By-laws 179 to 183 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 154 to 178 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 136 to 153 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 119 to 135 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 95 to 118 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 73 to 94 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 44 to 72 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 28 to 43 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 12 to 27 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

By-laws 1 to 11 from a book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

Last 384 pages of bound, handwritten volume of minutes of Winnipeg's City Council between January 11 and December 25, 1875. The minutes briefly recount the proceedings of meetings and are the official, legal record of decisions made by Council. Recorded decisions reveal municipal governance, resource allocation, and service delivery. Minutes also refer to topics debated, reports considered, by-laws introduced, communications received, decisions reached and votes taken during council meetings.

Individual minute passages are marked with numbers in the margins that correspond with a hand-written index.

First 218 pages of bound, handwritten volume of minutes of Winnipeg's City Council between January 19 and December 28, 1874. The minutes briefly recount the proceedings of meetings and are the official, legal record of decisions made by Council. Recorded decisions reveal municipal governance, resource allocation, and service delivery. Minutes also refer to topics debated, reports considered, by-laws introduced, communications received, decisions reached and votes taken during council meetings.

Individual minute passages are marked with numbers in the margins that correspond with a hand-written index.

Printed copy of an Amended Act of the Incorporation of the City of Winnipeg, assented to by the Manitoba Legislature on May 14, 1875.

Printed copy of the Charter of the City of Winnipeg (An Act to Incorporate the City of Winnipeg), the act that incorporated Winnipeg as a City, assented to by the Manitoba Legislature on November 8, 1873.

Statutory declaration of Francis E. Cornish when he was sworn in as Mayor on January 19, 1874.

Statutory declaration of Alexander MacDougall Brown when he was sworn in as City Clerk in March, 1874.

A voting tabulation sheet for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874 in West Ward. Voters’ names are recorded, along with who they voted for (Mayor and Aldermen), and the document was confirmed by William Nassau Kennedy, who was acting City Clerk.

Nomination paper for Francis E. Cornish for Mayor of Winnipeg for the year 1875, signed by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan at a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874.