City Council met pursuant to special appointment, opened <​by Prayer​>

Reading of Minutes of last Meeting dispensed with until the next Meeting.— Names of the Council were called.

The produced & read the Resignation of s <​resignation​> as <​of​> the office of Mayor of this , which was <​unanimously​> accepted

It was then agreed by <​vote of​> the Council, unanimously, that the take the Chair until the office of Mayor be filled. The then acted as Chairman, when the following Ballot took place,— For <​Lt. Genl​> Joseph Smith Eighteen, & for Ald One.— Upon which <​Genl​> Joseph Smith was declared to be duly Elected Mayor of the City of , & he was thereupon Sworn into office, & took the Chair accordingly.

The following Ballot took place for the Election of a Vice Mayor, in the stead of Genl. Joseph Smith, elected Mayor, For Genl. 18.— For 1. For 1.— Upon which Genl. was declared duly Elected, & took the Oath of office

The following Resolution was then passed.—

Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the place of , as one of the City Councillors of this , be, & the same is hereby declared vacant, in Consequence of his becoming a nonresident of this .

May 19th. 1842.

, Recorder.

was elected <​a Member of the City​> Councillor Council of the City of in the place of , whose place had been declared vacant.

The following Ballot took place for the Election of a <​Member for the City​> Col. in the place of Genl. J. Smith elected Mayor.

Whereupon was duly Elected, & declared so accordingly.

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