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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-03

The company seem to have been particularly
fortunate IL tue selection Of their ofIisers Capt.
Dudley received the unanimous vote Of the COM
paDy, aud has already gained the entire conf
dence aud respect Of bis men. His experience at
Newport News and Great Bethel will prove Of
great Advantage to himself and tho company
Lieut.. Bronson also served IN the lst Vt Besi-
meat. lle Is well ,ersed in military tactics and
wilmale aI excellent officer. Lieut.. Burnham
needs only sporeuce o rcuder him most Ell
Gent anl popular officer. The non-commiasioncd
officers are well qualified for the discharge Of
THEN respective duties.
The company was highly complincnied BY the
inspecting officer. for It's fine appearance. It Is
composed mostly q young unmarried men The
average height Of the company is found 70 be BY
actual measurement feet II inches; their nv
erage age, = years 10 Al months The Oldest
member Is Corporal Philo b. Farewell q Dorset.
We understand that Il will deyolse upon this
company 10 bear the Colors Of the Regiment, it
being tie thild company in order Of organization.
Bennington Couuiy may we'll be proud Of the
pfomptbess with which her sons have responded
70 the call of tic government. The Bennington
company was the first company organized for The
l,h and 9th Regiments and tne Manchester com-
pany the third; these two companies will consti-
tuie one ten'h q the two Regiments, while the
quota the County By population would be LEI
then a sixteenth Vie understand that the Equi-
nox Guards viii probably leave for their render
yous some time this week. The present number
Of ihe company, since inspection, is eighty 1--we;
Ibis may be Increased to one hundred and one.
We shall give an amended roll Of the Equinox
Guards nezi week, Including The new members.
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who may hereafter be married to citizen, r. a.
State, and who have acquired or shall aeGnir ss
domic therein. asnte
Third, Allpersons now born or who may bs,aof.,.
be born out of the limits and Jurisdiction N ~,
State whose fathers WERE or shall he WI 4! !is
of their birth or conception, citizens os sS M,
State: Provided, however, that the rights ~ Ill
zenshp shall not descend to persons whose fa,k
never resided in this State. '' i'u''
Fourth, Persons of foreign birth who had M n,
date ofsecesson aforesaid declared Their intentnu
to become citizens OF the United States un1er H.
naturalization laws thereof or who had arrived II
the United States under the age OF eighteen vears
and had continued their residence therein far tx
years before the date of the Ordinance Of Secas,
SION aud who shall comply with the further 70
qurements of said laws, which for that. purnosa
and to that extent are hereby adopted as laws a.
Louisiana with the exception, however that IL.
oath to be taken by the applicant shall be Of aISS
gianee to the State Of Louisiana. ~
Fifth, Children of persons specified in the nreeeI
ing paragraph, who shall be dwelling in this State
and be under the age of twenty.one years Wlen
their fathers shall be naturalized as provided II
said paragraph, and shall, after attaining tie Az
of majority, take the oath of allegiance to the
State,
Sixth, All persons being citizens Of the Unitaa
States aforesaid, citizens of any one of the States
that have seeded therefrom, who may have coma
into this State TO reside at any time within twelve
months prior TO the date of secession aforesaid
and who SHALL after residence of twelve month
therein, take the oath of allegiance to this State
Provided, that the oath of allegiance shall not III
.qaired, after the formation of Southern Coafedl
eracy, of persons coming into this State and beins
citizens of said Conederacy, and Of any one Of the
States composing the same.
Be further ordained That the oath of allie
glance shall be administered in open court bv thu
Judge of any one of the District Courts Of thi
State, and shall remain of record in book to be
kept for that purpose by the clerk Of the court.
AinntpI {,nnUprtlnn q no nj t,rn F Na,r n.
leans, this seventh day Of February in the year d
onr Lord one thousand eight hundred and stxtY-one
tSlgnedl "A. M0UTOS
-. President Of the Ggnvefiion.
Attest: j. THOS. WHEAT Seer etary. f fel5 0t
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| LieutenantGovernor who shall not have ATTAINED
the age Of rs years and been citizen OF and resi-
dent within the State for the space of four years
next preceding his election.
