[Utah Legal History] In a General Council took over the affairs of civil government. Bishop's courts for local wards provided a judicial process, with ecclesiastical high councils serving as appellate courts. Bishops, stake high councils, and the LDS First Presidency officiated as courts. Police power was placed in the Nauvoo Legion, and law enforcement officers were appointed. Church tithes and offerings served as community revenues. December 1847
[source: Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Legal History, http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LEGALHISTORY.html]
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