New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-07

vide by law for the registration of all mort
cages and privileges.
ART l24. The general assembly, at its
first session under this constitution, shall
provide an annual pension for the veterans
OF eighteen hundred and fourteen and eight
cen hundred and fifteen residing in the state.
ART. l25. The military shall be in subor-
dination to the civil power.
ART. 1875. 1t shall be the duty of the gen.
eral assembly to make it obligatory upon
each parish to support all paupers residing
within its limits.
ART. l27. All agreements, the considera-
ton of which was confederate money, notes,
or bonds, are null and void; and shall not
be enforced by the courts of this state.
ART. l2s. Contracts for the sale of per-
sons are null and void; and shall not be en-
forced by the courts of this state.
ART. 129. The state of Louisiana shall
never assume nor pay any debt or obliga-
ton contracted or incurre aid of the
rebellion; nor shall this state ever in any
manner claim from the United States or
make any allowance or compensation for
slaves emancipated or liberated in any way
whatever.
ART. 100. All contracts made andlentered
into under the pretended authority of any
governments heretofore existing in this
state, by which children were bound out
without the knowledge or consent of their
parents, are hereby declared null and void;
nor shall any child be bound out to any
one for any term of years, while either one
OF Its parents live, without the consent of
such parent, except in cases of children
legally sent to the house of correction.
ART. lSl. The seat of government shall be
established at the city Of New Orleans, and
| shall not be removed without the consent
of two-thirds of the members of both houses
of the general assembly.
ART. 1872. AL lands sold in pursuance Oh
DEGREES Of courts shall be divided into
tracts Of from ten to fifty acres.
ART. 1873. No Judicial powers shall be ex
ercised by clerks of courts.
ART. 1874. No soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval service Of the United
States shall hereafter acquire residence in
this state by reason of being stationed OF
doing duty in the same.
TITLE yII.-PUBLlC EDUCATION.
ART. 1855. The general assembly shall es
tablish at least one free public school in
every parish throughout the state, and
shall provide for its support by taxation OF
otherwise. All children of this state be
tween the ages of six (6) and twenty-one eli
shall be admitted to the public schools OF
other institutions Of learning sustained OF
established by the state, in common, with,
out distinction of race, color, or previous
condition. There shall be no separate
schools or institutions of learning estab
lished exclusively for any race by the STATE
Of Louis iana.
ART. 1876. No municipal corporation shal
make any rules or regulations contrary t.
the spirit and intention of article one humid
red and thirty.fve (ls5)
ART. 1877. There shall be elected by tn,
qualified voters of this state superintend
ent of public education, who shall hold hi
office for four years, His duties shall b,
prescribed by law, and he shall have thu
supervision and the general control of al
public schools throughout this state. HI
shall receive a salary of five Thousand dol
lars per annum, payable quarterly on hi
own warrant.
ART. 1888. The general exercises in the pub
lie schools shall be conducted in the En-
glish language.
ART. 1S9. The proceeds of all lands here
tofore granted by the United States 70
the use and support of public schools
and of all lands or other propert
which may hereafter be bequeathe,
for that purpose, and Of all lands which ma
be granted or bequeathed to the state, an
not granted or bequeathed expressly 70
any other purpose which may hereafter b
disposed Of by the state, and the proceeds 9
all estates of deceased persons to which tn
state may be entitled by law, shall be hel
by the state as loan, and shall be and p,
main perpetual fund on which the stat
shall pay an annual interest of six per cen
which interest, with the interest of the trul
fund deposited with this state by the Unite
States, under the act Of congress approve
, June the twenty-third, eighteen hundre
( and thirty-six, and the rent of the unsol
lands, shall be appropriated to the suppo
of such schools, and this appropriation Ahs
: remain inYiolsble.
. ART. lao. No appropriation shall be MAD
{ by the general assembly for the support
any private school, or any private instit
I ton of learning whatever.
ART. 14l. One half Of the funds DERIVE
from the pon tax herein provided for shl
I, be appropriated exclusively to the suppo
of the free public schools throughout Il
: state, and the university of New Orleans.
d ART. l42. A university shall be establishl
J. and maintained in the city Of New Orlear
g 1t shall be composed of law, medici
: and collegiate department, each with q
r propriate faculties. The general assemb
shall provide by law for its organization Al
Z maintenance; Provided, That all depat
ments Of this institution Of learning shall
o opened in common to all students capai
% of matriculsting. No rules or regnlatio
8 shall be made by the trustees, faculties,
ts other officers of said institution of learniE
II nor shall any laws be made by the gene
Of assembly violating the letter OF spirit Of /
Or articles under this title.
~ ART. 14S. Institutions for the support
Z, the insane, the education and support Of
= blind and the deaf and dumb, shall alwI
be fostered by the state, and be subject
" aueh regulations a. may ba nreecrihad