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Ordinance, 9 April 1842–B

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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance,
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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, Hancock Co., IL, 9 Apr. 1842. Version copied [ca. 9 Apr. 1842] in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, pp. 70–73; handwriting of
James Sloan

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 9 April 1842–B Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845 Ordinance, 9 April 1842–B, as Published in Times and Seasons

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He may be informed or suspect that the accomodations required by the third Section of this Act, are not kept by any Person having a License to keep a Tavern or Ordinary, to Visit, in company with the police officer of the Ward, or with some other Citizen, any Tavern or Ordinary, and ascertain whether the said accomodation continue to be kept, and if he finds that the said accomodations are not kept, he shall forthwith report the same to the Mayor, whose duty it shall be, upon being satisfied in such Case, that the aforesaid Accomodations are not kept as required by the third Section of this Act, to annul the License which had been granted for such Tavern or Ordinary, which License shall from that time cease & determine.
Sec. 7. That if any Person or Persons keeping a Tavern or Ordinary, shall refuse to permit a High Constable, (or Person acting as such,) to make the examination required by the Sixth Section of this Act, or if any other Person or Persons shall prevent or attempt to prevent the High Constable (or Person acting as such,) as aforesaid, from making such examination, the Person or Persons so refusing, preventing or attempting to prevent, shall each, upon conviction thereof, be fined in the Sum of Twenty Dollars, and the License for such Tavern or Ordinary, shall cease & determine, & be annulled by the Mayor.
Sec. 8. That all keepers of Ordinaries or Taverns, shall be, & they are hereby prohibited from Selling Spirituous Liquors; & any keeper of a Tavern or Ordinary, who shall sell or permit to be sold, any Spirituous Liquors, in violation of this Prohibition, shall, on Conviction, for the first Offence, be fined in the Sum of Twenty Dollars, & for the second Offence, forfeit his License, which shall be annulled by the Mayor.
Sec. 9. That in all cases where the Mayor shall annul the License of any Tavern or ordinary keeper, under the provisions of this Act, he shall notify the Person whose [p. 72]
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Ordinance, 9 April 1842–B
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