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go ''''i'Nt'Vt IA Noil7tff ution de I'Dtnt tit
la Louisiana:
Nous, e penpIe dc l'i:tat de Ia Louisiana. Assem-
DID en- tonvcnt),H. '}oraruus Ct ord Inu,s pt il o.
par res Drt>cntc, d'rMri ct ordonu6:
Frcmrtrment, Q"e Particle treutc -luatrc de IA
constitution est It demourr alrrogt
SecondGmrnt, Que Particle trc,t2siy de n rou.ti
Triton est ch1n@s' de- m1rirre otlc an,i roDrn
Nni ne @cm eligible la place De gouvcrue;Ir on dc
ileuehahI'E1urtn''H ii ma attrHt lac tie yingt-
hIit ans s ma ~ citoycu lie lE.at Fl Il ma ~
side dams IEtat dHmnt les Quatrcs anutps ,ni ont
imm"diacmcnt pr';tid& SON |l@r'ion.
Irositmement. Que Particle trcrlte-ncuf de la con.
stitulion est ct deneuIc ablori
QuatriGmement, Que Particle quarlntn-siy do l.,
constitution est change de mlnibit etre Yin-i ror
gu: lie TnnVerneur sCra lie cOnnnIudlut.c nrhcF ,ln
lHrmt, de Ia marine ct de ii milire lie Get Fiat.
tmgWtmement, QHe Particle cent vingt-siy est
aIHtndt de m4nlrrc htr" aiu< cOHcu Tout cjtnynn
de Get Fiat qui apris ladoptiOn de lorIonnancC do
session de Fiat de IA Louisiana lie IT Mon EfG,rn
Sc batter1 en- duel avcc citoycn de Get Etat on
enYerrA OIL accepten un cartel pour Sc battre en-
duel aveC I'M cltOyen de Get Fiat. SOFT dan, IEtIt
soft hors de Etit. OH qu agra commc t,:lnnin on
qu Scemneht aldera II une mllIinre quelcnnQuc les
pcrSonncs ehgaT1es dams I'M ducl he nvnfrL Ge,uurr
aHcune place SHLari"e nj aucNm pu-te de cnnffanpe
ct scra prlvG du drOt de suffrage. Tout officer de
Etat. tont nembrc de l'assem5ie gt;ptrac ON touc
autre per>oAne rempSSant DIES fonrtions salar:cs o
un pOstc de cnnianCc, vcrtu de cette nStiuion
ct dies lois qui ell dGpcndent dcvendm ip>u ftcto
lnhablIe resteren place, lr moment uu il aura com
mis- lie DELFT prtyH dIus Get article "a priSE,itro
hdqncta de queIIe mautre ccttc dtchtance scri
Cunstltte.
SiXicmement, Que Particle cent vingt->ept est
amendc de mani|rc 6tre ajn>i conru La lcyi,I.-
ure aura lie droit ftcndre lie droit De cettc consi
luton ct In urldCtOn lie Get Fiat 4 tout tnI1.it,re
acquiS par IEtat lie la Louisiana.
oepti"mement, Owe Particle cent vfngt.huit est
'mend" de mlni're ctre uin-i cnnl1l: Alrunr mar.
lie des terre5 anttrieHcment coGcf,Itcs ar lie Con.
res des Etats-Unis rEtat de la Loni~iann. T1,lr
III permettre de coHatWre dies Icy;es ct autrcs fra
aux n'ccssaireS All d|1~ichemcnt dies tcrre> iuonl;r
ans Etat ne serl dituurnie tie Iohict pour IeqrpI
He etG conctdtc 81 &c lest pour Iarmemcnt ct Ia
Glensc de IEtat.
Adoptte en- Convention en- Ia vile de Ia NouyclIe
orleans ce premier iour de fyier Ian de notre SER
eur mil hut cent sojXaute-et-urn
LsEntI 4 NOI'TOH
President de Il Cpuyeuto9 de rEtat de la Gon,ene
Certifa J. TllOS. WHEAT. E55crt,are fr.5 IM
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OEsDONNANCE


Relative a la publication dies Performances
ct slu Journal de Ia Convention.
lie peupie de lEtat de la Louisiana ordonne:
sEgrIoE |. Tontes les Ordinances auront plefn
effef q dafer de leur adoption exceptG quand il Y
est autrement pourVu, Inais atm que la publicit6
reqaise leur soft donn6e, les performances seront
pobliees CONNIE il est present. ci-apres, moins
que Ia Convention men dispose autrement.
