New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-05

cages ana privileges.
ART. l24. The general assembly, at its
nrst 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. vr
ART. l26. 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 eonsjdera.
ton OF which was confederate money, notes.
or bonds, are null and void; and shall mot
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. 129. The state of Louisiana shall
never assume nor pay any debt or obliga-
ton contracted or incurrs 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 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. 1Sl. 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. 1873. No judicial powers shall be ex,
ercised by clerks of courts.
ART. l54. 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 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 Oh
otherwise. All children of this state be
tween the ages of six icy and twenty.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 shall
make any rules or regulations contrary t,
the spirit and intention of article one hund
red and thirty-fve Q35.)
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 al
public schools throughout this state. II
shall receive salary of five thousand do
lars per annum, payable quarterly on hi
own warrant.
ART. 1888. The general exercises in the pull
lie schools shall be conducted in the En-
glish language.
ART. 1879. The proceeds of all lands herr
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 {
all estates of deceased persons to which tn
state may be entitled by law, shall be he'll
by the state as loan, and shall be and r,
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 suppol
of such schools, and this appropriation sha
: remain inviolable.
, Art. 40. Nc appropriation shall be r,ad
{ by the general assembly for the support
any private school, or any private instit
tio1 Of learning whatever.
; ART. l4l. One half of the funds derive
from the poll tax herein provided for shs
, be appropriated exclusively to the suppo
of the free public schools throughout Il
state, and the university of New Orleans.
ART. l42. A university shall be establishs
{. and maintained in the city of New Orlean
3 1t shall be composed of law, medica
: and collegiate department, each with a
: propriate faculties. The general assemb
' shall provide by law for its organization az
, maintenance; Provided, That all depa1
ments of this institution of learning shall
: opened in common to all students capab
Of matriculating. No rules or Regulation
: shall be made by the trustees, faculties,
6 other officers of said institution of learnin
| nor shall any laws be made by the gener
t assembly violating the letter or spirit of Il
r articles under this title. T
< ART. l4S. Institutions for the support
' the insane, the education and support oft
blind and the deaf and dumb, shall alwa
be fostered by the state, and be subject
such regulations as may be prescribed
! the general assembly. 20 Ec'.aseE .
!. TITLE VIII.-MIITIA.
ART. IA. 1t shah be the duty of the &c