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N O. 1871
AN 8RDTNANCE

no divide the State of Louisiana Into Com.
gressional Districts for the election of n e.
representatives. to the Congress of the Con.
federate States OF America.
We, The People of Louisiana, IN ConUention as
set,eotsd, do declare and ordGia, That the State
shall be diyead into six Congressional Districts Of
contiguous territory, each district to elect, accord
ing to law one Representative to the Congress o.
the Confederate States of America, which division
shall continue and be in force until the Legislature
shall otherwise provide.
The First District shall be composed of the
parishes Of plaquemines, st. Bernard, Orleans
fright bank) the Second and Third Municipal Dis.
trlcts Of New Orleans, the parishes of st. Tam
many and Washington.
ihe second District shall be composed of the
FIRST and Fourth Municipal Districts Of New or
| leans sI and the parish of Jefferson.
ne Ihlrd District shall be composed of The
p p o. ST. Charles, St. John the Baptist St.
ZINES eenson, Assumption, I4afourche, Terre,
eiana amidst Helena. - .'''' : VIZ
1he Foasih District shall be composed of the
Patlsns s. OF " est Felciana. Pointe Goun6e, West
Baben Rouge iberge, st. Landry, LAFAYETTE. Yer
million, ST. Martin and ST. Mary. SS's' %
The Fifth District shall be compoaed of H.
parishes OF Galcasieu, Rapides. Sabine. Natcb;.
toehes, VIM, Desoto, Gaddo, Bossier, Bienyille
and Claiborne. - = = ms
The Sixth District shall be composed Of the mar.
lshes ot AEoyeiles Goncordia, CatahouIa Caidgell.
Franklin, Tensas Madison, Ouachita, Jackson
union, Morehease and Carroll.
90 further declare and orddiR; That from and
after the enumeration and apportonment of repre-
under the provisions of the Censtitu-
ton of the Confederate States the Legislature shal
divide the State into as many Congressional his.
fficts Of contiguous territory as there may BE Re
personalities allotted TO the State of Lonisjana BY
drch appbfti0nment, and so from time to time after
each subsequent enumeration and apportionment
Aaopted IN Convention, at the city Of New Or
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mo. ST..
.Er AN ORDINANCE
Relative to the Payment of the Census Taxi

Relative to the Payment Of the Census TAX
ers.
We, the People of the State of Louisiana, IN Con.
| UentiOn assembled, do declare and 0rdain:
ARrlcLEl |. That A. ]. Griyot, 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 NAV
hereafter be received by him from T. H. Hatch,
Collector of the Port of New Orleans, or any other
discussing officer of the customs, who may have
balances in his hands and who may return the
same to tho State Depository; the said amounts to
be dsbursed by the State Treasurer in the man
ner 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 connect
ed 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 1st
Of this ordinance, the said Auditor of Public Ac-
counts shall issue his warrant on the State Trea-
surer in favor of the parties entitled to pay; but
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.
adopted in Convention, in the city of New Or
leans, this twenty day of March, in the wear
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
one.
tsigned A. MouToN,
President OF the Convention.
Attest j. TH0s. WHEAT, Secretary.
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An on n VICE


4 Asa issst stoEsze tho Legislature to issue the
az Sac state provided for i. as.ti-
cleiesae it,sssdrsd md saEaie OF The GonstitI =
S5osst ais asaaoaamts as not to exceed AK
q laHs for every mile OF d tesl
zs9ssta ri iaIaE the State OF LutIisianss, IN
MI stsHf &lRe irual Al mot laid at the time OF
40 Issuance OF the Bonas, proyiSteti the
Il aaaaoFsas # sssbscrlIael nv the state In amy
y ~ leossd Company u mot hereby En-
erauaea
Bs lssed bg NE people Of THE State Of Eo,t-
sSiaIld psspe1ssSofs assembled, That whenever
aHy n ailroaA ~ Whichthe State Is now subscri+
Der, stat lsaye a section Of FIVE or more miles
graded NititIu Siie State, upon which iron shall
not AisYa been laa the Legislature may cause to
neslssAed 70 4he said Railroad Company bonds Of
the faent Of It's subscriptions, I'd the
extent Of slx hoNsand dollars per mile of road so
graded !; proa1ded however, tile amount issued
shali nut exceed The amount Remaining aponits
sahsoripfion At the time of issuing the bonds
Adopted in Convention ait the city DC New Or
leans, The twenty third day Of March, in the year
one. -
sispall a. MouToN,
K43 8s N sas N resident Of the Convention
SAsaSs-s y, y RUS 4tt EAT, Secretary. feds lot
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ORDDNNARCE
Coneernnnt les ElIectersrs dl President ct IL Al
.Niee-presitLeE DIES Etats-Cou5ndores

