with, churches or charities, is confiscated.
All the world admitted to the title and rank of
French citizen, without any distinction of country.
Decree to unite Avignon and the county of Venaissin
to France.
Certificates of catholicism suppressed, which
hitherto were required before admission into any
office.
Severe penalties against introducing titles of
nobility into any public document.
All the chambers and societies of commerce
abolished.
Jews admitted to the rights of French citizens.
The constituent assembly prepares to lay down its
powers, without rendering any account of its
proceedings.
Violent remonstrances against this.
Decree against clubs and popular associations.
30. The King goes in state to close the session of this
first or _constituent assembly_.
CHAPTER II.

1791.
_Oct_. 4. The second assembly takes the name of the
_Legislative_ Assembly, and is opened by the King
in person. It consists of 700 members.
An oath is taken to observe the law.
An administrator in one of the departments flies
with a large treasure.
17. Massacre at Avignon, with unusual horrors. Jourdan
and his people destroy 600 victims in an ice-house.
Insurrection at Paris on account of religious
worship.
The Marquis de la Fayette resigns the command of
the Parisian guard.
The expressions "_sire_" and "_majesty_," applied
to the King, suppressed by decree.
Twenty-one committees formed out of the legislative
assembly to transact all business.
Riots at Montpellier.
The pictures of the Palace-royal sold for a million
eight hundred thousand livres.
27. Insurrection in Alsace.
29. Notice given to Monsieur the King's eldest brother,
to return to France, on pain of forfeiture of all
his rights, and confisca