New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-02-26
GEDDHEAECEI
Pour I'adoption dun prancau National dc
1'Etat dc In I4ouisiane.

Pour I'atfoption dun prapcau National dc
1'Efat dc In I.oussiane.
Nous, le peuple de la Louisiana assemble en- Con-
pAntion nrdonnons ct stations que lie drapeau de
l'fat de la Louisiana sc conposera de treize
bandes horrizontales des cGn|curs caprGs spGCi.
fees, ct Qu seront dispos6es dams l'urdre auvaut
en- commencant de IL lgne on du b0rd sUpcrieur do
drapcau, a savor: La premiere bande bleue Ia
seconde blanche; la trolsieme rouge la quatr;tme
blanche: Ia cinuujtme hleuc la siyitme blanche
la septiGme rouge; Ia hnitiGme blanche la neuv.
i1me b!eue Ia diXitme blanche la onzcme rouge;
Ia douzieme blanche; ct la trezeme ct dernere
bandc beue.
Nous ordonnons ct stations de plus, Quill aura
au coin supGrieur ct principal du dr1peau, m
champ clrrc, don't Ia couleur Sera rouge, ct don't
les c0tts seront fgauX Ia largcur de sept bandes
ct qu'au centre du dit champ il y aura une Gtoile
dune dimension conYenabe ct proportionnte
ayant cling points Ou rayons etque Ia cOuleur de Ia
dite GtOie sera dun jaune pale.
Nous ordonnons ct stations de plus, Que le d
drapeau ct nul autro sera lie drapeau national de
| lEtat de Ia Louisiana.
Adopt,:e en- Convention, en- la vo de Ia Nou
Yelle. Orleans, &C onzicme jour de iGvrier Fan de-
notre seign6ur mil huit cent soiIanfe. etun.
| Tsgndl A.MOUTON.
Ccrtifd J. TIIOs. WHEAT, socr5'ae. felJ lot
mol 18.l
AN OEDTTAHTn
To Guas d the Stmte from Invasion by Sea
We, tie People Of the State of'Louisiana, do de-
clare and ordan, and it is hereby declared and or
dnined
First, That any pilot or branch pilot holding IL
cense or commission under the laws of this State
any other person who shall conduct any armed YES
sci belonging to the Government of the late United
States, into either of the mouths of the Mss5
sippi river, or into the Atchafaaya river, ur
either of said rivers, or into any bay or bayot
| leading into the interior of this State, shall bt
| subject to Indictment in the First District Cnur
of New Orleans and, upon conviction, shall bt
fined not more than one thousand dollars, anC
be imprisoned at hard labor not less than fiTe
wears nor more than ten years; provided, however
that the Governor of this State shall have power tt
suspend the operation of this ordinance whenever
he may deem it advisable.
Second That the Governor of this State is hereby
empowered to cause all buOys and hcacons in the
channels lcadiDg into the rivers above mentioned
sells entering said rivers, to be removed whenever
| in his opinion the public safety may require such
| removal.
Third, That the Governor of this State Is hereby
| authorized and empowered to remove any pilot o
branch pilot from office whenever he may have
good cause to suspect his fidelity to the State o
| Louisiana.
Fourth, That the General Assembly of this State
| is hereby authorized and empowered to repeal OF
modify this ordinance.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
| leans the eleventh day of February, in the yeal
| Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
| one. .-
President OF the Con ton Of the State Of Louisiana
| Attest j. TlI0S. WHEAT, Secretary. fel6 lot