Meeting of City Council as above, Opened by Prayer. Names of the City Council called, Minutes of the last three Meetings were read <​& approved of​>— Several Petitions were presented, read, & referred to the respective Committees.

<​The​> Committee of Municipal Laws Reported upon, & Recommended that Went into a <​the Adoption of the Petition that​> all Brothels or Houses of ill Fame Erected or continued in the City of be prohibited, and by Law declared a public Nuisance.

It was moved Seconded & Carried that the House go into a Committee of the whole, which was done, Colr. was called to <​& took​> the Chair.

Genl. Joseph Smith spoke at length, & wished for an ordinance to remedy the existing Evil.

Genl. spoke to considerable length to the same effect.

spoke <​in strong Terms​> in accordance with the Remarks made by the foregoing Members who spoke before him.

Genl. J. Smith again Spoke, & wished <​that the Bill for​> an Ordinance, amended, as <​that purpose as​> offered by Col , shd be amended.

The Bill was amended accordingly.

Colr spoke at length in Support of the Bill. Colr. also spoke in Support, & at length.

The Bill was read, as amended.

Genl. J. Smith again spoke to consid[era]ble length.

Colr. explained.

Genl again spoke, <​& amongst other things​> agst. Night Suppers, <​night​> Parties & Balls, & c. &c..

Adjourned for one Hour, at one oC. P.M.

Council came to order at Two oClock, P.M.

took the Floor, & spoke in support of the Bill.

also spoke in approbation of the Bill.

spoke in support, & wishes Bill amended, by leaving the <​Penalty​> without limitation, or the Bill was amended, Rules dispensed with, & Bill read 2nd. time, the Usual Rules were gone through & the Bill passed.— Title,— “An Ordinance Concerning Brothels & disorderly Characters. [p. 25]