Minutes, 6 November 1841
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Source Note
Nauvoo City Council, Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 6 Nov. 1841; in Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb.–Dec. 1841, pp. 34–38; handwriting of ; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

moved to Report on Streets
moved a Resolution, that the do lodge the usual Bond with Surety, in the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars, as Recorder of this .—
opposed Granting the Petn..
The spoke in Explination, & wd oppose the Granting of the Petn.
moved, that the Petn. be rejected.—
Colr. spoke in opposition to Granting the Petns..
Spoke to same Effect.
sd. the Law required a Justice of the Peace to be appointed with the County Comrs. to oversee the Poor, & the Comrs. shd be notified to that Effect.—
Liberty to withdraw Petn., was Carried.—
presented a Resolution that the City Col. meet one Evg. in every Week, to discuss the Laws of the , & other bus..—
moved an amendment. moved a further Amendt. which was not Carried.— & first Amendt. Carried, to stand “that the City Council meet on every Saturday Evg. at 6 oC. to discuss the Laws of the , & other business.—
presented a Resoln. that the City Col. meet in Councellor s office, & that he receive pay for the use of the Room, & for Fuel, & Candles, out of the City Treasury.
opposed, in as much as the expence wd come upon the Citizens generally, & shd be done by private Contributions.— [p. 35]
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