The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-08-28


eqasl footing with the original S,a.es," aud TO
no other purpose and so annual aceoun, of
the same shall be transmitted 10 :hs Seeteia.
y Of the Treasury, by such officer or person
OF the state 40 tho legislature thereof shall di.
rect, and Of its application, IL any DO made |;
and IN default Of such return being made, the
Secretary Of the Tressu,y is hereby required
TO withhold the payment Of any sum or sums
that may then be due, or which there after
may become due, until . return shall be made
as herein teqatreu.
Sec. and be 10 further enacted, That
The Secretary OF the Treasury shall, from
time 10 time, snd whenever the qusrterly &C.
counts OF public moneys Of the several land
Offices in the STATE OF Alabama shall be set.
lied, pay three per ccot Of the nett proceeds
OF the sales OF the lands of the United States
lying within the State Of Alabsms, which,
since The hrst day of September. 10 the rear.
one Thousand eigh, hundred and nineteen,
have been, or hereafter may be, sold by The
United States, afer deducting all expenses
inciden, TO the same, TO such person or per.
sons as may or shall be authorised by tho
Legislature of the said State oil Aisbama TO
receive the same which sum or sums, thus
paid, shsli be applied TO making public roads
and canals, and imp, owing the navigation Of
rivers, within the said STATE of Alabama, un.
der the direction OF the Legislature thereof,
according 20 the provisions on this subject
contained IN the ACT, entitled "An act to ena.
ble the people Of tho Alabama Territory 10
form Cons itu,ion and State Government,
and fof the admission OF such State into the
Union on an equal feeling with the original
States," and TO no oIbet purpose and sD an
nual account of The same shall be transmitted
70 the Secretary OF the Treasury, by such OF
hcer OF person Of The State as iAe Legislature
thereof shall direct. and OF i,s application, IL
any be made /; and n delaul, oil such return
being made, the Secretary OF The Treasury is
hereby required % withhold the Peyment of
any SUN or sums that may then be doe, or
which thereafter may become due, unu, re-
turn shall oe made as nereln required: Pro
UtdeG, That the Secretary oi lac Greasuiy
sh al not allow 20 either OF the said States oi
Mississippi and hiebama three per ceni. on
he nett proceeds Of ,hc sales OF public lands
within the iifnus ot the late Mississippi Ter.
tHo'y, alter 6ed0cuag incidental expenses,
nDlu 'be SUN OF one million .wo hundred ard
hty thousand dollars, stipulated 10 be paid by
VIC Coited Ststcs to lhc Stote Of Georgia, 70,
'he ces.'on Of The tate Mississippi lie. riio!y,
now composing the Sa,es of Mississippi aud
hlabama, sh.!i have been j-st paid add d>,
Quoted; nor Gn,:i The Stock created undc
The provisions oi tie Act OF Congress OF the
ihiOy ii st of Mach, one thousand eight a
drld Ind fourteen, enInled 4" An Ac, prov
ing 70 the IN ."rnnirauon cf cettaln CT o..
ems OF Public L,nds in the Mississippi Tc
rito'y," aud the Act supplementary thereto,
shall have been rede emed or If not enlifel,
redeemed, the rssidue 10 be deducted from
ibs nett proceeds.
Washington, May 8. 1892.
Approved JAMES MONROE.