Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-30

among the several states shall from and after
the increase of the minimum price thereof,
cease and hccome utterly null and Of no ef-
feet, any thing in this ACT 10 the ean,rary
outstanding: Provided, That il, at any
time during the existence of this act, there
shall be on imposition Of duties on imports
inconsistent with the provisions OF the act
OF March second, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty three, entitled "An act to modify
the act Of the fourteenth Of Jolly .one Thousand
eight hundred and thirty-two. and all other
acts imposing duties on imports" and beyond
the rate of duty fixed by that act, to wit,
twenty per cent. on the value Of such imports,
or my Of them then the distribution provided
in this act shall be suspended, and shall So
continue until this cause of its suspension
shall be removed ond when removed, if not
prevented by other provisions Of this act, such
distribution shall be resumed.
SEC. z. find be Il further enacted, That the
Secretary Of The Treasury may continue any
hand district in which IS situated the seat Of
Government of any one of the states, and
may continue the land office in such district.
Notwithstanding the quantity OF land unsold
In such dlstrict may not amount 10 one hun
drea tklousand ncrcs, when, in his opinion,
such continuance may be required by public
onvencnce, or IN order to close The land sys-
ten in such state at convenient point, un-
der the provisions of the act on that subject,
approved twelfth June, one thousand eight
hundred and forty.
Ssc. 8. ,4nd be IL further enacted, That
there shall be eran.sd to each state specified
in the first section of this act Eve hundred
thousand acres Of land for purposes of inter.
nal Improvement: Prorided, That to each of
the said states which has already received
grants for said purposes there is hereby gran
ted no more than quantity of land which
shall, together with amount such state has
already received rs aforesaid, make five hun.
dred thousand acres the selections in all Of
the said states to be made within their limits
respectively in such manner as the Legisla-
lures thereof shall direct; and located in
parcels, copiarmnbly to sectional divisions
and subdivisions, Of not less than ihree hun
drcd and twenty acres in one location, on
my public land exec pit such as is or mny he
reserved from sale by any law Of Congress
or proclamation Of the President OF the Uni-
ted States, which snid locations may be made
at any time after lands Of the United States
in said states respectively shall have been
surveyed, according to existing laws, And
there shall be and Hereby is graR,ed to each
new stale thai shall be hereafter admitted
into the Union, upon such admission, so much
land as, including such quantity as may have
been granted to such STATE before it's admis-
sion, aud while under Territorial Govern.
ment for purposes of internal Improvement
as aforesaid, shall make 6ve hundred thou.
sand acres os land, to be selected and located
as aforesaid.
SEC. .. .4nd be II further enacted, That
the lands herein 8ranted 10 tbe states above
hall ka .ka If a m rio lp
than one dollar md twenty-five cents per
acre, until otherwise authorised by law oi
the United States and the nett proceeds of
the sales Of said lands shall be faithfully ap.
Piled to objects of internal Improvement
within the states aforesaid respectively, name
ly: Roads, railways, bridges, canals and i'm
| provement of water-courses, and draining oI
swamps and such roads, railways, canals
bridges and water caurses, when made OF
! improved, shall be face for the transportation
of the United States maik and MUTATIONS OF
war, and for the passage Of their troeps, with
out the payment of any toll whatever.
Sec. 10. And be II further enacted, Tha,
| from and after the passage of this act every
! person, being the head of family, or widow
| or single man, over the age OF twcnty-ont
| years, and being n eiiizcn of the United
|
! tention TO become a citizen, rs requested BY
the NATURALIZATION laws, who, since the frs
day Of June, A. d. eighteen hundred ant
i forty, has made, or shall hereafter make,
: settlement in person on the public lands 4
which the Indian title has been, at tho tim
Of such settlement, extinguished, and whic
has been, or shall have been surveyed prio
thereto, and who shall inhabit and improv
the same, and who has or shall erect dwell
ling thereon, shal! be, and is hereby au,ho
|, rized to enter with the register Of the Ian
/. office for the district in which such land ma
' lie, by legal subdivisions, any number {
acres not exceeding one hundred and sixty
or n quarter section Of land, 10 include th
residence Of such claimant, upon paying th
u United States the minimum price o! sue
land, subject, however, to the following linn
tations aud exceptions: No person shall b
entitled to more than one pre-empiiye rigi
by virtue Of this act no person who is th
c proprietor Of three hundred and twenty scre
of land in any state or territory OF the Un
u ted States, aud no person who shall quit c
abandon his residence on his own land TO rc
o side on the public land in tho same state {
e territory, shall acquire any right of pre-emE
q ton under this nct no lands included in an
i reservation, by any treaty, law. or proclam'
n ton Of the President OF the United State
: or reserved for salincs, or for other purpose
: no lands reserved for the support Of school
% nor the lands acquired by either Of the tw
:. last treaties, with the Miami tribe Of TndiaI
u in the state Of Indiana, or which may be a
q quirel Of the Wyando, tribe Of Indians
the state Of Ohio, or other Indian rescrvatic
" to which the title has been or may be exit
u guished by the United States at any tin
"a during the operation OF this act no sccto
y of land reserved to the United States alte
n nate to other sections granted to any Of Il
'e states for the construction Of any cannl, "a
% road, or other public improvement; no Sc
10 tons or fractions of sections included with
or the limits Of any Incorporated town; no pa
re tions Of the public lands which have been $
70 lected as the site for city or town; no pa
W eel or lot Of land actually settled and occ
pied Tor the purposes oi trade and no, AZ
ie culture and no lands on which are siiuat
any known sellpes or mines, shall BE- linl
" to entry under ash by virtue Of the proylsio
'o OF this act. And 81 much of the proviso
the act OF twenty second Of June, egh,c
a' hundred and lhir,y-"ighi, or nny order of ,
" President of the United Statcs, Ms dire,
o' CERTAIN reservations 10 be made IN favor
W csrin,n claims unuer the treaty of Dauci