L.

Labor congress, international, 448.

Ladin, 345.

Lake-dwellers, prehistoric, 315.

Lakes, 378.

Land laws, 209, 212. cantonal, 215.

Land, ownership of, 209. by peasants, 222. communal, 181. subdivision of, 222.

Landammann, re-election of, 160.

Landammann’s oath, 154.

Landrath, 157.

Lands in common, 181.

Landsgemeinde, 70, 148, 149, 152. at Altdorf, in Uri, 155. at Trogen, 151. functions of, 157. history of, 148. in Glarus, 157.

Landsturm and Landwehr, 237, 239.

Languages, census of, 470. spoken, 24.

Lausanne, the seat of the federal tribunal, 114.

Law, administrative, 90. international, 448.

Laws, cantonal, 130. summarized, 135.

Leases of land, 213, 216.

Legislation, federal, 48, 52. harmonization of, 131. initiation of, 73, 76, 89.

Legislative bodies, _personnel_ of, 79. sessions of, 78. department, 49. houses, 65, 69, 73. tyranny, 58.

Legislators, oath of, 79.

Legislatures, cantonal, 131, 132.

Legitima portio, 221.

Letter of alliance, 473, 477.

Lion of Luzern, 230.

Liquor traffic, regulation of, 52.

Literary property, protection of, 437.

Local assembly, 158.

Localism and nationalism, 60.

Love of country, 33.

Lunéville, treaty of, 16.

Luzern, becomes a canton, 12. lake of, 381.