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Cofcc' MT les DruitS dc CitOycHs.
Nous, lie pcup!c de In Louisiana, assemble en-
Convention, dGcarOns ct 0rdOun0us que tOute per-
come Iibrc ct blanche comprise dams les Cattg0res
sigartes scra consIirt. ct est par Ia prj5entc, de-
elarGc ctoyen de Ia Louisiana, SAVIOR:
Prcm1crement, THutc p:rsonne qu Ia date de
TQdOptiOu de Performance de Secession, ceat
drc lie yingt.stNrme iour de iauvier mil butt cent
soixante c'-un. ttait citoycn de Get Fiat.
Sccondcmcn, Toute femme nee Il l'ttranger,
maintcuant narite gu qu Sc lnariera un citoycn
de Get Fiat, ct qui ucquIt on aCqueriTa I'm dOmI-
Gle dams l'Etat.
Troisi1mencut, Toute personnc nee on a nalre
hOrs de8 limitcs ct de la ipridiCton de Get Fiat,
don't le prrc est on sera l&poque de ga Nuisance
gu de sa conception, citpyen de Get Fiat: BEN
cuteHdu Ccpendant que les droits de citoyen ne sc
transmettront pas aux pers0nucs don't les pores
mont jamais ttIbli leur domicile dams l'Etat.
QuatrtmemeDt, Toute personne nee lGtranger
Qui L Ia date de Ia secession susdtc await declare
son intention de dcVcnjr cit0ye des dts Flats MIS-
dcS lois de naturalization des Etats Unis, on
Uui ttuit arrvte dams les Flats Uns avant lage de
dix. Init ans ct await c0ntinuGG rGsdcr pendant
CiuV ans avant lddOptiOn de Performance de stCes-
sion, ct gui COnl0rmera aux autres OrmalitGs re-
quisps par les dites lois; lesquees dams ce but ct
jusIul &C point, s0nt par Ia prG3ente adoptGes
CONNIE lois de la Louisiana, Il Reception cepend-
ant que lie sermcnt que devra prefer Ia personne
qui yjcinmera dr0it ccui d'alGgeancc Il
lEtat dc la Louisiana.
Ciuqu%mement, Tout enfant des personnes men
tIonnGes dams lie paragraph qui prGCtde, demeurant
dams lEtat ct ayant pas vlngtet.un ans; rGpOque
de la naturalization de p&re, ansi quill est prGyn
dams lie dit paragraph, qni ayant atten sa majorit6
pr"tera lie sernent d'aGgeance fEtat.
SiXirmement, TOute personne qui Giant citoyen
dcs Flats Uni5 susdits. citoyen dc tout Eat qu
sGpaIG des Flats Unis, vendru demcurer dams
Fiat dams les douze mni5 qui pricGderont la date
de Iadopti0n de Performance de secession susdite,
ct qui aprcs avOir reside pendant douze mois,
pfGicra lie serment dAlIGgCenCc d HElat: Bien
enteudu que le serment d'aIIGgeanco ne scra pas
extg@ aprrs Ia formation dune Confederation du
Sud, des persunnes yenant dams Get Etat ct Giant
citOyen de Ia dtte Confederation ct de Fun
Iautre DIES Et0ts c0mposant Ia dite Confederation.
SUptirmement. DGClarOnS ct OrdOnnOns de plus,
lie serment d'aIl@aelnCe sera admEiStr; pleine
cour par lie juge de toute de district de Get
Fiat, ct sera rnrtg istrG dams un lvre tenu 4 Get
eifet par lie q etiier DE- Ia Cour.
AdoptGe ell Convention, en- Ia vile de Ia NOu
vc!!c-OrlGans, &c scp.le j"nr de itvrier, de Ian
nee lnil HUT cent 8oiXante-et-un.
l>iEnt A. 'UTON,
Pee idru de Is C0uy enlUn.
