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Nauvoo City Council, Minutes,
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 8 Aug. 1842; in Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, p. 37; handwriting of
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
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Monday August 8th. 1842. Twelve oClock Noon.—

City Council met agreeable to a special call.

The
Vice Mayor
9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co., by...
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presided as President pro tem.

Names of the Council called,— reading of Minutes of <three> last meetings dispensed with until next meeting.—

The Committee to whom was referred the Bill for regulating proceedings under Writ of
Habeas Corpus
“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine...
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in the Municipal Court, made their Report, which, upon Motion, was accepted, the Bill was read the second time, & upon discussion was amended, it was then read the third time according to the usual proceedings, and passed Unanimously. Title agreed to, As follows, “An Ordinance regulating the mode of proceeding, in Cases of Habeas Corpus, before the Municipal Court”.

Adjourned until the next general Meeting. [p. 37]
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