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ORDONNANCE
Ponrabrogercer taines Ordonnances ct pour
en- amendsr dautres adoptees antericure-

Pourabroger Gen taines Ord onnancese ct pour
amender d'autres adoptees anterieure-
mtnt
est ordonne par le people de rEtdt de la Loui-
Stane, assemble en- Contention SECTION l. Que
lordonnance portant le No adoptGe lie 30 janyier
A. D. 1861, intitul6e "0rdonnanee relative aux lois
iederales ct aux officers GdGraux qui Sc trouvaient
dams l'Etat de la Louisiana, Tors de fadoption de
performance de session" est ct demeure abrogGe.
SEC. 2. II est de Plus ordonne, Que fordonnance
portant lie No. adoptGe lie meme jour ct intitulGe
"ordonnance relative aux revenus Colect6s dams lie
port dc la NouvelleOrl6ans" est ct demeure par la
prGsente abrog&e.
SEQ. 3. IL est de Plus oraonne, Que Performance
portant lie No 7, amendant Particle quatre-vingt-
dix de la Constitution de l'Etat, adopt6e lie meme
Jour, CT lntltulee "Ordonnance pour changer Ia
CONSTITUTION de FEtat de la Louisiana Reinforcement
au serment d'oftice' est ameud&e de maniere ce
que Particle quatre-vingtdix soft ainsi concu, sa-
voir:
Les membres de l'assemblGe generate ct tous les
onlciers aVant d'entrer dams fexGreice de leurs
tonetlons pr6teront lie serment on l'afirmaton qui
SUIT: "Je jure acknowledgment (ou affirme) que con-
iormement 4 Ia Constitution de Get Etat, je suis
habie remplir Ia place laquelle j'a etc Glu (ou
nomme) ct que je remplirai de mon mieux les de-
vos ct soutiendra prot6gerai ct d6fendrai la Cor
stltatlon de Get Etat ct cee des Etats ContedGres
Qle Dleu me soft en- ade.H
SEQ I. y est de Plus ordonn6, Que Ia premiere
scion de Performance portant lie Nos arrogant
Particle trene-quatre de la Constitution de fEtat
adoptee le Ter jour de eyrer a. D. 1851 ct intitu-
les "ordonnance pour amender la Constitution de
fEtat de la Louisiana" est ct demeure par Ia pre-
sente, aoTosee ct que lie dit article trentequatre
est amends de maniere etre ainsi couGu, sayoir:
Dams tann6e on une election Eeguliere dun SGna.
teuf on des Senator's au Congress des Etats Conf6-
defes dot ayoir lieu, les menhfes de fassemhl6e
generate Sc rGuniront dams Ia sale des s@ances de la
ohalnefe des Repre- sentants, lie lundt qu suigra Ia
reunion de Ia Legislature, ct procederont la tiite
eieetlon Bien entendu, que cette section ne sap
plquela pas Ia preniete election qui sara tenue en-
Ve ~, de Ia Constitution des Etats'C onf6dsres
SEC. 5. II est do ptas oiqlonze, Que Ia troisieme
section de Ia dite ordonnanCe qni abroge Particle
trsnte,neaf de la Consultation de Etat, est ct de.
meure, par Ia pr6sente, amendee let que lie dit ar
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Id Orleans 9aIlp Crssttiltt.
CONVENTION Of THE STATE Of LOUISIANA.
soiSs AMI II uTroNs ADOPTED BIZ THE
rEoPtsE or hou1sT * 4, IN CONVENTION AS
sEafHfsEr &3 NIB

6 q 8 1 a 4 !. q. 10 . r NI.lA. /.
INV, 2sJ

Relative 10 the Transfsr of the Regufev
Array u tEtss States or ia portion thereof,
to thn Government OF the Confederate
States OF America.
y be u fssolpsd bg she People of ne Seek of
Louisiana IL Gosirslstior assembled, That the
Governor of this State he and he is hereby re-
President Of tho Col iederate States OF america the
desire sf ibid people Of Louisiana TO have the regi
Tar army Of this State, or suah portion thereof as
may BIZ required for the wants of the General Gov
eminent iii the Confederate States of America,
transferred to the army OF said derscy as soon
! as circumstances may permit. .@ & ID. ~
Adopted III nbnven4fnn ut the city of New Or
leaHs Ne 18Th day Of March, in TIE year OF our
Lord 1851 III Il
tssgrsa Y, ~, - "A Al l M,sUIoS,
Attest III Tifos WsIEAT, Secretary. IS rs 55s55 :
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Co1aeernantIes E1lecteurs La President ct ttGl
Viee-PresSdentde s Etats-Confederes.
