New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-07
to the powers conferred upon the DELEGATES, and

Mr. Marks withdrew his substitute authorizing
the Governor to proclaim election.
Mr.. Hodge then offered substitute giving power
to the Delegates to act as Senators and Represen-
tatives in any Congress that might be formed IN
the establishment of any Provisional Government
at Montgomery.
Mr.. Provosty moved that this be laid on the
table, and it was laid on the table.
Mr. Cottman then offered a substitute, which the
President declared out of order, it was virtually
the same as Mr.. Hodges substitute.
Mr.. Lewis spoke at length.
Mr. Cannon spoke, and moved to lay Mr.. Miles
resolutions on the table.
The yeas and nays were finally taken, and the
resolutions tabled, and the discussion put an end
| to, by IS yeas to rs nays.
The Ordinance Of Citizenship.
| The second order of the day, to-wit the Ord-
nance of Citizenship, presented on Monday by
Mr.. Kennedy, of Orleans, from the Committee on
Citizenship, was called up and debated section by
| section. ....
| Mr.. Rozier moved amendment to the first sec
ton. Mr.. Elgee offered substitute for MIR. Ro"
zier's amendment; after debate, Mr. Rozier ac-
cepted Mr.. Elgees substitute for his amendment.
Mr.. Bienvenu also offered an amendment, which
was debated, voted upon, and lost. Finally, an
amendment by Mr.. Bush striking out all in the sec
ton after the word "State," was agreed to, and
the section as amended was adopted.
The second section was adopted without debate.
The third section debated, and amended by
striking out the words cor conception" in the
fourth line, and by introducing the word $50" in
the fifth line.
Mr. Thomasgon moved to strike out the proviso
in this section; the motion was debated and voted
| los dphafn Mr.. fTaODan
moved to refer the ordinance back to the Com
mite, and motion was made to adjourn, but
both motions were lost
The fourth section was adopted without much
debate; Mr. Heron offered amendment rela-
tive to foreigners who had arrived here when less
a than eighteen years of age, and continued resi-
n dents of this State for five years, etc., which
O amendment was lost
/, The fifth section was adopted with an amend
j. ment by Mr. Todd striking out from the fifth line
d the words, "within sixty days"
=. The sixth section was much debated, upon an
amendment by Mr.. Todd, striking out all after the
word /" aforesaid in the fifth line. Pending the
,e discussion upon this section, the hour growing late
of Mr. Texada moved an adjournment, and the motor
in was carried. The ordinance as proposed, we pub
te lished in yesterdays Crescent.
,e The first five sections, as amended and adopted
to read as follows:
We, the people of Louisiana, in Convention as
| sembled do declare and ordain, That all free whit
nprsons embraced in the following classification
u shall be deemed and considered, and are hereb.
lg declared to be citizens of Louisiana, VIZ:
" |. All persons who, at the time of the adoption
- of the Ordinance Of Secession, viz the twenty
' sixth day of January, eighteen hundred ana silky
one were citizens of this State.
o Women of foreign BIRTH now married, or VIII
ia NAV hereafter be married to citizens of this state
IS and who have acquired or shall acquire domc
- therein. ..
rs, g. All persons now born or who may hereafte
IN be born out of the limits and jurisdiction of tn
,nt State whose fathers were or shall be, at the tim
of their birth citizens OF this State: Provided
however that the rights of citizenship shall not
nm descend to persons whose fathers never resided
' this State.
the of secession aforesaid declared their intention
hc become citizens of the United States, under II
naturalization laws thereof, and who shall comp
lel with the further requirements of said laws Whlc
for that purpose and to that extent are heret
adopted as laws of Louisiana, with the exception
.be however that the oath to be taken by the app!
cant shall be of allegiance to the State OF Loul
''1 lana.
5, Children of persons specified in the precedir
Ms, paragraph, who shall be dwelling IN this Stat
r. and be under the age OF twenty.one years Wnt
ia their fathers shall be naturalzed as provided
Tho said paragraph and shall after attaining the age
est majority take the oath of allegiance to the Stat
ma. The sixth and seventh sections as proposed st
o o await the action of the Convention. They are
itu follows
6. All persons being citizens of the United Stat
zed aforesaid or citizens of any Of the States III
der have seeded therefrom, who may have come in
ted this State to reside at any time prior to the date
IAN secession aforesaid, and who shall, within six
said days after residence of twelve months there
take the oath of allegiance to this State.
t Of T. Be it further ordained, That the oath ct al
The capce may be administered in open court by t
7os Judge of any one of the District Courts OF Il
ae'' State and shall remain of record in book to
son kept for that purpose by the clerk of the court
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