half past 2 o clock P. M. council called Quorum pesnt [present].

The <​​> bore testimony of the good character & high standing of Mr Smith’s family.— whose daughter was seduced by. . as stated in the morning council.

C. concurred.

Ordinance <​Bill—​> on Libels was read the 2d Time.

Moved by Mayor— that the words. “and statute of ” be added to the 1st section of the ordinac [ordinance]. immediately after Kent.— seconded and carried.— and the words added.— proposed the addition. of a word.

Mayor.— mentioned said no man would join the claque who is not votes not guilty.— and objected to.—

<​read 3d Time by its title​>

Motion[e]d by Mayor 2d by C. that the bill pass and carried unanimously:— satisfi[e]d with title “An ordinance concerning libels and for other purposes.”

Mayor Said the Constitution did not authorize an the press to publish Libels—

And p[r]oposed the council make some provision for putting— down the Nauvoo Expositors

C. mov[e]d that the p[r]ocure. a p[r]ospectus of the Nauvoo Expositir. 2d by

read Art 8th 1 §. Illinois Constitution.

Mayor calld on for the charter.—

Prospectus of the Nauvoo Expositor was read—

Mayor read statem[en]ts of from the “Expositor” Is it not treasonable again[s]t all charterd right, privileges, peac[e], and happiness of the ?— and spoke at great length.—

An

C. spoke in favor of declaring the Expositor a Nuisance [p. [26]]