Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-25
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF rwENry.sEv.
ENTH coNGRESs.
[PUBL1c.-No. 1911

AN ACT to appropriate the proceeds OF the
sales Of the public lands, and to grant pre-.
emption rights.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives ofthe United States of america
IN Congress assembled, That from and after the
thirty first day OF December, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fory.one,
there be allowed and paid to each Of the States
of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Alabama, Missouri,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan,
over and above what each of the said States is en-.
titled to by the terms Of the compacts entered in.
to between them and the United States upon their
admission into the Union, the sum of ten per
centum upon the nett proceeds OF the sales OF the
public lands, which, subsequent to the day alore.
said, shall be made within the limits OF each Of
said States respectively: Provided, That the sum
SO allowed to the aid States, respectively, shall
be in no wise affected or diminished on account
Of any sums which have been heretofore, or shall
be hereafter, applied to the construction or con.
tinuance Of the Cumberland road, but that the
disbursements for the said road shall remain, as
heretofore, chargeable II the two per centum fund
provided for by compacts with several Of the said
States.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted, That after
deducting the said ten per centum, and what, by
the compacts aforesaid, has heretofore been al
lowed to the States aforesaid, the residue Of the
nett proceeds-which nett proceeds shall be as
certained by deductng from the gross proceeds all
the expenditures of the year for the following OBJ,
ects: salaries and expenses on account OF the
General Land Office; expenses for surveying pub.
lie lands; salaries and expenses in the surveyor
generals office; salaries, commissions, and allow.
ances to the registers and receivers the five per
centum to new States-of all public lands OF the
United States wherever situated, which shall be-
sold subsequent to the said thirty first day of De-
cenber shall be divided among the twentw-siI
States OF the Union and the District of Columbia,
and the Territories Of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Flor
ida, according TO their respective federal represent
tative population as ascerlained by the last CEN
sus, TO be applied by the Legislatures Of the said
States to such purposes as the said Legislatures
may direct; Prouided That the distributive share
to which the District OF Columbia shall DO emit
tied, shall be applied 10 free schools, or educa-
ton in some other form, as Congress may direct:
And provided, also, That nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to the pre- udce OF future
applications for reduction OF the price Of the
public lands, Or to the prejudice Of applications
for transfer of the public lands, on reasonable
terms, to the States within which they lie, or
to make such future disposition Of the public
lands, or any part thereof, as Congress may deem
expedient.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
several sums of money received in the Treasury
as the nett proceeds OF the sales Of the public
lands shall be paid at the Treasury half yearly,
on the first day OF January and July in such
year, during the operation OF this act TO each
person or persons as the respective Legislatures
Of the said States and Territories, or the Govern
ors thereof in case the Legislatures shall have
made no such appointment, shall authorize and
direct to receive the same.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That any
sum OF money, which at any time may become
due and payable to any State Of the Union, or
TO the District Of Columbia, by virtue OF this
act, as the portion of the said State or District
of the proceeds Of the sales of the public lands,
| shall be first applied to the payment Of any
debt, due and payable from the said State or
District, TO the United States Provided, That
this shall not be construed to extend to the sums
deposited with the States under the act OF Con.
gress of twenty.thifd June, eighteen hundred and
lhirty.slx, entitled can act to regulate the de-
posites OF the public money!" nor TO any sums
apparently due to the United States as balances
OF debts growing out Of the transactions OF the
Revolutionary war.
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act shall continue and be in force until other.
wise provided by law, unless the United States
shall become involved in war with any foreign
power, in which event, from the commencement
of hostililies, this act shall be suspended during
the continuance Of such war: Provided, neuer.
theless, That il, prior to the expiration of this
act any new State or States shall be admitted
into the Union, there be assigned 10 such new
State or States the proportion Of the proceeds
accruing after their admission into the Union,
TO which such State or States may be entitled,
upon the principles of this act, together with
what such State or States may be entitled to by
virtue Of compacls to be made on their admis,
sion into the Unto
Sec. g.. And be il further enacted, That
there shall be annually appropriated for com,
plelng the surveys Of said lands a sum not less