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 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE BANK.

Be it ordained by the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled, That the General Assembly of this State be and they are hereby authorized to establish a State Bank, for the liabilities of which the faith of the State shall be pledged, and whose bills shall be a legal tender in the State of Florida; Which, on motion, was ordered to be laid on the table until to-morrow. The Convention went into secret session, and, after some time spent therein, the Convention resumed its session. Mr. Sanderson of Duval offered the following resolution: , The State of Florida has severed her connection with the late Federal Union, it becomes necessary and proper that official notice of that fact should be communicated to the President and government of said Confederacy—Therefore, Resolved, That the Hons. S. R. Mallory, D. L. Yulee and George S. Hawkins be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners of the State of Florida, and duly commissioned by this Convention to perform that duty, and such other as may be proper. The rule was waived and the resolution put upon its passage. After some discussion, Mr. Gary of Marion offered the following amendment:

Strike out in the preamble, "it becomes necessary and proper," and substitute "it is proper." Which was adopted. Mr. Beard of Leon moved the following as a substitute: , The State of Florida has severed her connection with the late Federal Union, notice of that fact should be communicated to President Buchanan;

Resolved, That the Hons. S. R. Mallory, D. L. Yulee and Geo. S. Hawkins be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for that purpose; Which was agreed to and adopted. Mr. McIntosh offered the following resolution: Resolved, That copies of all resolutions referring to the Executive be transmitted to him by the President of this Convention. The rule was waived and said resolution adopted. Mr. Davis of Leon oftered the following resolutions: Resolved, That this Convention doth authorize and empower the Governor of this State to employ the Militia of this State, and of such forces as may be tendered to the State from the States of Alabama and Georgia, to defend and protect the State and especially the forts and public defences of the State now in the possession of the State, and that the Governor be authorized to