Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-02
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y ACTt1 appropriate ihe ptocc ds of ne sales
Of the public lands, and 10 grant prescription
rights.
Be It enacted blythe Senate and House II Repre-
rHtaiiUrs gf me Uuitei States If AH,rsol "a Con-
rsSs assembled, That from and after tho thiry-
irsi day OF December IN the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud t1rty-Onc, there shall .
,c allowed aGu paid 90 each OF he states ~ % |
llo, Indiana, illinois, Alabama, Mi sogu, M.ssis- I
slruL LGu'siara, Arkansas and Mlctl-a0, over !
ahd above what each oi the said States isenu-
lied Oily tire terms OF the Com~1Cts en- cred INTO
bet wecn them aud the United states, upOa tHgT
a1,u ssloD into the Union. the sum ni tn per Ne
t.n on the nett proceeds OF IN. sales Of the
public laJds, which, sub sttiuent 90 the tar niort
sali, shall b. made within the l.u.'s ct tach v'
SAID states respectively pr5ridca, mat lht cum
81 allowed 20 the said States, respectively, sIalI
be IN no wiso affected or diminished on account
.Oj any sums which have been he iui1ic or
snlil ne hereafter, appiCu o. tur C'D-ilU-to. 't
continuance OF the Cuwbs I'uut road. bJt iIai
the disbursements Tor the said road shall remain,
n heretofore, chargcablc on t-c twp per ccota'n
hind provided Tor bY ComFJcts with scNefdi Ol
| the said States
| Sc, 2. aud be q further encr,sL That after
| deduc;ing th- said ten per cunium, am whaS ny
! the compacts aio Csa.d, has hitherto ueen allow
ed 10 the states alIrg-aIu, 'l" RESCUE ~ tht "tt'
ptOCceis-whlcE uUu proceeds staii tg a-te, iait-
cd by dCducung tom the gross proceeds an tHc
expenditures Of the yCarfJr the lol.Iwldg 9,Jccs;
salerCs and expenses on account Of The G.utr u
LaRd Office; expenses for SGrrgyng public lInu>i
/
Ofiire; salaries, commissions, ana alIJ"aHt-' 10
the rtais'er and receivers; TIE htc per &c" I'm 10
new sta'os-gf al tIc public IaUus - iGc O!"'S4
states, wherever situated Nni,h shai. .t s'lI
subsequent 90 the sau thirty iigst tay ol Deem
Der shall be divided anon the twenty SIX states
II the Union. the District Of Columbia, ana The
Territories Of Wisconsin, Iowa and rluftia, &C.
lc1Tdug 10 their respective iclt gal representative
population as asCcTia.n.d by the last censis, 10
be applied by the Lc2l-lJtlres Of the saIJ states
70 such purposes a. the sand legs lamrcs may oi-
rect: preceded. That TIE d.stIhgUNe share 20
which he DISTINCT ui Columbia shall be Cuutied
shall be- applied TO f!ee schools, or education IN
| some other form. as Congress may direct: and
! pryriGoG also, That nothing herein contained
shall b. construed go the prejudice OF future appE-
Cauoas for n reduction OF the pncG Of the puoiIg
LANDS, or Ia the prejudice Of applications Tor a
raUsCr Of the public lands, on reasonable term b,
T. the states within which they lc, or 20 make
such iu'ugc disposition o. the pcbc lands, or any
part thereof, a. Congress may deem eNpCdlent.
| Sec g. Aud Be q further enacted. That tie sew
aral sums of money received N the trcusuy a
the rctt proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands
shall b. paid at the treasury nall yearly, on the
Hrst dag Of January and July m each year, du-
rag the operation Of tins act. 10 sucn person OF
p,rsJus as the respective leg siaturGs OF the said
states and territories, or the Cove. nOrs thereof
IN case the legislatures have made no such D.
pO,ntmcnt, shall au;hvEse aud direct 10 receive
See 4 And b. Il further enacted That any sum
Of money which atany time may become due and
payable To any state Of the Union, or 10 the Dis
trrlt Of Columbia b virtue OF this &C. as the por-
ton OF the ai0 state District OF the proceeds
! lies 4 tue public lands, shall &c first applied 20
| the payment o. any debt due Ond payable rom the
| said stare or District to the United States. pro.
riJeI, That this shall no. lie construed "a extend
! go the sums deposited with the states under the
! act Of congress of ty-T ty-talrd June, eighteen
"a .ndred aud thirty slN. euuiild, An ACT 20 TeSu-
iate the duggsItCS %! the public money Or 20
ny sums apparan ~ due TO the United States as
balances ~ dcUtsErO wing out OF the transactloGs
yi the Revolutionary ~ ar
See 5 And BE- IL further enacted That this act
sh1il continue and be ~ fore unt'! o'hegw lse
prov del by law, uElFss the United states shall
become IayOiN ID IN war NTH any foreign power,
,!ItIcs tins act shall be suspended during the con-
uuuanrc of such war. provided mover heicss, That
4 prior To the expiration Ut tbs act, Buy new
state or states shall ne admitted into ,hc UuiOn,
there shall bC Lyt 90 such new state JT states
! the proportion OF he proceeds CCCIuEg aICi
] their admission '-iJ TIE Union. to which ~ II
state or states may be eUtItltd, upon the gTIuCl-
\ pics Of this act together wiIh what sIch state
1r states may be entitled 90 by virtue oi s7mplcts
I 90 be made nu their admission lulJ tie Union.
