History draft; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw, , , James Ure, and Robert L. Campbell; 76 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1844 to 21 June 1844.
any wrong impression had gone abroad with regard to the motives of the Council in passing said ordinance,he <I> would call the Council immediately that they might have the opportunity of giving any explanation necessary, so that the public might understand the ordinance in its true light. andhad <I have therefore> called the Council accordingly——
The Mayor <I> also referred the lawyers from to the Statute which requires all processes issued in cases of bastardy to be returnable alone to the Justice issuing the same, <which they doubted until I shewed them the law; when they look’d a little crest fallen and foolish.”>
After deliberation, an additional section relative to the foregoing ordinance was read three times, and passed by way of Amendment— Sec. 3. -[Here copy said amendment on File]-