Nous Ie Peit51e de Fiat de Ia Loutsiane, assem-.
Die en- Convention declarons etordonnons. ct il est
par 10 pr6sente declare ct ordonn6 Premiere.
ment, Qua Peffet d'ere les Gecteurs pour le Pre-
sident3 et lie vicePr6sident des Etats- Confederes
dAmGrique, Etat sera diyiseen six districts 6lec
toraux correspondent aux six districts congresson-
nels etabiis par eette Convention CONNIE suit: lie
premier district congressional sera lie premier dis
trict electoral, e second district Congressional
sera le second district electoral le tr6isieme dis.
trct congressional sera le roisieme district 6lec
toral, lie quatrieme district Congressional sera e
quatrieme district electoral, le cinquieme district
congressional sera lie cinquieme district electoral
le siSieme district congressional sera lie sixieme
district electoral.
secondement, Nous decldroas Ell ot.donaops de
Plus Qliun Geeteur de chacun des dts districts ct
1deux electors De tout rRtat seront 6lus ensemble
par les votants de tout rEtat, usqu ce que la le-
gislature en- ait ordonn6 autrement
Adopt6e en- Convention, en- la vile de la NOVEL
le-0rl6ans e vingt cinquieme jour de mars dc Ian
de notre Seigneur mil hut cent soixante-e un.
tsignel A. MoUT0N,
-. .4 - President do la Gonyen ion
y oefuAes5 y. ihOS. w hE All, Secretairc m29 lot
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Relative aux corporations de Banque dams
F8l'Eltat de la Lnuisiane.
q 4Nous, lie peuple de llgtat de Ia Louisiana, as
senble en- Conuenton. declarons ct ordonnons ct il
est, par Ia presente declare ct ordonn6, Que lart
Gle cent dix hut della Constitution est amende de
maniere etre ainsi coneu:
Des corporations autorisees 4 fare des operations
de banque on d'escompte peuvent Gre cretes par
des lois sp6ciaes etre form6es en- yertu des lois
generates; mails la legislature devra, dams Fun ct
Fautre cas, decreter qu'aucune banque ne pour
ra commeneer SEES operations quapres que les
deux tiers de son capital auront etc pages en- es
peees tia balance dams fannse qui suivra lie jour
de son entr6e en- operation qa'aucune banqne ne
pourra emettre, la fois des billets eScedant en-
somme les trois quarts du montant de son capital
paye, ct dune denomination moindse de dix pias-
| tres; que la circulation ct les dGp6ts de chaque
| banane devront toujours etre represent6s par IN
tiers au m0ins de leur montant en- esp6ces, ct la
balance en- bons effets on papier 4 quatre-vingt-
dix iours, payahles en- pein 1 ach6anoe; etqu'au-
cnne banqne ne pourra 6mettre de son compton,
d'autres billes que les stems propres Bien enten-
du que la legislature n'aura pas 10 droit d'exemp-
ter lie capital daucune banque de la take.
Adoptee en- Convention, en- la vile de Ia Nouvel
Ile0rleans ce Fingt-cinquieme jour de mars lan de
notre Seigneur mil hut cent soixante-et-un.
tSignel a All A, MQuT0N,
Gertibe II TTInSl WHEAT secfstaire " mo- lot
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OISDNNNAMEE

Pour autoriser les Conpnguies d'Assu-
q rance u placer lcG1r Fonds fe Reserve ca
Bons fses Etats-Confederes d'Ameriq"c.
Nous, Ie peuple de J. Eat de Ia Louisiana assem-
bic en- Convention, 66clarons ct ordonnons, ct il
DECLARE ct ordonne par 10 prGsente, Que les di-
verses compagnies d'assurance maintenant incor.
porGes dams Get Etat peugent placer leur fonds
de reserve en- bons des Etats- ConfGd6rGs d'AmGri-
que, en- outre des autres guarantees dGja specifics
dams leurs charles respectives.
Adoptee en- Convention, en- la vile de la Nou-
yele-Orl6ans, ce vingt-sfXbme jour de mars de Pan
de notre Seigneur mil hut cent soixante -et-un.
