Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-06
Attest:
ELIAS c. BorDlNoT, Secretary
 Of Me ArkonsGs Siate C0nUcntl0n.

AN ORDINANCE appropriaing He domain, public lands and oe,, property uich beongcd e SoptrnmcM 2 Me onHd
 atey ia N soc OF Mc Srth doy of oy, A. D., l8el aud Jor other pn,poses.
 T. Be ordained Jy Ms people of He Stae o ArhanSas in coareutou assembled That the domain public lands and other nronertv which belonged and vested the government o the United States situate this state, the sixth day o May A. D. ls6 be- and the hereby appropriated to the Arkansas the domain pubic lands and property o said state to hereafter disposed of applied and appropriated as the other domain public lands and property of this stae hereby declaring that all the right title and claim which here toore vested said of the United States o in and said domain public lands and other property now vest n and belong to of Arkansas subject to be disposed of as may be hereafter provided by this convention or the General Assembly of this stae saving however those who may have acquired any rights under laws heretofore exist ing, all such rights.
 9 Bc further ordained, That the deputies or delegates who have heretofore been elected by this convention to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States oi Acrca and they hereby instructed and ana Tor ~
 they are hereby clothed with full power and authority to ccde convey transfer to the government oi the Conedef ate States of Ameca the following grounds lands and pro situate in the State Arkansas for the and benefit of said Confederate States of Amerca that to say twenty acres including buildings of the grounds and lands attached aud belonging the fort known as Fort smith, in "eoas and all the houses buildings and appurtenances thereon uate also the grounds and lands attached and belonging to the arsenal situate the city of Little Rock and all the houses buildings and appuenances thereon situte aho' so' " grounds and lands attached and belong 10 the hospital Tn e city of Napoleon in Dsha county and all the houses ou ines and appurenances thereon situate If0Vmd hoFe'e That said fort and hospital shall be considered nece ary or useful for national purposes And ordfd do nal sail government the Confederate States of America shall
 receive and admit this state into the government of the Con +lo that al have been received into said Conederacy and with all the nrvilcges and imnunes belonging and pertaining tc inc same and each of them And pOrdd oo That the said fort arsenal hospital shall be continued to De used fo public purposes and national objects; And ocdtd as Ina the said government of the Confederate States o Aerca shall forever and all times receive into the sad arsenal h
 anv and all state arms which may be there deposited free of and expense to this stae ana sha also and store into the attached to said arsenal any all powder or of tendered tor that purpose o this state, without cost or expense
 B. Be ftrther ordained, That the deputies or delegates
 said be- and they are hereby limited and restricted in the power as such deputies delegates far as may pertain their power of ceson the of this state to the power f akno cesson of the above and beoreheren described round lands and property and other whatever ahe the power hereby conferred upon said deputies or delegates conded to them to exercised not in the discreon
 Re u further ordained That the deputies or delegate aforesaid shall think expedent proper to cede to e gov of the Confederate States o Amerca the sfouus lands and property aoread and the same are accepted h d Confederate States and in that event, the sa of the Confederate States of America snail @ inc same jurisdiction over the said grounds lands and pro rt o to be ceded the government of the United otae H America had exercised and held over the same uhef W ~ of Congress of the United States and those Of the Genera Assembly of this state.
 Adoped and passed in and by the convention on the eeven day of May, A. D., 1861.
 DAVID WALKER, President
 of he Arhansas Satc Conrention
 ELIAS c. BouDSor Scsetory
 of he Conuention.
 AN ORDINANCE or raising and eqpplag ""'tdy t0Tce
 e uorthmestern and nor-easern portions te sfoe or immediate protection of Hose frontiers.
 WHEREAS our frontiers threatened with immediate inva sion by the forces of the United States therefore,
 Be ordained by Me people Of Arhanas 'p an Conrem'" assembled That there shall be elected forthwith brgadie general for the first division of the state and that there m also be elected one brigader general for the second the state who shall, respectively, rank any i" r said divisions and who shall constitute two o' ~ may he elected by this convention, for hc army " w ~
 5 ;+ o any military board that may be hereafter osa"
 MAI, . .her superior officers, and to De out ranked oy a l , a;er who may be appointed by the Coniederat and the president of this convention IS hereby au'hor ;zed to issue commissions to said olcers In 'ne ha''0 " " Otate oi