COneerElsEfte les EllecfeEiFa SfI President ct IL II
Viee-Prcsident DIES Etats-Comfedores.
Nous le pelole de IStat de Ia Louisiane, assem-
bic en- GOngeloa deelafons ct ordonnons ct il est
pnar Ia pr6sente declare ct ordonn6 Premiere
ment, Qd'a l'etfet d'6re les Gecteurs pour lie Pre-
sident ct lie viee-Pr6sident des Etats. Conf6d6rds
d AmGrlque lEtat sera dvisG en- six districts cleo
toratx correspondent aux six districts COMPRESSION
nels etablis par cette Convention CONNIE suit !: lie
premier district congressional sera lie premier dis
trict electoral, e second di4trict Congressional
seFa 70 second district electoral, lie trosieme dis
trict congressional sera lie troisiame district cleo
toral le quatritme district congressional sera le
quatrieme district electoral, lie cinqu1me district
congressionncl sera le cnquiGme district electoral
le sixieme district congressional sera lie sx6me
district electoral.
4 Secondement, Nous declurons ct o1don3,ons de
ss, Qn'un 6lecteur de chacun des dts districts ct
6denx eecteurs de toni 'Etat seront &lus ensemble
par les yotants de tout lEtat iusqua ce que Ia L.
gislature en- ait ordonnG autrement.
Adopt6e en- Convention, en- la vile de la Nouvel-
le-orleans lie vingt- cnquiame jour de mars de IAN
de notre Seigneur mil HUT cent soixante-etun.
lsignel A. MouToN.
csrtiHt u. THos. WHEAT, secrstaire ms9 iot
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Asssar aAt0akser An Legssaature n emetsre
ies ssnsls tse Y sIstsi gun est present.
lssass ssa -stzeas taa de Aa Constitutions. pour
Ssis saso2efssEf ~ sssas xsaxcesseront IA q sly
ssssss eaRasgsae IsiiiIe dc al e.
m axa srssst e& sisssss l,fltat ,e Il,
Astsssa s.n7fa s,s 60
Epals pms poses mn ,sao1ae,,s
8eA b0HhRs rusaN*sx qie ceSfe en.isssn,,. n 4
hpass u, q ulg fnefAta pas Ia sousrIintia,,
M sae ava foraas gap al aasps1ra co,,,
pagsfle de q henlfn dc Ger.
est DTd0,9Ie par ie pets,le de s5tatde ID Lo,,;.
siose, ussetnbs en- Generation, Que toutes ies f0s
1une noup8 gnie de ehemin de fer au fonds CAM
fa1 laqHeile Etat daja soHscrit aura fait TIA
Ger ct niTslef une 6tendue de cinq miles on plus
az salt ehemin dams 'Etat, ct sur Iequel la aite
Comp ara pas encore fat poser les rails Ia
legislatufe ponfra ordonner liemssion de bonds de
satef fAwetiF dc Ia iite coinpagnie enpaiement
de - aouseEip tlcn, jnsquia concurrence de six
mute piasttes pour chaqle mile dudt eheaiin ain
81 trace at,n pougyu dependant que lie mon.
iat ass bols ennis excede pas 10 m0ntant restant
les dis bonds. ~ = + :
dopsee eia aATe ntipn en- Id wife de Ii Nouyelle.
Oflsans. ce Yngt roisiame ionr du Iaois de- mars
81 de nQtrs sslgnenr iait Init cent soixa1te,
sgut3 Il NouT0N
eestise y. Tfi0S ~ HEAT seercisire IN "a lii
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AN ORDINANCE

