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Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-01-09

GnAfiestons jan t.
Soy. Dickens hos difidsd 80 dmasss al
the executive admfnissFmsson Of South
Carolina among bis council.
!. TAqs he sppoipts A. 8. Magrath, Sec
fsfafy Of Stats, % requisite Intercourse
with other States and foreign pomers*
zp&ke trsDsaes xsgulsss aassmssae aaAsp-
'roinE oonsals. Jasnison, SeeresSry ST
War. Col. Memminger, Secretary Of the
HTFsasaFy. W II. Haraee, ID regulate the
Postal Department and Light Houses
a. G.. Darlington, SarTskaxT az The Inte-
rs6r q aEsend 10 lasG 2atkxk7 hscaading
the militia and coast police,
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-01-09

sr @w Shaxss1k5E, sad H.
g. searh FROM snslsz kho xuiA
hare this morning from Sayanaah, thai
the forts are In possession Of the Georgia
|ty4ere% ATAy are occupied BY I59 msn,
and an armorg with 90 men il engaged in
elsaaing the gana, 10 render shezn service
able, The State Of Ge0kaie ms alss ~
ken possession Of tie Unitsd Stasss feve.
nua cutter In that station
- id ILL.,. III
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-22

NolrSs1 ant les DHGitS de Cifnycnx.
Nous, lie peuple de Ia Louisiana, assemble erl
Convention, djriarons ct ordonnons que toute ner
some bre ct blanche comprise dams len catGrories.
suFanes Scra considGr' ct est par Ia prGsente de-
c4rce citoyen de Ia Louisiana, SAVIOR:
reinforcement, Tputc prrsnnne Qpi Il la date de
Iadoption de Performance de secession, ccst
dire lc vingtsiXjtme iour de ianver mil huit cent
solXante ct-nn, &t4it citoyen de Get Etat
NrGondement, Toue femme nee Il l'Gtranger,
namten2nt mari,'e on qui sc mdrera {; un citnyer
de Get Etat ct qui a acquit acquerira un do1ni-
Gle dams 'tat
Troisimcment, Toutn personne nee on 4 na1tre
hor7 dcs iimitrs ct de la joridrcti0n dc Get Fiat
don't lie prre est on Spra HGpnune de s0 naisannce
on dc 81 conception, citoycn de Get Fiat: Bien
cntendu, ccpcndnn, que les dr0s de citoyen ne Sc
trahsmettrnnt pas aux perS0Hne5 don't les pt.rcg
mont lama3 Gtabl leur dOmciIe dams rEtar
tlnaL"memcnt, Toute Personue me- i lttraneer
qui, 4 la date de In secession suerlte await dGcars
son intention lie devcnr cit0y Ell dos dts Etats mis-
env"ru dcs lois de- naturalization dea Flats mis-, on
uul r'all a1lvG4 dams les Eas tHis aVant i'age de
djN'huit ans ct await cunnuin i r, slider pcndant
cinq ana avant Iadnpton de l'nYiGnnancf de secs
sion, ct ni SC cOnf0rmeTa aurre5 iorTndlitts re-
quls2s par les GitcS lois lc-uurcs. dams &c but ct
Jn~rn'a CO point, sont par Ia prtscnte aiopttes
CONNIE lois dc IL ipui-iaur, 4 I'tyHpptiOn cr6end-
ant que Ia 7crmPBt que devra prefer la DorRonne
HHl I"I0Ineta Ce dFUit Stru Ceiui d'uIltgcuucr Il
Tiitat de Ia Louisiana
tuqulnmCmaut, Tumt enfant 1ea nersonues men
tonnes dnus lie paragraph qu ur.chde, dennurant
dams Fiat ct uhyaut pas rIugt.ct.un ans Il ltpoaue
dc IA naturalization de sam pIr ain-i Quil est prGyu
dams !e dit paragraph qI yaUt aLseint sa ma0Iitd
prctara lc Fcrjnent d'ai@sranc@#Tlitat.
