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purchafes, which fliould be at the difpofal of the Minifter of 

 the Interior Department. — Refolved. 



M. le Chapellier propofed, that all perfons who ftiould ia 

 future either prefix or annex to their names any of the titles 

 or diftindtions profcribed by the new laws, (hould be punilhed 

 by civil degradation, and declared intapable of exercifing any 

 public fun(5tions^ and that all writings or agreements in which 

 they ihall ufe thefe diftindions fliall be null and void ; and that 

 all pubHc officers who fhall receive fuch wtitings (hall be pu- 

 niftied by being deprived for ever of their employments. 



This propofal was oppofed by feveral members ; they how. 

 ever agreed, that fome punilhment ought to be inflifted upon 

 fuch delinquents, which they propofed Ihould be a pecuniary 

 fine ; and which in no cafe uiould be lefs than loob livres. All 

 the other pains and penalties were retained, which have even 

 been extended to perfons heretofore poiTefled of titlesj who 

 Ihall wear, or have placed on their carriages, any of thofe dif- 

 tindive marks wh'cb. have been prohibited by the laws. 



On a motion of M. Duport, and in fpite of a vigorous oppoR- 

 tion from M. Rcwbel, the decree, provifionally excluding Jews 

 firom the rights of citizens, was repealed. 



At the end of the fitting, the fuppreffion of all the chambers 

 of commerce in the kingdom was decreed. 

 September j8. 



The AfTembly decreed — 



That the laft decree refpe<fting the colonies fliould be imme» 

 diately prefented for the royal fandtion : 



That the Commiffioners appointed to go to St^ Domingo 

 Ihould depart as focm as poffible : 



That the general amnefty granted to all Frenchmen fhould bc 

 extended to the 'inhabitants of the colonies. 

 S'ptember a8. — At night. 



The Afferably refolved, that the general amnefty was meant 

 to extend to military as well as civil offences, and coniequently 

 all del'erttrs from the army ; and the Prefident was directed to 

 wait upon the King, and requeft that immediate orders might 

 be given for the difcharge of all fuch prifoners. 



M. Broglio prefented the plan of a decree from the military 

 committee, on the mode of fupplying the army with fubaltern 

 officctj, which was adopted. By this decree, from and after 

 the 15th of Odober next, no perfon can be admitted to the 

 rank of fublieutenant without a previous examination, and to 

 this examination every French citizen, of the age of fixteen., 

 who can produce certificates of his morals and good conduft| . 

 is admiflible. 



September 29, 



On the motion of M. Chabroud it was decreed, that the' 

 King (hall bc rtqueited to prefent his pidure to the National 



