tygn. Natioml Ajfembly. 339 



This fum was paid chiefly by the city of Paris ; the pay- 

 ments by the other parts of tiie kingdom not being yet brought 

 to account, in confequence of the new regulations in the mode 

 of collecting them, and the neceflary attention of the people 

 to the bufinefs of the harveft. 



With refpecft to the taxes on property real and perfonal, 

 forty of the eighty-three departments had completed the affelT- 

 ments for the year 1791. 



The amount of the affefled taxes for the whole kingdom 

 was 300 millions. 



The report concluded with expreffing the opinion of the Mi- 

 nifter, that in proportion as the obftaclcs which muft neceflarily 

 attend fo many ufefiil changes in the mode of colledtion were 

 removed, and which lie thought only time was wanting to re» 

 move, the revenue would be found in a very flourilhing condi- 

 tion. 



Septemher ao. 



M. d'Andre obfervedi that as the general amnefty had ren- 

 dered the high court of Orleans unneceflary, and as it was at- 

 tended with a confiderable expencej it Ihould now be fupprcf- 

 fed — Decreed accordingly. 



Various articles were then decreed on the formality of naval 

 courts martial, the duties of commiflaries of the army, and 

 public notaries. M.Dnport faid, the Affembly had never paid 

 any attention to the various protefts againft its proceedings, 

 becuafe they feemed anwoithy of its notice. The obvious 

 effeft, however, of a proteft, was a rctraftion of the civic oath. 

 If it was necefl*ary to take that oath as a qualification for public 

 offices, it followed of courfe that they who protefted were dif- 

 qualified. He therefore movtd, " That they who have proteft- 

 ed againft the decrees, or have retradted their civic oath, or 

 have publifhed or figned a declaration againft the conftitutioc, 

 fhall be conlidcred as not having taken the oath, and confe- 

 quently, declared incapable of holding any office, civil or mili- 

 tary." 



The motion was carried by acclamation. 



M. BouiflRjn then moved, «f That thofe who have protefted, 

 fhall be deprived of all public fundions and penfions ;" but this 

 motion was referred to a committee. 

 September zi. 



On the motion of M. d .iguillon, it was refolved, that Ma- 

 dame de Richelieu, the widow of the Marefchal of the fame 

 name, who is in the greateft diftrefs, fhall receive a penlion, the 

 feme as the other widows of the Marefchals of Fiance. 



In confequence of a report from the Conftitutional Commit- 

 tee, it was refolved, that it fhould be referred to the executive 

 power, to carry into execution the vote for erefting a ftatue» 



