Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-07-13

AN ACT supplementary to the act enti.
tied An act to establish the northern
boundary line of the State of Ohio, and
to provide for the admission of Michigan
into the Union on certain conditions"
BE ii enacted &C., That the following
propositions be, and the same are hereby,
offered to the Legislature of Michigan, for
their acceptance or rejection, which, if ac-
cepted under the authority conferred on the
said Legislature by the convention which
framed the constitution Of the said State,
shall be obligatory upon the United States.
LIST. That section numbered sixteen in
every township of the public lands, and
where such section has been sold or other.
wise disposed of, other lands equivalent
thereto, and as contiguous as may be,
shall be granted to the State for the use of
schools.
I'd. That the seventy-two sections of
land set apart and reserved for the use and
support of university by an act of Con-
gress approved on the twentieth day of
May, eighteen hundred and twenty six, en-
titled can act concerning seminary Of
learning in the Territory af Michigan" are
hereby granted and conveyed to the State,
to be appropriated solely to the use and sup
port of such university, in such manner as
the Legislature may prescribe.
Sd. That five entire sections of land, to
be selected and located under the direction
of the Legislature, in legal divisions of not
less than one quarter section, from any of
the unappropriated lands belonging to the
United States within the said State, are
hereby granted to the State for the purpose
of completing the public buildings Of g
said state, or for the erection ofpublic buile-
ings at the seat Of Government of the said
State, as the Legislature may determine
and direct.
18th. That all salt springs within tie
State, not exceeding twelve in number,
with six sections of land adjoining, or as
contiguous as may be to each, shall be
granted to the said state for its use, the same
to be selected by the Legislature thereof
on or before the first Of January, eighteen
hundred and forty; and the same when so
selected, to be used on such terms, condi-
tons, and regulations, as the Legislature Of
the said State shall direct Provided,
|, That no salt springs, the right whereofis
, now vested in any individual or individuals,
or which may hereafter be confirmed or adj.
Judged to any individual or individuals, shall,
by this section, be granted to said Safe |:
, And provided also, That the General AS
, sembly shall never sell or lease the same, at
, any one time, for longer period than ten
years, without the consent Of Congress.
9th. That five per centum the nett pro-
t ceeds of the sales of all public lands lying
(; within the said State which have been OF
f shall be sold by Congress, from and after
}, the first day of July, eighteen hundred and
e thirty-six, after deducting all the expenses
# incident to the same, shall be appropriated
j for making public roads and canals within
e the said State, as the Legislature may di
# rect Provided, That the five foregoing
Y propositions herein offered, are on the con
G dition that the Legislature of the said State
o by virtue of the power conferred upon j
l. by the convention which framed the consti
It ton of the said State, shall provide by al
i, ordinance irrevocable without the consen
e of the United States, that the said Stat
le shall never interfere with the primary dis
Or posal Of the soil within the same by tn
st United Statos, nor with any regulation
Of Congress may find necessary for securin
the title in such soil to the bona .fde pun
.. chasers thereof; and that no tax shall b
- imposed on land the property of the I'm
9, ted States; and that the bounty land
: - granted or hereafter to be granted, fc
n military services during the late war, shall
g whilst they continue to be held by the pa
!, entees or their heirs, remain exempt froi
10 any tax laid by order or under the authorii
~ of the State, whether for State, count.
a as township or any other purpose, for II
n term of three years from and after tn
III dates of the patents respectively.