SjT.nmcmant, Tout" pcrsonne Qli slant cit0yen
deS EAt9 UHl9 9uS'liis. ou Citovru de tout Fiat qu
snra stplrG de5 Flats Unis, ven,}rt lemcurer dams
iEht dams les douIH mol5 Vui pr:c,leront la date
de adoption de Performance de secession susdite
ct qni aPr"7 aYoir reside pendant douze mois,
pr"fcra lc scrmcnt dHii"GcHnce lEAt: Bien
enteHdu que IL scrmrnt d'a!hgcnHcc ne sera pas
eNier aprr5 Ia Formation dune Confederation du
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RCIatf aux RGV"lrUS collCctGS dams lie port
dc la NGuvelte-tsI leans.


Relative aux ReTrLius concctcs dams lie port
ii est orlonnt, par lie pcuple de la Louisian as
sembli en- Convention, Quc les revenus coectjs Ell
Il collector dams lie port de Ia NouvclIe Orleans
sent tenus par idei commits, par l'Etat de Ia Lou
siaue, ct seropt conservt5 Superintendent ct sGpart
ment dc tons aUtres fOnds.
II est de plus urdonnG, Que lie gouvcrneur ct lie
gouveyneur Seul par Ia prtsente autorisG tirel
son mandat lie dGpositaire des dts fonds, pour
payer les dGpenses de service, ainsi que les de
penses de Ia Monnaie de Ia Nouvcle. Orleans
suyant destination des employees que celia con-
cerne, ct Qu ont etc jusquA present autorisGs par
ct regIemcnts les lois des Flats Unis.
IleSt de plus ordonnG, Que tons les complies Sc
rattachart~ Au dit service aussi ben qua Ia ditc
Monnaie ant&Eaurement rendus aux autoritts ftdG-
ralcs, soent rendus Ct EGEl&s par lie gouverncur,
qui est par Ia prGsente autorisG~99- ct requis de
prendre des bons convenabes, avec dcs"SaGti0ns
des dts officers, pour la tidGle executions de leurs
devoirs.
II est de plus ordonnG. Que tous les complies
rendus iusquA jour par les employees ftdGrauX de
Get Etat il l'autoritt federal, seront dortnavant
rendus de la manGre prescribe par les lois ct reggie
ments des Flats Unis, au gouverneur de Get Etat.
AdoptGe en- Convention, en- Ia vile de la Nouvellc-
Orleans, cc vngtneuviGme jour de anvier Ian de
notre segneur mil huff cent soxante.et-un.
tSigut A MOUTON
- ~ President de In Convention.
Certist: J. THOS WHEAT, Secr6'aire ftI5 lot
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Lieutenant Governor who shall not have attained
the ace of % years, and been citizen of and resi-
dent within the State for inc space of four years
next preceding his election.
Third That article thirty nine of the Constitution
be and the same is hereby repealed.
FOURTH That article fOrty.sX of the Constitution
he altered so as to read as follows, to-wt He shall
be Commander-in-Chicf of the army and navy OF
this State and Of the militia thereof
Fifth That article one hundred and twonty-siX be
altered so as TO read as follows to.wit: Any citi.
zen Of this State who shall, after the passage OF
the Ordinance of Secession Of the State of Louis
lana from the Federal Union, fight a duel with
deadly weapons with citizen of this State Or send
Or accept challenge to fight duel with deadly
weapons either within this State or out of it, with
n citizen of this State, or who shall act rs second
or knowingly aid or assist in any manner those
thus offending shall he deprived of holding any
Office of trust or profit and of enjoying the right
of suffrage under this Constitution aud the Office
Of any State officer, member of the General Assem-
bly, or OF any other person holding Office of profit
trust under this Constitution, and the laws made
in pursuance thereof shall be, ipSo tdciO vacated
by the fact of any such person committing the
offence mentioned in this article, and the l.egsa
ttrG shall provide by law for the asCcrtanug aud
declaration of such forfeiture.
Sixth, THAT article one hundred and twontyseven
be altered so as to red, Is follows, tO.wit: The
Legislature shall have power to this Con
stitution and the Jurisdiction of tits State over any
territo# which may be acquired by the State of
Louisiana.
Seventh, That article one hundred and twenty
eight be altered SO as to read follows, to.wt ::
None of the lands heretofore granted by the Con-
gress of the United States to the State of Louisiana
for aiding in constructing the necessary levees aud
drains, TO reclaim the swamp and overlooked lands
in this State, shall be diverted from the purposes
for which they were granted, except for arming
and defending the State.
