Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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went on to state more fully the object to be accomplished in organizing a town under the corporation act.

Coun. moved that a committee be appointed to organize the for a mile square so as to include the and the . passed

The appointed councillors , & .

Coun said the boundaries have no need to be square, if we want to take in Mullholland [Mulholland] Street, and Main Street both it can be done.

Coun. proposed that we organize a corporation or town on every mile square between and Appanooce, under the general incorporation act. [p. [264]]

went on to state more fully the object to be accomplished in organizing a town under the corporation act.

Coun. moved that a committee be appointed to organize the for a mile square so as to include the and the . passed

The appointed councillors , & .

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Coun said the boundaries have no need to be square, if we want to take in Mullholland Mulholland Street, and Main Street both it can be done.

Coun. proposed that we organize a corporation or town on every mile square between and Appanooce, under the general incorporation act. [p. [264]]

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Editorial Title
Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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Footnotes
1. 378
  The Illinois statute stated that towns incorporated under its provisions could not exceed one square mile. (Corporations [3 Mar. 1845], Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois [1844–1845], p. 112, sec. 5.)
  
  Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
2. 379
  Young previously stated that he would appoint Orson Pratt and John E. Page to lead the efforts to incorporate the city. Babbitt, Bernhisel, and Pratt published a notice in the 26 March issue of the Nauvoo Neighbor calling for all voters located in the area bounded by Hibbard, Bain, Lumber, and Rich streets to attend a meeting on 5 April, ten days following the publication of this notice as required by law, “for the purpose of voting for or against incorporating the aforesaid limits under the general incorporation law.” (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 22 Mar. 1845; “Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 26 Mar. 1845, [3]; Corporations [3 Mar. 1845], Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois [1844–1845], p. 111, sec. 1.)
  
  Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
  Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.

Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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