SEE. g. MI be- 70 fHlt,r Cssdcirf, Tl1i there
shall b. annually Appropriated Tor completing the
surveys o' tue sa' lands sum not ic-s than one
lGnl.cd and tity thousand 10 llrsi aud the mini
mara PRICE 90 which tho public lands are nov
sold shall not Ice increased, unless conTCss snail
thuN 'THp-I 90 grant alternate sections OnE The
lge %, any canal or other Internal IuprJ,umCat !
ind a. the same Time I1creass tue Ia nimnm
price ~ the sssUOls Tcserg,di aud ~ case iuc |
slc ls increased .y law, except a. alpf sscid, az
any iiHg during the 1pCr1uOn OF this acl, ihrn 50
&c d, OF ,hs publ, IIads shall be distributed a.
tnpHE iA2 sss-Ta states sJal. rJ'n ani gi!cT The
lGe.rIse Di the MAIN "a price tJcigu', cease
ai,- n.eo.n' u'tsriy void ana oi ~ elect, any
ing in this 1"' 20 Inc cuair1ry Notwithstanding
tTuNilalr hat a, alauF unc d4Ung tte existence
Jl i"s act, Ia ere shall be an imposition OF ,uNes
on imports inconsistent VITA the provisions OF
fHc act OF March second ono thousand cigai
qundrsd aud thlIty-turee, sn;'.eq I'm act 10 mo
aud eight hundred nud thIriy-twO. anl all other
ACTS lm .osuS duties on imports. ana ecyond
ha ate OF dIfy fixed by that ucl, 10 Wit, twenty
per cent. on toe value OF su,h imports, or any OF
them, thea the dIs.rIOu'In pTDyid-d IN this act
shall be suspended, and shall 50 c1nunue until
thl5 cause Of Its suspension shall toe removed,
ana WHea removed. % ustprcvcnied by olhcl pro-
Visions Of thIs act, such distribution snail DC re
See. :. And Jsa further enacted Tact The scs
rotary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
district ~ which D. sIfgatcd the seat Of Govern
ernmc6t e any one uf the states, and may con
tnue the and office in SUI district, notw!tist1u-
rlng the q iauu'y of land uusOld 90 such district
meY nos amount 20 one hundred thousand acres
Whtar ~ his opinion, such continuance may be
required by the pub!lc convenience, or 10 order 10
close lhe and system ~ such state at a cOnv.nr
tit point. under the provisions Of the act on thar
/ saglgCt, approved twelfth June, one thousand
ti-hi IuICItt and forty.
See. 3. md b. q JqrfLsr e7qr'f7, That there
shall be granted 10 each STATE specified iu the
mrs. section 81 tins oct five hundred thousand
a'tes o. lana Tor purposes OF internal improve
mtni. lrOydss. That o. each of the said states
hf.l has already received grants for 81 pIrpO-
I sCs ih,T5 IS hCrobs granted no more than guam
/ uly oi land whl.h shall, together with the a
mount sucn state has already received aiOre-
I said, make five hundred thousand acres; the se-
lCct Jns 100 aid Of tine said sta cs 10 b. made with
90 their limits respectively in such manner as the
LEGISLATURES Oh .rsJf shall direct; and located ln
parcels, CONFORM DIV 90 sectional divisions and
subdivisions, oi uyt less than three hundred and
twenty GcrCssu one location, on rny public land
eN cpi SUCH a. o. or may be reserved from sale
by any law ot tnuurcss or proclamation Of the
PRESIDENT pI ihe United states, which SAID ga.
tIJn may De made no any time after the Ia DIS Of
the jufUd states Iu the slId states respective
sa1.i have been surveyed, according 10 existing
ilFs. And there shall be and hereby is granted
o. each uC-y siltg that shall be hereafter admit
te1 INTO ihr Union, upon such admission, 90
much land ass including such quantity ns may
nave been granted tJ such state before ice adniis-
.'1n aud wII'g under Territorial Government.
Tor purposes 20 lICrn1I improvement 1T afOr. said
sIII. make FIVE hundred thousand acres Of lend
OBJ d. selected aHl located az aforesaid.
Sec. y. A1f Q. % tHrh.r enacted, That the land
herein granted tp the states above named shall
1Ti D" ols.uFI OF ara price less than one dollar
lni twenty 1--WE cents r.r acre. unless of. .erv 4a
authorised by Law Of the United States and
fN. net. .rYr.ela Oh. De er'a nf -7d lr1da shBll
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