Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 6

Download or read book Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 6 written by Louisiana Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vol. 6: Centennial Number Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State be requested to take the proper steps to secure the co-operation of the United States Government in said celebration, so that by national participati on in and commemoration thereof by the National Government, said celebration shall be made worthy of the occasion; that the Governor of this State be requested to invite the Governors of all the States and Territories of the United States to attend said celebration and to send other representatives to participate therein, and that invitations through their Ambassadors and Ministers in Washington be extended to the Governments of Great Britain, France and Spain, as well as to the twenty other Republics of Amer- 1os. Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That said celebration shall take place in the City of New Orleans, which was the capital of the State when it was admitted to the Union in 1812, and that said Society extend invitations to the proper officials in each Parish, and incorporated city and town of the State to be present and participate in the exercises. Section 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That in connection with said celebration, said Society be authorized to publish a history thereof, and that a mm of same, through the Superintendent of Public Education, be sent to every public school in the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.