Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-21
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eHfdiircS 81 The UEiioi States If America tR Con- /
-ross assembled. That from and after the thiry.
irst day OF Dec mber IN the year of cur Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud foTty-One, there shall |
be allowed aud paid To each OF the States of o.
hio Ind ANA, Illinois, Alabama, Mi SCUM, Missis-
sippi Louisiana, Arkansas and Michigan, over
and above what each ot the said states - enti-
tied to 10y the terms of the compacts entered into
between them and the United States, upon their
ADMISSION Into the Union, the sum of ten per cen
tum on the nett proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, which, subsequent to the day atOre-
said, shall be made within the limits of each oi
said States respectively prOutded, That 'hc sum
50 allowed TO the said States, respectively, shalt
be IN nU wise affected or diminished on account
of any sums which have been heretofore, or
shall he hereafter app.ied TO the cDnstTucton or
continuance of the Cumberland road. but that
the disburse mcnis for the said road shall remain,
a. heretofore, chargeable ON the Two per ccutuul
inni provided for by cOmPaCts with several oil
\ the said States
! Sec, ? And be Il further enacted That ate:
deducting th9 sand ten per centum, and what, by
/ the cOmpaCts afo esdid, has hitherto been allow
ed TO the states aforesaid the residue of the nett
procecds-which nett proceeds shall be asccti ram
ed by deduciing from the gross proceeds an tne
expenditures Of tho year for the following ohJccts
salerles and expenses on account OF me G9ntI ]
Land Office, expenses for surveying public lands;
| ialaros ana expenses IN the surveyor Scneral Z
office; saiaitcs, {, mmissous, and allowances to
the registers and receivers; the five per Ccnlum TO
new siates-uf all the public lands Of tue United
States, wherever situated, Inch shdl' be sold
| subsequent to the sad thirty FIRST day of Decem-
Der, shall be divided amonS the twenty-siN states
! gf the Union. the District of Columbia, and the
| Territories OF Wisconsin, Iowa and Florida, &C.
cOTdlng 10 their respective federal REPRESENTATIVE
population as asceTtaIned by the last census, to
BE applied by the Legislatures of the saIu states
| u such purposes a the said legislatures may di-
| rect: pr0rided. That the dIslT5gtIve share 40
| which ,he District of Columbia shall be cnutled,
| shall be applied TO free schools, or cducatIOu m
| some other form: as Congress may direct. and
| prOrided also, That nothing herein contain, d
hall be construed To the prejudice OF future app-
cations for a reduction of the pIice OF the public
| Lands. n
| transfer of the public lands, on reasonable terms,
| 10 the states within which they lac, or 10 make
such iuiure disposition OF the public lands, or any
part thereoi, "a Congress may deem eXpedlenl.
| Sec. J. And be IL further eadciei. That the sew.
! eral sums of money received IN the treasury n
the nett proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
shall b. paid at the treasury naif yearly, on the
first day of January and July in each year, du-
ring the operation of tins act, to such person on
persons as the respective leg s'aturcs of the said
states and ternorCs, or the Governors thereof
IN case the legislatures have made no such mp
continent, shall authOrse aud direct To receive
| Sec 4. And be further enacted, That any sum
Of money which at any time may become due and
payable To any state of the Union, the Dis
tnCt Of Columbia b, virtue this ac' as the pOr-
non OF the sand state or District OF the proceeds of
sales Of the public lands, shall DC first applied 20
he payment oi any dcOi due add payable from the
SAID stare or District 10 the United States, pro.
riycd, That this shall not be construed To extend
the sums deposited with the states under the
act OF congress of twerty-thrd juno, eighteen
n ndred and thlrty-slN, cniIitd, An To n gu
late the depssites Of he public money" or to %
~ sums apparently due TO the UhIted States as
balances 81 debtsSrownS out Of the transactions
Ut The Revolutionary war.
Sec. >. And BE- a further enacted, That this act
shail continue and be IN force until otherw Use
provided 10y law, unl IS the United States shall
become involved IN war With any foreign power,
q which event from the commencement OF hos
Utilities tins act shall be suspended during the con-
tmuance of such war provided nevertheless, That
L PRIOR TO the expiration of this act, any new
state or states shall be admi,t,d into the Union
there all be assigned 20 such new state or states
nc proportion of he proceeds accTuing after
then adml SION mt the Union. To which su, h
state or states may be entitled, upon the punCi-
\ Piles of tins act together with what such state
jr states may be entitled to by virtue Of compacts
! 10 be made on their admission into the Union.