CeruGa J. THOs. WHEAT, Sccryairr. fviG I0t
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RE&OLUTTON
Concernnnt In Nbre Navigation du tleuve
FHSsEssippis
Rcsolu, Que nous, lie peuple de l'Etat de Ia Loui-
siane, reconnaissons le droit de lbre navigation du
feuve Mississippi, ct de tons ses tributaries, par
tous les Etats amis riverains du dit feuve ct des
dts Tributaries. Et nous reconnassons Ggalement
lie droit dentrGe ct de sorte DIES bouches du Missis
sippi par tous les Etats ct pussances ams ct nous
d6clarons par ces pr6sentes notre volontG de sti-
puler toutea les guarantees n6cessares pour exercse
DIES dts droits.
Adoptee en- Convention dams la vile de Baton
Rouge, ce vingt-sixieme jour de janyier en- fannee
mil hut cent soixante-et-un.
ISi,ru11 A. MOUTON,
President de la Convention.
Certi66 J. TTIOS WHEAT Secretare. fe5 lot
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AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing tao payment OF certain Drafts
drawn ca the late S;ah-Freaslsry OF the
United States ct New Orleans.
Whereas, the State of Louisiana has taken under
its control the funds deposited in the late Sub
Treasury of the United States at New Orleans, but
considers it just that certain drafts drawn against
the same should be paid.
SECTIoNl. TherefOrc, be il ordained jvNc People
of the State Of LO~iSiaua, in Convention assembled
That the State Depository of said funds be- and he is
hereby authorized to pay all drafts drawn in the Ie
CLIMATE course Of disbursement by the distressing
officers of the United States. the funds hereto
fore deposited in the Sub Treasury of the United
States New Orleans, to the credit OF said officers
respectively. Provided, that no draft Shall be paid
except out Of the officer drawing the same; and
provided, further, that the aggregate amount of
drafts hereby authorized to be paid shall not ex-
coed the sum OF Sj30G,JJ2 50. (threc hundred and
six thousand, five hundred and ninety-two dollars
aud eighty crnts.)
SEC D. b. tu11lr1. O7-drinpI That the State
D poSitary aforesaid he and he II hereby aulhnrzcd
10 pay all outstanding drafts drawn by the United
States prior to the passage OF the Ordinance OF
S :ceSsOn, against the fluids heretofore deposited
in the Sub Treasury of the United States at New
Orleans to the cred "f the public revenue of the
United States, Provided that the aggregate
amount Of said drafts shalt not exceed the sum of
5 G !2G a. Cone hundred and fnrty.siX thousand,
Two hundred and tWrnty.>lN dollars aud seventy
four cent~) but no transfer draft drafts on tic
bullion fund shall he recognized paid.
SEC 3. tcH flrdter njT(j0nei, That the sum of
s3l ,lf4 II, Uhirty one flton7lnd one hundred and
SIKH .fnur dollars and forty four rrnth) standing
o the credit nf the Post Office Department. on
he books Of the late ;Iu. Treasurer 0f the United
States at New Orleans, is hereby held subject 10
draft of the United States, in payment Of postal
services until otherwise ordered by this COuvcn-
ton, or the General Assembly Of the State.
SEC. 4. BE ii FURTHER oJdnnied, That draft
whatever shall be paid Of the said Dupn>ilary OF
said funds until he shall have given bond with
surety to the Governor of this State, as provided
for in the ordinance heretofore passed on the
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In reference to the Free Navigation of the
Mississippi river
RESOLVED, That we, the people of the State of
Louisiana, recognize the right of the free navga-
ton of the Mississippi river and its tributaries by
all friendly States bordering thereon, and We also
recognize the right of egress and ingress of the
mouths of the Mississippi by all friendly states and
powers, and we do hereby declare our willingness
to enter into any stipuatons to guarantee the ex
ercise of said rights
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge this
Goth day of January, 1861.
T>iened1 A. NOUTON,
President of the Convention.
7 TIIOS WHEAT Secretary. fcl5 lot
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ORDINANCE

To amend the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
W. he peopye the State Of Louisiana, in Com
yentiun assembled do declare aud ordainr and i; is
hereby declared and ordained:
First. That article thrty-fnurth of the Constitu-
ton be and the same is hereby repeated
Second. That article thirtysiXth OF the ConStitu-
ton be altered so as to read t"lluSs tn.wit: No
person shall be eligible to the Office Of Governor or
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AN OEDIT AECE

AN ORDINANCE
Relative to Federal laws and Officers in
the State of louisiana at the time CT tIle
pussa &C of the Ordinance of Secession.