Authorizing Insurance Companies to i'm.
vest their Surplus Funds in tI,e Bonds OF
the Confederate states of America.
We, the People Of the State of Louisiana, in
Contention assembled, do declare and o7da5n
and ii is hereby declared and ordained as fol.
locs That the several Insurance Companies now
incorporated 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 tile
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one.
LSgnedl a. M0UTON,
President Of the Convention
Attest J. THOS. WHEAT, Secretary.
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L A X , q .
ORDINANCE
Ponr dfyfser PEtnt en- Districts Congress
sionnels a peffet d'elire DIES Representative
aux Etats-ConfetEercs ti'Amerique.
Nous, te petple de Ia Louisiana, assemble en- Con
Uen5ion, dscaarons ct ordonnons, Que lEtat sera
dvise en- six districts congressionnels contigus Ell
terrtore chaqre district 6lira, commencement
10 loi un representant au Congress DIES Etats-C Con
feder6s q Amerique laquee division con.inuera
ct restera 10 meme Jusqua &c que la legislature er
ait ordonne autrement.
LIE premier district Sc composera des parosses
de Plaquemines, de St. Bernard dGrtans rive
droite, des Second ct Troisieme Districts tiunic
paux de la Nouvele- Orleans, des paroisses de st
Tammany ct Washington.
LIE second district Sc composera des Premier ct
Quatrieme Districts MunicipauX de la Nouvee-Or
leans ct de la paroisse de Jefferson.
lie troisieme district Sc composera des parosses
de st. Charles, de ST. Jean-Baptiste, de st. JAG
cues de FAscensinn, de Prescription, de LGfour-
che, de Terrehonne, de Livingston, d'Est Baton
Rouge, d Est FGiiciana ct de Ste Helene.
LIE quatrieme districtse composera des paroisses
d'Ouest Feliciana, de 10 Pointe Coupee dOuest
Baton Rouge, d1berville, de st. Landry, de La.
fnyette, de Vermilliou de St Martin ct de Ste
Marie.
LIE cinquieme district Sc composera des paroisses
de Calcasieu, des Rapides, de Sabine, des Natchi-
toches, de VIM, de DeSoto de Caddo, de Bossier,
de BienVille ct de Claiborne.
Le sixieme district Sc composera DIES paroisses
des Avoyelles, de Concordia de Catahoula, de
Caldwell, de Franklin, de Tensas, de Madison,
d'Ouachita, de Jackson, de lUnion, de Morehouse
ct de Carroll.
Nous declag0ns ct or7onnons de pz,ts, Ou'apres
que Remuneration ct la rGpartition de Ia repr6sen-
taion seront faites, commencement aux dispositions
de Ia Constitution des Etats ConfGdGrGs, Ia Ggisla-
ture dyisera lttat en- autant de DISTRICTS congress
sonnels contigus en- terrtoire quill y7aura de re-
pr6sentants accord6s Il FEAT de la Louisiana par
cette rGpartition, ct ains de temps autre aprts
chaque enumeration ct rGpartition subsGquentes
Adopt6e en- Convention, en- Ia vile 6e la Nouvel-
leOr6ans, ce vingt-cnquiame jour de Mars de Fan
de notre Seigneur mil hut cent soixante-et-un.
[Signil A. MOUTON
President de Ia Convention de l'Etnt de Ia Louisiana.
Gertlte - THNS WHEAT, SecrG aire. m2g ft.
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Pour autoriser les Co1npRgnIes sz,Assu-
rance - placer leur Ponds de Reserve en-
Bons DIES Etnts-C0nfoderes ta'AmerIgue.
Nous, lie peape de / Etat de In Louisiana, assem-
DE en- Convention, GGclarons ct ord6nnons. ct il
declare ct ordonne par la prGsente, Que les d.
verses compagnes dassurauce maintenant inco,
porGes dams Get Etat pcuyent placer enr fonds
de reserve en- bons DIES Etats-C onftdGrts d'AmGri-
que en- outre des autres guarantees dtjA specifics
dams leurs charles respectyes.
Adopt6e en- Convention, en- la vile dc Ia Non
vee,Orl6ans, ce vingt-sixiAme Jour de mars de Ian
de notre Seigneur mil hut cent soxante -et-un.
Isgptt A. NOUTON
- ~ President de la Convention
moo
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recensement dams lEtat; ct ST le montant adj n'ex
code pas celni que l'Etat aura recu en- vertu de
Particle premier de cette ordinance, IL dit Audi
teur des Complies Publics emettra son mandat sur
lie Tresorier de l'Etat favour des personnes qui
y auront droit; mas 81 lie montant d1 excede lie
montant reeu, ansi quill est present. c6essus, alors
fAudlteur emettra son mandant en- favour des
ayants-droit, chacun pour une somme au prorata
de ce qui lui est dn ct pas plus,
Adoptee en- Convention, en- Ia vile de Ia Nou-
VelleOrlGans, lie Vingtsixieme jour de mars Pan
de notre seigneur mil hut cent soixanteet.un
tslgneI A. MOUTON,
. ,,. u. - . President de Ia Convcn ion.
Il, n90l
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7 " q. y.
AN ORDINANCE
Concerning the State Dcposita


