New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-28

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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 125. The military shall be in subor-
| dination to the civil power.
ART l26. It 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. 127. All agreements, the considers
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. 12s. Contracts for the sale of per
sons are null and void; and shall not be en-
forced by the courts of this state.
ART. 1873. The state of Louisiana shall
never assume nor pay any debt or obliga-
ton contracted or INQUIRE 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 andgentered
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. l3l. The seat of government shall be
established at the city of New Orleans, and
shall not oe removed without the consent
of two-thirds of the members of both houses
of the general assembly.
ART. 1872. All lands sold in pursuance of
DEGREES of courts shall be divided into
tracts of from ten to fifty acres.
ART. 1913. No judicial powers shall be ez.
ercised by clerks of courts.
ART. l34. No soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military OF naval service Of the United
States shall hereafter acquire residence in
this state by reason of being stationed or
doing duty in the same.
TITLE vII.--PUBLlC EDUCATION.
ART. lS5. 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 or
otherwise. An children of this state be.
tween the ages of six C6) and twenty-one (2l)
shall be admitted to the public schools OF
other institutions of learning sustained or
established by the state, in common, with
out distinction of race, color, or previous
condition. There shall be no separate
schools OF institutions OF learning estsb,
lished exclusively for any race by the state
Of Louisiana.
ART. l36. No municipal corporation shall
make any rules or regulations contrary tC
the spirit and intention of article one humid
red and thirty,fve Q35.)
AIT. 1877. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of this state superintend
ent Of public education, who shall hold hiI
office for four years. His duties shall BIZ
. prescribed by law, and he shall have tbs
supervision and the general control Of al
public schools throughout this state. HI
shall receive salary of five thousand dol
, lars per annum, payable quarterly on hi
! own warrant. .....r
ART. 1873. The general exercises Ia the pub
lie schools shall be conducted in the En-
glish language.
= AIT. l39. The proceeds Of all lands here
tof0re granted by the United States 70
the use and support of public schools
, and OF Gn lands or other propert.
which may hereafter be bequeathe,
for that purpose, and of all lands which ma.
be granted or bequesthed 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 G
all estates of deceased persons to which tn
state may be entitled by law, shall be hel
by the state as q loan, and shall be and r.
main 8 perpetual fund on which the stat
. shall pay an annual interest of six per cen
. which interest, with the interest of the trul
I 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
I lands, shall be appropriated to the spppol
OF such schools, and this appropriation sha
!. remain inviOlable.
) ART, 14O. No appropriation shall be mad
= BY the general assembly for the support
!, any private school, or any private institl
!, ton Of learning Whatever.
= ART. l4l. One half of the funds derive
y from the poll tax herein provided for shs
e, be appropriated exclusively TO the suppo
70 Of the free public schools throughout Il
K state, and the university Of New Orleans.
"a Arr. l42. A university shall be establieht
= and maintained in the city Of New orlean
No II shall be composed Of Law, q medict
and collegiate department, each with a
Il propfia3e faculties. The general assemb
|, shall provide by law fox its organization al
y maintenance; Provided, That ali depal
"a ments Of this institution Of learning shall
ie. opened in common 20 AL students cspat
be Of mstriculating. No rules or regulatio
e. shall be made by the trustees, faculties,
cie other officers Of said institution Of iearnin
al nor shah any laws be made by the genei
~ assembly violating the letter Or spirit Of I
- articles under this title.
we Art. las. Institutions for the support
* tie insane, the education and support Of
~ blind and the deaf and dumb, shall alwi
{ be fossered by the state, and be subject
70 such regulations az may be prescribed
oaa me geneEal assembly. M
ne li 11gIA I.-aILIT1l.