Third, That article thirtynine of the Constitution
| be and the same is hereby repealed
Fourth, That article forty.siX of the Constitution
be altered so as to read as follows, towit He shall
| be CommaDder-iu-Chief of the army and navy OF
| this State, and of the militia thereof
Fifth, That article one hundred and twenty.six be
altered, SO as to read as follows, towit: Any citi.
zen OF thls state who shall, after the passage Of
lana from the Federal Union, fight a duel with
deadly weapons with citizen of this State or send
or accept challenge to fight duel with deadly
weapons, either within this State or out of it, with
q citizen of this State, or who shall act as second
or knowingly aid or assist in any manner those
thus offending, shall be deprived of holding any
office of trust or profit and of enjoying the right
OF suffrage under this Constitution and the office
OF any State officer, member of the General Assem-.
bly, or of any other person holding office of profit
or trust under this Constitution and the laws made
IN pursuance thereof, shall be, ipso fucG Vacated
by the fact of any such person committing the
offence mentioned in this article, aid the Legisla,
ture shall provide by law for the 2Scertaining aud
declaration Of E1eh # forfeiture ffeit5iaas
Sixth That article one hundred ND twenty-seyen
pc altered so as to read rs lolloszs to-wlt: The
Legislature shall have power to ox nd .h5 Con
sttntion and the jurisdiction Of this Sta Ne over any
territory which may be acquired by Inc State of
Louisiana.
Seventh, That article one hundred and ,4euty-
eight be altered so as to read as follows, ttwit:
None o. the lands heretofore granted by the E9n'
greSs OF the United States to the State Of Ionfsi
Tor aiding in constructing the necessary eyecs ans
drains, to reclaim the swamp and overflow iards
IN this state, shall be diverted from the pu.o1srs
lor winch , they were granted, except for arn,ns
Adopted in Convention at the City of New Or.
leans TINS hrst day of February in the year of our
LORD one thousand eight hundred and sixty. one.
tN's'e1 p,;,., At, a. MOUrON,
~ - AAio'' "iraI, secretary, fel5 lot
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To Provide for the appointment of DeIe-
gates to a Convention to form IA Southern
Confederncy.
We, The People Of Louisiana, in Convention as
sembled, do declare and ordain and il is hereby
declared and ordained
First, That this Convention will, on the 3Oth day
of January instant, at the hour of IL NJ, pro
ceed to elect by ballot six delegates, two from
the state at large and one from each Congress.
sonal District, to represent this State in the Con
Vention OF Seeding States, proposed to be held
OF montgomery, in the State of Alabama on the
fourth day of February, 1861, for the purpose OF
securing concerted and harmonious action, and
also OF forming q Provisional Government for
those States which have seeded and which NAV
secede, and intend to form Southern Confed
eracy,
Second, That the said Delegates be instructed
to aid in forming Provisional Government on
the basis OF the Constitution of the United States
for such States as have seeded, or may secede to
be established and put into operation before the
fourth day OF March, 1861; and that the same
Convention OF Seeding States shall proceed forth.
with to consider and propose a Constitution and
plan for Permanent Government for such States
which proposed plan shall be referred back to the
several State Conventions for their adoption or re-.
lection.
Third, That this Convention accepts the recon-.
mendation of the State of South Carolina that each
State be entitled to one vote in the said Convpn
ton upon all questions which may be voted upon
therein; and that each State send as MANY Dele
gates as are equal in number to the number of
Senators and Representatives to which it was en-
titled in the Congress Of the United States.
Fourth, That, if from any cause the said Con
Vention should not assemble at the time and place
ABOVE mentioned, then, and in that event, the said
Delegates be, and they are hereby accredited to
any Convention of Seeding States which NAV
meet at any other time and place, having for its
object the formation of a Government and the
establishing of Confederacy, as hereinbefore
prescribed, and which may adjourn to meet nj
any other time and place.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans. January twenty ninth, 1861.
