New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-08
TuR LOUISIANA STATE CONVENTION

4 oflered by the rev. Mr. Howard, of the Bapts
II Church.
! The roll being called, SO members answered
The journal was read and approved.
AS TO Adjournment.
Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, called up Mr.. Richard
sons resolution for an adjournment from Saturday
to the 4th of March. Laid over subject to call.
Printinss the Ordinances.
Mr.. Briscoe, of Madison, called up the ordinance
providing for the printing of the ordinances of the
Convention, and it was adopted. 1t provides fol
the printing of 1000 copies; each member of the
Convention to have four copies, and one copy tc
be sent to each District Judge, Recorder and
Police Jury in the State.
The New England States.
Mr.. Elgee, OF Rapides, called up Mr.. Wilkinson's
resolution relative to the exclusion of the New
England States from the Southern Confederaey.
The resolution was ordered to be printed, and
made the special order for Saturday.
The Mileage Questions
Mr.. Dorsey's resolution, that the members of
the Convention shall be paid no additional mileage
for coming from Baton Rouge to New Orleans,
was called up, and lively debate followed.
Mr.. Davidson, of Sabine, moved to amend, that
the word non be stricken out, and that the mem
bers do receive additional mileage.
Mr.. McNeely, of Pointe CoupGe, moved the ap-
pointment of committee to inquire into the mile
age question.
| Mr.. Davidsons amendment was voted upon, and
adopted by, so yeas to &c nays.
Mr.. Semmes, of Orleans, then moved to amend
that members from Orleans and this vicinity be
exempted from receiving additional mileage.
/ Mr.. DeBlanc, of ST. Martin, also moved quail
/ flying amendment.
| Mr.. Heron, of East Baton Rouge, offered as
substitute for the original resolution and all the
amendments, a resolution that members be paid
mileage for all additional miles travelled in conse-
| quence of the adjournment from Baton Rouge to
| New Orleans.
| This was adopted.
AS to the Amendments.
The resolution of MIR. Polk, of Morehouse, against
making any further amendments to the State Con
stution, was called up.
Mr.. Thomasson, of Claiborne, moved to lay it on
the table, and gave his reasons therefor
Mr.. Olivier, of ST. Mary made an explanation as
to what he and his committee (the Committee on
the Constitution) had done, and seconded the mo-
ton to lay on the table.
Mr.. Marks of Caddo, sided with Mr. Olivier, and
hoped that Mr.. Polk would withdraw his resolution
Mr.. Polk made speech, in which he explained
Mr.. Heron, of East Baton Rouge, moved that |
the resolution be laid over.
Mr.. Polk called for the vote on his resolution,
and it was laid the table by 81 yeas to 10 nays
The Ordinance on citizenship.
Unfinished business being in order, the Ordi-
nance on Citizenship was called up. Rive sections
of which had been adopted on the previous day,
leaving two sections for the Convention yet to act
uponl. s.-.
A motion of Mr.. Rozier to recommit the whole
ordinance to the Committee on Citizenship, was
ruled out
The sixth section being taken up, Mr. Elan
moved to strike out the words within sixty DAYS"
and gave his reasons therefor. Carried. The fol-
owing other amendment was offered, to follow the
asst word in the section: '' Provided that the oath
If allegiance shall not be required after the for.
nation of a Southern Confederacy, of persons
coming into this State and being citizens of said
Jonfederacy and of any one of the States COM :
posing the same" Adopted.
Mr.. Rozier again moved to recommit the Ordi.
lance to the Committee. Voted upon and lost
The seventh section being taken up, Mr.. FuQua :
moved to substitute shall' for may - in the
econd line. Carried.
Mr.. Bermudez, of Orleans, moved areconsidera- ::
ion of the vote by which the third section was !,
amended and adopted the day before. Carried r r
He then moved to reinsert the words cor con-
epton," stricken out the day BEFORE and to strike
nut the word $780," which had been inserted-so as
o leave the section stand originally proposed by :
he committee; and proceeded to give his reasons =
NE vote was taken, and the amendments erased n
r reversed, as proposed, :,
Mr. Heron proposed an additional section to the 81
providing for the enactment by the Leg
lature of law providing for the naturalization OF
reigners. I"
Mr.. York, of Concordia, moved to lay this on the ~
bile, and the motion carried. X
The ordinance was then read as amended and ~
lopted as whole. In its complete form it reads =
follows:
N ORDINANCE coneerning Citizenship II
We, the people of Louisiana in Convention a.
mbled, do declare and ordain: That all free white l.
ersons embraced in the following classification es
lall be deemed and considered, and are hereby 'dl
cleared to be citizens of Louisiana viz:
]. All persons Who at the date of the adoption -
the Ordinance of Secession, viz the twenty LII
xth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty b
lie, We're citizens of this State. sa
z. Women of foreign birth, now married or who | r.
ay hereafter be married, to citizens of this Stale
I'd who have acquired Or shall acquire domicl f'
erein. su
3. all persons now born or who may hereafter or
ate, whose fathers wcre shall be, at the time -
their birth or conception, citizens of this State sc
divided, however, that the rights of citizenship LII
all not descend TO persons whose fathers never "a
sided in this State. ~
A. Persons of foreign birth who had at the date 81
secession aforesaid, declared their intention to II
come citizens of the United States under the or
turalizaton laws thereof, or who had arrived in Of
e United States under the age of eighteen years. r
id had continued their residence therein for five Vi
ars before the date of the Ordinance of Seces- III
IN, and who shall comply with the further re- tn
lirements of said laws, which for that purpose f.,
Id to that extent are hereby adopted as laws of AZ
1ulsiana, with the exception, however, that the
th to be taken by the applicant shall be of allie mt
ance to the State of Louisiana. of
s. Children of persons specified in the preceding a.;
ragraph who shall be dwelling in this State, VII
d be under the age of twenty-one years when IL
cir fathers shall be naturaliZed provided in tel
ID paragraph, and shall after attaining the age nls
majority, take the oath of allegiance to the r.
ate. pa
J. All persons being citizens of the United States
'resaid, or citizens of any one of the States that
We seeded therefrom, who may have come into
s State to reside at any time within twelve
nths prior to the date of secession aforesaid
who shall after a residence of twelve months
rein, take the oath of allegiance to this State A.;
divided, that the oath of allegiance shall not be III.
cured, after the formation of Southern Confed VIII
cy, OF persons coming into this State and being the
Zehs OF SAD Contederacy and of any of the pei
ties composing the same. am
Be IL farther ordained That the oath of allie M,