History of Louisiana, Volume 3A. Hawkins, 1885 - Louisiana |
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... given to the French - Laussat's Proclamation - New Organization of the Colony - Withdrawal of the Spanish Troops - Laussat's Ver- sion of what happened - The First Mayor of New Orleans - Laussat's Preparations - Laussat's Embarrassment ...
... given to the French - Laussat's Proclamation - New Organization of the Colony - Withdrawal of the Spanish Troops - Laussat's Ver- sion of what happened - The First Mayor of New Orleans - Laussat's Preparations - Laussat's Embarrassment ...
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... given at length in the Appendix , and is in every way worthy of an attentive perusal . It will be found , with the excep tion of a few objectionable provisions , to be remarkable for wisdom and humanity , and it would not require much ...
... given at length in the Appendix , and is in every way worthy of an attentive perusal . It will be found , with the excep tion of a few objectionable provisions , to be remarkable for wisdom and humanity , and it would not require much ...
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... given good and suffi- cient sureties in the sum of two hundred dollars , as a warranty that no prisoner detained for debt shall be released without an order from the judge competent thereto . Art . 3. " The jailor shall keep a book , in ...
... given good and suffi- cient sureties in the sum of two hundred dollars , as a warranty that no prisoner detained for debt shall be released without an order from the judge competent thereto . Art . 3. " The jailor shall keep a book , in ...
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... Given at New Orleans , the 18th of February , 1770. " It will be observed that O'Reilly , who had come to Louisiana as the delegate of royalty itself , and who was invested , as such , with unbounded powers of legislation , prescribed ...
... Given at New Orleans , the 18th of February , 1770. " It will be observed that O'Reilly , who had come to Louisiana as the delegate of royalty itself , and who was invested , as such , with unbounded powers of legislation , prescribed ...
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... given to the province . This seems to confirm the opinion , that the French laws were considered by the Spanish government as virtually abrogated by the pub- lication of the ordinance subjecting the colony to the laws of the Indies . A ...
... given to the province . This seems to confirm the opinion , that the French laws were considered by the Spanish government as virtually abrogated by the pub- lication of the ordinance subjecting the colony to the laws of the Indies . A ...
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Page 165 - You would have thought the very windows spake, So many greedy looks of young and old Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage ; and that all the walls, With painted imagery, had said at once, — Jesu preserve thee ! welcome, Bolingbroke ! Whilst he, from one side to the other turning, Bare-headed, lower than his proud steed's neck, Bespake them thus, — I thank you, countrymen: And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along.
Page 563 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 621 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 531 - States a strong proof of his friendship, doth hereby cede to the said United States, in the name of the French Republic, forever and in full sovereignty, the said territory, with all its rights and appurtenances, as fully and in the same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic, in virtue of the above-mentioned treaty, concluded with His Catholic Majesty.
Page 621 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 640 - THE President of the United States of America, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French people, desiring to remove all source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion, mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th...
Page 552 - The Inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the meantime they shall be maintained!
Page 648 - The present Convention Shall be ratified in good and due form, and the ratifications Shall be exchanged in the Space of Six months to date from this day or Sooner if possible.
Page 641 - His Catholic Majesty promises and engages on his part to cede to the French Republic six months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and Stipulations herein relative to his Royal Highness the Duke of Parma, the Colony or Province of Louisiana with the Same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, & that it had when France possessed it; and Such as it Should be after the Treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 493 - ... violation, on the part of Spain, of the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation, between the United States of America and the King of Spain ;" and this resolution was agreed to unanimously.