[Signed1 A MOUrTON
r esdent of the Convention Of The State OF Louisiana
Attest: j. THOS. WHEAT, Secretary. feI5 IDt
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Pour organiser une force miIEtaire recuIfe
| pour l. f.tat dc Ia Louisiunc
Nous, lie peuple de la Louisiana, assemble en- Con
Yentlnn, ordOnnons ct il est par la prtsente ordrnu
| par lautoritG du dit peuple:
reinforcement, Ausst6t apres la passotion do cett,
ordinance une force militaire rfGnIihrn cnn1nosE
| dun regiment darere, dun regiment d'inforterit
ct deS officers gGntrauX ct dGtat.nanr mi on,,t nj
aprGs d6sgnGs sera orCans;e Dour In nrntectinn AZ
| lEtat.
| Sccondement, lie regiment d'artillcrie Sc comma
sera dun colonel qui chef du genie ct de 'artiI
el!e, u un heutenantcoone ct de denX majors don't
I'M sefa cie1 du Tram dartlllerie, dun Scrgent ma
Jor Ct de mutt COmpagnics, don't chcune So coInn0ca
IA dun capitaine d. terx Dren,ers lantanont r.
second lieutenant, de quatre sergcnts de 0uatre ca
pofauA' ae qare articlers, de deux mlsciens ct dc
qlia1te,VllSt7sN SoldatS
LIE regiment d'intanterc Sc cornposera dun ro,o-
mel! dun lleutenant-coloneI dun ma or dun serpent
p0sera dun captaine dun premier liont,nont a.
deuX seconds lieutenants, de quatrc sergents de
qttte caporauX de dcnx milsciens ct de auatre.
Elh9t-4iX spldats. Chaque regiment aura I'm adm.
u'i an; cholsl parinl les subalternes de la ligne.
htolsielletnent, IL aura un major general qu
aui9 'ii eraue eI IN commandment immGdiatemcnt
andcssous dl commandment en- chef ayec deuy
alues'decamp qul anront lie grade de premiers ente
nants ct qui serOnt attaches CONNIE suhaltnrnasn
au regiment de lisne. Tn abundant ct irapecteur
5tncrdl hVec le grade dc colonel, CT I'm abundant pi.
nerai assistant ayec lie grade de CaDitaine In onar
uefnaltle general ayec lie grade de colonel ct trois
Quarters maltres assistants avec lie grade de capitai
mes Les devors du dtpartement des wires ct de Ia
paie seront remps par lie d6partement du quarter.
maltre. I'm chrurgien avec lie grade de nainr Of
trois assistants lie grade de premers ieutenants
ct deux gardes magasiQs militares eft do dnnza aI'
dats dn train d'a'tlerie.
Quatrlemement rol!s les officers commissioners
deSlgnes dams cette ordOnnance seront nonmts mar
lie g"uVerneur de avis etdu conselitement du Sinai
et les recrnes sengageront servir pendant tros ans
mons Quclles ne sOient renvoyecs Dlns tn pion
entendu que lie p0uvernpur M, 10 M; P it W. niGh
DnuVOir de cnOGjnr cetta fOrco JorS - "+" nc
EEtot n,ov;rar, -, ,' 'c' ioiHquc Id Suiete de
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EGnCeTslnht les DrOitSs de CitOyGriS.
Nous, Ie petple de la Louisiane, assemble On
Convention, d6cafans ct ordopnons qne tonte per-
some ltbre ct blanche comprise dams les ca6g0ries
sivante5 C0n5id6rG ct est par Ia pr&sente de-
clr&e ctoyeu De IN Louisiana, savoir
! PremiGrement, Toute parsonne qui u la date az
! ladoption de Performances de secession, cest q
fSre ie vngteiXteme iour 10 ianvier, mil hut cen
soISsante.er-Hl, &tlit citoyen do Get Rtatl
SeeoSSss8s meatr ,Goute femme nee f6trange,
nsj,toHs,1 ~ ssnarGa pu Hui w marerG 4 aa cit6ye
do rgt Eat II aeqnit on acqaerisa url DOM
Gil 3aus l'Elat. SssSssssss.,.,s,, ,... 4.
hors de- GGi'es ct de ia irjdJctIS3S % Sss ny
don't e peFe est gu sefa Gpoque ds@$sss w. III
gu de sa conception, tilpyen ia aet ETaffxEP&
entendu, cependaat que les drotts de oitoyen Id
trhnsmettront pa. 4uE prr&gnHeg don't TIN pasgSfFt
mont iamas Gtabli jpa= don'Ieile dana rl3sat.
