Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-18
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N.ANAH ~ 49, - - 49,
assembled. That from and ater the thirty
rst day Of December. M the year Of our Lord one
eight hundred and tOrty-One, there shall
e allowed aud paid to each OF The States OF y
no, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Nj SCUM, Missis-
lrpl Louislara, Arkansas and Michigan, over
md above what each oi the said States Is ent-
between them and the United States, upon then
into the Union, the sum .! ten per cen
on the nett proceeds of the sales of the
puhlc lands, which, subsequent 10 the day afOrC- |
salj, shall be made within the limits Of each Of
said States respectively. Proridcd, That the sum
81 allowed to the said States, respectively, shall.
be IN nu wise Affected or diminished on account
OF any sums which have been heretofore, or
shall he hereafter, applied To the construction or
continuance of the Cumberland road, bit mat
the disbursements for the said road shall remain,
a. heretofore, charScable on the two per ceniun
fn,ni provided for by comPacts with several OF
the said States
Sec, =. AID be Il further enacted That after
deductinE the said ten per ccntun, anu wha{ by
the compacts aio csald, has hitherto been allow
cd TO the states aforesaid, the residue OF the hcll
ptoceels-whlch nett proceeds shall be ascertain
cd by dcductIng from the gross proceeds all the
expenditures Of the year for the following otlccls;
~sllcrlos ana expenses on account OF me SSLtI l
LlRd OihCC; expenses for surveying pubic llno~i
| salaries and expenses N the surveyor general
office; sIIatIns. commissions, ana allow anCrS 10
the registers and rectlVcisi tlt hEc PEI Stu,.m y
new sjates-vf all tue public lands ~ tht, JhllS4
States, wherever situated, hlCh shall &c sold
fgbsCqUcnt to the salI thirty -hrst day OF DccSh-
| Der, shall be divided anon the twCnty-slN states
Of the Union, the District Of Columbia, and the
| Territories OF Wisconsin, Iowa and Fiouja, &C.
cordlUg 10 their respective federal representative
.opulau1n as asCcTtaIned By the last census, 10
De applied by the Legislatures of the slld states
o. such purposes a the SAID Legislatures may d.
rect: prOriGcd. That the d.stlOuuve share to
which tnC DlsuICtOi Columbia shall be emitted,
| shall be applied 10 free schools, or education IN
| some other form. as Congress may direct: end
prOridoa also, That nothing herein contaln,d
hall b. construed to the prejudice Of future appi-
cations for a reduction of the puCC of the public
lands, OF. 10 he pr,jIdice Of applications for 4
| fTaus.CTO Of the public lands, on reasonable terms,
% the states within which they hc, or 10 make
such iurCrC disposition Of the pCbhc lands, or any
/ Jurt tltr,oi, as Congress may deem eNpcdlCut.
Sec. 3. And Be q further enacted. That The sew
eral sums Of money received IN the treasury as
the nett proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
shall be- pad at the treasury ualf yearly, on the
FIRST day Of January aud July IN each year, du-
| ring the operation Of this act, to such person or
lp-rsJns as the respective legislatures of the said
states aud territories, or the Governors thereof
n case the icglsiaulrCs. have made no such APP
pOInImCnt, shall authorizes and direct TO receive
the same.
Sec. l. AMI b. uCrNer enacted, That any sum
If money which at any time may become due and
payable 10 any state Of the Union, or % the Dis
trCt Of Columbia by virtue OF this ac', as the por-
I ton OF Inc Gaia state or District Of the proceeds Of
sairs Of the public lands, shall be first applied 10
| he payment Of any debt, due add payable from the
said state or District To the United States, pro
| rised, That this shall not be construed TO extend
TO the sums deposited with the states under the
act OF congress OF twUhty-thrd june eighteen
a inbred and thIrty-slX, entitled, An act To Tegu-
late the d,pssltes of the public money or TO a
ny sums apparently due to the United States as
balances al dcbtsgrOwlns out oi the transactions
of the revolutionary war.
Sec. ). And BE- n further enacted. That this act
hail continue and be in force until othcrw Use
provided by law, unlass the United States shall
become involved ~ war with any fcTDIgn power,
in which event, from the commencement OF hos
ulIjies tins act shall be suspended during the con-
uuuance Of such war. provided nevertheless, That
T. prlUI 10 the expiration of tins act, any new
tate or states shall uc Admitted into the Union,
there shall be assigned 70 such new state OF states
he proportion 81 the proceeds accru,ng C..cl
| their admission into the Umon. 10 which such
statc or states may he enuticd, upon the puncI-
| pies Of this act, together with what such state
n states may be entitled 10 by virtue OF compacts
10 be made on their admission IUto The Union.
