New-York tribune., 1841-07-12
THE LIND BlLf..


y. sa.o4ire s the Land Distribution B (eubstanliaii.
rb alae web tdt fiterrn known rs Mr. Clays Lano
reported i1om TIC Land c5zlTittee by Hon WA
t Ia . as.i yfri b.. passed intte House of Iiepre
saa.5,- 5r yotr o to lo8 It ha, since oee" re
l.se Is l. Senate aud referred 20 The appropriate Con-
s ap7repra,e the proceeds of c g!. Of the public ia-
o rrsat preemptou right
81, i elae.s5 b1 tie Seaoie and HogSe Of RePfeFe"''
qf me fytife} Stqtes Of Incrica ~ Congress oSs'T
Fiat from and the ;fdrtyirst DAY o5
sres our Lord one thousand eisit huuuteo ai' 80
-aae taere be allowed and paid 10 ea'r u NJ lr.ti-
,, fs,laas Illinois, AaLana, Missouri. -nis-i'''l'!"
l.-.s,s AID Michigan, o'rr ana doo'1 ,',i
ea-l u t.e sal STATE, j. eai'91 - - ' -
1osct- entered between me W H'I 'ie "s d's'
~ ion ;no the lri2n, tic sum ot ten per
. .i, nett proceeds y. TIC sales OF the p1bhc
15seoueut 10 the day aforesaid sha, be made
,o l,,sits OF each of SAID States respectively: Pre-
1 that he sun 50 allowed the said States espect
v shall b. ~ wise affected diminished Oh account
al uy uc lave been heretofore si4aii be ierea-
led to tle construction continuance Of the Cum
ra road llt hat ;he disbursements for TIE sad road
- aar a- heretofore, clargeabe the two per cenum
provided or ny compacts with several Of the saia
s2 A18je il further enacted That after dcducag
The said r-r centurn ard what, by tn compact- arc-
sa heretofore been allowed the States aforesaid
rcsidEe Of the proceeds-whcn nett proceeds snail
hr aecpflcd by deductng from the proceeds all me
eucrdure Of the year for the following objects saaries
aid o1pense Of the General Land Office; eH
ese, .5reyng public lands; salaries and expenses IN
The surveyor generals Offices; salaries commissions and
allowance registers ard rcceirers the tve per ccntuIn u
rr- Satesof e tho public lands Of the ri;ed States
wherever situated, whch snail be sold subsequent to The
SAID 81 div OF December 1871 shall be distributed among
c yea-sS States of the Union and The District of Co
un8 according their respective Federal representative
a,ion as asccraiued Dy the last census to be aTprcd
b. the Lceatures OF tine said States for such purposes
Z; c said Legislatures NAV direct Pyovded, that the d
ue slime TO which the District oi Columbia ha be emil
ed shale apped free schools. education in some
9t r iu4 as Congress may direct Aa,} 7rov3ed. also
na uahug contained shall be cystrcel the pre-
ud &c o future applications fox reduction of the price o
public lands, lie prejudice OF applications for Il
nser The pubic lands reasonable terms toihe SAFES
g1ia rh they lie make such future disposition Of
The public lands or ay part thereof, as Congress may deem
ezretieHt.
sEc. g. And 5e jrt6sJ enacted That the several sums
IF oney received the Treasury the proceeds Of the
public ad sho be paid the Treasury half yearly the
day OF January and July in each year during the opera
OF this act 10 sucn person persons the respccuvt
Legislatures OF the said States shall authorize and direct
receive the same.
S5c l. Ind bet further enacted That any sum OF money
ch any time may become due and payable any STATE
III e Juon the District OF Columbia by this
le portion Of the said STATE or District Of the proceed
the public lands shall be fir, applied thr
4eH ut db due and payable from the said State
Dat5 the ajr STATES provided that this shall not be
extend 10 the sums deposited win IN" State
cr ne ect of Congress Of the 23d June, 1886, entitled
.7 aet 10 e-uale tire deposits OF the public money
sr, ~ Aa7 De- u further enocied, That this act shall
ala aal .. in force miii otherwise provided by law.
tla l..itpd States shall become involved III war viii
M Foreign Power. in which event, from the commence
at o host!ies, this shall be suspended during the
aatuutce oi such war; ProrSfea aerertfeieSS, HAT H.
lir o ti- Npation o ils act, any State SiGtc
% he admitted INTO the Union, there be assigned TO such
m State ar States the proportion of the proceeds accruius
er their admission into the Union to winch such State
States may entitled upon the principles this act together