SEC z. LIE secr6taire dGlvrera l'imprimeur de
Ia Convention, trois Iours apres leur adoption des
copies ddment certifees de toutes les performances
aaoptees q Flmprmeur publiera dams les deux
JGurs qut suyront les dites ordonnances dams lie
Journal officiel, 4 part du Journal pendant dix
1oufs OF de Ia meme manfere qae les actes de las-
seIaBfae generate sont publiees.
SEC. .. Dams les trente tours oui sl,iyront raour
nement dehnitf de la Convention l'imprimeur ache.
vera ct livrera au secretare de lEtat mile exem-
piaires des ORDINANCES ct du journal de la Conven-
a lmprlmes sous f0rme de liyre sur de bon ct fort
papier fmprimer les lvres, les performances en-
<'aracteres petit ROMAN solides, chaque page CON
tenant cinquantsept lignes compris lie titre cou-
Gant's aqee ilgne blanche en-dessous ct ligne au
pied, Iargeur de trente ems ct lie Journal tel quill
aura cue public dams la gazette, en- mignonne
sssotde, les pages deYant av0ir quatre- vngt-une
4tgnes ee iongnenr, le tire courant ayec ligne |
blanche eudessous ct lgne au has incus; les yo |
futs delEtat. 80 80"
SEC Aussitot apres avoir recu ces livres lie |
seerefaire d Etat en- enverra un exemplare TONS
les grefiers des Conrs de District de l,Etat nour
etre conserve dams leurs bureaux pour l'usage des
Gonra; TN exemplaire a tous les recorders des ma |
sotsSes, uh eXempiafe tous les jurys de police |
&c EHitat, quatre exempaires chauue membre |
DE La Convention ct les autres exemplaires, s'i |
1heeaire d ,Etat 'N''-A0
DEC. 2. Dams les trente jours qui suivront Ia
-sournament sine die de la Convention lie secr6taire
ivrera gu Secretaire dEtat toutes les ordonnarces
enrolees de la Convention, ansi que lie journal ma
LascFt et tous les papiers ct documents en- sa pos.
session, que ce dernier fonctionnaire gardera ct
GonseFvera soigneusement apres avoir inscrit an
COS ie jour- ie mois ct fannee de eur endorsement
'daas son bureau Dorenavant lie Secr6taire d'Etat
donnefa des copies certifees de la meme nlapiere
gun est autorse lie faire Reinforcement aux statuts
sc iktat ct auxautfes documents oficiels qui sont
Aaoptee en- Convention a la EouYeIle. Orleans lie
Saptieme jour de fevrier de Ian de nhtra Sal.
mil hut cent soixante- et-un.
tsssael A. MOUTON
s,s-45es r zrrr1,s# . President de la Convention
eNettt..' Q. itios WHEAT, Secretaire. fel5 lot
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~ OtfDpNN AFTE
Pour Changer la Constitution de l.E.f,+ = ~
II A0uisitnc concerns mt te Ser,nrnt dot


ESour Changer la CONSTITUTION, de I'TEf,t IL
flee: ''A] "a or
Nous, lie peupln de l'Etat lie Ia Louisiane assemble
Ell Convention, dGclarons ct ordonnons ct il est IN,
Ia pr6sente, declare ct ordonnG que Particle o,atre
yln9tdiN de Ia Constitution de TEtat de Ia LoTjsi1no
est ct demeure, par la prGsente, change dc mancrc
etre alnSi COnCu:
Les memblcs de lassembde gGnGralc ct tou7 les
tonctionnaires pubcs prGteron ayant d'eptror dams
leXercice de eurs fonctions lie serment Oh lafirma
ton qui suit ''''
'Je - jure on affirme acknowledgment cue 10
scral lidte ct ob1issant l'Eat de la Louisiana tant
que e seIai cltoycn d dit Etat ct que ic suis pcinc
ment habiie, commencement il Ia Constitution de Get
Fiat a occuper Ia place lHQuee i'ai ttG nommi
CON eg) ct que je remplrai de mon micllx, les de-
Holts Ge M place ct so4tcndrai, prottgera ct de-
fendIal Ia Constitution de Get Etat. Que Djeu me
soft en- aide N
AdoptGe Ell Convention en- la vile de Ia NonvelIe
Orleans, ce vingtneuvicme Jour De iauyer en- Ian
de n0tre Seigneur, mil hut cent soixantcet-ln.