Be it ordained by the People Of Louisiana in
Convention a,semblad, That all Federal officers in
the civil service of the United States, and laws of
the United States relating to said Federal officers
and their duties and compensation, within the State
of Louisiana, in office and in force at the time of
the passage of the Ordinance of Secession, and
not incompatible Herewith, are hereby adopted,
and continued in Office and in force officers and
laws of the State provided, that the Ordinance
shall not apply to the officers of the judiciary postal
or land departments of the Government Of the
United States or the laws regulating the same.
Be it further ordained, That the revenue eollec-
ton and navigation laws of the United States, SO
far as they may be applicable, be and they are
hereby adopted as laws of this State, saving that
no duties shall be collected on imports from the
States forming the late Federal Union, known as
the United States of America, or the Territories
thereof, nor upon the tonnage of vessels owned in
whole in part by the citizens of the said States
and Territories.
Be it further ordained That the President of this
Convention is hereby authorized TO require of all
Federal officers aforesaid in the parish of Orleans,
the immediate recognition by them of the sole
and exclusive authority of the State of Louisiana,
and to administer to them the oath of office, and
in case of refusal, to demand and take possession
of all the property, money, effects, papers and
documents held by them in their official capacity,
and the like authority is hereby conferred on the
Governor as to all Federal officers aforesaid in the
State and the offices of such persons as refuse to
hold the property, money and effects in their Gus
tody subject to the disposal of the State, and to
take the oath Of office, are hereby declared
vacant.
Be ii further ordained, That the State of Louisi-
ana doth hereby guarantee and indemnify all
Federal officers aforesaid, within this State who
comply with the Ordinances of this Convention,
against all claims and demands of the United
States arising out Of such compliance.
d. ,fI,o
office hereby adopted as a State office, be now Or
shall become vacant, the Governor be and he is
hereby authorized to fill the same in the same
manner as the President of the United States, or
the head of any department of the United States
Government might have done prior to the passage
of the Ordinance of Secession. That the Governor
shall have authority to remove any officer now
holding a Federal office in this State, if he shall
consider the said removal conducive to the public
interest
Adopted in Convention in the city of New Or
leans, this twenty ninth day of January, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
[Sigaed1 A. MOUTON
President of the Convention of the State Of Louisiana.
Attest: J. THOS. WHEAT, Secretary. iel5 lot
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Pour Changer Ia Constitution de l'EItat de
Ia LouisInle eonccrh2nt lie scrniunt d'Of-

y 4
Pour Changer Ia Constitution de l'Etat de
Ia LoIlisInILc e0nccrn2nt le ScrnuRlt Gl'Of-
fcc.
Nous, lie pcupe de l'Etat de Ia LouiSiane assemble
en- Convention dtrlar0ns ct OrdonnOns ct il est, par
Ia prGsene declare ct ordonnG que Particle quatre-
vingt,dx de la Constitution de Etat de Ia Louisiana
est ct demeure par Ia prGsente change de maniere
atrc ainsi concu:
Les membrcs de lasscmblte generate ct tous les
fonctonnares public5 prGteront avant dentrer dams
lexercice de leurs onctions lie sermcnt on af1irma-
ton qu suit
"Je = iure on af1irme solennellement que je
serai fdlle ct ob6issant fEat de la Louisiana tant
que e serai citoyen du dit Etat ct que e sus plene
ment hable, commencement la Constitution de Get
Fiat occnper la place laquelle iai etc nommG
(ou GIu) ct que je remplra, de mon mieuX, les de-
voirs de ma place, ct sOutiendrai proegerai ct de-
fendrai Ia Constitution de Get Fiat. Que Dieu HE
soft en- aide
AdoptGe en- Convention en- la vile de la NouvcIle-
Orleans, Ce vingt-ueuyieme jour de janvirr en- Ian
de n6tre Seigneur, mil huit cent soiXantc-et-un.
[SigutI \. MOUTON,
President de "a Convention.
