Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-09

| thcy WERE eAnlOlteu OeIOre the ln0api'
tants every Sunday in front of the
Catholic church after divine service
that they might be well known and
recognized by the whole community.
HARISIAN LAWS IN FORCE.
The laws and customs of Paris were
in force in the dominion of France, in
North America, before the ceding OF
her possessions to England by treaty
of Paris February 10, 1868; also by ces-
sion OF the LOUISIANA territory to Spain
by secret treaty of November 3, 1862,
not made known until April 10, 1854.
Don Uiloa. appointed governor-gener-
al of Louisiana by Spain in 1867, ar
rived in New Orleans with company
of infantry to take possession in tile
name OF lis sovereign. He refused to
show his authority to the superior
council of New Orleans" and other
causes induced the citizens to take up
| arms against Spain. Gov. Ulloa was
ordered to leave the city: he soon en-
barked with his troops on a Spanish
| vessel and left the country. In the
meantime, Rios, a Spanish officer, Was
sent to st. Louis to take possession of
Upper Louisiana. He arrived there
with small body of troops ON the
l1th of August, 176S. During his stay
| at st. Louis he seemed to have exer-
cised no civil authority, and only at
tempted to take possession of the coun-
try Spain did not actually take pos
session "f the Louisiana territory until
Count O'Reilly arrived in Ne " Orleans
With, large military force in August,
1863, when he issued his proclamation
abolishing the French laws, and sub
stituted the Spanish code. The con-
veyance by France to Spain, of the
Louisiana territory, crea' ed great dis
satisfaction among the French inhab-
itants, who still claimed allegiance to
France. Count O'Reilly, in q tyran-
nical manner arrested number of in
f1uential citizens, executed few. inn
prisoned two in Havana, maltreated
Others. The substitution of the Span
ish laws was confirmed by the Spanish
government on March "a, ITO. The
territory of Louisiana was retroceded
by Spain to France in the year 1900,
and France by treaty of April, 1903,
ceded it to the United States. The
possession of Upper Louisiana was
given March 10, 1904 to the United
States. The acts of congress of March
rs. 1904 and 1905 and Of Jnne 1912, con-
tinuei the Spanish laws. The act of
January, 1919, by the territorial legis-
la ture of Missouri, made an attempt
~ Ahti'NuSC tiC Jaw, "llCL
act did u abolish the existing laws of
Spain. The early decisions of the su-
preme court of Missouri did not abro-
gate the Spanish laws, but only MAIN
tanned the common law system, SO far
as was necessary to supply the de-
ficiency of the Spanish laws.
1t was the act of February 25, 1925
of the legislature of Missouri which es
tablished the common law, which
abolished the Spanish code. The
Spanish laws were in tull force in Up
per Louisiana (now Missour) from 1869
until 1925, except as modified by the
territorial legislature. Referring to the
Missouri Reports Lindell vs.. McNair, |
vol. 4, p. $50; PIcotte VS.. Cooley, vol. |
10. p. 312; Wright VS.. Thomas, vol. 4, |
p. 577]; also Peters U. S. R., vol. 6, p. |
II. and G stleberry; the original grants |
of land in Upper Louisiana depended
upon the grants made by Spanish Off
GERS and Spanish laws, hence the i'm
portance of the original land titles.
The publican record shows that no
lands in Upper Louisiana were at
to be granted until April 27,
1866 by st. Ange &c Belle Rive. The
grants of lands made by st. Ange with
out authority were afterwards exam
ined. surveyed and granted by Spanish |
officers Oh the 23d of May, 1772, during |
the admiuistra ton Of Liet. Gov. Don |
Plernas, the Spanish governor of Up
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