Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-30
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aniaiio,s IF he Uaiici Suites eC Amcr,oa IA Con.
r'SS assembled, That fruln and alter iho Ihir g..
rst day OF December. IN the year of cur Lord one
h"usand eighi hundred aud iOriy-one, there shall
- allowed AID paid u each OF the States Of O. /
40, indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Nj SCUM, MssIs-
lnui, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mlchlgan, over /,
md above what each u the sald States isenu- 4
lei To ny the terms of the COmpaCts entered unto I,
be, w,vn them and the United States, upon thor ,
iuto the m IN the sum Ui ten per ecu
M on th3 nett proceeds a the sales Of the !
public la:ds, which, Subsequent 10 the day aiorc-
sal ! shat De m~de within thc limits oi SacR 81
saIt states respectively prcridcG, That the sUtn
~ allowed 10 tue sad states, respectively, siaI'
ne IN nu WISE Affected or Diminished on actouh'
81 any sans whlch have been heretofore, or
snail ne hCrcHttcr, app lea 20 the c1usruciOi or
continuance of tire Cumberland rJa5 D. tina,
tbC disbursements for the sand road shalt remain
a. heretofore, chargeab.e on tine two pc centG"l
b'ni provided Tor bY cOmP1Cts wish several 0!
the sand Stats
Sec, Q AHd be Il further enacted That after
deaucting tn said ten per ccutum, and what ty
the cumPacts aiO esa.d, has hitherto been allow
cd TO the sstcs aluiesaIu, the residue 81 thc nett
prOcecis-whICh nett proceeds shall be ascertain
/ ed by dcduct!ng from the -ross proceeds al TIC
expenditures Of the year Tor the OIpwln y oiJ'Gie
SItcrics aud CNTCusCs on account OF the 6entT !
L1Ed OilCc; expenses Tor .aTv' yn- public llaa'i
/ .alar.s- auu expenses IA the surveyor generals
office; ~dIGiI.s. commissions, aud allow auCr- 10
the Ttll-C-s ana TcccAclti liie itc per cen una 20
new stalCs-ui all TIE public LANDS al tiC IHi'ci
/ states wherever situated, q h'E shil' he SHii
-UastqUCUt 20 The SaIJ thirty uESt GaF o. Dec M
Der. snal. be Ciyird anon the twcnty-slN s.atcs
~ the UuIIu. the BistrCt %! Columbia, andsihe
Territories of Wisconsin. Iowa and FtUlIIa, ac.
cJIClu- - their respective federal representative
BDIUigtIan uscCgtG n"G o. the last census, TO
- applied Hy the Is-l .iIturcs OF the saIJ states
O., such purposes a tue SAID lea aiurcs may az
rect: prariasd. That tie C.stlUll,yr share 20
which ,Hc District OF Columbia shall bc entitled,
shall be- applied 10 free schools, ar education IN
some other lorna. rs Congress may direct. and
hall br construed 10 the pre- luticC Ol future OPP
cations for REDUCTION Of tie rricc at The publ,
lands, or 10 ,he ", lscice Of app Icat;pns tor Il
rans cr of the public lands, on reasonable terms,
q the states wIrhIl which the. lie, OF 10 make
Sucs iuurc spos iIon OF tho pEOiic lands, OF any
Iart tIrr'o', a. Congress may deem CNp,JlenJ.
Soc. 3 AH! Be- Il further eaucie3. That lhe sew.
eral sums OF m Juey received an the treasury a 8
he nett proceeds OF the sies Of the public iaEds
shall bn pad at the treasury nad yearly on the
iirst day of January aud July IN esca year, du-
r0@ the operation 81 this act, 10 such person or
persons as the respective leg s'atur-s OF the said
states and teTTltOTts, or the Cove uUrs thereof
case the legislatures have made no such az
po;ntrlent' shall auihyusc and direct 10 receive
the same.
See. T. And b. Il further eazcteF, Tha, any sum
Of money which any time MAY become due and
payable 10 any Stale of the Union, or . The Dis
trct 81 Columbia b. virtue ol this ac', ~ 'hr pOr-
ton 90 ihe 'ad state or District OF tie proceeds of
ligs Of the public lands, shall be first applied ID
the payment - any debt G'I- ADD payable from the
said s'n.o or DISTRICT 10 The UaIted States. pro
lied, That tbs shIu not ic construed 10 extend
20 tho sums deposited with the states under the
act Of congress of twcLty-thrd June, eighteen
y. \
late the dcposliCs of the public money" 10 a.