Adopted in Convention at the City of New Or
leans this first day of February, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and siXty.one.
Sjgnri A. MOUTO&,
Attest: j. THnS. WHEAT, Secretary. fcl5 IUt
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[ n o.S



To Provide for ti4e appointment Of Dele
gates TO Il Convention to form n Southern
Confectionery.
We, the People Of Louisiana, in Convention as
sembed, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby
declared and ordained:
First, That this Convention will, on the Both day
of January instant, at the hour of u NJ pro-
coed to elect by ballot six delegates two from
the State at large and one from each Congress
siona District, to represent this State in the Con
ventiOn of Seeding States, proposed to be held
al montgomery, in the State of Alabama, on the
fourth day of February, 1861, for the purpose of
securing concerted and harmonious action and
also OF forming Provisional Government for
those States which have seeded and which NAV
secedc, and intend to form a Southern Confetl-
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 eecede to
be established and put into operation before the
fourth day of March, 1861; and that the same
Convention Of Seeding States shall proceed forth
with to consider and propose q Constitution aud
plan for Permanent Government for such States
which proposed plan shu be- referred back to the
several State Conventions for their adoption or re-
lection.
Third, That this Convention accepts the recon-
menddti0n Of the State of South Carolina that each
State he entitled to one vote in the sad Couvan.
ton upon all questions which may be voted upon
therein; and that each State send as many Dale.
gates as are equal in number to the number of
Senators and Representatives to which it was en-
tilted in the Congress Of the United States.
Fourth, That, if from any cause the suid Con.
Ventlon shonld not assemble at the time and place
above mentioned, then, and in that event, the said
Delegates be, and they are hereby accredited to
any Convention of Seeding States which may
meet at any other time and place having for its
object the formation Of a Government and the
establishing of Confederacy, as hcreinbefore
prescribed, and which may adjourn to meet al
any other time and place.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, January twenty ninth, 1861.
Signed A. NOT-rOE
T eSlcnt Of the Convention of the State OF Louisiana
Attest; j. lllOn. WHEAT Sec"enry fel5 lUt
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who may hereafter he married to citizens of this
state, ana VINO nave acquired or shall acquire
domicll therein.
Third, All persons now born or who may hereafter
be born out OF the limits ana jurisdiction Of this
State, whose fathers were, or shall be- ut the time
Of their birth or conception, citizons of this
state: Provided, however, that the rights of Cit.
Zensllip shall not descend to persons whose fathers
never resided i'll this State.
Fourth, Persons of foreign birth who had, at the
date Oisecesaion aforesaid declared their intention
to become citizens Of the United States under tho
mn naturalization nWa t,prnnr M Who hnG orr;,.', -:
tho Ir,;,oI Gtntna undnr Tho =, ro ,r oi,rht, W III
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,.p,tin 0rl,[, at Il t ' L. "a C'''
MR. t,,tnrit; JI Jit ,n' I"' !" l'' '''S0 '''1l
ri 1r.,f aI,ot ,.
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va; W., ',., '[ ~ 1a' H. ~ gu +@I ct
VISA '''' u o''''@'' P'' Id P'o'CS''A IL
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'i]' -" nun " az 'I'iI' 81 L!Hlp
tlt Il YIN tpbh 'iiI ~rIt Cll'l H.! < ne IL de NFIl
Irtlr'. d I i!rUtei!It- DDiIi It de Il ,ilI4
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-22
ORD0NNAECE
Relative a la publication DIES Ortionnances
ct ssu Journal de Ia Convention.

sS3H 3N GRDBARA&ChG
Relative la publication DIES Ortionnarces
ct du journal de Ia Convention.
LIE peuple de l'Etat de Ia Louisiana ordonne:
SEUTIoN |. Toutes les Ordinances anront plein
etfet datar de leur adoption, excerpts quaDd Il y
est aufTement ponrYu, naiS afin one Ia Dublicite
requise leur soft donnee, les ordonnances seroDt
publiees CONNIE il est5preserit ci-aprGs, i moins
que Ia Convention men dispose autrement.
SEG- 2. LIE secT&taire delyTera limprimenr de
Ia Convention, trnis iours apres eur adoption, des
copies dament certif5es de tnutes les performances
adopt6es ct lfimprimeur pnbeFa dams les deu2
jonrs qpi sniyrOnt les dies performances dams lie
journal officel, a part. du journal, pendant dix
Jours, ct dc Ia meme maniere que les actes de l'as
semhlGe generate sont publi6es.
