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III SlNESS CARDS.
THE NEW YORK BAKERY

IsY }. e. Wa1EEi.Els.
Ya,IE undersigned would pecluiy inform the nha-
4 bitauis OF Ottawa and vicinity that he is now
ren,ret 10 furnish the choicest variety OF Crackers,
such AS Butter Soda Lemon, Boston yster, Abernea,
a. i Water Biscuit. Also Bread, Cakes, Brown Bread,
Pies ac. &c, in good variety. Confectionery, oi the
choicest selection constantly OF hand. All KINDS OF
Fancy and Wedding Cake made TO order.
The subscriber ng spar pnrs nor expense in
firing nm a wagon for the convenience and acconmoda-
ton OF his customers and the public
able to furnish anything their iine to those WHO ne
80 T,,osr wishing III, New Wagon to call daily,
viii pease send their the N Y Bakery, or to
the Post Office. ~
s.g-R,m-r,ber the place, in Eiwaris' Block, a Few
oor Thonpsou's store, Main Street Send IN
YOUR orders. and they will receive prompt attention
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Defective Sight and Eearin g

Druggist. BooEselisr, amt S.CtioHeT'-O O'tGtrd- H.
Second in Nattinger's block south side o. 'iie
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g. T. THOMPSON,

Seru,rn DruCgisfHHd IpC'i@r"rW. -N''H s.! Otto'f-'
,Wuu&ESAtE AND E!TAll-l
Imporfrr of pru.s CHrIlicais fGeaCi CoS"iae Iran
dies. Wines, &c, &C. -us-9
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Cox.-Mrs. +. B. Weyle, Mrs. J. X. Shaver,
Miss Hannah Wiswall. Miss Josephine Armstrong
aud Miss Harriet Mi.ner.
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La Sale County Agricultural
Society.
NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OFFICERS Fur 1851:

OFFICERS FOR 1851:
President-WN. REDDICK, Ottawa.
FIRST ptce Pyesident-G. RuGLE, Serena.
SeeOad Vtce President,-LLwIs SoULG, Grand
Rapids.
Reco~iirg .>seretary-Dr. ]. o. Harms, Ottawa.
Corresplnd.ng .ec,etdry-H. L. BgUsH, Ottawa.
Iieqsurer.-T X. COURTNEY, Ottawa.
Erecut.ce CO1nM,ttee.-CYRus SHAVER. Rutland !
T. II. SMITH. Utica; DAVID GREEN, Dayton; }. W =.
ARMSTRONG, Deer Park; GrOs W. NhLs. South
Ottawa: john MILLER, Freedom, DR. GEO. ..
SMITH, Bruce; uENHY X. PAnR, Serena HENRY
NERBEck, Mission.
Gsheret .>upstntendent.-J. r. SHAVER
-4sststant .>upe'tntendeht-A. L. Armstrong.
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OTTAWA MARBLE YARD.

HE"E AVA MARBLE. YARD.
TIE undersigned having purchased the shop and stock
of Gewr G Finley, where he intends to carry on the
business extensive scale. He has hand and
always in receipt o tle best quality of American Ia
Ian and Egyptian Marble, for Head Stones Tomb Stones
Nonuinents Mantles fGrntnre, &c. A. lie has Of
the wor.men in the western country, he feels
sured that he anything in his line in a superb
STYLE together with low prices. he feels assured that
he will all those who favor hu with their support
entire satisfaction.
" y. Orders from distance earnestly s"tcited and
49,, siv attended TO- JAMES WILLS.
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respect 20 DRESS MAX NJ;
y!Cr- Of Mrs. IA~HNAS. ter
beng thus prepared 70 10 /
tno-t aps'cveu ..:le.
y. An elegant 10, q
wlil lie s,Et C.Isl-.c.y ou
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Or. ~. I'm ~ IL.
fEENF.a VI. &C DIiEI. :. =. =


Dr.. II ! az
Nny ing associated themselves together Tor TIE practice
OF cir profession, Respectfully ttHtF tsf 'ti -' ~
the :itizeI.s al Ottawa aud vicinity
n B-NH persons indebted 10 either o. the UNDER
ss1.d are requested TO cal l.eiIteiy a.d ARRANGE
the stm- ~ 9,
,Hce over HuRsr-'. Drug stove, Ia sa',- -.
= ---- &. HAu.D. NJ u
i,,r. K VI NcAHTlIJE L. u D.
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DOCTOR HARRIS
E VI. KN-USSL.

