New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-19

| Courts established iii the State of Louisiana by
the late Government of the United States" and in
accordance with the jurisdiction therein defined.
| f. That all judgments OF the courts of the late
United States in this State, heretofore rendered,
condemning under said laws any person to punish-
ment, shall remain in full force and Effects and oil
persons now in custody in any prison or the peni'
tentiary of this State by virtue of said judgments,
shall remain in custody until the full and complete
execution of said Judgment, unless sooner dis
charged, as hereinafter provided.
s. That the power TO grant reprieves and pardons
for said crimes and offences, heretofore belonging
to the President of the United States. is hereby
conferred upon the Governor of this State, with
the approval of the Senate.
6. Thatno ordinance passed by this Convention
shall operate as discontinuance of any prosecu-
ton already commenced under laws OF the late
Government of the United States and the same
shall be continued, prosecuted and punished in the
same manner, as if no alteration had been made
in the form of Government, merely changing what
ought to be changed to conform to the present or
dinance.
L That the Legislature shall have power to
amend, alter or abolish any of the provisions of
this ordinance.
Mr. Manning, on behalf of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation, called up an ordinance
heretofore reported by him concerning the protec.
ton of the State from invasion by sea which, on
his motion, was taken up section by section.
Section LIST being read, it was, on motion by Mr..
Manning, amended by striking out in the second
line the words other resident and nhabitant of
this Stste,' and inserting in lieu thereof " other
person." and in the seventh line by inserting the
words cor up either of said river after the
words Atchafaaya rivers" which was agreed to,
and the section as amended, was, on motion,
adopted.
Section I'd having been read, on motion of Mr..
Manning, it was adopted.
Section Sd being taken up, Mr.. Benvenu moved
to strike out said section, which, on motion of Mr..
Lawrence, was laid on the table, and the said Sec
ton adopted.
The 4th section was read, and on motion of Mr..
Manning was adopted, and the ordinance, as amen
ded, was, on motion of the same delegate, adopt
ed as whole, and reads as follows, viz:
AN ORDINANCE guard the State from Invasion by Sea
We, the People Of The State of Louisiana. do de.
clare aud ordain, and it is hereby declared and
ordained:
l. That any pilot or branch-pilot, holding o
license or commission under the laws of this State,
or any other aerson, who shall conduct any armed
vessel belonging to the Government of the late
United States, into either of the mouths o! the
Mississippi river or into the Atchaalaya river or
up either of said rivers, into any bay or bayou
leading into the interior of this State shall be sub
Ject 10 Indictment in the First District Court of
New Orleans, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not more than one thousand dollars and be i'm
prisoned at hard labor not less than five years nor
more than ten years; provided, however, that the
Governor of this State shall have power to suspend
the operation of this ordinance whenever he may
deem it advisable.
2. That the Governor Of this State is hereby EN-.
powered to cause all buoys and beacons in the
channels leading into the rivers above mentioned,
and all landmarks that may serve as guides for
vessels entering said rivers, to be removed when
ever in his opinion the public safety may require
such removal.
8. That the Governor of this State is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to remove any Pilot or
Branch Pilot from office whenever he may have
good cause to suspect his fidelity to the State Of
Louisiana.
4. That the General Assembly of this State is
hereby authorized and empowered to repeal or
modify this ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Fuqua, the rules were sus-
pended, and the following resolution adopted:
ReSolued, That the Hon. John Slidell, and the
Hon. J. +. Benjamin, late Senators of the State Of
louisiana in the Congress of the United States be
invited to seats within the bar, and that a COM
m!ttee Of three be appointed to notify them Of
this resolution.
On this committee the President appointed
Messrs. Fuqua, Miles and Lawrence. |...
Communications from Mr.. T. II. Wharton, ESQ.,,
Superintendent of the New Custom house, the
Marine Hospital, and the Quarantine Warehouse,
we're then read, and, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Navigation.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore, the Convention ad.
iOurned.
J, THos. WHEAT, Secretary.