Minutes, 11 June 1842
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Source Note
Nauvoo City Council, Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 11 June 1842; in Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, p. 31; handwriting of ; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
Document Transcript
Saturday June 11th. 1842.
City Council met pursuant to adjournment, Meeting opened by Prayer.— Minutes of two last Meetings Read <& approved.>. Names of Col..—
appointed <chairman> of the Committee of Improvement, by an unanimous Vote.
Col. moved a Resoln., that a City Pound be established in the City of , which was unanimously adopted.— & it was referred to Col. to prepare the Duties of Poundkeeper, to be laid before <the> Council at next Meeting.—
Resolved by the City Col. of the City of , that <the time for> Lewis Robison the City Collector, to, & he is hereby allowed until Complete the Collection of the City Taxes, be, & the same is hereby extended until the Second Saturday in September next— & that he do now lodge <with the > the Amount of Taxes <already> collected, with & now in his Hands. with not duly appropriated.—
Resolved by the City Col of the City of , that the publication of the City Charter, & Ordinances of the City Col., & Nauvoo Legion, be procured to be done before the first day of July next.— <& the proceedings <until> at that present time to be included, up to the close of this Meeting.>
Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the Bond executed by , (Alderman,) binding him to make a Deed for the Property purchased of him for a burying Ground for the use of the <this> , be put on Record in the office for the Registering of Deeds, &c. in the City of , & that the procure same to be done.
Resolved by the City Council of the City of , that the office of City Auctioneer be, & the same hereby is, Created for this .
Upon Motion of , Charles Warner was Unanimously appointed City Auctioneer for the City of .— Adjourned until the 2nd Saturday in July next.—
June 11th. 1842.
Joseph Smith, Mayor.
, Recorder. [p. 31]