New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-29

vide by law for the registration Of all mort
cages and privileges.
ART. 124. 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. 1926 1t shall be the duty of the gens
eral assembly to make it obligatory upon
each parish to support all psupers 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. 1913. Contracts for the sale of per-
sons are null and void; and shall not be en-
forced by the courts of this state.
ART. l29. 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. $50. All contracts made andIentered
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 be 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. 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 a residence il
this state by reason of being stationed OIL
doing duty in the same.
TITLE vII.-PUBLlo EDUCATION.
ART. 1856. The general assembly shall es
tablish at least one free public school il
every parish throughout the state, ant
shall provide for its support by taxation o.
otherwise. All children of this state be
tween the ages of six (G) sndtwenty-one (2l
shall be admitted to the public schools o.
other institutions of learning sustained o.
established by the state, in common, with
out distinction of race, color, or previou
condition. There shall be no separat
schools or institutions of learning estab
lished exclusively for any race by the stat
of Louisiana.
ART 1856. No municipal corporation shal
make any rules or regulations contrary Il
the spirit and intention of article one hund
red and thirty-fVe Qs5.)
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 tn
supervision and the general control of a
public schools throughout this state. H
shall receive a salary of FIVE thousand do
lars per annum, payable quarterly on hi
own warrant.
ART. 1873. The general exercises in the pull
lie schools shall be conducted in the Ell
glish language.
, ART. 1873. The proceeds of all lands her
tofore granted by the United States fo
the use and support of public school
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 fC
any other purpose which may hereafter /
disposed of by the state, and the proceeds
all estates of deceased persons to which til
state may be entitled by law, shall be hel
by the state as a loan, and shall be and +
main perpetual fund ON which the sta
, shall pay an annual interest of six per cen
, which interest," with the interest Of the tru
fund deposited with this state by the Unite
| States, under the act of congress approve
. June the twenty-third, eighteen hundre
f and thirty-six, and the rent of the unso
!. lands, shall be appropriated to the suppo
of such schools, and this appropriation shs
:. remain inviolsble.
q ART. lao. No appropriation shall be maC
4 by the general assembly for the support
any private school, or any private instit
:, ton of learning whatever.
ART. al. One half of the funds derive
, from the pcll tax herein provided for shs
b be appropriated exclusively to the suppo
9 of the free public schools throughout Il
: state, and the university of New Orleans.
d ART. l42. A university shall be establisht
!, and maintained in the city of New Orlean
a 1t shall be composed of law, medics
and collegiate department, each with a
propriate faculties. The general assemb
shall provide by law for its organization al
maintenance; Provided, That all depal
u ments Of this institution of learning shall
3 opened in common to all students cspab
e of matrioulating. No rules or regulatio
, shall be made by the trustees, faculties,
ie other officers of said institution of learnin
il nor shall any laws be made by the gener
If assembly violating the letter or spirit of 4
: articles under this title.
ART. las. Institutions for the support
a the insane, the education and support oft
y blind and the deaf and dumb, shall alws
be fostered by the state, and be subject
o. such regulations as may be prescribed