Concerning the State Dcposttary at New
Orleans.
SEC. i. Be Il ordained by the People of the
Slate of Louisiana, IN COnrehtioa dSseHtJleA That
the Office of State Depository in the city of New
Orleans be and the same is hereby transferred to
the Confederate States of America, provided how
ever, that all checks of di5bursing officers and all
warrants account of the Public Revenue and
Post-olficc Department. the payment of which has
| been authorized by this Convention, shall be paid
| by the said Depository up to the 18th of April
1861 and that all balances of said accounts at that
date shall be placed to the credit of the Treasurer
of the Confederate States, to be disposed of as
Congress may direct.
SEC. 2. Be il further ordained, That the Gov
ernOr of the State be and he is hereby authorized
to cancel the bond executed by A. J. Gurot as
Treasurer Of the Mint at New Orleans and State
Depository, in favor of the State of Louisiana, so
soon his accounts shall be rendered to the State
and adjusted.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That section
sixteenth of an ordinance entitled " an ordinance
to repeal certain ordinances, and to amend others
heretofore adopted be and the same is hereby
repealed
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, this twenty-sXth day of March, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
[sgncdl a. MnCT0N.
Attest: J, TEIo5. WHEAT, Secretary.
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AN ORDINANCE
Concerning Electors OF the President and
q Vlce-Presfdent OF the Co1tfeler.a To Stn+as

vIce-President OF the Confederate States.
ne, The People of The State of Louisiana, ii
Convention assembled do declare and ordain, ana
1t Is hereby declared and ordained as to1lolns
First: That for the purpose of choosing electors
for the President and Vice-Presdent of the Con
federate States of America the State shall be di-
vided into six Electoral Districts, correspond
ing with the six Congressional Districts or.
dained by this Convention as follows: The First
Congressional District shall be the First Electoral
District; the Second Congressional District the
Second Electoral District; the Third Congressional
District the Third Electoral District; the Fourth
Congressional District the Fourth Electoral Dis
tTict; the Fifth Congressional District the Fifth
Electoral District; the Sixth Congressional District
the Sixth Electoral District
We do Juif7lea. declare and orddin That one
hteetor from each Of said Districts and two Flee
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 twentyi fifth day Of March, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
Esignedl A. MouToN
Pre- of The Convention of the state Of Louisiana
Attest J. TIlOS. WHEAT Secretary. =
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ORDINANCE
Relative placement des pcrsonncs char
gees dc faIre lie Rnnansament,

