Another provision granted the city council the power to "organize the inhabitants of said city, subject to military duty, into a body of independent military men, to be called the 'Nauvoo Legion,' the court martial of which shall be composed of the commissioned officers of said legion, and constitute the law-making department, with full power and authority to make, ordain, establish, and execute all such laws and ordinances as may be considered necessary for the benefit, government, and regulation of said legion; provided said court martial shall pass no law or act, repugnant to, or inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, or of this State; and provided also that the officers of the legion shall be commissioned by the governor of the State." This legion was to perform the same amount of military duty as other bodies of the regular militia, and to be subject to the call of the mayor in executing the laws and ordinances of the city, and the governor for public defense. Election of Municipal Officers On the day appointed the election was held and John C. Bennett, who had taken a most active part in the securing of the charter, was elected mayor. The aldermen were William Marks, president of the stake, Samuel H. Smith, Newel K. Whitney and Daniel H. Wells, the latter at that time, not a member of the Church. The counselors were, Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Charles C. Rich, John T. Barnett, Wilson Law, John P. Greene, Don Carlos Smith, and Vinson Knight. The council appointed Henry G. Sherwood, marshall; James Sloan, recorder; Robert B. Thompson, treasurer; James Robinson, assessor; and Austin Cowles, supervisor of streets. When the Nauvoo Legion was organized, Joseph Smith was elected lieutenant general, which position he held until his death. Character of the Mayor