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Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy

Source Note

Nauvoo City Council, Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 13 Nov. 1841. Featured version copied [ca. 13 Nov. 1841] in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 29–32; handwriting of ; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845.

Historical Introduction

On the evening of 13 November 1841 in , Illinois, JS attended and participated in a meeting of the Nauvoo City Council, which met at ’s office to conduct a variety of business matters. For example, JS, one of the city councilors, presented three new city ordinances that were then passed by the council: one regarding financial liabilities assumed by those appealing cases from the mayor’s court, one regarding the salaries of city officers, and one concerning vagrants and disorderly people.
Recorder took rough minutes during the meeting in a notebook and then used those original minutes to record the official minutes in the city council’s ledger book; that is the version featured here.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    The Nauvoo City Council had been meeting at Hyrum Smith’s office in Nauvoo since 23 October 1841. (See Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 16 and 23 Oct. 1841, 23–24.)

  2. [2]

    See Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, 13 Nov. 1841, 39–40. It is possible that this official ledger book is one of the “books of record” that Sloan in an earlier meeting had requested the city council purchase. At the 13 November meeting, described in the minutes featured here, the council agreed to provide record books and other clerical supplies to Sloan. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 28–29; Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene, Committee Report, Nauvoo, IL, [between 6 and 13 Nov. 1841], Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.)

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 13 November 1841 Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841 Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845

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The s Petition was referred, presented their report, which was accepted, and the following resolution was agreed to.
It was unanimously adopted by the City Council of the City of , That the provide a Desk and suitable Books of Record, and also Stationary, and draw money from the City Treasury, to pay for the same and the above Property be kept at the Council House.
The presented his Bond which was accepted and it was adopted that it be lodged with the & it was handed to the for that purpose.
Colr. , presented a Petition from the City , Claiming payment for surveying Young Street Parley Street and other Streets; which was accepted, &.
It was unanimously adopted by the City Council of the City of that the Claim of the City for a sum of Thirty two Dollars, be allowed,
Colr. J. Smith presented the following ordinance which passed unanimously, after discussion
An Ordinance in relation to Appeals.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of , that where an appeal is taken from any decision of the Mayor or Aldermen, to the Municipal Court, the person appealing shall give notice of his intention, immediately on the rendition of the Judgment, and within five Days thereafter he shall file an approved Bond with the Treasurer of the for all Costs, & Costs that may accrue of which he shall give due Notice to the officer before whom the Judgment was obtained.— This act to take effect & be in force, from and after its Passage.
<​passed Novr 13th 1841.​>
, Mayor.
Recorder.
Colr. J. Smith presented the following Ordinance which passed unanimously after discussion.
An Ordinance fixing the Compensation of the Mayor and Recorder of the City of . [p. 30]
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Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy
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JSP, D8:362–366
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Footnotes

  1. [4]

    James Sloan was appointed city recorder at the inaugural city council meeting and had been keeping rough minutes of the meetings since that time. At the 6 November 1841 council meeting, Sloan presented a petition requesting a desk, books, and stationery “to make & keep accurate Records of the Ordinances & proceedings” of the council. The city council then referred the petition to a committee consisting of Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene. (James Sloan, Petition, Nauvoo, IL, 6 Nov. 1841; Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene, Committee Report, Nauvoo, IL, [between 6 and 13 Nov. 1841], Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.)

  2. [5]

    John S. Fullmer was appointed Nauvoo city treasurer on 4 September 1841 to replace the deceased Robert B. Thompson. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 4 Sept. 1841, 22.)

  3. [6]

    Alanson Ripley was appointed city surveyor on 8 March 1841 by motion of JS. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 8 Mar. 1841, 15.)

  4. [7]

    Section 33 of the act incorporating the city of Nauvoo, also known as the Nauvoo charter, allowed the city council to “fix the compensation of all city officers . . . for services rendered.” (Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 Dec. 1840.)

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