GNtIsi'IFV HE PuEVlhshL uss pNHs0nncs CHAR
gees dc faiTe lie Recensement.
Nous, le people de Z Fiat de Ia Louisiana, Assem-,
0te en- Conuestson, declarons ct ordonnons, AR
rfoLE l. Que A. ]. Guirot, deposiaire dc l'Etat 4
Ia Nouvele Orleans, est requs de verser entire les
mains du Ir6sorier de l'Etat la balance restante
au credit du compte du revenu public, au 81
janFier 1861, apras avoir sold6 tous les complies
ordonnane6s par Performance No 10 ct les ordon.
| nanees es resolutions subs6quentes adopt6es par
Ia Convention de l'Etat, ainsi que toutes les
s9mmes d'argent quill recevra ravenr de F.
=, lHateh, collector de Ia Douane de la Nou-
yesleFo fieans, on de tout autre agent compatible
lai pent ayor des balances eutre ses mains
g les yerser entire les mains du dit depositaire,
| lesane3lss sommes aiasi yersees seront payees
! par Particle qui suit: =
ant. Qae l'Auditeur des Complies Publics est
| lequis de s,assurer du m0atantqui reste da aux
dlYerses pefsonnes charg6es de faire lie recense.
ment ct tells autfes officers employees faire lie
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Conoernnnt lie Dcpositaire dc I'Etut e. Ia
observation-disclosures.
SECTION |. II est 0rdonae par le peuple de FE2qt
de Ia Louisiqne, assemble en- C7nueliion. Que lie
bureau du DGpositaire dc l'Eat dams Ia vile de la
NOuvellr-OrlGAns est transiGrG aux Etats-C0nfGdG-
res d Am&rique, pourvu que les cheeks des agents
couptabes ct tous les maniats au compte dcs d.
partcments du rcyeuu public on de Ia pose don't
lie Placement 6tG autoris6 par cotte Convention
seront pages par lie dit D6positaile jusqlan quinze
avril mil hujt cent sOiXaute-et-un, ct que toutes
les balances de8 dts complies Il cette date seront
places au credit du TrGsorier DIES Etats-ConfG-
dGrG5 pour quill Ell soft dispose ainsi que lie Con
grtS pOnrra nOrdonner.
Sec. 2. II est de pl"S ord0nne, Que lc Gouger-
neur de l'Etat est par ces prtsentes autor8G
annuer le bon execute par \. J. Gurot conn
TrGsorier de la Monnaie il Ia Nouvellp-O Orleans ct
Dtpostaire de rEtat ell favour de lEtat de la
Louisiana, aussit0t que ses complies auront etc
rendus lEtat ct assures.
SEC. g. II est de plus ordOI7e, Que Ia section
seize dune ordonnance inHtuGe q OrG0nnance
pour rappeler certaiGes OrdOnnances ct pour
amender d'autrcs Ordinances dGja adoptGes,n
est par Ia prGsente rappelGe.
AdoptGe en- Convention en- Ia vile de la Nou-
vete-OrlGans, lie vngtsiyiGme Jour de mars en- Pan
dc n0tre Seigneur mil hut cent sOiXanteetuu.
Lsig i A. MOU TON,
~ - - President de Ii Convention.
Ger j. TKI0S WIFE At Sec,trHre. m29 lot
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eyes may be either created by special acts or
formed under general laws, but the Legislature
shall IN both cases provide that, before bank can
shall be paid In specie, and the balance within one
year thereafter; that no banks shall issue notes
exceeding in amount, at any one time, three
fonrths Of the amount Of the capital thereof paid
that the cash liabilities of each bank shall always
be represented by at least onethird in specie and
the balance in good paper, payable in fall at ma,
tnrity within ninety days; and that no bank shall
issue from its counter py other than its own notes.
Prouided further, that the Legislature shall have
no power to exempt the capital of any bank from
taxation.
Adopted in Convention, ct the city of New Or
leans the twenty fifth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.
Isiguedl A. M0UT0N,
Ma President of Tue Convention.
.tttest: y. THoS. WHEAT Secretary.
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ORDONNANEE