t0lsHej a. MOTION,
C.r,;f. ,r,tOr r,--r-r resident de ia Convention
'"'7 a. mus HfhaI' SecFethlFe cl5 lOt
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who may hereafter ba married ssssR
State, and who have acquirGaisg9.B4a3sss8a VII
| dumriI therein.
| Third, All persons now born on who may hereafter
| be born out of the limits and jurisdiction of this
| state whose fathers were. shall be- at the time
| OF their birth or conception, citizens Of this
state: Provided, however, that the rights of cii.
zenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers
never resided in this State.
Fourth, Persons of foreign birth who had at the
date OF secession aforesaid. declared their intention
toabecome citizens of the United States, under the
naturalization laws thereof who had arrived in
the InltGd States under the age Of eighteen years
ana mad continued their residence therein for five
years before the date of the Ordinance of Secs.
sion, and who shall comply with the further re-
Hnircments of said laws, which for that purpose
ana to that extent are hereby adopted as laws of
Louisiana, with the exception, however, that the
oAfh to be taken by the applicant shall be of ale.
glance to the State of Louisiana.
Fifth, Children Of persons specified in the preced
ing paragraph, who snail be dwelling in this State
and be under the age Of twenty-one years when
thclr fathers shall be natufalized provided in
said paragraph, and shall after attaining the age
OF majority, take the oath of allegiance to the
State.
Sixth, All persons being citizens of the United
states aforesaid, citizens of any one of the States
that have seeded thercfrom, who may have come
into this state to reside at any time within twelve
months prior to the date of secession aforesaid
and who shall after n residence of twelve months
therein, take the oath of allegiance to this State
Provided, that the oath of allegiance shall not be
required after the formation Of Southern Confed-
efaCy, OF persons coming into this State and being
citizens of said COnedcracy and of auy one of the
States composing the same.
BE tiudteT 0rdained That the oath of allie.
glance shall be administered in open court by the
Judge OF any one of the District Courts of this
state and shall remain Of record in book TO be
kept for that purpose by the clerk of the court, e
Adopted in Convention, mt the city of New Or.
cans, tins seventh day of February, in the year Of
n II fOn fIt,s ;yxI, IL
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ConceEnant In iihre Navigation tu tlcuvs
mississippi.
ReSoN, Que nous, lie peuple de lEtat de Ia Lou
sane, reconnaisSOns lie droit dc lihre navigation du
tieuye Mississippi, ct de tOus SEES tributaries, par
tous les Etats amis riverains du dit feuve ct dcs
dts tributaries. Et nous reconnassons Ggaement
lie drot dentrGe ct de sortie des houches du MissS-
Sippi par tOus les Etats ct pussances ams ct nous
deGlarons par Ces pr6sentes notre voiOntG de sti-
pulertoutes les guarantees nGCessaires pour eNercise
DIES dts drots.
AdOpt6e en- Convention dams Ia vile de Baton
Rouge, ce vingt-sXeme jour de janvier, en- lannee
mil hut cent s0iNante-et-un.
lSisudl A. MOUTON.
- President dc Ia Convention.
Cerfs J. THOS. WHEAT, Secrttaire fel5 lot
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"a NaSSPAS EAbN
In reference to the Free Navlgatio


In reference to the Free Navigation of the
mississippi river.
