The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-02

--'s>'S VI ANepreSehia,;, E
the United States. aifs ri
Sec. Z. And be itfursher enact, :.
the following propositions be. :,
same are hereby, offered to II. a.n
ton above authorized 10 be holass s'as
formed, for their free acceptance !,
ton, which, if accepted by Tho y Il
ton, shall be obligatory upon tbs s ns &
States and the said Contemplate a. : y n
First. That section numbered 'aa n
in every township of the public lan5 s1s Fl
where such section has been sola ala y III
erwise disposed of, other lands
lent thereto, and as contiguous q r slaN h
to be selected by the President # u Il u
nited States, shall be granted to n. =
for the use of schools. W ss
Second. That two entire tow,.,
land, to be selected and loca,ed ',
Commissioners of the General I,S,sH
fee. under the direction of The pr , +
Of the United States, in legal d;v;s; 80
not less than one section each. f,om !
of The unappropriated lands belona;.
the United States within the s,il Ss ~
are hereby granted to the S,ae' :. y \
use and support of a seminary :, ss -
ries of learning, to be under The d;,s.e '
and disposal of the legislature j
State.
Third. That all salt-sprinps Il,
the State, not exceeding twelve II s.
Der, with six sections Of land ad;o;.;s
or as contiguous as may be 10 each II
be granted to the said State for i. L
the same to be selected under di,s.s
of the Legislature thereof, within Z
years after the final admission Il
State; and the same, when SO ,slsr.
to be used on such terms, conditions
regulations, as the Legislature Of said
shall direct: Provided, That no
spring, the right whereof is now ve,bI
any individual or individuals, Or NJ
hereafter may be confirmed or adipl,
to any individual or individuals, s6,ls
this section, be granted to said S,1|
And provided, also. That the lepilr,
Shall never sell or lease the same. !, I,
one time, for longer period than
years, without the consent of the Tim.
States.
Fourth. That five per cent. Of In
proceeds of the sales Of the public Il,
within the said State, which shall be h
by Congress from and after tile 6m
August next, after deducting all the n
penses incident to the same, shall b n
propriated and set apart for the estsbIsi|
ment of system of common scbaI
within said State, in lieu Of the usual i.
per cents: Provided, That the lorevr
propositions herein offered are onthe d
dition that the Legislature of the said al
by virtue of the powers TO be cunhssl|
upon it by the convention which II
frame the constitution for said State, il
provide, by an ordinance irreyocableEI|
out the consent of the United STATES,
the people within the contemplated SD
and the said State, as such, do agree d
declare that they for ever discIain
right and title to the waste OF unapp1
priated lands lying within the terriloH
said contemplated State; and that The ,,zE
shall be and remain at the sole and enzE
disposal of the United States and IN
the said State shall never interfere III
the primary disposal of the soil wilhnaE
same by the United States, nor vilh,s
regulations Congress may find neessq
for securing the title in such soil % y
bona-fde purchasers thereof; and !h,a
tax shall be imposed on lands the propS
of the United States and that, in no,s
shall nonresident proprietors Be IS
higher than residents; and that theha
ty lands granted, or hereafter to be gs
ed, for military services, shall, while&
continue to be held by the patenless
their heirs. remain exempt from any \
laid by order or under authority d. U
State, whether for State, county, bn
ship, or any other purpose. for The "a
OF three years from and after the dai
the patents respectively.
Sec. 8. And be it further enass
That after the adoption of conslilais
by the convention aforesaid for the a
contemplated State, copies thereof sha|
be transmitted by the presiding officer I
said convention to the President Of lha
United States, and to both Houses q
Congress. And if the same is ratified
and approved by Congress, the said Si'
shall then be admitted into the Unia|
upon an equal footing with the onga||
States.
Sec. 9. And be it further enattS|
That the members of said convenps|
shall be entitled 10 receive for theirs
vices the same compensation that is %
allowed by law to members o. Y
Assembly Of said TernlaF|
and the expenses of the convention "a
be paid out Of the Treasury Of the tas|
States.
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR Won
We learn with regret that Ex.G0'ssa q
or GEORGE WoLr died suddenly al Y
Philadelphia custom house, about n's
o'clock, yesterday morning. He lladRa !.
aboring under an affection Of the ns y
for some time, but was well enough % = \
to walk down to the Office y H