Quatremement, Touta pT8aDne h59 4 Granger
qui, la date de Ia secession aUsdtp ay4ig dis Asss
son intention de devenir citoJ de9 DIS eats &
en- vertu des lois de naturalizao 4es tEs5 UnfsToE
qGi Gtait arrv6e dams les Flats Jus ayaHt age I'd
dlX'hnlt ans ct avail continnee aytesier pendlut
cinq ans avant adoptipn de Performance de se0es.
sion ct qu Sc conformera autres forfnalit6sre.
qnises par les dites lois esqueiies dams 90 bs Of
1usquA ce point, sont par ID prGsenta adopGes
CONNIE lois de la Loaiaane, lexcepton eep4nd-
ant que lie serment que devra prefer Id persdnle
qni recIamera ce drot sera celni dailGgeaneea
fEtnt de Ia Louisiana.
enlightenment, Tout enfant des personnes men.
honnees dams lie paragraph qui pr6chde, demeufant
de la naturalization de pGre, ains quit est pt9ya
dams lie dit paragraph, qni ayantatLeint sa ma6riN
pretera lie serment d'all6geaace t'Etat.
StXlemement, Toute personne qui Giant citoyen
deS Etats uns susdltS, citoyen de tout Etat aat
seTa separG des Flats Unis, vicndra deneurer daas
l,ftaf dams les donze mos qu prGcGderont la data
De ladopuon de Performance De secession susd4
ct qhi apreS y aYOir reside pendant douze Inois
pFesera lie serment d'aGgeance rEtat: Bian
ehtendu que lie serment d'allGgeance.ne sera ia
eXlge apres la formation dune Confederation g
'onu' des pefsonnes venant dams Get Etat ct Giant
citoyen de la dite Confederation ct de lfun ~
! azure DIES EtatS cOmposlnt la dite Confederation.
, nepucmement Dcclar0ns ct ordonnons dc blu
lie seFment daIlegeance sera administrG en- pisj4s
Gour, par lie jnge de toute Cour de district ds3a
Etat, ct sara enr6gistrG dams I'M lipre tenn aFa M
edet par lie greifier de Ia cour.
Adopt6e en- Convention en- Ia vile de Ia Nil
YeHe-Oreans, &c septiene jour de fGvrier, def
nee mi butt cent soiXante-et.un.
LoghsJ A. NJ luton
C,-.;s. : rrta, ,,,,,, Pr tdent de la Convenfha
L.,
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40 alter the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana In Reference to the Oath of
Office.
We the People ofHle State Of louisiana, in Con.
yenton assembled, do declare and ortan aud it il
herehy declared and ordained, that NE Niuetieth
Article of the Constitution of the State of Louis
ana be ana it is hereby altered SO as to read as
follows, to-Wit:
GERS before they enter upon the duties of THAR of
ices, shall take the following oath or affirmation;
90 soIemnly swear Cor affirm that will be faith
Jul, and true allegiance bear to the State of LOuis
lana, so long as may continue a citizen thereof,
and that am qualified, according to the Copstitu
non OF this State, to hold the Office to which have
been appointed, Tor elected) and that | viii, to
the best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof
and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution
of this State so help me God
Adopted in Convention in the city of New Or
leans, on the twenty ninth day of January in the
sixty-one.
81 Signed o. A MOUToN
~ o. AAA"7' "ii+al' secretary. tei5 lot
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ORnDNN NANCE

ORilDRNANCE
Pour Changer In Constitution lie l,Ert,+ ,so
flee: - "h-
Nous, lie peupe de lEtat de Ia Louisiana assemble
en- Convention dGcarons ct ordonnons ct il est par
ia preSene declare ct ordonn6: que Particle quatre-
V1ngtdx de Ia Constitution de lEat de Ia Louisiana
est ct demeure, par Ia presente, change de manere
etre ansi concu
Les membres de fassembGe gGnGrale ct tous les
fonctonnaires publics pr6eront avant dentrer dams
lezercee de leurs fonctions, lie serment GU lairma
ton qui suit
"Je - lnre on affirme solennellement que lie
SERIAL tdele ct obessant llIat de Ia Louisiana tant
que e serai ctoyen dn dit Etat ct que e sus plene.
