May 12, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo City Ordinance: Prohibited any swine running at large within the city, imposing a fine of five dollars upon the owner of any swine that did so, and established that any unclaimed or unidentified swine be taken to the Marshal's office in order to determine the owner's identity.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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