Bill to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, between 4 October and 12 December 1840
Bill to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, between 4 October and 12 December 1840
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Bill for an Act to Incorporate the City of , [, Sangamon Co., IL, between ca. 27 Dec. and 12 Dec. 1840]; handwriting of various unidentified scribes; twenty pages; 12th General Assembly, 1840–1841, House Bill No. 219 [Senate Bill no. 3], Illinois General Assembly, “Bills, Resolutions, and Related General Assembly Records,” 1st–98th Bienniums, 1819–2015, Record Series 600.001, Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840.
all the fees of the Officers of said Corporation not herein established. To impose such fines, not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, for each offence as they may deem just, for refusing to accept any office in or under the Corporation, or for misconduct therein. To divide the in to Wards, to add to the number of Aldermen and Councillors, and apportion them among the several Wards as may be most just and conducive to the interests of the .
Sec. 12. To License Tax and regulate Auctioneers, Merchants, Retailors, Grocers, hawkers, pedlers, brokers Pawn Brokers and money changers.
Sec. 13. The city council shall have exclusive power within the by ordinance, to License, regulate and restrain the keeping of Ferries. To regulate the police of the ; to impose fines, forfeitures and penalties, for the breach of any ordinance, and provide for the recovery of such fines and forfeitures and the enforcement of such penalties, and to pass all such ordinances as may be necessary and proper, for carrying into execution the powers Specified in this act. Provided such ordinances are not repugnant to the constitution of the or of this . And in fine to exercise such other Legislative powers as are conferred on the City council of the city of by an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the City of , Approved February 3rd 1840.
Sec. 14. All ordinances passed by the city Council shall within One month, after they shall have been passed, be published in some newspaper, printed in the , or certified copies thereof be posted up in three of the most public places in the . [p. [5]]
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