Cerift j. TIIOs WHEAT, slctatAire. fcl5 lot
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EgSIatfye o In publication dies Ordonnances
Gs sstl Journal de Ia Convention.
lie geupIe de rEtat de 10 Louisiana ordonne:
SEsrIoN l. Toutes les Ordinances auront plein
sasfst dater de leur adoption, excepte quand IL
est autrement pourVu, mais ain que la pubicite
Esqaise ieuT soft donnee, les ordonnances seront
p8bifees CONNIE il est present. capres, moins
quo IA Convention men dispose autrement.
SEE. 2. Le secretaire delivrera q limprimeur de
"a Convention, tros jours apres leur adoption, des
copies d0ment certiieeS de toutes les performances
aapptees ct l'imprimeur publiera dams les deux
Tours gMis suivront les dites performances dams lie
Journal oficie1, q part du journal, pendant dix
Iaess OF de Ia meme maniere qae les actes de Pas
saasbIse generate sent publees.
SEE Datss les trente jours qui suiVront PaJonr-
Nsment defniGf de Ia Convention Timprimeur ache
vera ct fiEreTa secTetaire de IEtat mile eXem-
plares des ordinances ct du journal de Ia Conven
s0H iPrftHGs fOrme de livre de bon ct fort
papieF . impFimer les lvres, les performances en-
eRraraeres petit ROMAN solides, chaque page con-
aeaans ciaqaant.sept tignes compris lie ttre cou-
EaRt. aVeG igne blanche en-dessous ct ligne au
pied 1argeur de rente ems, ct lie journal, tel quill
anna atG public dams la gazette en- mignonne
collide. les pages devant aVor quatre. vhgtune
Mgaes de longneur, lie tire courant avec Ggne
blanche aRdessous ct ligne au bas inclus les vo-
tunes ser0nt converts ct brooches CONNIE les sta
tats de FEtat.
SRc. Al Aussit6t apres avoir reGu ces livres lie
Seerataire d. tat en- enverra I'm exemplaire tous
Res grafiefs des Cours de District de i Etat pour
&fre conserve dams eurs bureaux pour lusage des
<a0ars an exemplaire tous les recorders des pa
Eoisses, IN exemplaire tous les jurys de police
de Eifat, quatse exemplaires a chaque membre
de ta Convention ct les autres eXemplaires sill
en- reste, seront Opposes dams lie bureau du biblio
GiHfeaire a Fiat
Sgc.5 Dams les trente jours qui suivront Ia
3aurnstaent sine die de la Convention lie secreare
IgEefa au Secreaire d'Etat toutes les ordinances
eHF0a6es de la Convention ains que lie journal ma
inuscrit ct tous les papiers ct documents pos
session, que ce dernier fonctionnaire gardera ct
sG0nERTEera Soignensement apres avoir nscrit
dos Is jour, lie mois ct annee de leur endorsement
dams SON bureau Dor6navant lie Secretaire d'Etat
sIanneFa des copies certiiGes de la meme maniere
eat aatorise lie faire relativement aux status
de fflstas ct autres documents oficels qui sont
dams son bureau.
Adoptee en- Convention a la Nouvelle- Orleans lie
scpfema jour de f6vrer de Fan de notre Sci.
fssH Init cent soi1ante-et-uns
fSigusl A. MOUTON,
President de Ia Convention
RSieftlhe j. THOS. WHEAT, SeerGiare. fel5 lot
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AN ORDINANCE concerning Citizenship.
Ne The People of Louisiana, in Convention as
sembled, do declare and ordaln, That all Tree white
persons embraced in the following classification
shall he deemed and considered, and are hereby
declared to he citizens of Louisiana, VIZ:
First All persons who at the date of the adoption
of the Ordinance of Secession, viz; the twenty
sixth day OF Innuary eighteen hundred and sixty
one were cizens of This STATE.
Second, Wome. off0reign birth, now married, or
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Lewis S. LeBourgeois,
Felix Lewis,
John l.. Lewis,
Th. C. Manning,
Henry Marshall.
Antoine Marrero,
Leon D. Marks,
I. N. Marks.
Robt. Campbell Martin,
John Fl, Martin,
Nehemiah Mapee.
