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CONTENTS
Number Page
1. Decree Creating the National Assembly. June 17, 1789. 1
2. The Tennis Court Oath. 2
3. Documents upon the Royal Session of June 23, 1789. 3
A. Declaration of the King upon the States-General. 3
B. Declaration of the Intentions of the King. 5
C. Decree of the Assembly. 10
4. The Fourth of August Decrees. August 4–11, 1789. 11
5. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. August 27, 1789. 15
6. Documents upon the Constituent Assembly and the Church. 15
A. Decree upon the Church Lands. November 2, 1789. 15
B. Decree upon Monastic Vows. February 13, 1790. 16
C. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy. July 12, 1790. 16
D. Decree upon the Clerical Oath. November 27, 1790. 22
E. Decree upon the Publication of Papal Documents. June 9, 1791. 23
7. Decrees for Reorganizing the Local Government System. 24
A. Decree upon the Municipalities. December 14, 1789. 24
B. Decree upon the Departments and Districts. December 22, 1789. 29
8. Decree for Abolishing the Nobility. June 19, 1790. 33
9. Decree for Reorganizing the Judicial System. August 16, 1790. 34