ment liable, commencement Il la Constitution de Get
Eat occuper Ia place laquelle i'ai etc nomme
(on elul ct que je remplra, de mon meux, les de-
yolrs de ma place ct soutiendni, protegerai ct de-
soft en- aide''
Adopt6e en- Convention en- Ia vile de Ia Nouvee-
orleans, ce vingtneuyeme jour de ianvier en- Fan
de n0tre Seigneur, mil hut cent soixante-et-un.
losheI A. MOUrON,
r.,. = rrro President de la Convention.
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AN ORDINANCE


Relative to the Revenues Collected at the
Port of New orIraus.
Re Il ordained By The People Of louisiana in
Convention assembled That the revenues collected
and to be collected at the port of New Orleans,
are held in trust by the State of Louisiana, and
shall be Kept separate and apart from all other
funds.
Be ii further ordained That the Governor, and
he alone, is hereby authorized to draw his warrants
on the depository of said funds. to pay such ex.
penses of the service, as well as the expenses of
the Mint in New Orleans, upon the estimates of the
proper officers, as have been heretofore authorized
by the laws and regulations OF the United States
Be IL further ordained, That all accounts con-
nedted with said SERVICE as well as said Mint as
heretofore rendered to the Federal authority, be
rendered to and adjusted by the Governor, who is
hereby authorized and required to take proper
ponds with snreties Of said officers for the proper
discharge of their dH1ies ISL
re u further ordained, That all accounts hereto
lore rendered by the Federal officers in this
state to the Federal authority, be hereafter ren-
dered IN the manner prescribed by the laws and
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ORDINANCE


Pour pourvoir "A LIS nom INA ion de DeIepues
aunc Convention pour former une Con f..
dcrat aon du Sad:
Nous, lie peuple de la Louisiana, assemble en- Con-
Venton deciarons ct 0rd0nnOns ct il est par les pre-
sentes declare ct ordoNAe:
reinforcement, Qu'aI&rente de ianyier courant
midi cette Convention procedera au scrutin Fe
ectlon de six del6gu6s don't deux seront pris dams
tout Etat ct IN dams chaqne district congressional
lesquels represeneront Get Etat dams la CONVENTION
DIES Etats scissionnaires qui dot Sc rGunr a Mont
gomery, dams fEtat d'Alabama, lie quatrieme Jour de
ieVrler NIL hut cent s0iXante etun pour assnrer la
concorde ct Harmonic de leurs actes ct auss ponr
former un gouvernement prOvisoire ponr les Flats
qu Sc sont separGs gu qui pOurraient separer ct
ont Intention de former une Confederation du Sud
Secondement, Quill est enioint aux dts dialogues
de contributor former I'm commencement provisoire
sur la base de la Constitution des Etats Unis pour les
Etat5 qu Sc SOnt Separ6S on qui pourraicnt sc Sc
parer, lequel devra 6tre etabi ct mis- en- actiyitG
aYant lie quatrIeme jour du mOis de mars mil huit
cent soixdnte-et-un, ct que Ia meme Convention des
Etats sclsslOnnaires Sc mettra en- devoir Immediate
ment de prendre en- consideration ct de prOposer une
constitution ct un plan de gouyememeHt permanent
pour les dts Etats lequel plan sera r6fGre de non
qean aux diverSes conventions d'Etat pour etre
adOpte GU reiete
Trosiemelnent, Que cette Convention accepte Ia
accommodation de l'Etat de la Caroline du Sud que
chaque Eat ait droit aun vote dams Ia dite Conven
tloh sur sontes les questions qui pourront 6tre
misses aux voix ct que chaqne Etat enyoie IN nom
bre de deegues egal au nombre des senateus ct des
repr6senants auques avaient drot au Congress des
Etats. Unis.
