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The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Cumberland Gap. (search)
City Council. --A called meeting of the City Council was held last evening for the purpose of considering what steps are necessary towards obtaining the passage of a law to legalize the small notes issued by the Corporation. Present; Messrs. Saunders, Crutchfield, Grattan, Burr, Griffin, Wynne, Stokes, Eppes, and Scott. Mr. Grattan presented the following, which was adopted: The Convention having declined to act on the memorial of the Council, asking that body to legalize the action of the Council in issuing notes under the denomination of five dollars, and that they may be authorized to issue such notes, not because the Convention was opposed to the prayer of the petition, out because they had determined not to consider any subject which may be acted on by the General Assembly, which is about to be in session: Therefore, Resolved, That the said memorial be presented to the General Assembly. Mr. Grattan presented an Ordinance to enforce the payment of taxes