PournhroSer"el faines 0rt3onnance s ct r,our
en- amender d'nGltres uloptees anaerieure-
mcnt
Hest ordoGne pan ze peup7e de rEtat de Ia Lo,,i.
;Siane, assemble en- Convention SECTION /, Que
IoTdonnance portant lie No adoptGe lie % ianvier
A. d. 1851, intitul6e "0rdonnance relative aux lois
iedGraes ct aux officers 6dGraux qui Sc trouyaent
cans llItat de Ia Louisiana, lors de ladoption de
foIdohnahce de Session est ct demeure abrog6e
SEC. 2. II est de plus ordonne One Fordonnance
portant lie No. 6 adoptGe lie meme jour ct inttulGe
"Ordonnance relative aux revenus coectes dams Ie
port de Ia Nouvelle Orleans" est ct demeure par Ia
pr6Sente abr0gee
SEC, ). IL est dc Plus ordonne, Que Performance
portant lie No I, amendant Particle quatre-vinut.
dix de la Constitution de fEtat, adoptGe lie meme
Jour, ct lntitulee "Ordonnance pour changer Ia
constitution de i'Etat de Ia Louisiana Reinforcement
au serment d'office" est amend6e de maniere a CO
que Particle quatre-yingt-dix soft ainsi concu, sa
vor: - ~
Les memhres de l'assemh&e generate ct tons les
omGlefs aVant d'entler dams pexercce de lenrs
ionctons preteront lie serment gu l'afIirmation ou
SUIT: "Je Jure soennellement ION affirme) que cor.
toImement n la Constitution de Get Etat. lie suis
hablle remplir la place aquee j'ai etc tiu ION
homme) ct que ie rempirai de mon mieux les de-
Yoirs ct soutiendra, prot6gerai ct d6fendra Ia Cor
sttuton de Get Etdt ct Cele des EtAts- Contsdfreu
Que Dieu me soft en- aide"
SEC a. " est de plus ordonn& One la premiere
Particle trente-quatre de Ia Constitution de TEtot
auoptee lie Ter jour de t6vrier A. D. 1861 ct intr
lee "Ordonnance pour amender Ia Constitution de
fEtat de la l4ouisianen est ct demeure par Ia prG
sente, aorogGe ct que lie dit article tTente.qudtre
est amende de maniere Il 6tre ainsi concu, SAVIOR
Dams lannGe on une election r6guliGre dun soma.
feur on DIES Senator's au Congress des Etats. Comic
derts dot avoir lieu, les membres de rassembl6e
generate Sc r6unront dams la sale DIES seances de Ia
GhambIe DIES Representants, lie lundi aui suiyra IA
reunion de Ia Legislature, at procederont q Ia dte
election; Ben entepdu, que cette section ne s'ap.
pllqueTa pas IA premiere eection qu sefa tenne en-
vertu de la Constitution DIES Etats Confeder6s.
SEC. 3. q est dc plts ordonnc, Que la troisieme
section de u dite ordonnance qui abroge Particle
frente .neaf de Ia Constitution de rEtat est ct de-
meufe, par La presente, amendte, ct que lie dit ar
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AN ORDINANCE

Relative TO f1,e Eession to the Confederate
States of the Forts Arsenals, the NTinf
GasEaln-House, Iight-Houses, etc.. within
tiae State OF Lonisfana. and late in The
possession of tl,e United States.
Be it ordained By the People of the State OF
Louisiana, In GonUentiofs assembled:
SEC. /. 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
SEC. 2 Be il 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-ffth day of March, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one.
ESgncd s A. MQUT0N,
A President Of the Convention.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-29

RESOLUTION
Af8eetant Ia som;ne de Dix Mile I,iastres an
paiemeHt DIES membres, DIES OFFICERS ct de-
penses de In Convention.
II est resolu par Ia Convention de pEfat de Ia
Louisiana, Que Ia somme de dix mile piastres est
ct demeure, par Ia prGsente. affectGe DIES fonds du
tresor non autrement affects, au Placement du per
diem des membres ct des officers ains que des de-
penses de cette Convention.
Adoptee en- Convention, en- Ia vile de Ia Nouvel-
le-OrlGans, lie vingt-sixitme jour de mars en- Fan de
notre Seigneur mil hut cent soixante-et.un.
. lSlgutJ A. MOuTUN,
a President de la Convention.
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