Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, circa 8 July 1843, Draft 1
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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, [, Hancock Co., IL, ca. 8 July 1843], draft; handwriting of and ; fourteen pages; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL. Includes dockets.
Page 13
27,
State of Illinois)
SS [scilicet]
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To A. B. Collector for the Greeting: In the name of the people of the State of , you are hereby required & commanded to collect from each person named in the foregoing list, the several sums of money set opposite their names & within 90 days after the receiving this warrant, to pay over to the paymaster of the Legion or Regt as the case may be, the amount so collected, and take his reciept for the same: and if any one or more of the said persons shall neglect or refuse to pay the same; you are hereby forthwith commanded to levy on the personal goods & chattles of each delinquent, & make sale thereof accordingto the amount assessed <according to the law regulating the the collection of debts of a similar amount by in this >
Given under my hand, this [blank] day of [blank] 1843
C. D. Majr Genl or Col as the case may be. of the——case m and Prest of the Court
And the Collector or any one authorized to collect fines under the pro[v]isions of this act, who, shall neglect or refuse to pay over the amount so collected, as required by the foregoing warrant, after deducting 20 per cent, which shall be his fees for collection. It shall be the duty of the pay master to whom the returns was to be made, to proceed aganst such Coll[e]ctor as aforesaid or his securities, before any justice of the peace of said ; & the said Collector & his securities shall only be exonorated from the payment of of the amount of such fines, by showing to the satisfaction of such justice, that there was no property whereon to levy, of which such fines or fines could be made, or that the collection had been suspended by order of the Col Prest of the Court issueing the same in conformity to the law: & if any one authorized to collect fines under the provisions of this act shall neglect or refuse to do his duty he shall be fined in any sum not [p. 13]