SEe. 3. Dams les trente jours qui suiyront iajoar
nement defnitif de Is Convention finlprmeur ache
vera ct liVrera gu secr6taire de fEtat mile eEem
plaires des ordonnances etdu Journal de la ConTen
ton, imprimes fcrlne de vre de bon ct fort
papier q fnlprmer les liYres, les ordonnanees en-
caracteres petit ROMAN s0iides, chaque page con
tenant cinquantsept hgnes, compris lie tire cou-
rant, aVec 1igne blanche endessous ct ligne au
pied Iafgeur de rente ems, ct lie journal, tel gull
aura etc public dams Ia gazette, en- mignonne
solide, les pages deyant agoir quatre-vi bgt-une
aignes de longGeuf, lie tire courant avee ligne
blanche au-dessous ct ligne au bas inclas,; les
lumes seront converts ct brooches CONNIE les sta
futs de l'Etat
SEC. 4. Ausstat apres avoir requ ces iiVres lie
Secretaire d'Etat en- enyerra IN eXemplaire a tous
les grefieFs des Cours de District de lEsat pour
cours; IN exemplaire a tous les recorders des pa
roisses, un exemplaire tous les jurys de police
de TEtat, quatre exemplaires a chaque membre
de la Convention ct les autres exemplaires, sill
en- reste, sefonG Opposes dams lie bureau du biblio
thecaire dfEtat.
SEC. s. Dams les trente iours eui suiVront Ia
journement sine die de la Convention le secr6tare
lvrera an Secretaire Etat toutes les ordonnarces
enrolees de la Convention, ainsi que lie journal ma
nuscrit ct tous les papers ct documents en- sa pos
session, que &c dernier fonctionnaire gardera ct
conservera soigneusement apres avor inscrt au
dos lie jour. lie mois ct annee de leur endorsement
dams son bureau. Dor6navant lie Secr6taire d'Etat
donnera des copies certif6es de Ia meme maniere
qa'il est autorse lie faire reatvement aux status
de FEtat ct aux autres documents oficies qui sont
dams son bureau.
Adoptee en- Convention a la NouvelIe- Orleans lie
septieme jour de fevrier de Fan de n0tre Sci.
mil huit cent soixante-et-un.
iSigneI a. MoUTOE
s9 President de Ia Convention.
Certiae- J. TH0s. WHEAT. sectetae. fel5 lCf
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Pour pourvoil IA IL nomination dc Dclcyues
uunc Convcytjn1, nnf, s,r,,c,. No.. "a 80
W. ~ I
ycntion l6rlarons ct ordnnnons Of il n,t a,. 1n ,,t
scntes declare ct ordonnt. -
prcmiirament Oman trcntn do ;an,ior cor.7,,+ ::
midi cette Convention pr9cidnr, m scr1tin r.j.
Gction de six dGlGruts don't lpu, snrnnt frs dams
tout Etat ct I'm dams chanup District con1rnin,nnl
esqurs repr.>entcroDt Get Etat dams In Ory mti4n
des Etlts sris.ionna res chi dot 60 rifn;r, Wnnt'
gomery dams l'Etat d. Atbom9 la nuatriInn inn, do
fGvrer mil huit cent soyante et.Itr pour a5;Ircr IA
conro,tla Of l'h.r,n nin de- lars acf ~ 'ri ,, -,
f,r7n,. nm (,,,,,..r,,,n,1t ,,,'f,,; , a. =. - ,
t' "' 5'''' I'IIic'lO lL"FtA"i.c PbH rs ft"t7
lh Sc Snnt ScpHrNS on uul pDurrirnt sCpArrr ct
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q. AN oRD1NANcE

4 s3
no Dissolve tEae Union between the State of
Louisiana and tlle other Siates united
with her under the compact entitled
s The Constitution Of the UnItel Statcs.',
We, Tie People Of the iSiate ct louisiana in
Convention assembled, de declare and ortan and
it is hereby declared and ord0ined That the Ordi.
