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WHEREAS, His Excellency the Governor lias brought the question of the justice and propriety of* in- 
 creasing the monthly pay of the privates and non-commissioned officers of the armies of the Confederate. 
 States before the General Assembly ; and whereas, the General Assembly concurs in the justice and impor- 
 tance of this reeomr. nidation ; therefore, 
 
 Resolved 1st, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be, and they arc hereby requested to 
 bring the question before the Congress of the Confederate States, and to do all in their power by their in- 
 
 iceand their votes, to procure the passage of an act to raise the monthly pay of privates in the army 
 to twenty dollars per month, and of non commissioned officers in like proportion, and to procure the 
 sessment of a tax sufficient to meet the increased expenditure, to be levied, as far as practicable, upon the 
 income of speculators and extortioners, and upon the wealth of those who are not in the army. 
 
 Resolved 2./. That the Governor he requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to the President 
 of the Confederate States, and to the Governor of each State in the Confederacy, and to each of our R« ji- 
 atatives in Congress. 
 
 Resolved 3d, That, the troops in the service of this State shall receive the same pay as the Confederate 
 troops* 
 
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 ('resident of the Senate. 
 Jas. M. MOBLET, 
 
 Secretary oi Senate. 
 
 WAl'KKN AKIN. 
 speaker House of Representatives. 
 L. Carkin<;ton, 
 
 Clerk House of Representatives. 
 Cordially approved April 1 3th, LS63^ 
 
 JOSEPH K. BROWN, Governor. 
 
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