[Sgn6L aa A. MOUTON,
President de la Convention.
Certife j. THo'. WHEAT secrdtare. mo- lot
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ConcernhHt Ie Dcpositaire de rlItnt q la
Observation-Disclosures.


ConcernnHt le Dcpositaire de l'l1tat Ia
NCuyeile-6rieans.
SECTION l. II est ordon2e par le peupze de FEIdt
de la Louisiana, assemble en- ClnrentiOn Que lie
bureau du DGpositare de lEtat dams la Vile de la
Nouvelle-OrlGAns est transI6rG aux Etats-C onfGdG
res d'AmGrique, pourVu que les checks des agents
comptables ct tOus les mandats an compile des de-
partements du revenu public GU de Ia poste, don't
lie Placement a etc autorsG par cette Convention,
seront pages par lie dit DGpositahe jusquau Quinzo
avril mil hnit cent soiXante etun, ct que toutes
les balances des dts complies cette date seront
places au credit du TrGsorier dcs Etats- ConfG-
dGrGs pour quill en- soft dispose ains que lie Con-
grAs pourra fordonner.
Sec. 2. II est de plus ordonne, Que lie Gouver-
neur dc PEtat est par ces prGsentes autorisG 4
annuer lie bon execute par A, j. Guirot CONNIE
TrGsorier de la Monnaie Il la Nouvelle- Orleans ct
D&postare de lEtat en- favour de rEtat de Ia
Louisiana, ausst0t que ses complies auront etc
rendus il lEtat ct assures.
Sec. 3. II est de plus ordonne, Que la section
seize dune ordinance intitulee: GO Ordinance
pour rappeler certaines. Ordonnances ct pour
amender dautres Ordonnances dGia adoptGesn
est par la prGsente rappelGe.
AdoptGe en- Convention, en- la vile de la Nou-
vee-OrlGans, lie vingt-sixiGme jour de mars en- Ian
dc n6tre Seigneur mil HUT cent soixante-et IN.
lSigu6I A. MOUrON.
~ - Pre- idcnt de Ia Convention.
Cer'fG j. TT1OS WHEAT Ser ta're. rn29 lot
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NO An II ORDINANCE

Authorizing Insurance Companies to in-
vest their Surplus Funds in the Bonds of
the Confederate States of America.
We, The People of the State of Louisiana, IN
Contention assembled, do declare and ordabl,
and il is hereby declared, and ordained as fol-
loacs That the several Insurance Companies now
in this State may invest their surplus
funds in Bonds of the Confederated States of
America, in addition to the securities now speci-
fed in their several charters
Adopted in Convention, in the city of New
Orleans, this twenty-sixth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
siXty-one.
Stguedl ,-= A. MOUTON,
President of the Gony enton.
Attest j. Tu0S. WHEAT, Secretary.
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~ ssy1 ltosf9e the essislature to issue the
H S0atSAs nf AS9e al provisI4d for ia aartS-
cl alTe keSt and mime OF ne Constity-
siHsss An ssssas osaSts as not 80 exceed SIX
tAaeraaftriH NssEIars Tor cvery mil OF graded
Eossss WI aaiss the State of LouisaFssa, til
n Yyts Seaa klae aEon is5aot Intd at the tirae oil
issuance ofs tHae ssosars, provided tlae
ais1asIll subscribed by the state in any
Hssai isoisd Goa. pn1ay II net hereby in-
crenseU.
no laxssd bg tae people Of he State Of Lou
astsilN RIP assembled, That whenever
any Railroad in Whlch the State Is now snbscri-
fser, shall have q section Of five or more miles
graded within the State, apon which iron shall
not hare been iaid the Legislature may cause to
pa Issued N the8said Railroad Company bonds of
fhe state IL payment 81 its subscriptions to the
extent 81 sx thousand dollars per mile Of road SO
graded provided however the amount issued
skal not exceed the amount remaining upon its
aahscfipt icn At ite time M issuing the bonds.
dcpsed i'll Convention All the city of New Or
seans, the twenty third day Of March, in the year
a otT Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
enc. 1 3E ssS
lslgnsdl A. sMaUToN,
II MI sSSs "A - Il President Of the Convention.
sfstAgssis ~ Iauss ~ Al Secretary. fel6 lot
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recensement dams rEtat; etsi lie montant da mex.
cede pas celni que fEtat aura reeuen yertu de
article premier dc cette ordonnanee, lie dit Audi
teur des Complies Publics etnettra son mandat sur
lie Tresorier de l'Etat fayeur des personnes qni
y auront drot; mails ST lie montant dI excade lie
montant recu, ainsi quill est prescrit coessus alors
liAuditeur emettra son mandant en- favour DIES
ayants-droit, chacun pour une somme au prorata
de ce qui hi est d1 ct pas plus.