NYrICE In the second story OF S.ler's building near
the Bank Of Ottawa Residence t~is' 'A''. slfee
YoN River. A--'-
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An INGENIOUS REBuxE.-A general officer,
who WAS III early i:te addicted to protane
oauhs, dated lis reformation hom re-
mar katle check he received from Il Scotch
clergyman.
When he was Lieutenant, and settled in
Newcastle, hc got involved in brawl with
some Of The lowest class in the public
streets the alteration was carried on 10y
u,tn parties with abundance Of impious
Ian 'ua:e
Ca John, John, what j. this ! hear?
You. o. yap,,r ,ol.:er boy. swearing like
any Lard! GA, joan, have you NO fear of
what will b .come OF you? 1t may do very
W. II for the gal ant gentleman, pointing 20
the L;eutenaiit) to bang and swear as he
rieases but Tor you-ycu, John-lt IS not
FIR you 10 take in vain the name OF HIM III
whom YOU live aud have your being.
Then turning to the young Lieutenant,
he said
You II excuse the poor lad, sir, FOR he
an ignorant body and keus nae better.
Next day he waited on the minister, and
thanked him very sincerity for his we'll
timed rel r5foof, aad was ever after an ex-
ample OF purity in language.
FEAR OF THAw-In what is known as
the upper end" OF Pike county Pa, there
is q man who has the ironical subriquet of
" Whispering Joha Rickets" This title
he gained fiom the fact that he always
talks (evtn in conversation) as ii he were
Major G-oeral on parade, or to use a
IN Dre common expression, "IIko he was
raised in a mill.
Thcs gentleman, who by the by, is lone
of EN-" mouutsd his horse one cold morn
IN b. lore Wight, for the purpose OF rid
ing down to Milford IN me 10 take the
morning stage coach for Pnlladelphia. lie
rode up before the ho;el just as the board
ers and travellers had done their breakfast
lie dsmounted aud walked into the
room. spoke to the landlord IN his usual
laundering tone:
Good morning Mr.. L; how DO you
do this morning.
al am very well, Mr.. Rickets, how do
you do?
can't hardly talk.
just then a nervous traveller who was
present, ran up to the landlord, and catch
ing him by the coat, said:
Landlord, have my horse caught as
soon as possible.
What is the natttr my dear sir has
anything happened?
Nothing upon earth. only that want
to get out OF town b.tore thai man MascS
WHEN young Hodge came up town his
father told him it would be polite when
being helped at dinner, to say to the host,
hail Of that if you please.
1t so happened that at the first dinner
to which he was invited. sucking pig was
one of the dishes The host, pointing
with his knife to the young porker, asked,
"Weli Mr. Hodge, will You haxe this. our
! favorite dish, or haunch of mutton :" Upon
recollecting his lesson, he replied, half Of
that if you please to the CONSERVATION Of
! all present
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GLOVER u COOK
l.,rnr,s and Councillors ut LdsU-ottdtrs, ms
oh IN VT
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Cox.-Philo Lindlev. Mrs. J. F. Nash, Mrs. John
Hise. Mrs. l.. Ebersol, MIS- Z. NJ. Wade, Mrs. Ii.
Nerbeca and Mrs. Henry Parr.
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The Pensacola correspondent Of the New
Orleans Bee gives the following account oi
an attempt 10 spike the guns OF Font Pick
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AN DWlDgtNCG


Rela'iy" 10 the TtcvomsIrs Collected at the
Port of New Orleans.
Be 1t ordplDed By lie People Of louisiana, in
CohveHtipn assembled, That Tue revenues collected
and u be collected at the port Of New Orleans
are held IN trust by the State of Louisiana, and
sha,i be Kept separate and apart from all other
funds
BE- further ordained That the Governor. aud
he alone, Is he rehy authorized draw his warrants
on the depository of said funds, tn pay such cX
peuses of the service. as well ~ the expenses of
the Mint N New Orleans, upon the estimates OF the
proper officers. have been heretofore Az thorized
py me iaws aud regulations Of the United States
re q further ordained, That all accounts con.
neGlrd with said servce. well as said Mint AZ
heretofore rendered TO the Federal Authori y he
rendered TO and adjusted by the Governor, who
hereby authorized aud required 10 take proper
9nhaE with surtties of said officers, for the proper
discharge Mt their dnties
ne u turtle, ordained. That all acronnts heretn
Inre rendered by the Federal officers in this
state 70 The Federal authority be hereafter rem
dered IN the manner prescrihed by the laws and
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ORDTE NEr

