aug 4, 1789 - August Decrees

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end of feudalism
passed by national constitutent assembly

- **THE ARTICLES**
- **Article 1** - the feudal system is entirely abolished —> nobles no longer have rights over peasants
- **Article 2** - the right to Fuies ( allowing birds to graze) and dovecotes is abolished —> pigeons will be locked up dsirng times determined by the communities
- **Article 3** - exclusive hunting rights abolished —> any landower has the right to kill any prey but only on the land he owns → the king’s hunting grounds shall be preserved
- **Article 4** - all seigneural justices are abolished —> but offices will continue their duties until the national assembly decides on a new judicial order
- **Article 5** - “tithes are abolished without indeminity” —> the traditional system of tithes is ended immediately, the church won’t be compensated for this loss, and new ways to fund the church will be determined and communicated in the future
- **Article 7** - practice of selling public offices is outlawed, and the principle of a feeless administartion of justice affirmed → government positions would no longer be able to be bought and sold ( no more corruption)
- **Article 9 - 10** - all special privileges are abolished and every citizen must pay same taxes on everything
- **Article 11** - any citizen, no matter their origins, can hold any military, civilian or ecclesiastical job
- **Article 17** - King Louis XV1 proclaimed the restorer of french liberty —> it was a way to gain his support

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