nance passed by us in Convention on the I'D day
OF November, in the year eighteen hundred and
eleven, whereby the Constitution of the United
States OF America, and the amendments of said
Constitution were adopted, and all laws and ordi-
naHces by which the State of Louisiana became q
member of the Federal Union be and the same
are hereby repealed and abrogated, and that the
Union now subsisting between Louisiana and other
States under the name OF :" The United States of
America is hereby dissolved
ne do further declare and ordaif That the State
OF Louisiana hereby resumes all rights and powers
heretofore delegated to the Government Of the
United States of America. That her citizens are
absolyed from all allegiance to said Government,
and that she is in full possession and exercise Of
oil those rights of sovereignty which appertain to
free and independent State
NE do further declare and ortlan That all rights
acquired and vested under the Constitution of the
United States, or any act of Congress- or treaty. or
under any law OF this State, and not incompatible
with this Ordinance shall remain il force and have
the same elect an if this Ordinance had not been
passed.
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge the 26th
OF January, 1861.
Isignedl A. MOUr0N
Attest: j. THos, WHEAT. Secretary iei5 lot
". r. Adams,
VIM. Dumont Anderson,
Bernard Avegno,
a A. BaFbin,
VIM. Rulfn Barrow,
i. Bcrmudez,
Ghs. BenYeuu,
z. q. Boniord,
A. Bonner
@. @. BrisCae,
Maithai Burton,
Louis BRrl
Z. g. w. Batler,
Thomas j Caldwell,
Fenelon Cannon,
Vim. c. Carr,
George Clark
Thomas A. Cooke,
g. r.. Canney,
Lernuel p. Conner
Sidney S. Conner
Thomas o. H. Gottman.
VIM. Alex. Davidson,
u. q. Davidson,
Alex. de Giouet,
Atcibiade DeRlanc
Samuel ". Dorsey
Ed. Dufiel,
Lucus j. Bupr6s
j. B. EIatn
j. K. Eigee,
Ro. w. kstlin,
G. Il. Peseierr
James Fuquar
A. H. Gladden.,
Fergus 8ard&Fe.
J. IL. Gaadet
X, w. tsraYes,
a. Nj. Gray,
Vim. Il Gill;
n. q Girari
Sid H. Griffin,
j. Hernandez,
Andrew y Heroes,
,. :. Hodge,
Robert Hudses,
s. Hoiingswnrth.
Theodore a0htStl9
Thos. II Kennedy.
Wilson 81. KIDD,
Felix Labniat,
D. Lawrence,
t'hs. I. LagfDue
Chs. o. Leblanc,
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ORDINANCE

Relative aux Lois FeeIernies ct aux Employ
es feclernux qui SC trouvaIemt dams TtEtat
de 10 Louisiane Tors dc I'adoption de FOR
dominance de Session.
II est ordOnn6 par lie peuple de Ia Louisiana as
semb6 en- Convention, que tOuS les employees fGdG-
dams lie Gervice civil des Flats Uns ct les lois
des Etats Cnis relatives aux dts officers ftdGrauX
ct leurs devOirs ct leur compensation dams rEtat
de Ia Louisiana. en- place ct en- vgueur d lGp0que
de fadoptiOn de l'ordOnuance de SESSION ct oui ne
sOnt pas incompatibleS aVeC Ia dite Ordonnance,
sont par la prG5eDte adop1tes ct continues en- place
ct en- Vigueur, cGmme employees ct CONNIE lois de Get
Etat.
Pourvu que cette ordinance ne s'applinuc pas
aux employees des departments iudciaire pos.
tai on des terres puhiiques du commencement des
Etats Unis gu aux lois regiementant les dts de-
partements.
Il est de plus ordonn6, Qqe les lois des Etats Enis
conCernant lie revenu, la GoIecte ct la navigation
en- tant quees peuvcnt Gtre Appliances sont par la
prGsente adoptGes CONNIE lois de Get Etat except,i
quaucuns droits ne serOnt COllectGs sur les import
atoms des Etats fOrmant la CT devant Union FGdf-
rale, CONNIE sous lie nom des Etats d'Unis d'Amtr-
que des territories des dts Etats UnIs nj sur lie
tonnage des navres apDartenant soft en- enter on
en- pare citOyens des dts Flats ct territories
Ii est de plus ord0nne, One lie president de cette
Convention est par la prGsente autorsG eXiger de
tOus les employees tGdGrauX suSdtS dams la paroisse
d'Orl6ans, la reconnaissance Immediate par euX de
fautortt unique ct exclusive de l'Etat de la Loui
siane, ct leur adminisTer lie sermeAt d'ofiicc ct
en- cas- de retns, demAnder ct il prendre posses
sion de toutes les proprGttS argent eifets papiers
ct documents qu's ont en- depot en- leur capaci,f
oliciee ct que Ia dte autOritG est par la prG5ente
coHtGrGe au gouvernement quaint tous les EN-.
