding and abetting therein, or holding the same with intent to pass it; knowing it to be such: shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or to imprisonment or hard labour in the , for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or all these penalties at the discretion of the Court.
Sec. 4. That any person passing a paper currency, or aiding and abetting therein, or holding the same with intent to pass it within the bounds of this City Corporation, shall be liable to a fine of one dollar for every dollar thus offered or passed, to be recovered as in Action of debt, one half of said fine to be paid to the complainant, the other half to said Corporation.