To Provide for the appointment of Dele
gates to n Convention to form Il Southern
Confectionery.
We, the People of Louisiana, il Convention as
sembed, do declare and Ordaiu, and it is hereby
declared and ordained:
First, That this Convention will, on the 3Oth day
OF January instant, at the hour of II NJ. pro-
coed to elect by ballot six delegates two from
the State at large and one from each Congress
slona District, to represent this State in the Con
ventOn of Seeding States, proposed to be held
at montgomery. III the State of Alabama, on the
fourth day of February, 1861, for the purpose of
securing concerted and harmonious action, and
also of forming a 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 Sauna
Convention Of Seeding States shall proceed forth.
with to consider and propose Constitution and
plan Tor Permanent Government for such States
which proposed plan shall he referred back to the
several State Conventions for their adoption or re-
lection.
Third, That this Convention accepts the recon-
mendation OF he State Of S hHth Carolina that each
State he entitled TO one vote in the said C0nycn-
ton upon all questions which may be voted upon
therein; and that each Slate send as many Dele
gates as are equal in number to the number of
Senators and Representatives to which il was en-
titled in the Congress of the United States.
Fourth, That, if from any cause the said Con
yentlon should not assemble ut the time and place
above mentioned, then, and in that event the said
Delegates be, and they hereby accredited to
any Convention Of Seeding States which may
meet at any other time and place. having for its
object the formation of Government and the
establishing Of Confederacy a. hereinbefore
prescribed, and which may adjourn to meet at
any other time and place.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or.
leans, January twenty ninth, 1861.
lS,ghedl A. MOU ron
" eslrnt Of III Convention of the State Louisiana
A'leoL' D. IhGS. W HEAT SEC reary tel5 lDt
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Pour pruTyOir IL nom nation dc DeIenucs
IL une Convention pour fsrnler uue Confie-
6era ioss dit Sad:
Nous, lie pcuple de Ia Louisiana, assemble en- Con,
ventlnn decarons ct nrd0nuona ct il est lar les pre-
senteS declare ct orlnnne
reinforcement. Qu'au trente de janvcr conrant
midi, cette Convention pr0ceder, all scrutn rGi-
ectlnn de SIX dGIGguGs don't deux serOnt priA dams
toni ttat ct I'm dams chaque district c"ngressinne
le-qrls repre- CnterOnt Get Eta dams Ia CONVENTION
des Etats ''lSsinnMi res qui dot sc rGunir Mont
gonery. dams i'Etat d Atabama lie quatreme jour de
feVrif mi NUT cent soiXane et-tn pour assurer la
rorr"rie ct lharm ie de leufs actes ct aussi pour
llner IN goly"i1Iement prOvi@Oire pour les Etats
q'li re Soht Scmle5 IN qH pnurmient sc sGparrr ct
ont ilhtehtlon de TO mcr Confederation du Sud
Sec"ndeiIlent, Qn'it est enoint dts dialogues
dc contributor former un commencement prUviS0ire
sur Ia base lie Ia 80" titutiOn dG~ tats Uni pour les
EtatS q'u Sc >ont sGparGs qui pourraient Sc Sc
Imrer, eQucl devrt etre Gtnb ct mis- en- activitG
aVant lie qmtreme jour du mOis de mars mil hut
cent SIX 'tlteet-nn, ct que la meme Convention DIES
Et'ts Scl'SiphIaIrrs st mettra devpr Immediate
mcnt de prcudre consideration ct de pr0po-cr une
Constitution 1t un pan de gouvcrneme permane, t
pour e> dit htttS leQ'tI plan sera rGfarG dc non
vc1H aux dlV"fseS conventions d'Et4t pour Gtre
adnptG on jCtG.
irienirment, Que cette Convention acccpte Ia
recommand ii II de fEtat de Ia caroline du sud one
chnquu Etat ait drOit W. vute dams Ia fite Co,yeu
tinn snr touteI les ques ions qni POUR mt etre
misses aIX v"lX. ct que chaqe Etat envuie un nom.
hre de dG'cgUeN al au nOmhre deS s6nateus ct des
reprG>rn ants auqnets il ayaent droit Congress de-
Ettts Unis.
Qu trienemcnt, Que 81 pOur une cause quelconqu"
Ia hI Convention We ait ne pas sa sender a Is
poque ct 'u lien "i-'essuS desiyuGS les itS atjguGS
snnt par les pr5Sentcs accrGtiGS alpras de toute
Convention de5 Eta sci1-Dnnle1 qui pourrait s'aS-
SENDER tout autre epoque ct en- tout aut lien
dams lt IN de former commencement d'GtAblir
une on&iGrtion CONNIE il est present. c-deSstls
I'll ii p"url'4lt ~Ajnurner pour r6unr Il tote
autre Gpp que ct en- tou'e autte lien.
Iip,,n l., IA Nc,
Orleans c. viu@t-neuVieme jour de janvjer mil hut
cent sniXauie et-un.
LHiguG A. MOTION,
p G,id III d. Ia Convention de EWt de IA Loni>fane.
GerrlhE: D. TH'lS WHEAT. SGcraAire. fet5 lot
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UNE ORDGNEANCE