RESOLVED, That We, the people of the State of
Louisiana, recognize the right of the free naviga-
ton of the Mississippi river and its tributaries by
al! friendly States bordering thereon and we also
mouths of the Mississippi by all friendly states and
powers, and we do hereby declare our willingness
to enter into any stipulaions to guarantee the ex
ercise of said rights
Adopted i'll Convention at Baton Rouge this
18th Gay of January, 1851.
l>igncdl A. MAUTON,
- - President OF the Convention.
AttcS J. TH0S. WHEAT, Secretary. ftJ lOt
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AN ORDINANCE

q
NzeYasSre TO 4I1e Publication of the OTiIInan-
reg and journal Of she Convention.
The People of The State Of Louisiana dc ordatn:
SECTION !. All ordinances are to have full effect
rom their adoption, except when otherwise
dered bBt, in order that due publicity be thereto
gfven the ordinances shall be published as herein
after directed, unless otherwise ordered by the
Convention.
SIC 3. The Secretary shall deliver to the Printer
of the Convention, within three days after their
adoption, duly certified copies of all ordinances
enacted, and the Printer shall, within two days
thereafter, publish the same in the official paper
separate from the journal, during ten days, in the
same manner as the acts of the General Assembly
are published.
Size s. Within thirty DAYS after the final adjourn.
Enent OF the Convention, the Printer shall finish
and deliver to the Secretary of State 1000 copies
OF the Ordinances and Journal of the Convention,
printed in book form, good strong book printing
paper; The ordinances in long primer type solid,
each page fifty seven lines long, including running
title, white line under it and foot line and thirty
ems u width, and the journal, made up from the
Journal as published in the newspaper in minion
Type solid, the pages to be eighty-one lines in
length including running title, white line under it,
and foot line, the book to be covered and stitched
IN the same manner as the statutes of the State.
SEQ. 4. Immediately after receiving such books
the Secretary of State shall forward one copy to
.eaeh Of the clerks of the District Courts in the
state, to be preserved in their offices for the use of
the Courts; one copy to each of the Recorders of
Parishes, one copy to each Of the Police Juries of
she State, four copies to each of the members of
lhe I0hNentlof ara the remainder, II any, he shall
deposit in the Office of the State Librarian.
SEC s. Within thirty days after the adjournment
OF the Convention, sine die, the Secretary shall de-
Liver TO the Secretary of State, all the enrolled or
diaances Of the Convention as well as the manu-
script journal, and all the papers and documents
a his possession, which the latter officer shall care
fully Keep and preserve. and upon which he shall
endorse the day, month and year of filing in his
oiiiee Hereafter the Secretary Of State shall
grant certified copies, in the same manner he is |
nov authorized to do relative to the State statutes
and other official papers in his office.
ADOPTED in Convention, at New Orleans, this
seventh day Of February, IN the year of our Lord |
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
ISgne5l 4 M0UT0N
President Of The Convention Of the State Of Louisiana
ATTEST: j. THDS. WHEAT Secretary. fel5 1t
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A"t"rsSant ic GouvcrncUrde I'EGtat II acccn-
ter de \. j. suirot un cnutiomnrncnt sol,
F"htvtf crha mile pin strcs, CONNIE CARA H.
ne de In Gdcie execution de- SEES dcvofrs Off
GiCIS.
hcSot", Que lie gonvcmCur de lF.tat est autori,,;
9rcerter dc a. j. tiuirot m cautnnncmrnt solvub!c
de cent mile piaStre@. CONNIE garautic de la lidrIc
execution de ses devOiFs ollicicls
Adopt"e EN- convention, dams Ia Vile de Ia Nouycl.
Ie-rIranS, ie cnquiGme jour de f1vrcr Tan de norc
HelEneur mil hut cent soiXautc ct,uI.
- Ei'I \. MOl'TON
1...c... r,,,- ,,.,, President de- la Convention.
'S'''Nl' - 81 i'''' W itAl- SecTCIAIe. I, IL lot
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TO amend the Constitution of Inc State of
Louisiana.
vention assembled do declare and ordain and i; is
hereby declared aud ordained:
First, That article thrty-fourth Of the Consttu-
ton be and the same is hereby repealed.
