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ORDINANCES 
 
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 STATE CONVENTION, 
 
 PtJBLISHED IS ^KMl 
 
 PUESUANCE OF A RESOLUTION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 
 
 [Ratified 11th Feb., 1863.] 
 
 
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ORDINANCES-FIRST SESSION. 
 
 AN ORDINANCE VESTING IN THE CONFEDEBATE STATES OF r Tf a -i 
 AMEEIOA JURISDICTION OVEE CERTAIN TEAOTS OF LAND IN 
 THE TOWN OF FATETTEVILLE, N. O. 
 
 We, the people of North Carolina, in Convention assem- Grants juris- 
 Med, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and IronataX- 
 ordained, That the jurisdiction of the State of North-Car- 
 olina is hereby ceded to the Confederate States of America, 
 for the purpose of maintaining and erecting therein Ar- 
 senals, Magazines, or other necessary buildings, over all 
 that tract, place or parcel of land, situate, lying and being 
 in the town of Fayetteville and county of Cumberland, the 
 jurisdiction over which was ceded the United States of 
 America by an act of the General Assembly of the State 
 o£ North-Carolina, ratified on the 8th day of January, 1839,. 
 and is entitled " An Act vesting in the United States of 
 America jurisdiction over a certain tract of land in the 
 town of Fayetteville and county of Cumberland." 
 
 And be it further ordained and declared, That jurisdic' Gra«ts juris, 
 tion in like manner and for like purposes is hereby ceded unds^KMqnt, 
 to the Confederate States of America over all tracts or par- 
 cels of land adjacent to the same heretofore purchased by 
 the United States of America. 
 
 And be it further ordained and declared, That the juris- Retains juris- 
 diction so ceded \o the Confederate States of America, is ^j^J} "4* 
 granted upon the express condition that the State of North- criminal pro- 
 Carolina shall retain jurisdiction on and over the tracts of ceraed. 
 land aforesaid, so far that civil process in all cases, and' 
 such criminal process, as may issue under the authority of 
 the State of North-Carolina, against any person or persons 
 charged with crimes committed without said tract of land 
 may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if 
 this jurisdiction had not yet been ceded: The Confi&der- coaditions, 
 ate States to retain the said jurisdiction so long as said tract 
 
Ordinances Nos. 2—3. 
 
 or tracts of land shall be used for the purposes expressed 
 
 in this ordinance, and no longer. 
 Title and po»- Be U further ordained, That the title and possession of 
 se^n ceded. ^ ^ ^^ :, her( ^ y ceded to the gaid . Confederate 
 
 States, on the terms and conditions aforesaid. [Ratified the 
 6th day of June, 1861.] 
 
 [tfo. 3.) 
 
 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOB THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD 
 OF CLAMS. 
 
 Be tfordained, &c, That a Board of Claims, to consist 
 Sem^w mS* ^ three members— two of whom shall be a quorum to do 
 dmka. DnsjriesB— be elected by this Convention, whose duty it 
 
 shall be to audit and settle, upon principles of equity and 
 justice all claims that may be presented against Jhe State 
 for expenses incurred towards the arming, equipping, sub- 
 sistence and transportation of our volunteer trobps, and of 
 munitions of war, and for bounty paid said troops either in 
 the military or naval service of ,the State, and other expen- 
 ses incurred jn the defence of the State pridr to the 20th of 
 May, 1861* and all county claims and other claims of the 
 character aforesaid, arising since the 20th of May, 1861, 
 which are not provided for by law; and no county or cor- 
 poration, claim shall be entertained by said Board, unless 
 the same shall lie certified by the County Trustee, or 
 Chairman of the County Court, or by the corporate 
 authorities of any, corporation, as the case may be, whence 
 the claim or claims may come, 
 intake an oath- fie, it further ordamed, That the members of the said 
 , , , ,Board of. Claims shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully 
 Employ a oterk am ] impartially, to discharge their duties ; they may employ 
 a, clerk who shall record the proceedings of the Board; 
 they shall ( give, general and publie notice of the times and 
 place of .their sittings ; they shall be authorized to admin- 
 ister oaths and to require affidavits to be made when neces- 
 *o rep«rt t«r s»ry. The said Board shall reiportthe result, pf their labors 
 Man. and proceedings, with a brief statement of the character 
 
 of each claim allowed, at the conclusion of their labors, cr 
 from time to time, as they may think proper, to this Con- 
 
Ordnances Nos. 3 — 4 — 20. 5 
 
 yention, either at the present or any future session. Each Compeniation. 
 member of the Board shall be allowed six dollars per day, 
 and the clerk shall be allowed four dollars per day for tach 
 day they shall be actually employed. 
 
 Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall remain Length of time 
 in force, and the Board hereby provided for shall continue exist 
 in existence till the 15th day of December next, subject to 
 amendment, modification or repeal by this Convention ; 
 and, in case of the death, resignation or refusal to serve of 
 any member of said Board of Claims during any recess, or 
 after the final adjournment of this Convention, .such vacancy 
 shall be supplied by the appointment of the Governor. 
 {.Ratified the 8th day of June, 1861/] 
 
 AN ORDINANCE TOUCHING THE AUTHENTICATION OF ORDINANCES \Jf . 4.] 
 AND OTHER ACTS OF THE CONVENTION. 
 
 Be it ordained ly this Convention, That ordinances and To *« B « nea ' 
 resolutions of this Convention having the effect of laws, 
 shall- be authenticated by the signature of the President 
 and attestation of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary, 
 and shall have the date of their final passage annexed 
 thereto ;, from which date each ordinance and resolution 
 shall take effect and go into operation, unless some other 
 time shall be therein appointed. [Ratified the 8th duy of 
 June, 1861.] 
 
 AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO A STATE FLAG. [i\fo. 20.] 
 
 Be it ordained iy this Convention, and it is hereby or- Description. 
 dained by the authority of the iame, That the Flag of 
 North-Carolina shall consist of a red field with a white star 
 in the centre^ and with the inscription, above the star, in a 
 semi-circular form, of " May 20th, 1775," and below the 
 s'ar, in a semi-circular form, "May 20th, 1861." That 
 there shall be two bars of equal width, and the length of 
 the field" shall be equal to the bar, the width of the field 
 being equal to both bars: the first bar shall be blue, and 
 
Ordinanges- — Nos. 20—23—27—29. 
 
 the second be white; and the length of the Flag shall be 
 one-third more than its width [Ratified the 22d day of 
 June, 1S61.] 
 
 [Nb. 23.] AN OEDINANCE TO PROVDDE FOE THE PAYMENT OF THE MILITIA 
 
 WHILE IN ACTIVE SERVICE. 
 
 Pay the same 
 as that of vol- 
 unteers. 
 
 Be it ordained by the delegates of the people m Conven- 
 tion assembled^ and it is hereby ordained by the authority of 
 the same, That the Militia who have been or may be called 
 into the service of the State by the Governor, shall, while 
 in actual service, receive the pay allowed by law to volun- 
 teers. {Ratified the 26th day of June, 1861.] 
 
 \N0. 27.] RESOLUTION EXEMPTING VOLUNTEERS FROM PAYING POLL TAX. 
 
 Exempts all 
 
 who enlisted 
 prior to 16th 
 August,' 1H61. 
 
 Resolved, "That the Volunteers and State troops tendered, 
 accepted and employed in the public service, at any time 
 prior to the 15th August, 1861, shall be exempt from the 
 payment of free poll taxes for which they are now responsi- 
 ble, and shall not be compelled to list a taxable free white 
 poll for this year ; and the Sheriffs shall be allowed the 
 amount of such exemptions in the settlement of their res- 
 pective public accounts, by filing with the clerk of the 
 County Court a list, under oath, of the names of such vo- 
 lunteers and State troops, and it shall be the duty of the 
 clerks of the several County Courts to certify to the Comp- 
 troller, under their seal of office, the list of polls so filed 
 with them. {Ratified the 26th day of June, 1861.] 
 
 [No. 29.] 
 
