Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The official proceedings are 6 manuscript volumes of the meeting minutes of the First Municipality Council. They record the legislative proceedings, which include elections, texts of and votes on ordinances and resolutions, and transcripts of reports made to the council. After the dissolution of the Orleans Parish Police Jury in 1846, the Municipality Councils assumed emancipation powers; official proceedings also include records of the council's deliberations relative to petitions to free...