Sec. t. And he ~ further enacted, That there
shall b. annually Appropriated for cJmp leting The
surveys OF the sad lanis a sum not less than one
hundred aud h!ty thousand 10 lars; and the mini
inu.n prlce al which the public lands are now
-od shall not fe increased, unless congress shall
thhh proper 10 grant alternate sections aIt n the
lnS .! any canal or other internal improvement
and al The same time Lacrosse the m .nImum
price OF the SEE tiOnS reserve q; and II case the
sane Is increased by law, except a. aior ssad, at
any Time during the operation OF this act, IN, 50
much oil this act as provides that the nett pro-
cetds OF the pub H. ldnds shall be distributed n
monS the several states shall, from AMI after the
increase oil the mlnim im price thelen cease
ard bccOms utterly void and Of no elect, eny
tnlng IN this act 10 The contrary Notwithstanding
Provided, that IT. any time during the existence
on imports Inconsistent with the provisions OF
the act OF NuTch second, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three, enHtlea An act 10 mo
DIV the act ofthc fourteenth OF July. one thous-
and eight hundred and thirty-two. anti all other
acts imposing duties on imports and beyond
the tate OF duty fixed by that ac,, 10 wit, twenty
per cent. on the value OF such IMPORTS or any OF
them, then the distribution PROVIDED In this act
shall be suspended, and shall - Contlnne until
thlS cause OF ITS suspension shall be removed,
and when removed. If not prevented by Other pro-
visions OF tins act, such distribution shall be re-
Sec. 7. And Jed further enacted. Tat the Ses
retary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
dlstlct IN which Is situated the seat Of Govern |
eminent II any one Of the states, and may con-
Ihue the land Office IN su h district Hotwthsian-
GinS the lantlIy Of land unsold IN such district
may not amount 10 one hundred thousand acres. |
Nhth' ~ MS opinion, such continuance may be |
CURED by the public convenience, or IN order TO
close The land system in such STATE at n convent.
cht point under the provisions Of the act that
suGleci, approved twelfth June, one thousand |
s!Ent hundred and forty.
Sec. 3. And b. u further enacted, That there /
snail be granted TO each STATE specified in the /
nlst scctOn Of this act five hundred thousand
acres OF land for purposes of internal impTOv G. I
ment. Prov dC5. That 10 each Of the said states /
winch mas aiTCady received grants for sa pJTpO-
SEES mere " herebf granted no more than guam
NY OF land which shall, together with the a. l
mount such state has already received as afOre-
said, make five hundred thousand acresi the Sc
eci ons IN al OF the SAID states 20 be made with
IN their limits respectively IN such manner as the /
legislatures thereof snail direct; and located IN |
parcels, conform IDLY TO sectional divisions and .
subdivisions Of not less than three hundred and /
twenty acres On one location, on any pub &c land /
'Ecept such as ls or may be reserved from sale /
~ any law Of Congress or proclamation Of the
President OF the United States, which said 10 "a
ION may be made az any time after the lands Of
he United States In the said states respective y i
'naI nave been survcyld d, according 90 existing
4 ~. And there shall be and hereby il srantel
ID each new state shat snail be hereafter admit
e1 INTO ne Union, upon such admission, 50 |
uuch land as, including such quantity as may
ave been granted - such state before is aimis-
Ion. and while under Territorial Government
or purposes &C internal Improvement alOrfsaid
~ an make hyc hundred thousand acres Of land
o ns selected and lOcatol az aforesaid
sec y. md b. Bgriter enacted. That the land !
ero1 granted 20 the states above named shall
'l pe ulspps OF or "a price less than one dollar
hI twenty i've cents per acre, unless OF erwize .
ulhOrlsri hy law q :he UufcI States, and
ne u.ii proceeds o. The slc OF sad lands shall e
iainiH.lY applied 90 ObiDgts0f internal improve
itnt within INC states Aforesaid respectively. 3 Z
amely: Roads, railways, bridges, canals and ]
Improvement Of water courses and draining of
"ampsi and such roads, railways canals. brd-
3s, and water courses, wncn made or improved ,
lall be Tree Tor the tfanssOrtauOn 81 the United
tates mail, and munitions Of war. a. d for The
.e piss1 se OF their troops, without the paymcuti