AdoptGe en- Convention, en- la VILE de la Nou-
velle-Orleans, lie vingt.sixeme jour de mars Pan
de n0tre Saigneur mil huit cent soiXante-et-un.
LSisn6l A. MOUT8N,
President de la Conven ion.
Gcrtih6 j. THOS. WHEAT, SeCreaiTe. In29 lot
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eges may be either created by special acts or.
formed under general laws, but the Legislators
shall III both cases provide that, before bank can
60 into operation two-thrds of the capital thereof
shall be pai4 Ia specie, aud the balance within one
year thereafter that no banks shall issue notes
exceeding Id amount, at any one time, three
tourths of the amount Of the capital thereof paid
In, Or of q less denomination than ten dollars ];
BID represented by at least onethird In specie and
the balance in good paper payable in foil at ns,
tarity within ninety days and that no bans shali
issue from its counter any other than its OWN notes.
Provided further that the Legislature shall nave
no power to exempt The capital of any bank from
taxation.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans The twenty fifth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.ene
gsicsnedl A. MOuTaN,
Ssss Sa President OF the Convention.
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&s0saE' BlDttNvci q 6cnveen Hen tEe In Legls-
aNfHre sle l1fEsat, Ie qua ense lunsii de no-
ss wenahre NIL sazait casst saIxnnfe-et-uu.
w peitpede Ia Loaisiale, assemble en- Con-
geilsloa eGlaFons et ofdonnons Que les neHhres de
geneEale pTochaine ouvfiront lear pre-
IAiare aeancea le qnatfiama uudi de noYembre mil
hat cent sol te7etan et dams la#premefa semi.
Ae NO. h seseIen 4ui dAEsEa se5aafe ionFs) lis Gli
ToTt DIES sdaateafs au eongr des EtasC onfederGs
les sessions suYantes sefont tenues coaform6ment
anM articles eial ct vingt,oina az Id Constitution
Adoptee en- Convention en- la vile de la Nouyelle-
IA zjaine joursde mars en- Ian de
metre segneur mil hut cent saiSante ct IN.
lfs Es5gnsl A. NORTON, x
sasnt Dc la lsnFsnon de- Fiat de la Ionisans
sicrssAs w All SscFs' aire MS lft
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W Resolution

RESOLUTION
TO Appropriate the Sum of Ten TinoTsant
Dollars to pay Members, Officers and Elk
penses of the Convention.
Resolted by the Convention of the Stale of Loui-
silna That the sum of ten thousand dollars be,
and the same is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
TO pay the members, officers and expenses Of this
Convention.
Adopted in Convention at the city of New Or
leans, the tWenty-sixth day of March, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
[Signedl A, MQuToN
President of the Convention Of the State of Louisiana.
g Attest ). THOS WHEAT, Secretary. <, "
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I. IEI5RlEso.ILuTIoN

IsesRffHe I'm transient de IsArzaee reSuliere
sie set Eztat ou s,ne paI-tEe de In dIte
ar1saee Am sso1lweriseEneflt dies Etats Com
Y deslercs ~ AIaaerfgue.
III est s7esoi,s par Ia peaple do Eat de Ia Lo,ti
assemble Ell GonUeitioa, Que le Gonverneur
4 ae eat Etat est reqnis dinsormer sans deiai, lie
President dea Etats Confed6fss d Ameriqne da
desir du peuple ID Is Louisiana de goir farmee
r6gnIiaTe dc GET Fiat, on telie partie de Ia dte
afInGe don't Ii goagernetnenf des Etats Gonfederes
u Anlerigue poufrait ayoir besoin, traasferee a
laTna3e eIH dite Gonled eration aussilot que les
Il circumstances LEI perlnettent. NJ
4dopt6e en- Convention, en- ID vile de Ia Nou-=
ystss yGaIs, ce treiMame jour de mars Fan de
Eatra neur mil hut cent soixante-e -un. III
.s3fgafl z7s3 a. MOUToN, a
B6 President de Ia Convention.
f9S RfH 1T, eeeestatre.S na24 lot 4
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Afreetant la soz,lmc de Dix RIillc piastrcs ar
Placement DIES 1neInbrcs, des officers ct de-
penses de Ia Convention
II est resolu par Ia Convention de tEtdt de la
Louisiana, Que la somme de dix mile piastres est
ct demeure, par la prGsente affectee des fonds du
trGsor non autrement aflectes, au Placement du per
diem DIES membres ct des officers ainsi que des de-
penses de cette Convention.
