New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-04
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citizens Of this State at the date Of he adoptior
the Ordinance Of Secession, to-Wit, the 26th da-
OF January, A. D. 1851.
9th. Be ii further ordained. That ordinance No
: Ia, adopted on the 9Th day of February A. D.
1861, and entitled An ordinance eopeerning tbt
Grcut and District Courts established in The STATE
g. louisiana by TIE Late Government Of the United
SIates| pc and the same is hereby repealed, ex
cept the 9th section thereof which shall remain ii
ran force and effect, and The 9Th section thereof
wheh small remain IN force until suspended by the
| 10Th: BE il further ordained That the first sec
hon OF ordinance No is, adopted on the 18th DAY
OF February, A. D., 1861. and entitled :. An ordf
nance 70 ater certain articles OF the Constitutions 9
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
mas attalhed the age of twenty-one years, and who
has been a resident of the State twelve montbs
next preceding the election, and the last sjy
months thereof in the parish in which he offers to
vote, and who shall be citizen of the Confederate
states, snail have the right Of voting; but no voter
on removing from parish to another within the
state snail lose the right of voting in the former
untl ne shall have acquired it in The latter Elec.
tors saasl IN all cases, except treason felony or
ofeat OF the peace, be privileged from arrest dur
ills their attendance at, going to, or returning
from elections 4I-S9E 2
llth. Be i further ordained, That the tile Of
ordnance No. Ia adopted on the 18th day Of
nance providing for the adoption of a national ag
for the State of louisiana be amended BY striking
out the word national y from said title so tina +
siall read as follows, to-wit: An ordinance provi-
| nlng for the adoption of flag for the State of
| louisiana. 80 ~
18th. BE it further ordained, That the third sec
tlon OF said ordinance No.17, be so amended as to
| read follows to-wit: That the said f}ap and NO
other shall be the flag of the State of Louisiana
18th. Bet further ordained, That ordinance No.
| ~, adopted on the lltll day of February A. D.
1851, and entitled An ordinance concerning
crimes and offenses under the laws of the late row
| eminent of the United Statesi be and the same il
| hereby repealed. NJ -
l4th Be 1t further ordained, That ordinance
hupeT rs ~ adopted on the 18th day of February
| a. ", 1861 entitled Resolutions to pay certain
| ealI1s against the New Customfouse and other
Pubiic Works, be and the same is hereby repealed
i5th} BE further ordained, That this ordinance
sia not pc so construed as to affect any guaran-
zee OF indemnity to any of the officers of the late
government OF the United States, contained in any
OF the ordinances herein repealed or amended, nor
shali u De SO construed as to affect any bond exc
| cuted by any OF said officers in favor of the gov
| ernment of this State, but said guarantees and
| said bonds shall be, and remain in full force
10Th; re u further ordained, That all balances
III Ihe nahds OF the state Depository that may re-
mann after satisfying the claims ordered to be paid
under ordinances or resolutions, not herein re-
peaied shall be forthwith paid by him into the State
Treasury. 81 @isg1 tSSf y S72@is
Mr. Rozier moved to take up the special order Of
the day, being the Ordinance Concerning the Ju-
diciary.' 3 - ETH
The President ruled that the said ordinance had
been superseded by the unfinished business, and
had lost place as the special order of the day.
Mr. Rosehus appealed from the decision of the
chair. ~ 5@@5 III" tsf Il
The question being put to the Convention, the
chair was sustained. 4r - 81
On motion by Mr.. DeBlanc, the rules were sus-
pended, and the" Ordinance Concerning the Judi
CARY was then taken up. 49,
On motion by Mr.. Hodge, the consideration of
the same was postponed for fifteen minutes
And, having asked and obtained leave the same
delegate called up ran Ordinance Relative to the
Payment of the Census Takers,'' heretofore re-
ported by him, as chairman of Committee on Fin
ance, etc. %t2 -"5 Tass &@ @
And, on motion by Mr.. Estlin, the same was
adopted, and is as follows, viz: zr.,t
AN ORDINANCE Relative to the Payment of the Census
We, the people of the State of Louisiana, in Con-
uention assembled, do declare and oydatn:
ARTICLE |. That A. J. Gurot, State Depository
at New Orleans, be required to pay over into the
hands of the Treasurer of the State the balance
remaining to the credit of the Public Revenue &C.
count on 3lst January 1861, after payment of
amounts ordered by ordinance No. 10 and subse-
quent ordinances or resolutions passed by the
state Convention, and also any amount which may
hereafter be received by him from i. H. Hatch
Collector of the Port of New Orleans, or any other
balances in his hands, and who may return the
same to the State Depository the said amounts to
be disbursed by the State Treasurer in the manner
prescribed by the following article:
ART 2. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be
required to ascertain the amount due the several
Census Takers, and to such other officers connected
with the taking of the census in this State, and
should the amount ascertained as due not exceed
the amount received by the State under article |
OF this ordinance, the said Auditor of Public Ae-
counts shall issue his warrants the State Treas
1rnr in fRNTn AF thN, a..
should the amount due exceed the amount received
as aforesaid, then the Auditor shall issue his war
rant in favor of the claimants, each for pro rata
amount and no more. 5-7
Mr.. Hodge also asked and obtained leave to take
up the resolution to authorize the warrant clerk to
pay to j. 0, Nixon Printer of the Convention, the
sum of sl306 90 for accompanying bills reported
by him as chairman of the Committee on Finance. |
ETC., and the same, on motion by Mr.. Lawrence |
was adopted. 0. ~ u.-s 5-
Mr.. Hodge also asked and obtained leave to take
up the q Ordinance concerning the State Deposit-
airy at New Orleans,H the same was read, and on
motion by Mr.. Marks of Orleans, it was amended
by the addition of the following section, viz:
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That section 16
of an ordinance entitled An ordinance to repeal
certain ordinances and to amend Others heretofore
adopted be and the same is hereby repealed i
On motion by MFR. Hodge, the ordinance as
amended, was then adopted as whole, and is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE concerning the State Deposi.srv ut Few
Orleans. |
SECTION /. Be it ordained BY The PeoDze of
louisiana, an Convention Assembled; That the of
flee of State Depository in New Orleans be and
the same is hereby transferred to the Confederate
States of America provided, however that all
checks of discussing officers and all warrants on
account of the public revenue and Post-office de-
partment, the payment of which has been author
lied by.this Convention. shall be paid BY the said
Denositary, up to the 18th April, 1861, and that ali
balances of said accounts at that date shall be
placed to the credit of the Treasurer of the Con
ederate States, to be disposed of as Congress NAV
direct.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Gov
ernor of the State be and he is hereby authorized
10 cancel the bond executed by A. J. Gcrot as
Treasurer of the Mint at New Orleans and State |
Depository, in favor of the State of Louisiana. 81
soon his accounts shall be rendered to the State
md adjusted. ,
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained That, Sec. I6
If an ordinance entitled can ordinance to reneal
certain ordinances and to amend others heretofore
tdopted," be and the same is hereby repealed.
The consideration of the ordinance CONCERNING !
he Judiciaryn was then resumed, and was taken
Up section by section.
Mr.. Fuqua moved to lay the whole subject on
he table, and demanded the yeas and nays, which
esulted as follows, viz:
Yeas. Messrs Rermudez. Ronnar C,1d,ro,