Quatriemement, Que 81 pour une cause queIconuue
Ia dite Convention venait ne pas s'assemhler L.
poque ct AL lieu cidessus desgnGs les dts dialogues
sont par les pr6sentes accr&dit6s aupres de t0ute
Convention DIES Etas scissionnaires qui porrait sas
sem6ler toute autre epoque ct en- tout antre lieu
dams lie but de former Tin gouyernement ct d'Gtablir
lne Confederation CONNIE il est present. ci-dessus
ct qui pourrait sajonrner pour Sc rtunir toute
lutre Gpnque ct en- toute autre lieu.
Adoptee en- Convention en- Id vile de la Nouvelle.
Orleans &c vingtneuvieme jour de janyier mil hut
sent soixante et-un.
tSguel A. M0UTOS
President do In Convention de = Etat de Ia Louisiana.
certihe: j. TH0S WHEAT, Secrttatre fel5 lot
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Pour anies,dcr In Consultation, de r,yrta+ 10
In Louisiana: "
Nous. lie peuple de lEtat de In I4onisane assam.
bic en- Convention, declaTous ct ordonnons Of il oat
par ce5 pr&sentes declare ct ordonnG;
Premicrement Que Particle Lrente.quatre de In
constitution est ct demeure abrogf i'
SecOndement, Que Particle treate.siy de /, cono+i.
tuition eat changes de mnnitre i 6tre ainsi c0nrn i.
Mi ne sera eligible la place de gouyprnn,,r on do
lieutenant gouyerneur sill ma atlent Eugp de vin@t
nGt ans ~ ma etc ctoyen de IGtAt ct sill Ma re-
side dams FttNt durant les qnatrcs anntes ami ont
lmmGdiatemcnt prtcGd6 son election
IroiSeWement. Que Particle trente-ncuf de Ia con
stltut0n est ct demeure abrogG
Quatnemement, Que Particle quarante-six de Ia
constitution est change de mauiGre 6tre ansi CON
GU: LIE gouyerneur sera lie commandant-en.cbef de
larme' de Ia marine ct de Ia milice de Get Etat
Chqmemement, Que Particle cent vingt.siy est
alncndG de manere Gtre ainsi concu: Tout citoyen
de cet Etht qnl. apres Fadopton de Performance de
session dc IEtat de Ia Louisiana de llrnion hdGrae
Sc battera en- duel avec I'm citoyen de Get Etat on
ehVerfa on acceptera IN cartel pour sc battre en-
duel aveC un citOyen de Get Etat soft dams rEtaf
soft hOrs de rEtat. on uui agira CONNIE tEmnn on
qul sciemment aidera dune maniere GuelconUc les
pelsonnes engagGes dams I'm duel he pourra ocnuner
aucuhe place Saaree nj aucun poSte de eoniianCe
ct scra prlve dG drOit de suffrage Tout officer do
lEtat tout membre de laSsemblGe gGnGrale on toutp
aure personne remplissan DIES fonctions saartes on
I'm poSte de cOnance, vertu de cete constitution
ee deS lois qu en- dependent, deYiendra ipso facto
lnhapile roster EN- place. du moment an aura com
mis- lie DELFT prGvn dams Get article. La legislature
lndiqueIa de quele maniere cette dGch6ance sera
CunstatGe
SiNiemement, One Particle cent vngtsept est
amend6 de manere i 6tre ains concu: La IegisIa.
ure aura lie droit d'ttcndre lie drot de cette consti
tutlOh ct Ia lurcton de Get Etat tout territoire
acqnis par fEtat de Ia Louisiana.
Septiememeut Que Particle cent vingthuit est
arnende de maniere Gtre ansi concu Aucune par
tie DIES terres antGreurement coucGdtes par lie Con
gres des Etats-Unis A l'Etat de Ia Louisiana nour
lu permettre de eonstrure DIES lev6es ct autre5 fra
yauX nGcessaires dGss6Chement des tcres nopdfes
dams lEtat ne sera dGtournGe de ohjet pour leduel
5lle etc conc6d6e 81 ce nest pour larmement ct la
defense de rEtat.
AdoptGe en- Convention en- Ia vile de Ia NouvelIe.
Orleans ce premier jour fGvrier Ian de n6tre Scig
leur mil hut cent soiXante-et-uu.
[Agne1 MOTION
- President de la Convention de Fiat de la IonIsiane
Setlhe- d. ifibS. " HEAT, SEcfetAire. fe!5