Autorisuntl, nu,r,nr,,t In rn,tnt,,s ,,,,,.
' pa 'Aa 'se 20 "a ms ma lsI''ts
IA No,,,,,,I. -, q AZ 'o7 H'" ASA 'iiS
.+ ,,,,
' w il' w ,'rt u1 ID ''N'a''e prs et pace
I i' Wei,Se9 d III !5 tFe"orGrie
,'t".o c''.> d Id 'ol.ce''iefI~, mars cohSldcie
~ e9. luE'e Qle cet'hlH7 hE'h'mtS' ufcs sur Ia
"'te Ie'"'eI'e, Snitl'b Pave en- consequence:
ohIiimH l. e ptuP'e uT itI de III Louisiana as
aet m,a' "a "nG it1i,n "rolne
S"e ie u, j ueS "t3 'ond7, h"mne par T.
t'S leS III '"n"'S teS pour payer de- depen<es l6g
!l"'eT II les agents c"nptal's deS Etats uuS sur
les 'nh1s ,rteneemGnt d@!0,t- a Ia sous tfGsorcre
a VS. ms Il "a orletnS AL credit des
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Nsv drttsus 5ag gtscept son0ay anug 9bay g. 1861.

Lieutenant.GoVernor who shall not have attained
the age of % years, aud been citizen of and resi-
dent withln the State for the space of tour years
next preceding, his election.
Third, That article thirty nine of the Constitution
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Fourth, That article fortysix of the Constitution
be altered so as to read as follows, towit He shall
be COMMANDMENTS 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, to-wit Any cti.
zen of this state, VINO shall, after the passage OF
-, f,,,,, tJ,o EnInrol TT,inn I'll, AL tel
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OR DjSETA'gGE
F5tT1F Va. lAT4GE
Pour aTtleF7dcE In Contribution do k'EItEt d.
II F,nuEAinria:

: : I
Pour sar1eF7tEcr In Constitution do GEtRt de
la fiouiSia1a:
Nous. lie penple de fEtat de In Louisiana, assem-.
he en- Convention, dec'arnns ct ord0nnun3 Ct il est
par urtscntcs dGcari ct nrdOanG:
reinforcement, Ore Particle trcnlG.quatrc de In
constitution est ct tenlcUre abr0gt.
SCcoudemeat, Que Particle trcite-six De II congti
| tuition est change de maniAre i ctre ain- concu :
Nal ne sGrN eligible 4 Ii place de guuverIeur on de
lieutenant gouyeTne}r sill Ia ut eut uAc lie vin..t.
hut ans sill Ma tt@ ctoyen de I3.At ct sill n'a rf-
side dana Irtat dnran les quatras annies ,lui ont
imm6diatcment prjctdd son dt6con.
TT0iSiaWcmeNt. Que Particle lGnte-ncuf de Ia con-
sttutiOn est ct dengurC AbroEG.
QuatriGmemcnt, Que Particle quaranto-aix de Ia
constitution est change de manitie Il Gtre nne con-
Gu: lie gouTcTnenr scra lie commandments de
furm6, de la maine ct d. la miiice dc cct Etat
CinquiGmement, Que Particle cent yingt-siX est
amcndG de maui&re 6tre ansi cOncl: Tout citovcn
de Get Etat GU. ap,Gs ral0pt0n de I0rdnnnance de
session de lEa de Ia Louisiana de l'Uni0n ftdGrale
Sc battera en- duel aVeG IN Cit0yen de Get Etat on
enverra ell acceptera I'm cartel pour sc battre en-
duel aveC CitOYcn de Get Fiat snit dams i'Etat
soft hOrs de l'Etut, on qni agra CONNIE tGnnin on
qui scicmment adera dune manitrc queIcOnque les
pers0nneS engagGcs dams TN duel, p0urra ocCuuer
aUcune place salari&e nj auGIn pOste lie confance
ct seTa prvG dn drot de Suffrage. Tout officer de
lEtat, tout membrc de i'assemb6e gGnErac on toute
antrc perSone remp5sant des fonctions salaries on
I'm pOSte dc cOniancc, vcru de cette constitution
ct des lois qGi en- DEPENDENT devcndla ipso rcto
lnhable roster en- place, du moment gu il aura com
mis- lie DELFT prGvu dams Get article La legislature
indiquera de queIle maniere cctte dGchtance sera
constable.
Siyicmement, One lartcle cent vinetgept est
amendG de maniere 4 6tre ainsi concu: La legisa-
tlre aura le dr0t d&tendre lie drt de cete cons,i-
tuition ct 10 incidicti0n de Get Fiat tout tcrritoire
acquis par fEtat lie Ia Louisiana.
Septememcnt, One Particle cent ynet-huit est
amend6 de manGre Il etre ainsi Gonru: Aucunc par
tie des terres ant6reuremcHt c0uctdGe5 par lie Con
gres DIES Etats-UDi3 rEtat de Ia Louisiana pour
fI fro fa rI1ir H.
nGcessares al DISAGREEMENT tcs tcrres nondies
dams lEtat ne scra d5t0urnGe de oljet pour lequel
ellie enc coneGdGe, 81 ce nest pour larmement ct la
defense de l'Etat.
Adopttc en- Convention en- Ia vile de IL Nonvellc-
OrleanSce premier jour de fevrier an de n6tre Str-
neur mil hut cent soiXAnte-et.un.
Lsigutl A. MOTION
President de IL Convention de Fiat de Ia i.oiis;nne
teTille j. : lijS. NliEAI, SECrG'GiIe fr,5
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,aE
Rops, lie peuPo lie Ia Louisiana, nsgembis en-
CONVENTION, d5narwrs ct ordnHnons .toIlic r,sr
some more ct blanche comprise dsn4 les tAtGgGries
sulVaHSes sera c0nStHlfG rt cat par w. pr tsente d.
ciArGd citayon DIS Ia Louisiana savatr.
requirement.. Wautc persona. ocj a In ditto ia
Iadoption de Performance De secession cest a
dire lc vngt.siXtone jour de ianvGr, mil Init cent
SolNapte et-un. GIait at0yeh dc Get Fiat
SPc6ndcment, T0ute femme nee rEraupnr
EantenaNt mari6e on qui sc nQrnra h un ctovan
Gle dlns l'Etat N'l''
Reinforcement, Toute pcrsonna nee on A naltre
hors Hes limites ct de Ia ipridicttOn de Get Fiat
don't 10 rere est on sera 4 r&Doque de IA uaissance
on DIP So conception, ciiuyeu do Get Etat: Ben
enteIdu cependant que les dr0ita de cit0vcu ne Sc
tt4nsmettront pas aux peraonues don't lis ptrcs
mont jamais Gtabli leur domiciia dams lElat.
QHArememGnt. Toute personae nGr 4 lGtranrer
qni, la date de la accession susdtc await tGclara
son intention dc deVenir GiE0yen des dts Flats Jns
en- VeFu deE lois de naturalization es Etat4 Unisa on
qul clAt htriyte dnUs les Flats Uuis avaut l-apets
dlE'hutt ans. ct await continues rGsiar pendant
cling hns avant PadOptinn de l'ordounance de s.ces
Son. ct qul sc coni0rmera auires f1rmalt6s re-
4llses par les dltes lois csqueIles dams re but ct
JnsqUa Ce point. sCnt par Ia prGsenta aaOntEea
CONNIE lois de In Louisiana, 4 Perception cepeud.
ant que ie serment que devra prefer Ia personIe
4ni tecfainera ce drot sera celui dail5geancea
Fiat de Ia Louisiana.
CitquiGmemeht, TDut enfaHt ies personDes men.
tonHGes dams lie paragraph qui pr6cGde, demeurant
dams lEtat ct nayant pas vingt ct un ans Ffpouee
de ID naturalization de pere, ainsi quill est prG7n
dams lie dit paragraph, qui ayan ateint sa majori6
prd!era lie sermcnt d'nllGgeanee i'Ftat.
Sikiemement, rnute personne Gni 6tant cjtoyeu%
des Flats G0ts snsdirs on ciOyen de tout Eat oai
sera sGpara des Flats Uuis, yiendra deaeurer daas
lI1i4t dams les douze ulos qni prGcGder0nt la date
de l'adoptian dc Performances de Secession snadits
ct qhi aprcs y avojr reside pendant dgnze mos
preera lo Scrment d'aIlGResnce lEtat: Bjen
entq1du cue lie sarment dalT&geance ne sera pas
eNlAe aprea la formation dome Confederation du
Sud, des personnes venaut dams Get Fiat et EtoEt
citoyen de la dite Confederation ct de Fun gu
tanlre DIES Flats composant la dte Confederation,
SfptIemeMent, DGGlarOns ct ordonnons de Mus
le strment d'allGgc4hre sera adrninstrE en- rIn;S
cout, par lc nge de tnute cour de district do GET
Etat ct sera enrdRistTG dams I'm livre tepu 4 Get
eliet par lie grcfer de la cour.
AdoptGe Ell Convention, en- Ia vile de Ia Nou-
vclHe-O Orleans &c septiefpe iour do tfvrfar 10 -
nee mil hut cent soixante-etun.
1igHfI A. MUTTON
r,-,.e.. ,r,ro, ,,.-,., re tdnTt dc 10 CohSennn.
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AN ORDINANCE