 AN ORDINANCE TO CEDE TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES,, THE 
 PROPERTY IN AND JURISDICTION OVER THE FORTS, LIGHT 
 HOUSES, BEACONS, MARINE HOSPITALS AND MINT IN NORTH- 
 CAROLINA. 
 
 cedes jnrisdio- Seotion 1. Be it ordained by the delegates of the people 
 mi estate. °f North- Carolina, in Convention assembled, That the pro- 
 perty in all tracts or parcels of land, lately held by the 
 
OEDINANOEft— No. 29. 
 
 United States within the limits of North-Carolina, on which 
 were erected any fortification, light houses, beacons, or 
 marine hospitals, and also the lot in the town of Charlotte, 
 in the county of Mecklenburg, on which is situated the 
 buildings of the Mint, be and the same are hereby granted 
 to, and vested in the Confederate States of America, for 
 the like objects, uses, and purposes, for which they were 
 formerly held by the said United States, to have and to 
 hold the same to the said Confederate States so long as 
 they shall severally be devoted and applied to such objects, 
 uses and purposes, and no longer. 
 
 Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, Grants other 
 That all armaments, furniture and machinery at or in any 
 of such fortifications, light houses, beacons, marine hospitals, 
 or mint, are hereby granted to, and vested in the said 
 Confederate States, for the objects, uses, and upon the con- 
 ditions aforesaid. 
 
 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the jurisdiction of Jurisdiction 
 the State of North-Carolina, over each and all of said tracts 
 or parcels of land, and the buildings situate thereon, is 
 hereby granted to the said Confederate States of America, 
 excepting and reserving to this State the power to execute Reservation, 
 within, and upon the same, civil process in all cases, and 
 such criminal process as may issue under her authority 
 against persons charged with offences committed without 
 the limits of said tracts or parcels of land ; such jurisdic- 
 tion to be retained by the said" Confederate States, so long 
 as the said tracts or parcels of land shall be used for the 
 purposes hereinbefore expressed, and no longer. {Ratified 
 the 21th day of June, 1861.] 
 
8 Ordinances No. 30. 
 
 [NO. 30.] ^jf ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OP THE STATB 
 TROOPS AND VOLUNTEERS RAISED UNDER THE ACTS OF THE 
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RESPECTIVELY, ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO 
 RAI8E TEN THOUSAND STATE TROOPS," RATIFED THE SlH DAY 
 MAY, AND " AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENCE," 
 RATIFIED THE IOtH DAY OF MAY, 1861, AND FOR OTHER 
 PURPOSES. 
 
 S™pf ™u!e te !• Be it ordained by the delegates of the people of North 
 sutes deraIe Carolina in Convention assembled^ That the State troops 
 levied under the act of the General Assembly, first afore- 
 said, which have been formed into regiments, with proper 
 complements of officers and men, be, and the same are 
 hereby transferred, by regiments, to the Confederate 
 States of America, upon the same terms and conditions as 
 if they had been raised under the authority of the said 
 Confederate States. 
 8i?te U tro n ?a°to ^' ^ e ^f uri ^ ier ordained by the authority aforesadd, That 
 cease August all levying and recruiting of troops under said act shall 
 cease and determine from and after the 20th day of August 
 next ; and that all troops which shall have been raised 
 under said act prior to that, day, shall be organized into 
 regiments and transferred to the Confederate States in the 
 manner and upon the terms and conditions aforesaid. And 
 if there shall be an excess in the number of said troops, 
 sufficient to form a battalion, companies or company, such 
 excess may be organized according to its appropriate num- 
 bers, and transferred in like manner. 
 Jommiasmns 3. Be it further ordained, That all appointments of offi- 
 
 t officers nut " .,.,,. . „ 
 
 i» service to cers under said act, either in the line or in the staff, over 
 cease ugust ajjf j a j, ove t jj e num b er appropriate to and required by the 
 
 regiments, battalions and companies thus organized, shall 
 cease and be vacated on the said 20th day of August next; 
 and that His Excellency, the Governor, may, in his discre- 
 tion, order any Quartermaster, Commissary or Medical 
 stores, owned by the State, and not required for immediate 
 use, to be turned over to the said Confederate States upon 
 proper receipts for the articles thus delivered, to be taken 
 by the officers accountable for the same. 
 