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Autorisnnt Ic Gouvcrncurdc lFIfat Il acccp-
terde a. j. Ge!irOt un cMUtlOnn@ncnt sol
y:lEtc d cent lille piatrcs, CONNIE s5iirn i-
til die In fidcle execution dc Scs dcvoirs oiii-
cicIs.
ResoEu, Que lie gouvcrncur tie lEtat est autoris& il
ncce,ter dc 4. J. GurOt I'M cNutUnnemCut sOlvNhlC
de cent mile piastres, CONNIE Garantic de Ia fiddle
execution de sCs dCvoirs oticiCs.
Adoptic en- Convention dams Ia vile dc Ia Nouvcl-
lcOrGans, lie cnquitme jour de tivricr, Ian dc notrc
Scigneur mil HUT cent sUiXantc-et-ln
iS,gnt A. IOTTOT,
President de In Convention.
CerlfG j. TIIOS WHEAT, Sccrttnirc. frl6 10!
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AN ORDINANCE

f#H AN ORDINANCE
ITO KS1ssoIge ahe Union between the State of
Y fAaW1sfana anss the other States united
with her under the compact entitled
q sAsaa Constitution of thne United Stases.''
fs. The People Of the State of Louisiana in
Convention assembled do declare and orCain and
e Is hereby declared and ordained, That the ]rd
nance passed by US in Convention ON the 22d day
Of November, in the year eighteen hundred and
4leysHs whereby the Constitution of the United
9atafas ct America, and the amendments of said
Constitution were adopted and all laws and ord-
asaaaoes ny which the State of Louisiana became
zHemberf OF the Federal Union, be and the same
are hereby repealed and abrogated, and that the
TFBi0n now subsisting between Louisiana and other
EstafeH, under the name of g The United States of
Afzarica,i n is hereby dissolved.
va dc further declare and orlan That the State
s7k laenislana hereby resumes al rights and powers
AeratafJFe delegated TO the Government Of the
9Jssiked States of America. That her citizens are
abaafyed from all allegiance to said Government,
and that she is in full possession and exercise OF
all saaose rights Of sovereignty which appertain TO
q Free and independent State.
VIE d0 further declare and ordain, That all rights
slsssulrea and vested under the Constitution of the
Slnsed States any act of Congress, treaty,
1Esaer any law of this State aud not incompatible
with this Ordinance, shall remain in force and have
sife sasae effect as if this Ordinance had not been
E2sSad.
Adopted In Convention at Baton Rouge the 26th
ee January, 1861.
sSgasdJ a. MOuToN,
Asaat J. THoS WHEAT. Secretary. fel5 lOs
w. r. Adams,
VIM. Dumont Anderson,
Bernard Av6gno,
a. Barbin,
VIM Rafin Barrow,
#58 u. Bernude2,
Chs. Bienyenn,
y. y. Bonford
"A. Bonner
O. G. Briseoe,
Walthall Burton,
Louis Bush, -=..
H. q. w. Butler,
Thomas j. CALDWELL
teneion Cannon,
VIM. q. Carr,
George Clark,
Thomas A. Cooke,
g. L. COMEDY,
Lemnel z. Conner
Sidney s. Conner.
Thomas e. a. Cottman,
azNm. Alex Davidson,
u. @. Davidson
ALEX. de Glonet
Alcibade DeBIanc,
samuel ". Dorsey,
Ed buffet,
Lacius j. Dupr6,
D. B. Elan,
j. K Efgee,
5s Ro. w. Estn,
g. Il. FuselieF,
James @ FnGua
A. I'll. Gladden.
Fergus GardeIe
y. II. Gandet,
Y. W Graves
"A. NJ. Grav a
VIM. e. Gill,
NJ. b. Gnnrd,
Sid H. Griffin,
j. Hernandez,
Andrew s. Heron,
b. t. Hodge,
Robert Hodges,
H6lingsw0rth.
Theodore Johnson,
Inns. Il Kennedy,
Wilson III. Kidd,
Felix Labutat,
e. Lawrence,
Chs. T. Lagroue,
Chs. o. Leblanc,
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[ No. III
a sgVTENT HTFT'EShN

To authorize the Governor of the state 10
accept 1, satisfactory bond for one hundred
Thousand dollars from A. j. G"ir0t t"r
the faithful performance of his oHici"i
duties.
