American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-14


lpaid the amount OF purchase money, proportional
Ito his or their interest in said land, within the par
ItcuIar periods in the said contract limited it sha
and may be lawful for the Secretary OF the Urea
sury, and he is hereby required to cause letters pa
tent to be issued to such individual individuals
or his or their heirs devsees, for the amount o
his their interest in the lands set apart and con
tracted for by virtue Of the said ac any thing IN thu
said act or contract contained to the contrary not
understanding: saving, always, to the widow OF any
such deceased proprietor her right OF dover in salt
lands according to the laws in the state OF Alabama
Approved :--J.9yhES .uONROE.
! Washington, April26 1922.
AN ACT to provide for paying to the State OF Missouri
Mississippi and Alabama, three per cent of the net
proceeds arising from the sale of the Public Lands within
the same.
Bet eaacted6y the Senate and House Of Representatives
The United States of America Congress assembled Tha
the Secretary of the Treasury SHALL from time L
time, and whenever the quarterly accounts OF public
moneys Of the several Land Offices in the said stare
of Missouri shall be settled, pay three per cent. o
the nett proceeds OF the sales Of the lands OF tn,
United States, laying within the state of Missouri
which, since the first day OF January, one Thousand
eight hundred and twenty onc, have been, or here
after may be, sold by the United States, after de
ducting all expenses incidental to the to such
person or per- sons as may shall be authorized BY
the Legislature of the said state of Missouri tc
receive the same; which sum or sums, thus paid
shall be applied to the making Of public roads and
canals within the said state OF Missouri, under the
direction Of the Legisla thereof according 10
the provisions on this subject contained in the act o
Congress of the sixth Of March, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty, entitled 'AD act to authorize
the people of the Missouri Territory, TO form a
constitution and state government, and for the ad
mi pFc IntN tb.aI 1rtA II
footing with the original states, and to prohibit sIa
very In certain territories and TO no other purpose.
And an annual account Of the same shall be trans
United TO the Secretary of the Treasury, by such
ohcer or person, OF the state he Legislature there
OF shall direct and Of its app cation if any be made;
and IN default oil such return being made, the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury is hereby required to with
hold the payment of any sum or sums, that may
then be due, or which thereafter may become due.
until return shall be made as herein required
Sec 9. Ind 6eU further enacted, That the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury shall from time to time
and whenever III quarterly accounts of public mo-
neys OF the severl land Offices in the STATE Of Mi.
sissppi shall he settled, pay three per cent Of The
nett proceeds of the sales OF the lands of the United
states lying within the state of Mississippi, which
since the first day oil December one thousand eigh,
hundred and seyente n, have been or hereafter NAV
be, sold by the United States alter deductinp al
expenses incident TO the same to such person q
persons as may or hall eaulhorized by the lepjs.
laure OF the said ST te OF Mississip to receive The
same; which sum or sums thus paid shall be an
plied to making public roads and canals within the
sara state according to the provisions this sub
lect contained IN the act, entitled An act to enable
the people OF the western part of the Mississippi
territory TO form constitution and state govern
.nent, and for the admission Of such state into the
Union on an equal footing with the original states
ana 10 no other purpose and an annual account oil
me same shall be transmitted to the Secretary of
the Ireasury,by such officer or person of the state
as the legislature thereof shall direct and Of its an
phcation, II any be made; and, in default Of such
return being made, the Secretary of the Treasury
IS hereby required to withhold the payment Of any
sum or sums that may then be due or which there
alter may become due, until return shall be made
as herein required
Dec 8 and DC il further enacted, That the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury SHALL from time to time. &
whenever the quarterly accounts of public moneys
OF the several land Offices in the state of Alabama
shall be settled pay thee per cent ofihe nett pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF the lands OF the United States
lying within the state OF Alabama which, since the
hrst day OF September, in the wear one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, have been or hereafter
may be, sold by the United States after deductinp
all expenses incident to the same to such person or
persohs as may or shall be authorized by the Legs.
iature OF the said Stat Of Alabama to receive the
same' which sum or sums. thus paid, shall be ap
pied to making public roads and canals and impro.
wing the navigation of rivers, within the said State
OF Alabama, under the direction Of the Legislature
thereof according to the provisions on this subject
contained In the act entitled AN Act to enable the
people OF the Alabama Territory to form const-
tuition and state government, and for the admission
OF such state into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States and to no other purpose &
an annual account of The same shall be transmitted
TO the secretary OF the Treasury by such officer or
son OF the State as the legislature thereof shall
direct, and of Its application, if any be made; and in
default OF such return being made the Secretary of
the Ireasury is hereby renllired To wiihhnld he