The Arkansas advocate., 1833-04-10
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BIS. cLA1ss LAND BILL.

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 This pill haylng passed the Senate, and being wit all all important one, our readers may liket to be more partieularl,
 informed oi it's provisions.
 The original draft of this bill was re- ported to the Senate by AIr. Clay of Kentucky, on the l2th of December, 1852. Its provisions were briefly as fol iows. That there be paid to the States oi Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisian, re. spectIVely, over and above what they are now entieledto by the termsof tfleir admission into the Union, I2 l-2 per ceht. upon the nett amount Of the sales of public lands within their respective
 limits, from and after the 3lst ot Dec. lS32; said money 10 be applied by them to the purpose of education and internal Improvement. That the residue of the hea proceeds from the sales of public lands in said States, and the whole of inc nett proceeds of the sales of public lands oisewherezsiiuatcd, from and after the 3lsi December, l832, for the term of five years, reckoning from that date. shall he divided among the 24 States of tho Union according to the ratio oftheir sseSerai representative population ;ts as tariained 5f the last census, 10 be ap- piled ta such objects of Education, in ieraalimI royemeht, colonization Of free persons ef color, or reimbursement of any existing debt, contracted for inter nal improvement, as the legislature of the States may seyerally authorize and direct. In case of war with foreign power, prior to the expiration of i've years, these appropriations to cease from inc commencement of hastllities.--- There shall further be granted to each of the States of Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri. 100000 acres of land, to Indiana ll5,292, to Illinois 20,000, and to Alabama 100000, lying within the limits of said States respectively; said lands not to be disposed of for less than
 Si 25 cents per acre, until otherwise
 directed by law, and the nett proceeds thereof to be applied to objects of inter
 nal improvement.
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 as originally reported. It formed one
 of the principal topics of discussion in 1 the Senate during the last Session, and
 was at length passed by that bod},yeas
 26, nays l3; but not being finally acted I on in the House for want of time, 1t fail
 ed to become law.
 On the 3d of January Of the present T.
 year. the Committee of Public Lands Tn : the Senate to whom the bill had been referred, reported a substitute contain. , ing the following provisions, viz: iha' such of the public lands as have beer heretofore oflfred at public sale, anc have been subject to entry at private ! sale at SI 25 cents per acre, and stii n remain llnsold, shall, after the :a'''i Q e June next, he offered at private sale a g one dollar per acre. That any head Q 2 a family or any single man over th' n age of 2i, or any widow wishing to pc j. come an actual settler, on any parcel 1T land embraced in tie above provision d not exceeding quarter section, sha' 2. he authorized to demand and srecely e from the proper Register and kecelyel $ written permission to settle on tn d same and in case he or she shall pa II down. to the proper Receiver, 5U cen' s. lner arce, and immediately settle upo
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