AdoptGe en- Convention, en- la vile Dc la Nouvel
ie- Orleans, lie vingt.sxeme jour de mars en- Fan de
notre Seigneur mil huit cent soixante-etnn.
rSjgnl1 A. MOUTON,
~ &ti3a1 "@s President de Ia Convention.
Cerie : J. TIIOs. WHEAT, SecrGaire. MO lot
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gees dc fnire 10 Recensement,
Nous, le peuple de 4 Etot de la Louisiana assem-
bic en Conuention, declarons ct ordonnons, AR
TIcLE /, Que a, j. Gurot, d6positaire de l'Etat Il
Ia Nouvele0rl6ans, est requis de verser entire les
mains du Tresorier de l'Etat la balance restante
aan credit du compile du reyenu public, au 81
janvier 1861, apras avoir solde tous les complies
ordonaanc6s par l'ordonnance No 10 ct les ordon-
nanees ct resolutions snbs6quentes adoptGes par
"a Convention de rEtat, ainsi que toutes les
somnnes d'argent qnil receSra l'ayenir de F.
y. Hatch. colleotenr de Ia Donane de 10 Nou-
yFetlesQ leans, on de tout autre agent compatible
saai pent avoir DIES balances entre SEES mains
81 les yerser entire les mains du dit i6postaire,
par e Tr6sorier dc l'Etat de III nianiare prescrte
par Particle qui suit:
AhT.2 Que l'Aaditeur des Complies Fables est
g5equls de s'assurer du moutant qui reste da aux
a,sesses pess s ehargees de fare le reeense
neht et q tes a9tres otficiers employees fare ie
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9oaE ssteTiscs ~ leg ssinfure d onaetsre
ass aesss ssA E1asa DIM iii esq prcscrif
xsaas y AxsRcss 90 dc III Constitution. uot,r
ze1z mont So MS HMl nsexcederont pas SIX
HAs HIS pleasures gDMv cAaqme mile de cfe
mig trace Of aliVele3 Guns l5FSgmf "a II,
10 st var iesesaeis los rails nc se-
Mcxa pas deSss poses Mn moment sa,cnrsffrs
Hes bpns. poueysz que ceaEs emIsssou ,Ie
b0sss asssSs Il ~ eAse pas Hi souarrinafo,a
Az gaz an zands stnl d. re t.n q ss,,,-
Ragnfe dc cneztila dc Ter.
s8t osaan,se pr e psit3le We tatae hi Lo,i.
siaiie ensemble ca Conpeitoa, One toutes es fois
annne cotapagnie de chemin de fer, iau fonls can't
1s DE 'Etat deli snnscrif, aura fait tia
eez t1iyeler uRe etendle de cling miles on plns
Az dt cheinin dams l'Etat ct sur lequel lei dite
comp y aura pas encore faitposer les rails Ia
legislature ponfa efdonner Permission de bonds de
en- favour 90 10 die eompagnie, EN- Placement
de sa fs0uscrip tiens jusqu'a concurrence de six
nag RIaatres pour chaqae mile dn dit eilemin aim
sitFae6 et nigelle i,ourpa dependant due IL mon
taItt 1es boHs ens pas Ie moniant restant
Z payeF surEa soasaription au moment did METRE
leaedits bnnas. g ~ ~ s. -
doRi &c en entton, eBIa vile de ID Nongelc.
s9riepa &C ionr du meis dc mars,
sn l,an qe notre ssigasnr mil hut cent soixantes
EaigBg al MeJT0Y.
f'ss feist de la Convention.
sys ~ laA1s sscftf Sire in25 lot
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AN oRDINAscE
: :
Concerning Electors of the President and
I Vice resident pf. the Cnnfefer:,fe 81 tcs


Concerning Electors Of the President and
Vace-President ofthe Confederate States.
