New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-03

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Arr 1874 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 !, gtt.i. s.-a
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. h 5cte av
ART. l27. 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.
b AIT. lz9. The state of Louisiana shall
never assume nor pay any debt or obligar
zion 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 enancipated or liberated in any way
whatever. 47H f2.if q A*
ART. $780, 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
shah not oe removed without the consent
of two-thirds of the members of both houses
of the general assembly.
Arr. 1872. ALI 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 residence in
this state by reason Of being stationed or
doing duty in the same. ra
| TITLE vII.-PUBIiC EDUCATION.
ART. 1856. 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. All children of this state be.
tween the ages of six (6) and twenty-one (21)
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 or institutions of learning estab.
lished exclusively for any race by the state
Of Louisiana. - F
ART. 1876. No municipal corporation shall
make any rules or regulations contrary To
the spirit and intention of article one hund.
red Snd thirty-fve (I35.) 1gr gtu
ART. lS7. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of this state a superintend
ent of public education, who shall hold his
office for four years. His duties shall be
prescribed by law, and he shall have the
supervision and the general control Of al
public schools throughout this state. He
shall receive a salary of five Thousand dol
lars per snnum, payable quarterly on hi
own warrant. Ilu.A boo sT-la q tr-ia
ART. 1888. The general exercises in the pub
lie schools shall be conducted in the En-
glish language. 'lH .H fifs G 900.
ART. 1879. The proceeds of all lands here
tofore granted by the United States fol
the use and support of public schools
and of all lands or other property
which may hereafter be bequeathed
for that purpose, and of all lands which may
be granted or bequeathed to the state. anG
not granted or bequeathed expressly fol
any other purpose which may hereafter bt
disposed of BY the state, and the proceeds o
all estates of deceased persons to which the
state may be entitled by law, shall be helG
by the state as loan, and shall be and re
main perpetual fund on which the stat
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent
which interest, with the interest of the trus
fund deposited with this state by the UniteI
States, under the act of congress approved
June the twenty-third, eighteen hundreS
and thirty-six, and the rent Of the unsolt
lands, shall be appropriated to the supper
Of suck schools. and this appropriation shsl
remain inViolable. % aFl4H,1-J tiHIs
AIR. lao No appropriation shall be mad
I BY the general assembly for the support o
amy private school, or any private institu
ton Of learning Whsseger.0 s55scr5 aJurz
ART. l41. One half of the funds derives
from the pen tax herein provided for shal
J be appropriated exclasiVely to the supp0r
Of the free pablic SCHOOLS throughout tn
: state, and the university Of New Orleans.
Arr. 142a Anniversary shall be establishes
/ and maintained in the city Of New Orleans
! Il shall be composed of a law, q medical
and collegiate department, each with 81
propriate faculties. The general assembl
shall provide by law for its organization an
maintenance; Provided, That ali depari
, ments of this institution of learning shall b
Is opened in common 10 all students capabl
9 Of matriculatipg, No rules or regulation
; shall be made BY the trustees, faculties, 9
e other officers Of said institution Of learning
4 nor shall any laws be made by the gener,
Z assembly violating the letter or spirit Of tn
! articles under this title. iaAG1o aVil3
Y ART. las Institutions for the support ,
< the insane, the education and support Of h
J blind and the deaf and dumb, shall alway
. be fostered By the state, and be subject
? such regulations as may be prescribed ,
. the general assembly. slloh asas6 3.
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