Ordinance, 13 November 1841–C, as Published in Times and Seasons
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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance, , Hancock Co., IL, 13 Nov. 1841. Version published in “An Ordinance Concerning Vagrants, and Disorderly Persons,” Times and Seasons, 1 Dec. 1841, 3:622.
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Ordinance, 13 November 1841–C
Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
Ordinance, 13 November 1841–C, as Published in Times and Seasons
City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
“History of Joseph Smith”
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AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING VAGRANTS, AND DISORDERLY PERSONS.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That all vagrants, idle or disorderly persons; persons found drunk in or about the streets; all suspicious persons; persons who have no fixed place of residence, or visible means of support, or cannot give a good account of themselves; persons guilty of profane or indecent language, or behavior; persons guilty of using indecent, impertinent, or unbecoming, language towards any city officer when in the discharge of his duty, or of menacing, threatening, or otherwise obstructing, said officer; shall, on conviction thereof before the Mayor, or Municipal Court, be required to enter into security for good behavior for a reasonable time, and indemnify the corporation against any charge, and in case of refusal or inability to give security, they shall be confined to labor for a time not exceeding ninety days; or be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; or be imprisoned not exceeding six months; or all; at the discretion of said Mayor or Court. This act to take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage.
Passed Nov. 13th 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder. [p. [622]]
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