authorizing the payment of certain Drafts
drawn on The late Sub-Trcnsury of the
United 5tntcs at New Orleans.
whereas, the State OF Louisiana has taken under
its control the funds deposited in the late Sub
Treasury of the United States at New Orlenns hnt
CONSIDERS 1t just that certain drafts drawn against
the same should be paid
SECTION |. Therefore, be il ordained byt the Pe0nze
OF The STATE Of Louisiana, in Convention Assem- bed
thd the State Depository of said funds be and he ia
hereby authorized to pay all drafts drawn in the L.
CLIMATE course Of disbursement by the disbursipp
officers of the United States on the funds heretG
fore deposited in the Sub Treasury of the United
States at New Orleans, to the credit of said officers
respectively. Provided that no draft shall he maid
except out of the officer drawing the same and
provided, further, that the aggregate amount of
drafts hereby authorized to be paid shall not ex-
coed the sum OF S30G,502 50. (ihree hundred and
SIX thousand, tive hundred and ninety-two dollars
and eighty cents.)
SEC. 2. Be ii FURTHER ordained, That the State
Deposiary aforesaid he and he is hereby authorized
to pay all outstanding drafts drawn by the United
States prior to the passage of the Ordinance of
Secession, against the funds heretofore DEPOSITED
in the ub-rreasury Of the United States at New
Orleans TO the cred of the public revenue of the
United States. Provided that the arrrcrate
amount OF said drafts shall not exceed the sum Of
226 Il, Gone hundred and fOrty.six thousand
two hundred and twenty-'iX dollars aud seventy
four cents bnt no transfer draft or drafts on the
bullion fund shalt he recognized or paid
SEC 3. lie further ordained, That the sum of
S3t .l64 H. (thrty one thuuzauh one hundred and
stxty-fuur dollars and forty four cents) standing
the credit OF the Post Office Department, on
he books of the late Sub Treasurer of the United
States at New Orleans, is hereby held subject 10
draft of the United States, in payment of postal
services nntll otherwise ordered Inv thia C6nver
ton, or the General Assembly of the State.
SEQ. 4. Be ii further ordained, That no draft
whatever shall be paid of the said Dep0sitary Of
said funds until he shall have given bond with
surety TO the Governor of this State, as provided
tor in the ordinance heretofore passed on the
twenty ninth day of January, 1861.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New
Orleans, this second day of February, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty -one.
(5iy"cd) a. MOTION,
PreriA N If the Con he State of Iau iona
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