Sec. 2. And be it further ordained <​enacted​> that if any person or persons shall hinder or attempt to hinder or molest the said Joseph Smith from executing his designs in raising said volunteers and marching or transpo[rt]ing the same to the borders of the and Territories, he or they so hindering molesting or offending shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars each for each, for every offence, or by hard labour on some public work not exceeding two years, or both at the discretion of the nearest district court of the having jurisdiction where the hindrance or offence shall be committed, <​having jurisdiction.​>

Sec 3 And be it further enacted that nothing in this act shall be so construed by any individual or nation as to consider the volunteers aforesaid as constituting any part of the Army of the , neither shall the said Joseph Smith disturb the peace of any nation of government acknowledged as such, break the faith of treaties between the and any other nation, or violate any known law of nations, thereby endangering the peace of the .

Sec 4th. And Be it further enacted that the said Joseph shall confine his operations to those principles of action specified in the preamble to this act, the perpetuity of which <​shall​> be commensurate with the circumstances and specifications which have originated it, And Your Memorialist will ever pray &c.

City of Ill.

March 26th. 1844

A true copy by

Joseph Smiths Memorial to Congress of the [p. [4]]