History of Louisiana, Volume 3A. Hawkins, 1885 - Louisiana |
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... proper to abo- lish that tribunal , and to establish in Louisiana that form of government and that system of administration , which had always succeeded in maintaining tranquillity and subordination in the domains of his Catholic ...
... proper to abo- lish that tribunal , and to establish in Louisiana that form of government and that system of administration , which had always succeeded in maintaining tranquillity and subordination in the domains of his Catholic ...
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... proper tribunal . He had the power to punish slaves , and arrest and imprison free persons charged with offences , and was bound to transmit immediate in formation of the arrest , with a transcript of the evidence , to the governor , by ...
... proper tribunal . He had the power to punish slaves , and arrest and imprison free persons charged with offences , and was bound to transmit immediate in formation of the arrest , with a transcript of the evidence , to the governor , by ...
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... proper * No penalty was decreed against the ecclesiastic by the civil authorities , be cause he probably had the privilege of being tried only by the tribunals of his holy order . See the Letter of the Marquis of Grimaldi to the Count ...
... proper * No penalty was decreed against the ecclesiastic by the civil authorities , be cause he probably had the privilege of being tried only by the tribunals of his holy order . See the Letter of the Marquis of Grimaldi to the Count ...
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... proper and necessary , that the timber , furs , indigo , cotton , corn and rice of this province should pay no entry duty in Havana , and that no other new excise or export tax be imposed on any of O'REILLY'S ENLIGHTENED VIEWS . 27.
... proper and necessary , that the timber , furs , indigo , cotton , corn and rice of this province should pay no entry duty in Havana , and that no other new excise or export tax be imposed on any of O'REILLY'S ENLIGHTENED VIEWS . 27.
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... proper , that the vessels belonging to this colony be received in Havana and the ports of Spain on the same condition and footing with Spanish vessels , but with the understanding that no vessels , except they be Spanish , or belong to ...
... proper , that the vessels belonging to this colony be received in Havana and the ports of Spain on the same condition and footing with Spanish vessels , but with the understanding that no vessels , except they be Spanish , or belong to ...
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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.