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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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On May 20, 1791, the French National Assembly resumed discussions on organizing the Legislative Body, decreeing oaths for representatives to uphold the constitution. After debate, they adopted an amendment allowing King Louis XVI to dissolve the legislature. On May 24, they rejected the reunion of Avignon to France.
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National Assembly, Friday, May 20.
The discussion on the organization of the Legislative Body was resumed, on which subject several articles were decreed, the most interesting of which are as follow:
As soon as the verification of the powers shall be finished, and the Assembly definitely appointed, all the Representatives standing, and holding up their hands towards heaven, shall pronounce in the name of the people of France, the oath, To live Free or die.
Each Deputy shall then individually take the oath to the nation in the presence of the Assembly, to maintain to the utmost of his power the Constitution of the kingdom, decreed by the National Assembly during the years 1789, 1790, and 1791, and accepted by King Louis XVI, to neither propose nor approve anything in the course of the legislature, which may be contrary to the spirit of it, and to be in every thing faithful to the Nation, the Law, and the King.
The oath shall be pronounced by the President, and each Representative appearing at the Tribune, shall say, "I swear it."
The question, whether the king should or should not be empowered to dissolve the Legislature, was then taken into consideration.
M. Thouret moved, that the King shall not be empowered to dissolve the Legislative bodies.
M. de Foucauld proposed as an amendment, that the word not should be left out; which alteration, after some warm debate, was adopted.
May 24. The affair of Avignon was again brought on the tapis, and, as before, it occasioned a very noisy debate. The re-union of this country to France was again rejected.
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France
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May 20 And 24, 1791
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amendment adopted allowing the king to dissolve the legislative bodies; re-union of avignon to france rejected.
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The National Assembly resumed discussion on the organization of the Legislative Body, decreeing articles including a collective oath 'To live Free or die' and individual oaths to uphold the Constitution of 1789-1791. Debate on the King's power to dissolve the legislature resulted in adoption of an amendment permitting it. On May 24, noisy debate on Avignon led to rejection of its reunion to France.