plGy6S ftdGrauX susdits dams Etat ct Que les EN-
rlos de toutes les personnes qui refuseraient de
tenr les prOpritt|, argent ct rtIhts dGDOsGs entire
ieurs mains il la disposition de l'Etat ct de prendre
lie sefment d'ofce, sont par la prGsente DECLARES
yaCants.
IL est de plus ordonnG One lEtat de Ia Louisiana
garantit CT ndemniSc par Ia prGSente tons les EN-.
DuynS ant totf nj ~;
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In reference TO the Free Navigation of the
Pesolred 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
all friendly States bordering thereon, and we also
recognize the right of egress and ingress OF the
mouths of the Mississippi by ali friendly states and
powers and we do hereby declare our willingness
to enter into any stpulations to guarantee the eX
ercise of said rights.
Adopted in Convention at Baton Rouge this
2Gth day of January, 1861.
y>icrrd1 \. NNUTON.
President of the Convention
Attes J. TiJnS WHEAT, Secretary fel5 lot
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AN ORDINANCE concerning Citizenship.
lEF the Pe0pfc Of Louisiana, in Convention as
sembled, do declare aHd urdaIn, That all Tree white
pers"ns embraced in the following Classification
sbaIl he deemed and Gnnsdprpd, and are hereby
declared to he citizens of Louisiana,
FIRST, \ Ii persons who at the dale of The adoption
of the Ordinance of SrGtSSinn, viz: the twenty
sixth day of January. eighteen hundred and sixty
one were citizens OF this State.
Second, WoIne, Of foreign birth, now married, Or
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Couccrnaut Ia ,iEbre Navigation du fieuvc
Mississippi.
RGSoll,, Que nous, lie pewpie de lEtat de In houi-
siane reconnaissance 10 drot delibre navigation du
feuve Mississippi, ct de tons scs tributaries, par
tous les Etats amis riverains du dit feuye ct des
dts tributaries. Et neus reconnassous Ggalement
lie drot dentrGe ct de sortie des bouches du Misss-
sippi par tous les Flats ct pussances ams ct nous
d6clarons par ces prGsentes notre volontG dc sti-
puler toutes les guarantees nGcessares pour reNercse
des dts drots.
AdeptGe en- Convention dams Ia Vile de Baton
Rouge, ce vngt.sXiGme jour de janvier, en- l'annce
mil HUT cent soiNante-et-un.
lSigu6l A. MOUTON,
President de Ia Convention.
Certift j. TIfCS WHEAT, Sccrttaire
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TO amend the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
We, The People the State of L0,,isidnd in Con-
ventlun assembled, do declare and ordain and i: is
hereby declared aud ordained
First That article thirty fourth Of the Constitu
ton he and the same is hereby repealed.
Second That article thirtyNiXth of the COnstitu-
ton be altered SO ns to read follows to- wit: No
person shaI! be eligible to the Office of Governor or
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Res0lred, 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, 1851
lSignedl A. MOUTON
Pr sident Of the Convention of the State OF Louisiana.
Attest J. THOS WHEAT Secretary. fel5 lUt
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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,
TSigncdl A. M0CToN,
rre,itcn Of The Convention of the State Of Lon sinna.
Atlcsl: j. TIIOS. WHEAT, Secretary. fel5 lot
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Reso1u, Que lie president de cette Convention est
autorSG ct requis de nommer IN commlSsaire pour
repr6senter lEtat dc Ia Louisiana auprGs de rEtat
du Texas.
AdoptGe en- Convention il Baton-ROuge, ce 2Gme
jour de janyier, 1861.
rSgrt + A. MOTION
President de In Convention de Fiat de la Louisiana
Certiht: J. TII0S. WHEAT, t;aiTe fel5 lOt