Resolved, That the Governor of the State be au-
thorized to accept satisfactory bond for one
hundred thousand dollars from A. J. Guirot, for
the faithful performance of his official duties
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans this fifth day Of February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud sixty.one.
Signcdl , hcM'i ION,
Attest: J. TIOG WHEAT Secretary. lcl6 lDt
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,lati,ns of the United states unto the Governor

regulations of the United States unto the Governor
of this State.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, the twenty of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one o--ro,-
prcsie9t Of The Convention of the State of Lon sann
Attesy: j. TnOS. WHEAT, Secretary. tel3 lot
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RE SOLUTTDN.

Rcsolu, Que lie president de cette Convention est
autorisG ct requis de nommer I'm commissaire pour
repr6senter rEtat de Ia Louisiana aupres de l'Etat
du Texas.
Adopt6e en- Convention Baton-Rouge, ce 26me
jour de janvier, 1861. -
LSignt A. MouTON,
President Convention de lEta: de la Louisilre.
Certift: J. TIIOS. WHEAT, See claire. feI5 l0t
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hE ORDINANCE

AN OESDkhANGh
ExgsgRssvx to the Publication of the Ortsinan-
ssss sssa,s Journal of the Convention.
Tas People af The State of Louisiana do o,da1n:
SECTION L. All ordinances are to have full effect
Sram their adoption, except when otherwise or
sGrsd but, in order that due publicity be thereto
Gfven the ordinances shall be published as herein
afsaF directed, unless otherwise ordered by the
Convention.
OF tho Convention, within three days after their
adoption, duly certified copies of all ordinances
enacted. and the Printer shall, within Two days
thereafter publish the same in the Official paper
separate from the Journal during ten days, in the
same manner as the acts of the General Assembly
ere published
$50 s. Within thirty days after the final adjourn
Tuent of the Convention, the Printer shall finish
ard deliver to the Secretary of State 1000 copies
of the Ordinances and Journal of the Convention,
printed IN book form, on good strong book printing
paper; Che ordinances in long primer type, solid,
each mage ifty seven lines long, including running
tile, white line under it and foot line, and thirty
aaas la width, and the journal, made mp from the
ioarnai as published IN the newspaper IN mnlon
tyne, solid, the pages to be eighty-one lines in
aaaigth, including running title white line under 1t,
and foot line, the book to be covered and Stitched
In theaanle manner as the statutes OF the State,
SEG. A. Immediately alter receiving sucn DOCKS
the Secretary of State shall forward one copy to
each uf the clerks of the District Courts in the
State to be preserved in their offices for the use of
the Courts one copy to each of the Recorders OF
Parishes one copy to each OF the Police Juries of
Che State, four copies to each Of the members Of
she Convention and the remainder if any, he shall
deposit in the Office of the State Librarian.
Ssss. q. Within thirty days after the adjournment
OF the Convention sine de- the Secretary shall de-
MEpF 20 the Secretary Of State all the enrolled or
Enhances of the Convention as well as the manu-
script Journal and all the papers and documents
ID s possession which the latter officer shall care,
failg keep and preserve, and upon which he shall
endorsed The day, month and year Of fling in his
ugice- Hereafter the Secretary Of State shall
grant certified copies, in the same manner be is
Msw authorized to do relative to the State statutes
and other official papers in his office.
Adopted in Convention, at New Orleans. this
seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord
aas thousand eight hundred and sixty one.
fsiwas5I A. MoUTON,
PRESIDENT Of the Convention Of the Stale of Louisiana
.5{ Hxsess- y. THOS. WHEAT, Secretary tel5 LIT
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RESGIUTYON.

Res0lred, That the President of this Convention
be authorized and requested to appoint commits
sioner in behalf of the State Of Louisiana to the
State of Texas.
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge, this 2Gth
day of January, 1861. ~
TSignedl A. MouTON,
Pr sdert the Convention of the State of Louisiana
Attest: j. THOS. WHEAT Secretary. fei5 lot