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Petition from Stephen Wilkinson and Others, circa 14 May 1842
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and 69 others, Petition, , Hancock Co., IL, to Nauvoo City Council, 14 May 1842; handwriting of two unidentified scribes—one possibly —and ; signatures of petitioners; endorsements and docket in handwriting of ; four pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
A Bill praying that the act Entitled an act Regulating stores and Groceries Be amended Repealed
To the Honorable Legislative authorities of the City of in Council Assembled Greeting,
We your petitioners Citizens of Beg Leave to Represent that we are unable to Discover the most perfect Wisdom or Equity in <the> above act For if our Interpretation is just of this Law is Just he that has ten Dollars to sell must pay ten Dollars for the Right to sell it. Look at this Ratio of Licence percentage
| Stock in trade— | assessment for selling |
| $10.00 | $10.00 |
| 20.00—— | 0.50— per cent |
| 40.00—— | 0.25 Do |
| 100.00 | 10 Do |
| 1000.00—— | 10 Do at most |
| 5000.00 | 2 Do at most |
| 10000.00— Constitution. | 1— Do at most |
All men are born free and have Certain Equal privileges and unalienable privileges among which are Life Liberty and the pursuit of happines We therefore ask your Honorable Body that the act may be so amended as to make the tax Equal in proportion to the stock in trade and your petitioners as in Duty Bound will Ever pray
<Committee on Municipal Laws reported favorably,>
<No 5>
<J. Smith.— , , , J. Smith, .>
<(repealed) May 14th. 1842.> [p. [1]]
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First unidentified scribe—possibly Lyman Wight—handwriting begins.
Endorsements in handwriting of James Sloan.