NE, The People of The State of Louisiana, in
C6pneiltio7 assembled do declare and ordaas, ana
ri Is hereby declared and ordained as tolloteS
First: That for the purpose of choosing electors
for the President and Viee-President offthe Con
federate States of America, the State shall be di-
svided into six Electoral Districts, correspond
ing with the six Congressional Districts or
dained by this Convention as follows: The First
Congressional District shall be tbe First Electoral
Districts; the Second Congressional District the
Second Electoral District; the Third Congressional
District the Third Electoral District: the Fourth
Congressional District the Fourth Electoral Dis
trict; the Fifth Congressional District the Fifth
Electoral District; the Sixth Congressional District
the Sixth Electoral District.
k fFe Do further declare and ordai1, That one
Elector from each OF said Districts and two Elec-
tors from the State at large, shall be elected by
general ticket by the vote Of the whole State, until
otherwise provided by the Legislature.
Adopted in Convention, in The city Of New Or
leans, This twenty.ifth day of March, in the year
ri cur Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
tsignedl A. MOTION,
Pre- Of die Convention Of the State Of Louisiana
= Attest: j. fHGS. WHEAT, Secretary. ~
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i
Relative % la cession aux Etats Con fetiefes
des Forts, tles Arsenatsx, de Ia Monnaie, de
In Douane, dies Phares, etc., qui Sc trou-
vent da1as PIE cat de In Louisiana ct etafcnt
deEnierement en- la possession des Etats-
Unis.
Ifest oraonne par 5e peuole de U Eat de Ia Loui-
STARE assemble en- Co,uetttion SECTION l. Que re
tat de Ia Louisiana cede, par Ia presente, aux
Etats- Confed6fds d'Amefque lie drois de faire usa
ge, do poss6der ct d'occuper tons les forts. arse
naux, les phares ID nonnaie. Ia douane ettous les
autres ediees pubes qui Sc trouyent dams FEtat
de Ia Louisiana OF derni6rement on Ia possession
des Eats nis.
SEC. p. Il est De gE1s ordonne. Que l'Etat de la
Louisiana tranafere, par la presente, aux Etats-
Confederes d,Amerique les CORES, maintenant en-
possession ct qui, derniGrement Gtaient an ser
vice des Etats-U lis ct don't les Flats onfederes
rendront compile.
Adopt6e en- Convention, en- la vile de Ia NOVEL,
let0rieans, ce vingt-cnquiame jour demars de Pan
de notre Seigneur mile huit cent soixante-et-um.
~ fSigue "A. MDUToN,
President de Ia Convention de Etat Louisiana.
Certihe 3D. THoS. WIFE AT, Senretaire. nag lot
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Relative to the Cession to the Confederate
u states Of the Forts, ArsenaIs, the Mint,
Custnm-House, Lisht-{EoEses, etc.s within
the State OF Louisiana, and late i'm the
possession OF the United States.
BE Il ordained By he People Of the State of
Louisiana. i1e Convention assembled ~
4. SEC. 1. That the State Of Louisiana doth hereby
cede unto the Confederate States of America the
right to use, possess, and occupy all the forts,
arsenals and lighthouses, the mint, customhouse
and other public buildings in the State Of Louis
lana, late in the possession of the United States
ssEe. 2. BE it further ordained That the State of
Louisiana doth hereby transfer unto the Confederate
States Of America the revenue cutters now in her
possession and lately in the service Of the United
States, to be accounted for by the Confederate
States.
ADOPTED in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, the twenty-fifth day of March, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty zone. 5a
tSigncdl A. MoUThN,
NE A. President Of the Convention.
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lie: ]. THos. WHEAT, secrd'aire.
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AN ORDINANCE

no Exempt fron Taxation thc Bonds of the
Confederate States Of America. "
Be it ordained ythe People of Tie State of Loul-
Siand in ConUe,tio,a assembled That the Bonds Of
the Confederate States of America be and the same
are hereby exempt from taxation of every kind.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, The wenty-sixth day of March, in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
LSignedl A, M0UToN,
President of the Convention
Attest: j. THos. WHEAT, Secretary.
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Aefsbg dectas-ea and ordained as fogotes That
af9lete ohe hundred and eighteen Df the Constitti
zlgn be amended 50 as TO read as follows
corporations with backing or diseouniinz prigil.