. . Collectors of the revenue
who had buried their gold have come and offered to pay what they owe
the nation in ingots of gold and silver. These have been refused, the
Assembly having decreed the confiscation of these objects."
[55] Decree of Brumaire 23, year II. On taxes and confiscations in
the provinces see M. de Martel, "Etude sur Fouch? et Pieces
authentiques servant ? l'histoire de la revolution ? Strasbourg." And
further on the details of this operation at Troyes. - Meillan, 90:
"At Bordeaux, merchants were heavily taxed, not on account of their
incivism, but on account of their wealth."
[56] Decree of March 7-11, 1793.
[57] Moniteur, XVIII., 274, decrees of Brumaire 4, and ibid, 305,
decree of Brumaire 9, year II., establishing equal partition of
inheritances with retroactive effect to July 14, 1789. Adulterous
bastards are excepted. The reporter of the bill, Cambac?r?s, laments
this regrettable exception.
[58] Rights of inheritance allowed to the descendants of a deceased
person who never enjoyed these rights, but who might have enjoyed them
had he been living when they fell to him. - Tr.
[59] Fenet, "Travaux du Code civil.
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