1st No man shall be interrupted who is appointed to speak by the permission of the church by any individual person or persons in the congregation by whispering by laughing by talking by menacing gestures by getting up and running out in a disorderly manner or by offering indignity to the manner of worship or the religion or to any officer of said church while officiating in his office in any wise whatever by any display of ill manners or ill breeding from old or young rich or poor male or female bond or free black or white believer or unbeliever and if any of the above insults are offered such measures will be taken as are lawfull to punish the aggressor or aggressors and eject them out of the house

Presidents Joseph Smith Jr Sidney Rigdon W[illiam] W. Phelps D[avid] Whitmer & H[yrum] Smith were nominated Seconded & Voted to draft rules & regulations to govern the house of the Lord

1st It is according to the rules and regulations of regular & legal organized bodies to have a president to keep order

2nd The body thus organized are under obligations to be in subjection to that authority

3rd When a congregation assembles in this house they shall submit to the following rules that due respect may be paid to the order of worship viz:

1st No man shall be interrupted who is appointed to speak by the permission of the church by any individual person or persons in the congregation by whispering by laughing by talking by menacing gestures by getting up and running out in a disorderly manner or by offering indignity to the manner of worship or the religion or to any officer of said church while officiating in his office in any wise whatever by any display of ill manners or ill breeding from old or young rich or poor male or female bond or free black or white believer or unbeliever and if any of the above insults are offered such measures will be taken as are lawfull to punish the aggressor or aggressors and eject them out of the house

2nd An insult offered to the presiding Elder of said church Shall be considered an insult to the whole body allso an insult offered to any of the officers of said Church while officiating shall be concidered an insult to the whole body

3rd All persons are prohibited from going up the stairs in times of worship

4th All person are prohibited from exploring the house except waited uppon by a person appointed for that purpose