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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, circa 8 July 1843, Copy

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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, [
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], ca. 8 July 1843. Version copied [ca. 13 Jan. 1844]; handwriting of
Hosea Stout

18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to...

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; eighteen pages; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL.

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field and staff officers at all such parades under the inspection of the commanding officer and note all delinquents, and <​to​> do and perform such other duties as may be required of them by their superior officers.
Sec 61. That it shall be the duty of the Quarter Master of each Regiment to apply for and receive all arms from the Quarter Master of their respective Cohorts or Brigades, that are, or may become due to their respective Companing <​Companies​>; and, give <​To​> give bonds for the same, to the Quarter Master of their respective Cohorts or Brigades and to do and perform all other duties that in any wise appertain to his office.
Sec. 62. That it shall be the duty of the Paymaster of each Regiment before entering upon the duties of his office to give bonds to the Paymaster General of the
Legion

A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...

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, to the amount of two hundred dollars, with approved security, for the due performance of his duty, also to recieve all monies, collected in their respective Regiments, from the person authorized to collect fines, and give his reciept for the same, and pay over the same to the Paymaster General of the Legion, <​except as other wise provided​> within ten days after the reciept thereof and to take his reciept for the same, and do and perform all such other duties as in anywise appertain to his office.
Sec. 63 That it shall be the duty of the Sergeant Major to assist the Adjutant in forming the Regiment, at all parades, also to assist him in delivering all orders to the Regiment, and do and perform such other duties as he may be required by his superior officers or that may belong to the station of sergent Major.
Sec 64. That it shall be the duty of Regimental surgeons to grant certificates to persons for inability to do military duty according to law.
Sec 65 That all officers belonging to the General or Regimental staff, whose duties are not defined particularly by this act, shall attend all musters held by their respective commanding officers, to obey all orders from them or any superior officer, and do and perform such other duties as may in anywise appertain or belong to their respective stations.
Sec 66. That any Commissioned, non commissioned officer musician or private who shall disobey orders, or be guilty of any kind of insubordination on parade shal be returned in the list of delinquents and fined not exceeding five dollars by the proper court of assessments.
Sec. 67. That any commissioned, non commissioned officer or private who shall appear on parade with loaded fire arms, or loading the same on the field, without orders from their respective commanding officers shall be <​returned as above and​> fined in any sum not exceeding twenty dollars at’ the descretion of the proper court of assessment.
Sec 68 That any commissioned or non commissioned officer or private who shall appear on parade without his proper arms and accoutrements shall be fined in the sum of fifty cents, (and from and after the first day of September next if any commissioned non commissioned officer or private shall appear on parade with out some suitable instrument of war and [p. 17]
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