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... established in Loui- siana . The 4th article of this section shows great regard for the comfort and protection of travelers and strangers . It says : " The Alcalde Mayor Provincial shall see that travelers are furnished with provisions ...
... established in Loui- siana . The 4th article of this section shows great regard for the comfort and protection of travelers and strangers . It says : " The Alcalde Mayor Provincial shall see that travelers are furnished with provisions ...
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... established in this respect , under the penalties therein declared . Art . 2. " The said jailor must not enter upon the duties of the said office until he shall have given good and suffi- cient sureties in the sum of two hundred dollars ...
... established in this respect , under the penalties therein declared . Art . 2. " The said jailor must not enter upon the duties of the said office until he shall have given good and suffi- cient sureties in the sum of two hundred dollars ...
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... established ; he shall take none from the poor , under a penalty of the value of the same . He shall not , without incurring the same penalty , receive any gratuity , either in money or in goods . He shall avoid entirely either playing ...
... established ; he shall take none from the poor , under a penalty of the value of the same . He shall not , without incurring the same penalty , receive any gratuity , either in money or in goods . He shall avoid entirely either playing ...
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... established , to distribute the customary presents among the Indians , to secure an honest trade between them and the Europeans , and to guard them against deception and oppression , are equally creditable to his head and to his heart ...
... established , to distribute the customary presents among the Indians , to secure an honest trade between them and the Europeans , and to guard them against deception and oppression , are equally creditable to his head and to his heart ...
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... established on the Missouri and in the Illinois district . The population of St. Louis consisted then of 17 males and 16 females ( free ) , of 12 males and 6 females ( slaves ) ; that of St. Geneviève happened to be exactly the same ...
... established on the Missouri and in the Illinois district . The population of St. Louis consisted then of 17 males and 16 females ( free ) , of 12 males and 6 females ( slaves ) ; that of St. Geneviève happened to be exactly the same ...
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Page 561 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 627 - The present treaty shall be ratified in good and due form, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space of six months after the date of the signature by the Ministers Plenipotentiary, or sooner if possible.
Page 623 - ... of Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other states.
Page 623 - II. In the cession of territory and dominion made by the preceding article are included the right of property in all public lots and squares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other edifices which are not private individual property.
Page 624 - French ships coming directly from France or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce and manufactures of France or her said colonies, and the ships of Spain coming directly from Spain or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the...
Page 622 - THE President of the United States of America, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French people, desiring to remove all source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion, mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th...
Page 493 - ... violation, on the part of Spain, of the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation, between the United States of America and the King of Spain ;" and this resolution was agreed to unanimously.
Page 492 - ... the authority of the United States, employ any part of the army and navy of the United States...
Page 521 - Irresolution and deliberation are no longer in season. I renounce Louisiana. It is not only New Orleans that I will cede, it is the whole colony without any reservation.
Page 623 - And whereas, in pursuance of the treaty, and particularly of the third article, the French republic has an incontestable title to the domain and to the possession of the said territory. The First Consul of the French republic, desiring to give to the United States a strong proof of his friendship, doth hereby cede to the said United States, in the name of the French republic...