New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-01

i yee-orleans, lie vingtsixieme Jour de mars ra1
! de notre Seigneur mil huit cent soixante-et,un.
-, :. President dc la coave MO ion
1 AN ORDINANCE
! To Repeal certain Ordinances, ana to
| AnentI others heretofore adopted.
| Be Il ordained By the People of the State OF
| Louisiana, IN Convention assembled,
LIST, That ordinance No. 5, adopted on the 29tt
| day of January, A. D. 1861, and entitled an or
dinance relative to federal laws and officers ia the
State of Louisiana at the time of the passage OF
| the Ordinance of Secession be and the same is
| hereby repealed.
/ 6, adopted on the same day, and entitled "sn or
diuance relative to the revenues collected at the
/ port of New Orleans" be and the same is hereby
1 repealed.
\ amending article ninety of the State Constitution
adopted on the same day, and entitled a an ordi.
| nance to ialter the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana in reference to the oath of office" be SO
/ amended that said article ninety shall read as fol
| lows, to-wit:
Members of the General Assembly, and all Off
| GERS, before they enter upon the duties of their
Offices shall take the following oath or affirmation:
| | do solemnly swear Cor afirm) that am qualified
according to the Constitution of this State to hold
the Office to which have been elected Cor appoint
ed) and that will to the best OF my ability, dis.
charge the duties thereof and support, protect and
Confederate States. So help me God.
4th Be 1t further ordained, That the first section
of ordinance No. 8, repeating article thirty-fo of
the State Constitution, adopted the 1st day of
February, A. D. 1861, aud entitled " an ordinance
to amend the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana" be and the same is hereby repealed and
said article shall be so amended as to read as fol-
lows, to-wit
In the year in which regular election for d
Senator, or Senators of the Confederate States is
to take place, the members of the General Assem-
bly, shall meet in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives, on the Monday following the meeting
of the Legislature, and proceed to said election.
Provided, that this section shall not apply to the
first election under the Constitution of the Confed
crate States.
9Th. Be il further ordained, That the third Sec
ton of said ordinance which repeats article 80 of
the State Constitution, be and the same is hereby
repealed and that said article 80 be so amended
as to read as follows, towit: No member of Con-
gress, or person holding any office under the Con-
federate States or any foreign power, shall be ell
gibe to the office Of Governor or Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
9th. Be il further ordained, That the fourth Sec
ton of said ordinance, which amends article 46 of
the State Constitution be so amended that said ar.
ticle 46 shall read as follows, to-wit: He shall be
COMMANDMENTS Chief of the Army and Navy of this
State, and Of the Militia thereof, except when call
ed into the service of the Confederate States.
y 18th. Be it further ordained, That ordinance No.
10, adopted on the I'd day of February, A. D. 1861,
and entitled " an ordinance authorizing the pay
ment of certain drafts drawn on the late sub Treas.
ury of the United States at New Orleans, y be and
the same is hereby repealed.
8th Be ii further ordained, That ordinance No. 10,
adopted en- the 18th day of February, A. D., 1861
and entitled, g an ordinance concerning citizen
ship" be and the same is hereby repealed; pro-
vided that this ordinance shall not be so construed
as to impair the rights of those who were citizens
of this State at the date of the adoption of the Or
dinance of Secession, to-wit, the 26th day of jan
uary, A, D., 1861.
oh. Be itftotller ordained, That ordinance No.
IA, adopted on tue 8th day of February, a. D.,
1851, and entitled can ordinance concerning the
Circuit and District Courts established in the State
Of Louisiana by the late Government of the United
Staes.' be and the same is hereby repealed, ex.
cept the 9Th section thereof, which shall remain
in full force and effect. and the 9Th section thereof
which shall remain in force until superseded by the
Confederate Congress. ...0.
10th. Be it further. ordained That the first sec
ton of ordinance No. Is, adopted on the llth day
of February, A. D., 1861 and entitled, an ordi-
nance to alter certain articles of the Constitution,
which amends article 10th of the State Constitu-
ton, be SO amended that said article No. 10 shall
read as follows, to-wit: Every free white male
who has attained the age of twenty-one years, and
who has been q resident of the State twelve
months next preceding the election and the last six
months thereof in the parish in which he offers to
vote, and who shall be citizen of the Confederate
States, shall have the right of voting, but no voter
on removing from one parish to another within the
State shall lose the right of voting in the former,
Ors shall in all cases, except treason, felony, or
breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest du
ring their attendance at, going to, or returning
from elections
18th. Be it further ordained, That the title of
ordinance No. II, adopted on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1861, and entitled, San ordinance
providing for the adoption of a national flag for |
the State of Louisiana, be amended by striking |
put the word national from said title, SO that it
shall read as follows, to-wit: an ordinance provi-
ling for the adoption of a flag for the State of
Louisiana.
18th. Be il f1nLbe. ordained, That the third sec
ion of said ordnance, No. II, be so amended as to
'ead as follows, to-wit That the said flag and no
other shall be the flag of the State of louisiana
IL BE dtu17lter ordained That ordinance No.
10, adopted on the 1lth day of February, A. D..
1861, and entitled, ian ordinance concerning
crimes and oftenses under the laws of the late
Government of the United states,'' be and the
ame is hereby repealed.
l4th. Be ii ttftlieF0Tddined, That ordinance No.
70, adopted on the 18th day of February, A. D.,
SCI, entitled, Resolutions to pay certain claims
against the New Custcmbouse and other public
works." he and the same is hereby repealed.
18TH Be 1t further ordained, That this ordinance
hall not be SO construed as to affect any guaran-
ee of Indemnity to any of the officers of the late
government of the United States, contained in any
i the ordinances herein repealed or amended, nor
hall it be SO construed as to affect any bond exc
uted by any Of said officers in favor of the Gov
rnment OF the State, but said guarantees and said
'onds shall be and remain in full force.
l6ih Beat further ordained, That all balances
n the hands of the State Depository that may re-
main after satisfying the claims ordered to be paid
qder ordinances or resolutions not herein repeal
d., shall be forthwith paid by him into the
tate Treasury.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
cans, the twenty sixth day of March, in the year
t our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
ne.
lsignedl A. MOUTON,
Attest j, THos WHEAT Secretary
ORDDENANCE
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