City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
Source Note
The City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts of the City Council of the City of Nauvoo. And Also, the Ordinances of the Nauvoo Legion: From the Commencement of the City to this Date, [1]–32 pp.; Nauvoo, IL: Nauvoo City Council, 1842. The copy used for transcription is held at CHL; includes archival markings.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That all persons and establishments whatever, in this , are prohibited from vending whiskey in a less quantity than a gallon, or other spiritous liquors in a less quantity than a quart, to any person whatever, excepting on the recommendation of a physician duly accredited, in writing, by the “Chancellor and Regents of the University of the City of ,” any [and] any person guilty of any act contrary to the prohibition contained in this ordinance, shall, on conviction thereof before the Mayor or Municipal Court, be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, at the discretion of said Mayor, or court; and any person or persons who shall attempt to evade this ordinance by giving away liquor, or by any other means, shall be considered alike amenable, and fined as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. This ordinance to take effect, and to be in force, from and after its passage.
Passed, February 15, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE UNIVERSITY.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , That all matters and powers whatever in relation to common schools, and all other institutions of learning, within the city of , be, and the same hereby are transferred from the City Council of the City of , to the Chancellor and Regents of the University of the City of .
Sec. 2. Teis [This] ordinance to take effect, and to be in force, from and after its passage. Passed, February 22, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
Resolved, By the City Council of the city of , That the freedom of the be, and the same is, hereby conferred on the present , , Council of Revision, and members of both Houses of the General Assembly of the State of ; and also, to the Hon. , as an evidence of our gratitude for their great liberality to this community, during the present winter. Passed, February 22, 1841.
, Mayor.
, Recorder.
Resolved, By the City Council of the city of , That the citizens of Kimball’s Addition to be, and they hereby are permitted to extend the survey of the original plot over said Addi [p. 14]