Sec. q. And be q further enacted, That there
shall De- annually appropriated for completing the
surveys Of the SAD lands a sum not less than one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; aud the MINI
mum prce az which the public lands are now
sold shall not he increased, unless con g5CsS snail
think proper To grant alternate sections alyn the
line OF any canal or other internal improvement
ana AT inc same time Lacrosse tue minimum
price Of the section reserved, and m case the
sane Is increased by law, except as aiOT sad, al
any Time during the operation Of this at, thSn so
uhuch oil tnls act as provides that lhe httt pro
cc-ds OF the pubic lands shall be distributed a
mong the several states shall, from AMI oitCr the
inccease o. the minimum price thel col, cease
ahd become utterly VOID and 81 no elect, eny
tllng IN this act TO the contrary Notwithstanding
Provided, that #, atanY time during the existence
1l TINS act, there shall be an imposition OF duties
On imports inconsistent with the PROVISIONS oil
ne act Of March second, one thousand elShi
and thITty-thTee, entitled An act 10 mo
lily tire act Ofthc fourteenth Of July. one thOus-
and eight hundred and uIlrty-t~o, and al other
imposing duties on imports" and beyond
he tate of duty fixed by that act, ID wit, twenty
per cent. on the value Of such imports, or any OF
thea the distribution PROVIDED IN this act
shall be suspended, and shall 50 %contlnne until
cause of It's suspension snail be removed, /
and when removed. II net prevented by other pro-
Visions OF THIS act, such distribution snail De re-
Sec. Z. And bet further enacted Taat the Ses
rotary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
iistrct IN which IS sItsatcd the seat OF Govern
5Tnnent II any one Of the states, and may con-
lnuc the land OllICcIu such district, nOtwlthstap-
ding the quantity Of land unsOld IN such district
may not amount to one hundred thousand acres.
when, IN his opinion. such continuance may be
required by the public convenience, or IN order 20 |
close he land systcm IN such state at a COnyCnl'
snt point, under the provisions Of the act on that
su5lcct, approved twelfth June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty.
Sec. .. And bs a further esGci0d, That there 4
shall be granted 10 each slste specified iu the
section Of This act five hundred thousand
acres Of land for purposes Of internal ImrrOy g. /
ment. PROVIDED, That 10 each Of the SAID states
which mas already received grants for sad pJrpo-
SEES lhgrc ls hereby granted no more than q guam
ivy q land which shall, together with the a
mount such state has already received as afJTe-
said, make five hundred thousand acres; the Sc
CCt Ons w all Of the said states 20 be made with
10 their limits respectively IN such manner as the
cZIsigtUrCs thereof shall direct; and located iu
)lrCD.-, CputprmtDlV 10 sectional WVlsOns ana
subdivisions, Of not less than three hundred and
.wCnty acres Do one location, on any pubic land
Except such as ls or may be reserved from sale
BY any law 81 Congress or proclamation Of tn
PRESIDENT Of the United States, which said IOga-
ION may De made NJ any time after the lands Of
hoe UnItcd States 200 the said states respective y
shall have been surveyed, aCcurliGg 20 existing
avs. And there shall be aud hereby b. granted
10 each new strto shat shall be hereafter admit
.ei INTO ihc Union, upon such admission, so
much land as including such quantity as may
rave U-cn granted tD such state before its admis-
.l1n. aud whio under a Territorial Government,
9T purposes &C internal Improvement aaaforrsaiL.
bell mlsc FIVE hundred thousand acres Ofland
y ne selected and loeaIci as aforesaid.
So" y. md te q JHrhrr e1aefef. That The land
.cf.n granted ip the states above named shall !
i'l .a l~I7'os.d OF ala price lees than one dollar
twenty I've cents per acre, unless Otherwise ,
by p law of the United Siates, and
1c mott proceeds n The sale 0f sad lands shall u
4. I~aIiHiIIF applied tJ Jb.ect40f internal improve
itni within fht states 5fpre-aId respectively,
aW.y. Roads railways, bridges. canals. and
Improvement al water cJur-ts. and HIluing of
"Impsi and such roads, railways. canals. Urid-
'1 luI water courses. w1.u made or improved /.
bali De- Tree Tor fuC raus-Ou1rJu 0f f1H United I
Rates mIl, and munitions ~ war. AID for rh.
iC ptss1EC Of their Troops, without tsu piyulntI