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 202 TREATY WITH FRANCE. 1803. Retrucession tween the First Consul of the French Republic and his Catholic Ma. from Spainto jesty, it was agreed as follows: "H1s Catholic Majesty promises and F'ââÂ°Â° smÂ°d' engages on his part, to cede to the French Republic, SIX months ailmthe full and entire execution of the conditions and stipulations herein relative to his royal highness the duke 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."And whereas, in pursuance of the treaty, and particularly of the third article, the French Republic has an incontestible 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, forever and in full sovereignty, the said territory with all its rights and appurtenances, as fully and in the same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic, in virtue of the above-mentioned treaty, concluded with his Catholic Majesty. _Islands, &c. Aivr. II. In the cession made by the preceding article are included ,,,.cc,,din,y vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other articles. Â° edifices which are not private property.-âThe archives, papers, and documents, relative to the domain and sovereignty of Louisiana, and itsÂ· dependences, will be left in the possession of the commissaries of the United States, and copies will be afterwards given in due form to the magistrates and municipal officers, of such of the said papers and documents as may be necessary to them. Inhabitants of Am-, III. The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorpothe ceded terri- rated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possi-
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Uniqn upon joyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the certain prima- United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and prolâlÂ° â tected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess. A comm;,,,,,,., Am. IV. There shall be sent by the government of France a comin be sent from missary to Louisiana, to the end that he do every act necessary, as well E;';:';';,'" "' to receive from the officers of his Catholic Majesty the said country and i a pro-. . . . . ,;,,,,8 dL,,,,;,.,;. its dependences, in the name of the French Republic, if it has not ana, and to pass been already done, as to transmit it in the name of the French Repubb3?';' Â°Â° 'lââ lic to the commissary or agent of the United States. whanme Awr. V. Immediately after the ratification of the present treaty by commissaries the President of the United States, and in case that of the First Consul Â°,5;l}Â°hg,eSÂ· shall have been previously obtained, the commissary of the French Re- B POS-. . . . msgom public shall remit all the military posts of New Orleans, and other parts of the ceded territory, to the commissary or commissaries named by the President to take possession; the troops, whether of France or Spain, who may be there, shall cease to occupy any military post from the time of taking possession, and shall be embarked as soon as possible, in the course of three months after the ratification of this treaty. `U. S. to exe- Arrr. VI. The United States promise to execute such treaties and 5:  I"' articles as may have been agreed between Spain and the tribes and na- ' tions of Indians, until, by mutual consent of the United States and the said tribes or nations, other suitable articles shall have been agreed upon.