W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young legal act

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: Vault MSS 711

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative act from Utah dated March 1, 1852. The item is signed by W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young. The act declares it to be unlawful to "use with disrespect the name of the deity," use unnecessary cruelty upon animals, and to be intoxicated in public. The item also declares that the breaking of these laws is to be punishable by a monetary fine or by a period of hard labor.

Dates

1852 March 1

Creator

Utah (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Legal act must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 item (2 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Legal act
Author: Leslie Evens
Date: 2011 December 7
Description rules: Appm
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English in Latin script.