The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-22

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edres. sny Ihinx lhis act 10 he contrary
Hoswifhst.mEing.
See. z. lad be II further enacted. That
he Secretary Of he Tfrssssy nav e~n-
hnus any isnd district in ~hseh l. 81 ussed
he seal 81 G0vsramtni al any enc efshe
Ssses. and may rsnlinss The ofIi<t "a
such disssic', nos@islIsssnding 10 qasnsi.
" Of land unsnld IN surli dassfies mar not
amaant 70 me huntrrd thousand acres.
when. 10 bis apiniaa. sach eonsinusnrs
may Dc required BY pnbsic eanvenience.
or N order 70 close The Land system i'm
such State % eaassnisns poIns. under
the provisions II The act On that suhiecs
approved 18Th June. 1870.
See. 9. fad Be Il larfher enoded,
That sssre shall be gsani+d n earh Ssass
specified In the 6rsl ssesion Of lhis acs
(which has not heresofore received or The
UniIed States FIVE hundred thousand acres
Cor purposes n internal impsauementl 4
quantity IL land which shall. iegsthsr
. with The amount such State has al.eady
Feerisrd - afnrsald. make eve huadrsd
iheusand acres. 10 be selresed within me
limits Il sueh Safe IN such msnnsr -
The Legislature ihefeof shall direct, and
lncaied IN parcels, eonivrmsbly 70 seclian-
al divisions and subdivisions. af moi les.
Than three hundred and twenty acres in any
one location. on any public land sat jecs
IL enry u private sale; which SAID l1c.-
lions may be made 81 any time within Eve
years after The lands Of The United 8 ases.
10 said States respectively. shall hsve been
surveyed. and offered at public sale. ac-
cofding n existing laws.
Sec. 0. find be 10 further enacted,
Tbs. the lands herein granted 10 the
STATES above named shall NOT be Opposed
Of II price less ,han one dollar and
iseniy i've cents per acre, unsd olherwiss
auihoiized By Law III me Uaiied Sistes.
aad The net. proceeds of The sales of said
lands shall be fsnhlslly sppl.ed 10 ohjeets
Of inerral improvement within The States
afnFsald. respectively, namely. rosds,
bridges. Canals and Improvement Of ws.rr-
courses. and draining swsmps; and such
roads canals, bridges. and waIer. courses.
when made or improved, shall be free for
The transportation ni The United States
mail, and munillons Of war. and Cor tho
passage nf their troops. without The pay
ueni OF any loll whatever.
Sec. 10. lad be Il further enacted,
That. from and alter she passags Of din.
sci. every person being The head ~ IA
mily, Or wldaw.or single man. over The
age OF twen,y-one years, aud being CT.
nzen OF The Uniled States, or having I'll
ed his derlarsnon u intention 10 become
a citizen as required by The naturalization
laws. who, since the Isl day of June. A.
ID. eighteen hundred aud fnriy, has made.
or shall hereafter make. sei,leneni i'm
person on the public lands 10 which The
Indian ii lie had been al The time II such
settlement exungushed, and which has
been, or shall have been. SURVEYED PRIOR
thereto, and who shall inhabi and i'm
prove The same. and who nae or shall
erect dwelling thereon, shall be, and is
hereby. authorized 10 enter with the Reg.
lister OF The Land Office fot the dls.ric. IN
which such land may lie. by legal subdi-
visions. any number OF sores not exceed.
ing one hundred and SKY, or quarter
section Of land. 10 include the reside nee
! Of such claiman'. upon paying tolhe Uni-
Ted States the minimum price Of such land,
subjrcs however. 70 The following limi,a-
lions and exceptions: No person who has
heretofore had The benefit of right Of
presumption under any other Law Of Com
gress. shall have such privilege under this
acl; nor shall any person be entitled 10
more Than one pre-empsive RICH, by vir-
Tue OF The SAINT; no person who is the
proprietor Of three hundred and twenty
acres Of land in any Stale or Territory of
The United States. and no person who
lshall quit or abandon hisresitlence on his
avn land, 10 reside on the public land in
lthe > me Stale or Territory. shall aequite
lany right OF pre-emption under this act.
M lands included in any reservation. bv
Iany treaty, law or proclamation Of the Pre-
Isideni Of The United States. or reserved Tor
ssliass. or for other purposes; no lands
preserved for the supper. Of schools, nor
The lands acquired BY either Of The two
las, treaties with the Miami tribe Of In
dams in the State OF Indiana, or which
lmay be acquired ofthe Wyando, tribe Of
Indians in the Stale OF Ohio, or other In
dian reservation 10 which The lille has
been or may be ex,inguished by the Uni-
ted States ., any time during the operation
the acl; no sections of land reserved 20
the United States alternate 10 other Sec
lions granted 10 any ofhe Safe Tor The
eons,ruciion Of any canal. railroad. or 9th
er public improvement no seoiionsor frse-
tons OF sectons included within the limils
, of any Incorporate town; no portions Of
, The public lands hich haze been selected
as the site for city or town; no parcel or
|, llo, of land actually srtled and occupied
. lfor the purposes Of trade and not agri-
culture, and no lands on which are situated
any known sallnes, or mines, shall be La
tll- ..,w., ,,nIar ou.l L.. a.