Ordinances No. 30. 9 
 
 i. Be it further ordained, That all commissions to officers Officers i«ser: 
 in- the aioresaid State troops, issued by the Governor and t»ine«L 
 Military Board, under tlie authority of the act of the Gen- 
 eral Assembly to create a Military Board,, ratified the 10th 
 ■day of May, 1861, who shall remain in service after the, 
 20th day of August next, as ^foresaid, are hereby ratified^. 
 and confirmed, notwithstanding any provision in the Con* 
 etitntion of the State for a different mode of appointment 
 
 5. Be it further ordained, That the naval forces and ves- JJ™™|f' r ™ 
 sels of" the State be transferred to the Confederate StateB, aL*f*s«»i«. 
 npon the same terms and conditions, that are provided as to 
 
 State troops, in the second section of this ordinance, the 
 the said vessels to be paid for or accounted for upon terma 
 to be agreed npon by the Governor with the Confederate 
 "States ; and that after the 20th day of August next, all naVal 
 officers of this State shall be discharged, and all vessel* of 
 the navy not accepted by the Confederate States, shall be 
 sold under the direction of the Governor. And whereas, Preamble, 
 the President of the Confederate States, through a commu- 
 nication from the Secretary of War, has informed this 
 Convention that he will accept from this State into the 
 service of the Confederate States,two thousand volunteers 
 for twelve months, in addition to the four regiments already 
 in service, and cannot accept any greater number of volun- 
 teers for twelve months. 
 
 6. Be it therefore ordained ly the authority aforesaid, £"*,££ *^Sjf 
 That all volunteers who have been called out by the order ▼ohmteere «*£*•' 
 of the Governor for twelve months, over and above the four refcime»tfc- 
 regiments aforesaid and two thousand men, to be designated 
 
 by the Governor, and tendered to the President for service 
 as aforesaid, shall be discharged on the 20th of Angust next^ 
 Provided, That any of said volunteers who shall signify Proviso, 
 their desire to enlist in the State troops aforesaid or in any 
 corps that may be called for by the President in the mean 
 time, .shall be discharged forthwith, to the end that they 
 may enter such new service; and Provided further, Tha$ 
 the Governor shall again tender such volunteers by regi- 
 ments, to the President of the Confederate States, and if the 
 President shall agree to aceept them or any part of them, 
 by, or before the 20th day of August next, it shall be the 
 
10.' Oedestahces No. 30. 
 
 duty of the Governor to order them, or as many of them 
 as the President shall accept, into the service of the Con- 
 ,, federate States, and discharge only the residue : Provided 
 ■ farther.. That any volunteers discharged as aforesaid, shall, 
 . m addition to their pay, be allowed reasonable expenses for 
 ; traveling to their several homes ; and Provided farther, That 
 . '•";■' the Governor may order out the Militia as volunteers or 
 otherwise, in case of invasion or imminent danger thereof. 
 S q?e jS5* tof ^- Be it farther ordained, That all provisions of the 
 •smbiy. , aforesaid acts of the Assembly, authorizing the raising of a 
 „. greater number of men, or of a different species of force 
 than is hereinbefore comprehended, or as are otherwise in- 
 consistent with this ordinance, are hereby repealed and de- 
 clared of no effect. 
 Aet creating 8. Be it farther ordained, That the act of the General 
 irepeaied. : • Assembly entitled "An act to create a Military Board," 
 be, and the same is hereby repealea.from and after the 20th 
 , day of August next,: Provided, That the office of Military 
 , Secretary shall be continued until the 20th day of Septem- 
 , ber next, for the purpose of settling' the military accounts. 
 So oath to be 9. Be it further ordained, That no oath shall be required 
 Jiers except-, to be taken by the officers or soldiers of any of the forces 
 »ncetoH.' e e'" aforesaid, except the oath of allegiance to the State of 
 North-Carolina, prior to their being mustered into the ser- 
 , vice pf the Confederate States ; but each man shall be held 
 ■ and deemed to be in the military service and subject to the 
 rules and articles, of war of the Confederate States from the 
 , time of his signing the artiples of enlistment. 
 
