Whereupon I issued the following notification;-- _An Order to the City Marshal_. STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF NAUVOO. ss. _To the Marshal of said City, Greeting_:-- Whereas complaint has been made to me upon oath, that some persons have been kidnapped by the Missourians, in connection with {104} some of the lawless inhabitants of Hancock county, and that threats have been made that some of the citizens of Nauvoo will be kidnapped or arrested, and forcibly carried away from said city without being allowed the benefit of the writ of _habeas corpus_, according to the ordinance in such case made and provided, you will therefore take the necessary measures to have the rights of the citizens of this city held sacred, and the ordinances of said city duly carried into full force and effect. To which end, should you judge that the peace and safety of the city require it, you are further notified to call for a suitable portion of the Nauvoo Legion to be in complete readiness to compel obedience to the ordinances of the said city. Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of December, 1843. JOSEPH SMITH, Mayor, W. W. PHELPS, Clerk, M. C. In consequence thereof, I received from the City Marshal;-- _The City Marshal's Reply_. CITY OF NAUVOO, December 8, 1843. SIR:--Your order to have the ordinances of this city fully carried into effect will be duly attended to; but in order to so do, it will be necessary for you as Mayor of the city, to issue orders to Major General Wilson Law for a suitable portion of the Nauvoo Legion to be in readiness to _compel obedience_ to said ordinances, if necessary. Respectfully, &c., HENRY G. SHERWOOD, City Marshal. _To Joseph Smith, Mayor_. And I issued:-- _Mayor's Order to the Commander of the Nauvoo Legion_. "HEADQUARTERS NAUVOO LEGION, CITY OF NAUVOO, Dec. 8, 1843. The Marshal of this city having made a demand of me for a suitable portion of the Nauvoo Legion to protect the rights of the citizens and carry the ordinances of said city into full effect, you are hereby directed and required to hold in readiness such portions of the said Nauvoo Legion, which you have the honor to command, as may be necessary to compel obedience to the ordinances of said city and secure the peace of the citizens, and call them out, if occasion require, without further notice. With due regard, I have the honor to be Your obedient servant, JOSEPH SMITH, Lieutenant-General. N. L. _Major-General Wilson Law,_ Commanding Nauvoo Legion. {105} Four p.m., attended City Council, which passed "An extra ordinance for the extra case of Joseph Smith and others." _Special Ordinance in the Prophet's Case, vs. Missouri_.