How we cite our quotes: (Document.Article.Sentence)
Quote #1
And whereas in pursuance of the Treaty and particularly of the third article the French Republic has an incontestible title to the domain and to the possession of the said Territory—The First Consul of the French Republic desiring to give to the United States a strong proof of his friendship doth hereby cede to the United States in the name of the French Republic for ever and in full Sovereignty the said territory with all its rights and appurtenances as fully and in the Same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic in virtue of the above mentioned Treaty concluded with his Catholic Majesty. (T.1.3)
That's right, folks: "for ever and in full Sovereignty." No more of this secret-treaty ownership stuff, and no more of this colony-of-Europe stuff, either. Louisiana is now part of the United States, and the United States is all about claiming its rights and appurtenances.
Quote #2
In the cession made by the preceeding article are included the adjacent Islands belonging to Louisiana all public lots and Squares, vacant lands and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks and other edifices which are not private property.—The Archives, papers & documents relative to the domain and Sovereignty of Louisiana and its dependances will be left in the possession of the Commissaries of the United States, and copies will be afterwards given in due form to the Magistrates and Municipal officers of such of the said papers and documents as may be necessary to them. (T.2.1-T.2.2)
Guess it's true what they say: you can't take it with you. And that includes buildings, vacant lots, barracks, papers, documents, and a whole lot more. Everything in Louisiana is now the property of the U.S. of A.
Quote #3
The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all these rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess. (T.3.1)
It's tough to be a sovereign nation when the people living there are actually citizens of somewhere else. To avoid this issue altogether, this blanket statement basically says that everyone in Louisiana is gonna be American now, and that's just how it's going to go.