 10. B& it farther ordained, That it shall be the duty of 
 , the Governor to take immediate measures, and issue the 
 necessary orders to carry into effect the foregoing provisions 
 pf this ordinance. 
 General As- 11. Be it farther ordained, That this ordiuance may be 
 " /, ratify amended, modified or repealed by the General Assembly, 
 so far as regards the discharge of the twelve months vblun- 
 , teers which may not have been accepted by the govern- 
 ment of the Confederate States. [Ratified the 27th day of 
 June, 1861.] 
 
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Ordinances No, Z&. 11 
 
 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE THE WATS AND MEANB FOB THE [ilfa- 34.] 
 DEFENCE OF THE STATE. 
 
 Section 1. Be it ordained, <&g., That the sum of three jPg 11 *^ 88 
 millions two hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof 
 as may be necessary, be, and the" same is hereby appropri- 
 ated .to meet the demands on the Public Treasury for the 
 next ensuing two years, which sum shall be raised and pro- 
 vided for in the way and manner following : 
 
 Sec. 2. Be it further ordaimed, That the Public Treas- P°°^9 to * 
 
 « > issued in notes 
 
 urer is hereby authorized and required to have suitably of 10, a m* 
 prepared, and to issue Treasury notes, payable to bearer, 
 upon the faith, and credit of the State, to the amount of 
 two hundred thousand dollars, of the various denomina- 
 tions of ten, twenty-fiye and, fifty cents, in the following 
 proportions, to wit: forty thousand dollars in notes or bills 
 of ten cents, sixty thousand dollars in bills or notes of 
 twenty-five cents, and one hundred thousand dollars in 
 notes or bills of fifty cents, which said notes shallbe receiv- 
 able in payment of public due's ; shall bear no interest ;-. 
 shall be made payable to bearer, and be signed by the 
 ■ Public Treasurer, or by some person to be by him duly ■ ' ' 
 authorized and appointed to sign the same, and who shall 
 receive a reasonable compensation for such service, to> be 
 paid, out of the Public Treasury, and shall be redeemable 
 on or before the first day of January, 1866 : Provided, how- 
 ever, That no such notes shall be issued before the first day 
 of March next, and that the General Assembly may make 
 provision for the redemption of said notes before the time 
 specified, or may extend the time of redemption, as in their 
 judgment the public may require. The Public Treasurer 
 and Comptroller shall each provide a book in which shall 
 be kept an accurate account of all the notes of the various 
 denominations paid out under the provisions of this ordi- 
 nance, and also an accurate account of all sums returned 
 to the Treasury ; which books shall at all times be open to 
 the inspection of the General Assembly, and for the keep- 
 ing, of such books, they may, if absolutely necessary, be 
 allowed to employ some suitable person to. act as clerk. 
 
IS ORDINANCES— r — No. 34. 
 
 Public Trea™- & E c. 3. 2& it further 'ordained, That the Public Treas- 
 
 Kt to borrow - \ A ■, 11.1 i i -i ij- 
 
 fip»m the Banks urer of the State be, and he is hereby authorized and di- 
 loissu'e siat" rected to negotiate a loan or loans, with the several banks 
 Bonds for ihe f this State, Or with private individuals, in such sums and 
 at such times as he may deem necessary and proper, to an 
 amount not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of three 
 millions of dollars, including the amount already borrowed 
 of the banks of this State, ; under the provisions of an act 
 passed at the iast session of tile General Assembly, entitled 
 "An Act to provide ways and means for the public de- 
 fence" — for which the said Public Treasurer shall issue 
 , the bonds of the State- bearing six per cent, interest, and 
 payable twelve months after the date thereof; and should 
 the Public Treasurer not be prepared to pay the same at 
 maturity, he is hereby authorized to renew the same on 
 such terms and for such times as he may think proper, or 
 to negotiate new loans in lieu, thereof, and he, the Public 
 Treasurer, shall keep a true and accnrate account of all 
 such loans, and make report thereof to the General Assem- 
 bly from time to time. 
 BTiSks'to^'sne Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That those banks in this 
 bills of the <ie State who shall loan to the State' their pro rata amount of 
 
 nomination of 'r . , '. < ., . * 
 
 »^$3»nd*2X the sum hereby authorized to be borrowed ot them, whose 
 
 sondJUfln^ 10 charters forbid their issuing bills of a less denomination 
 
 than five dollars, be, and they are hereby authorized to 
 
 issue bills of the denominations of one dollar, two dollars, 
 
 and two dollars and a half, to the extent of five per cent. 
 