Second, That article thrty.sXth of the Constitu-
ton be altered as to read as follows, t0-wit: No
person shall be eligible to the office of Governor or
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70 authorize Shc Governor of the State I'm
accept n satisfactory bond fOr one hundrrti
thousand dollars from a. - Euiro, fn,.
she faithful performance OF his official
duties.
Hfsmcfd That the Governor of the State be an
thorIzed to accept a satisfactory bond for one
hundred thousand dollars from A. J. Guirot for
the faithful performance of his official duties.
adopted III Convention, at the city Of New Or
c0us, this fifth day of February, in the wear of onr
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.one.
l'tE't"I \. MDCTDN.
,,.-, ,r,,, ,,t,,r,or IF"Hid Mt Of tho Go ,rnou.
-''''''' - iii'N. w IlF'Ni SGr' tltry. f.l6
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AN ORDINANCE

10 Dissolve the Union between the State of
AAonhsiatfn and the other States united
fsyaaa Aer under the compact entitled
= 1Me Constitution of she United States,,
ne. the People of the State of Louisiana in
Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and
1t is hereby declared and ordained That the Ordi
NANCE passed by us in Convention on the 22d day
OF November, in the year eighteen hundred and
esleyen, whereby the Constitution of the United
states Of America, and the amendments Of said
CONSTITUTION were adopted, and all laws and ordi
naaces by which the State of Louisiana became A
member of the Federal Union be and tha same
are hereby repealed and abrogated, and that the
InIon now subsisting between Louisiana and other
Estates, under the name of ifThe United States If
america" IS hereby dissolved.
kgs 10 further declare and oTdain, Thatthe State
OF Louisiana hereby resumes all rights and DO wers
neretoiere delegated to the Government of the
limited States Of America That her citizans ave
abs0ived from all allegiance to said Government
and that she is in full possession and exercise of
al those rights OF sovereignty which appertain to
tree and independent State.
we do further declare and 0yddia That all rights
acquired and vested under the Constitution of the
limited States, any act of Congress- or treaty or
aader any law of this State, and not incompatible
with this Ordinance, shall remain in force and have
TIE same eject as if this Ordinance had not been
passed.
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge the 2stb
OF January, 1861.
lsgnedl A. MOTION
Attest; u THos WHEAT Secretary. fel5 lot
w. R. Adams,
Wm. Dumont Anderson,
Bernard Ayegno,
A. Barbin,
VIM. Ruffn Barrow,
d. Bermudez
Chs. Benyenu
I. H. Bonford,
Al. Bonner
@. G. Briseee
Walthal2 Burton,
Louis Bush,
u G. w. Butler,
Thomas j Caldwell,
Feneon Cannon
VIM. G. Carr,
George Clark,
Thomas A. Cooke,
u. T.. Connely,
Lemue p. Conner
Sidney S. Connor
Thomas E. FL. Cottman,
Wm. Alex. Davidson,
q. G. Davidson,
Alex. de Ciouet
Alcibiade DeBlanc
samuel v. Dorsey,
Ed. Duffel,
Lucius ]. Dnpr6
j. b. ELAN,
]. Is. Egee,
TO. W. Estlin
81. L. Fuselier,
James y. FaGua,
A. H. Gladdtn,
Fergus GafdGIe,
j. r. Gaudet
7. W. Graves
A. III. Gray,
VIM. o. Gill,
d. e. Girafd
Sid H. Griffin,
j. Hernandez,
Andrew S. Heron,
B. i. Hodge,
Robert Hodges,
s Halnasmorfh,
Theodore johnson,
1Iius. n. helhedy,
Wilson NJ. Kidd,
Felix Iahutat,
q. Lawrence,
Chs. 4. Lagroue,
Chs. o. Leblanc.
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Resohu, Que lie president de cette Convention est
autorisG ct requis de nummcr IN commissare pour
rreprGsenter fEtat de la Louisiana auprts de lElat
du Texas.