Hy sums apparently due to thr United STATES as
balances 81 debts growing out OF the iidnsaCio =
u iDC Revolutionary ar
Sc. ). AHd Dc AZ further egGc,eJ. That rhis act
shall continue and be IN force until oihc.u sc 4
prov .do'l By lay, un Sc the Unitcd States shall
lecDmr IayOlV1d ~ war a lth any foreign power,
~ which event, from toe commencement OF hos
lli;Ies tis act shal be suspended curing the cr-i-
JmaancC # such war provoked never he.css, That
Il PRIOR To the expiration OF tbs act, any new
Union.
ere shall pc signed 20 such state or states
no p:oppItoH 81 Inc proceeds acCTwng al e.
their Hdui- SION luti Tee CiIcu. 10 which su b
staJc or states may 30 enutisd, urOu the pIltI.
rlr, Of tins act, together win what such stale
r states may bC entitled L. by VTtu- Of c0mpacts
90 De- made nn their admission Ii,tD the Union.
SEQ. g. AHi b. "a further enacted, rhII there
sinai! b. annually Appropriated f.. mDCtin2 the
ur'@ys OF Tie sIir iaui7 a sum not c-s than one
luH ircd and Il - tlOu>.Ed collars; aud the m.li-
uu o. price NJ which ths public Ian - are nON 8
ola shall not ne Increased unless con Tcss snail.
max roper to gran, altrIn1te sections at the
me OF a.ly caual or oidcr internal improvement
nj a. the same time Increase the minimum {
re" 81 the ssCuOus reserved; aud N Gaze she I
'H-c sincrr1Scd by law, except a. atJT .sIii, AZ
ny iine during the OperauOn OF TINS at, th.n 50 J
lucb J tins at as provides that the nett pro- I
eds al the puHiI. idnds shall be distributed a r
ipn- TIE ssy,ral states snail ir0n and alter the
it ease 81 the mlllu an price tnci"1l, cease u
'b bscDuS utterly void aud 81 NJ elect, Fuy $
lug ln TINS 1Ct 10 The COgTsry HptWIthSfanClng Z
F1Elicd that u, al any Tune during "a" existence !
imports Inconsistent with the provisions OF
a. act Of arch second, one tAoJsard eight
undrcd aud thirty three, eu'iilCu " IN acl 10 mo
nv Tue aci of The touTictnlh 81 July. one nous
sd eight hundred aui thirty-two. an all other
cts imFos ng duties on imooris" and beyond
ne rate OF duly liked by mat oCt, . VII, twenty
er cent. on tbe value of such imports, or any OF
Dem, then the dIs.rbU,I)n prJvId- Il Id tins act
hall be suspended. aul snail 80 continue until
ms cause OF Ijs suspension shall bC removed .
mo when removed. u net prevented by OthC pro-
Sous oI iGi' act, SUCH distribution snail Dc re-
sec. e. hpl belt further enqcief Tat tho SEES
etary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
lst'iri 10 which - slf-afrd the scat Of Govern
Thmcat 81 any one 90 The states, and may con
inuc the iand Office in sus district uOtyIhstap- .
ihS The Ilanty Of land uusOid Iu such district
nay not amount 20 one huuGred thousand acres. .
'"li lh ms opinion such continuance may be A
t'I'i nv the pubic convenience, or lu order Co n
lose itc and -ys'DnI ga such state al q COUyCul.
, p0ni, under thc PROVISIONS If he act on tha'
ugtl,Ii, approved twelfth June, one thousand
Sec. 3. Md b. further csaciC3, That Ncsc
mall DO granted 10 each STATE specified in the
RS section. Of lius at FIVE hundred thousand
.'Ics OBJ land Tor purposes Of internal mpTJy e.
htul. Prov dH-. That o. C1Ch g the SAID states
NE, has already received grants for sad p srpO-
fs 'hlre rs hereby granted no more than guam
ny az land winch shall. together with the a
mount such state hae already received as afJrC-
Jli' make five hrrdTJd thousand acres; The &C.
ect ous lr ui Of tue said states 10 be made With
% tnef UNITS respectively lu such manner as the
eHs.aiur,7 hereof shall direct; and located In
lrceIs, .uiJfmIbiy 90 sectional divisions and
uJdiV-I1us, Of not less than three hundred and
wcnty crrCs 900 one location, on any U.b'ic loud
eNt such rs ls OF may be Tessryll from sale o
y any law 81 Congress or proclamation of the Z
'Tesd "ut OF the tHitc5 States winch SAID 10 a.
ION may De- made 40 any time after the lands Of !
1c iuird states poo the said states respective D.
IdI nave been surr.ytd, according 90 existing 2
avs. aud fharC shall De and her bv BE- granted ,
% each new state ,hat shall De hereafter admit d
cd INTO iho Union, upon such admission, go .
lue1 land as, including such quantity a. may 2
ave been granted o. such FtIte before its admIs-
iau and wIr.e under n Territorial Government. y
r purposes 90 internal Improvement az afo-. said =
% II maze fgc hundred thousand acres Of land | 8
D Dr. selected and IgeeToI as aforesaid. IL
Sec .. AH1 b. % further eH1cf,5 That the land y
erHn er1nfrd 'l fbc states above named shall y
" ID. a...". n. ora price less than one dollar "
nl i"fuiF iFe cents per acre. unless ur rrvyisr u
1'h'-is.i uT law ul she Uni od States and y
pei h.i. .r".r'l- 81 iHe s1'e " r7fd lands 8h 30 y
Ia'iHiu.iF applied '1 DIIscfsYl Internal improve b
be- 90 within fuf states aIlru.uld respectively =
lH.y ROADS railways. bridges. canals and y.
lrroF0WHut OF water courses aHi draining of. 81
yampsi and such roads. railways. canals. ird- /
IS. 7u1 water Cuurscs. wnHu mIiC or iuI-1Vsi -.
I1i Dc Tree Tor tle IRAN sorf1fo1 Of tBr United
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