 of their capital s f ock actually paid in: Provided, That the 
 
 same shall not be construed to authorize the said banks to 
 
 ' issue ,an aggregate amount ot circulation greater than that 
 
 now. authorized by their charter. This authority hereby 
 
 granted to issue bills of" the denominations of one dollar, 
 
 two dollars, and two dollars and a half shall cease whenever 
 
 the General Assembly shall provide and direct, upon the 
 
 payment to the banks, the principal and interest of the sums 
 
 borrowed of them under the provisions of thh ordinance. 
 
 Beromption of Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That no bank of this 
 
 specie pay- „ . ,,. •' . , ' ■ 
 
 mentsnntre- otate snail be required to resume specie payments, whilst 
 
 quired of banks . • , n ., - ■ , , . , . , , , 
 
 lending money an y portion of the amounts herein authorized to be borrow- 
 io the state. e( j f rom 8ucb t, ailks s l m li , r emain unpaid. 
 
Obdinamoes No. 34, IS 
 
 Sec- 6. Be it further ordained, That if any person falsely ^JrfJJjJ^ 
 make, forge or counterfeit, or cause the sarnie to be done, or 
 willingly aid or assist therein, any Treasury note in limita- 
 tion of, or purporting to be a Treasury note or bond issued 
 by authority of .this act, with the intent to defraud the' State, 
 or corporations or other persons ; the person so offending 
 shall be deemed guilty of. felony, and on conviction thereof 
 in tho Superior Court, he' shall be adjudged to stand in tlto 
 pillory oue hour and receive thirty-nine lashes on his bare 
 back, and be imprisoned not less than six months, nor more 
 than three years,, and fined at the discretion of the court, 
 and all or any of such punishments may,- at the discretion 
 «f the court, be inflicted. 
 
 Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That if any person, either 
 directly or indirectly, whether for the sake of gain, or with 
 intent to defraud or injure any other person, shall utter or 
 publish any false, forged, or counterfeit notes as mentioned 
 in the preceding section, or shall pass or deliver, or attempt 
 to pass or deliver, the same to another person, knowing the 
 same to be falsely forged or counterfeited, the person so 
 offending shall, on conviction thereof in the Snporior Court, 
 be punished in like manner as is provided in the preceding 
 section of this ordinance. 
 
 Seo. 8. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance, or Authority 
 
 ,. . i ,. i i i j-ii i granted this 
 
 any portion of it, may hereafter be altered, modified or General in- 
 repealed by the General Assembly, provided nothing con- sem J ' 
 tained in this section shall be construed to divest any rights 
 accruing to the banks or other parties without'their consent. 
 
 Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That the act passed at the A"° u iYS^' 
 late session of the General Assembly, entitled •' An Act. to sembij. 
 provide ways and means for the public defence," ratified 
 the 11th day of May, 1S61, be, ;.n 1 the same is hereby abro- 
 gated and annulled. {Ratified the 282A day of June, 1861.] 
 
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 Board of 
 Claims to re- 
 port to the 
 General As- 
 sembly. 
 
 Ordinances- — —No. 35. 
 
 AN OBDDSANCE TO AMEND AN OEDINANOE PASSED AT THE FBESENT 
 SESSION OE THIS CONVENTION, ENTITLED "AN OEDINANCE TO 
 PROVIDE FOE A BOAED OP CLAIMS." 
 
 Be it ordained, That the ordinance passed at the pjresent 
 session, entitled " An ordinance to provide for a Board of 
 Claims;" ratified on the 8th day of June, 1861, be, and the 
 same is hereby so amended and modified as to provide that 
 the said Board of Claims, shall report the result of their 
 action oh such' claims as they may allow, to the General 
 Assembly, at its next session, and that the General Assem- 
 bly is hereby authorized to-pass finally on such allowed 
 claims, and make provision for their immediate payment, 
 and that all such claims as may not be reported to and 
 passed upon by the General Assembly, shall be reported to 
 the Convention.' at its' adjourned session in November, for 
 the final action of said Convention. [Ratified the $&th day 
 Of June, 1861.] r 
 
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