New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-17


be affected is situated. The tacit mort |
cages and privileges now existing in this
state shall cease to have effect against
third persons after the first day of January,
eighteen hundred and seventy, unless duly
recorded. The general assembly shall pro-
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. 126. 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. 1877. 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. 12s. Contracts for the sale of per
sons are null and void; and shall not be en-
| lOTCcd p1 Lub COuElS VI tAlS StdlSs
ART. 1919, The state of Louisiana shall
never assume nor pay any debt or obliga-
ton contracted or incurred 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. 1870 All contracts,made and entered
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.
Il Art. I31. The seat of government shall be
established at the city of New Orleans, and
shall not be removed without the consent
of twothirds 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. 1888. 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 or
doing duty in the same.
TITLE vII.-PUBLlC EDUCATION.
ART. 1876. 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) andtwenty one (2l)
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 Louisiana.
ART. l36. No municipal corporation shall
make any rules or regulations contrary t
: the spirit and intention of article one humid
red and thirty-hve QS5.}
ART. 1877 There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of this state a superintend
ent of public education, who shall hold hii
office for four years. His duties shall bI
, prescribed by law, and he shall have the
, supervision and the general control Of al
public schools throughout this state. HI
shall receive salary Of Eve 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-
I glish language.
! ART. 1Ss. 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, ant
I not granted or bequesthed expressly 70
{ any otherpuEpose which may hereafter b
disposed Of by the state, and the proceeds c
all estates of deceased persons to which tn
state may be entitled by law, shall be hel
by the state as a loan, and shall be and II
main perpetual fund on which the stat
shall pay an annual interest of six percent
which Interest, with the interest Of the trus
fund deposited with this state by che Unite
4 4 States, under the act of congress approve
June the twenty.third, eighteen hundre
y and thirty-six, and the rent of the unsol
I, lands, shall be appropriated TO the supper
Of such schools. and this appropriation sha
remain inxiolable.
q ANT. l4o No appropriation shall be mad
e BY the general assembly for the support q
any private school, OF any private institI
ton Of learning whatever.
. ART. 14l. One half Of the funds derive
y from the pcll tax herein provided for sha
g, be appropriated exclusively to the supper
le of the free public schools throughout th
< state, and the university Of New Orleans.
d ART. 142. A universitysha be establishe
8. and maintained in the city Of New Orleanl
le II shall be composed Of a Law, q medica
a and collegiate department, each with 81
. propriate faculties. The general assembl
shall provide by law for lis organization an
Y maintenance; Provided, That ala depar
- ments of this institution Of learning shall b
9. opened In common to al students capabl
e Of matchmaking. No rules OK regulation
Q shall be made BY the trustees, faculties, (
u other Officers Of said institution Of learning
II nor shall any laws be made BY the generi
~ assemhlv vinlafin0 the letter or shirt of Il