Adoptic en- Convention Baton-Rouge, ce 26me
jour de janvier, 1861.
iSgnt A. NOIrTON
President de Ia Convention dc lF.at de Ia Lonisiaac
Nef"Ht' D. IhuS. WHEAT, Sec tlnire fel5 lot
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Resoivcd, That the President of this Convention
be authorized and requested to appoint commits
sioner in behalf of the State of Louisiana to the
State of Texas.
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge, this 26th
day Of January 1861.
tSignedl A. MOTTON.
sdfnt Of the Convention Of tho State Louisiana
Attest: j. IHOS. WHEAT, Secretary. el5 lot
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Lewis S. LeBourgeois,

Lewis S. LeBourgeois,
Felix Lewis,
John l.. Lewis,
TIL. G. Manning,
Henry Marshall,
Antoine Marrero,
Leon D. Marks,
!. N. Marks,
Robt. Campbell Martin,
John Fl, Martin,
Nehemiah Mnree.
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AN ORDNANCE concerning Citizenship.
we, The People Of Louisiana in Convention as
sembIed, do declare and ordan, That all free white
persons embraced in the following classification
snail be deemed and considered and are hereby
declared to be citizens Of Louisiana, viz:
First All persons who, at the date of the adoption
OF the Ordinance of Secession, viz: the twenty
sixth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, were citizens of this State.
Second, Wones of foreign birth, now married. or
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regulations of the United States unto the Governor
OF this State.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans the twenty-ninth of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one.
. lSigncdl A. MOUTON
President Of The Convention the State of Low snrn
[tt'cSit y, MUS " lif'N /, StcrHhrS. fel5 lot
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AN ORDINANCE


| Relative to Federal Laws :,a,: Officers :,
fiie STATE Of louisiana mt the time OF, thu
| passage of The Ordinance Of Secession
| - he u oT@@'Hed 6y The People Of Louisiana, in
Convention sembled, That all Federal officers in
| the civil service of the United States and laws If
the United States relating to said Federal officers
and their duties and compensation within the State
OF LOUISIANA, in office and in force at the time If
| the passage of the Ordinance of Secession. and
| not incompatible Herewith are hereby adonted
and continued in office and in force as officers and
| laws OF the State; provided, that the Ordinance
shall not apply to the officers of the Judiciary postal
| OF and departments of the Government of the
| United States or the laws regulating the same
| Be it further ordained That the revenue collec
ton and navigation laws of the United States so
lar as they may be applicable, be and they are
hereby adopted as laws OF this State, saving that
no duties shall be collected on imports from the
States forming the late Federal Union known as
the United States of America. or the Territories
thereof, nor upon the tonnage of vessels owned in
whole in part by the citizens of the said Statep
and Territories.
Be it further ordained That the President of this
Convention is hereby authorized to require of all
Federal officers aforesaid in the parish of Orleans,
the immediate recognition by them of the sole
and exclusive authority of the State of Louisiana
and to administer to them the oath Of office, and
IN case OF refusal, to demand and take possession
o. al the property, money, effects papers and
documents held by them in their official CAPACITY |
and the like authority is hereby conferred on the |
toVernor as to all Federal officers aforesaid in the
state and the offices of such persons as refuse to
hod the property, money and effects in their Gus
tody subject TO the disposal of the State, and to
take the oath of office, are hereby declared
vacant.
Be it further ordained, That the State of Lonisi
ana doth hereby guarantee and indemnify all
Federal officers aforesaid, within this State who
comply with the Ordinances of this Convention
against al! claims and demands of the United
states arising out of such compliance.
Be it further ordained, That in case any Federal
ntpn SEo+o ~,
3haH become vacant, the Governor be and he is
hereby authorized to fill the same in the same
manner as the President of the United States, or
me head OF any department. of the United States
Government might have done prior to the passage
OF the Ordinance of Secession. That the Governor
shall have authority to remove any officer now
holding Federal Office in this State if he shall
consider the said removal conducive to the public
interest.
Adopted in Convention in the city of New Or
leans this twenty ninth day of January in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
0ne.
ISiEnedl A. MOUTON,
Pre:dent of the Convention of the State of Louisiana
Attest j. THOS. WHEAT Secretary feI5 lot