Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-16
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N ACT - appropriate the proos de of Ia sales :
OF th. puelIC lands, and TO grant pTe-emplon :
~ a e.soisd D. tLs Sesa,e and Ho~ss # Repre- !
.saisirss ~ fhs Uaiisi States II Ansrioa "a Coz"
rs'ss ss-ss'bl.d. That ir,m AMI after the thry
first day OF December in the wear Of our Lord one
thsusand yighi hundred aud tofty-One, there shall
~ allowed and paid O. each Oi lhs states 81 -
nio, Indiana. lnnsiS, Alabama, NJ Souri, MSs's-
sirpl. Loti-aara. Arkansas aud MlChigan, over
aud sbuNC What each 80 The Sod States iscnu-
led toty the terms OF the couspacts en- cred into
h-tws,-n them AID ia. Caitrd States, upon th,E 4
sdmtSsiou into an, Union. the sum oi ten per ecu
the uctt pr'c,rds of IN" sal,s OF tue .
pshlic lad, Which, Subsequent 10 the day aiore,
sail shat be made ~ithin the limits OF tach % |
said States respectively prorided, That The sum
allowed "a tue SID Staie-, TcsI ccuNcly, shah
be in %" wise affected Or cinluished on account
Of any sums which have been heretofore OF
shatl ne hereafter. sppiicu Ia the cJustructoa OF
| continuance of tie Cumberland road. 1 lhai
the d'sour-cm Tor he sad r0ad shaI ts''am
~ heretofore. Chargcable on the two pc centu"
fund provided i0r by comPacts win seNctn VI
he saia STATE ,
| Sc, ?. And De- Il further sHdrisL That after
ldsducting an. SAID ten per ccniun, aud what, by
the cumI,acts aio esaid, has hitherto been llloW
ed 10 the states aiarcts arc, ~" residue OF me s''
orocoels-~hich nett D., coeds shall he ascertain
Cd hy dedacttng from the gross proceeds an INC
eapendIturcs Of the year for the following Jrc's
saieties and expenses on account OF the pth'I
Land Office; expenses Tor surveying pubic lah9
alarcS and expenses ma the surveyor seneral
. oflic6; saiaiiCs, o.msnlsscns, ana alo"anC's 70
the registers aud rcCeiN C's; the i've per ccniu 10
new staies-uf oil the public lands of tue Ouiied
Statcs, wherever situated hich shai &c s1id
subsrqucut TO the sand thirty hrst day "i Occur
Der stall be divided Bmon the tweniy-sN states
OF the Union. the DistrICt oi Columbia, ana the
Territories Of Nisconsin, Iowa aud F'oria ac
cnrdiur ID their respective federal representative
J. -orulatinn as asceTtaInyd b. the last census, To
ss applied ~ the legi laiurvs OF the sao states
" - such purposes a, the said leg-la iures may OF.
/ reci: prOriGtd. That tive d'stabuuNr share TO
: which The DISTINCT OF Columbia shall be Cn'ttod,
shall be applcd TO free schools, or education m
q some other form. a. Congress may dIrect ana
4 gTgrideg also That nothing herein contain, d
hall be construed 10 the prejudice al future app =
E cations for a reduction of the prce of the pu';
q lands, to The pr'J tdice Oi applications Tor a
: transfer Of the public lands, on reasonable term =,
. d the statrs within which they lie, or 10 make
= such iu'ure disposition Of the pCblic lands, or any
part thereof. a. Congress may deem expCdlent
Sec. }. And De AZ further eHacfod That the scy
eraI sums Of money received IN the TrasuTy
The nett proceeds of the sales of he public lands
10 shall b. paid at the treasury nalf yearly on the
i, first day of January aud July IN each yrar. du'
i'm ring the operation of tins act. to such person al
rsons ~ tlie respective leg s.aurss OF The SAID
in states and territories, or the Cover nOrs thereof
m case the legislatures have made no such az
ointment, shall authorize and direct TO ieceiSe
The same.
Sec 4 And BE- Il further enacted That any sum
J. Of money which any time may become DIRE and
y payable Ia any state of the Union, or % the DIS
= uct Ct Columbia b. yIrtuc OF this ac' the pOr.
ton of the taid state District Of the proceeds OF
s,Iss of the public lands shall be first applied q
the %! any debt, diir and payable from the
,aid stare District To the United States pro.
ri red That this shall not Ice construed tO extend
to the sums depOsltt with tue states under the
!. act Of congress of twenty-t hIrd me, eighteen
h ndred aud thirty six, entitled, An act 10 regu-
late the deIosltes of the public money or 10
nv sums apparently due TO the United STATES as
balances of dehtsgrowIng out Of the tTansactIOI Is
OF the r. V0lutionaTy
! Sec 5. And Be Il further erdctcl. That this
,haI continue and be u, force until otherTseg
oroy ded by law, uTl Sc the United Stats shall
become Involved "a war With any foreign power,
I n which event, from the commencement OF hos
tliries TIN. act shall be suspended uiug the con
! tnuance nT such war prov dCd never he ess That
prior To the x,'Iratuu of tn ; act, any new
st,Ie or states shall De admit into the Union,
there shall be assigned 20 such new state or states
no proportion of The proceeds aCcIu,ng after
! their adiui .Siun mt the orion. TO which su h
state or states may be enut!sd, upon The pIiIu
plts Of this act together with what sdch state
! n states may be eHtiied To by virtue OF cnnpdcts
To bc made on their admission Iut) The thion.
/ See. 6. And be Il further eHgoted. That there
shall be annually Appropriated for ,mplsiins he
| surveys OF the SUD lands sum not ess than one
hundred aud fifty thousand 80 lars; aud the mlnl
nun pree At which ths pubic lands are How
think JTOpCI To giant alternate sectleus ai,n the
! Inc Of any canal or other internal improvement
| and at the same time Lacrosse the minimum
] price of the satIions rcsery. d; and ~ case ,hc
sane IL Increased ny law, except a. aiOr ssald AT
any time during the operation OF this at, thSn so
| much OF thus act as provides that the melt pro
! ce ds OF the publ, Idnds shall be distributed a
mon2 the ssEcral states shal. from ana alter the
increase o. he m:iiinln price theie,I, cease
| aid b-cO'ns utterly void aud OF NJ elect, snY
trlng IN this act he cORtT1ry Notwithstanding
Provided, that f. at nav ume dIung the existence
OF tins act there shall be an imposition OF duties
on imports inconsistent with the provisions Of
the act of arch second, one thousand elSh'
hundred and thiTty rec, en;iilta An Hcl 20 mo
dlfy the act of The fourteenth of July. one nous
and eight hundred aud thlrty-iwo, ant an o'het
. acts imposing duties on Imports ava nrSOhu
the ate of duly fixed by that aci, ID wit, twenty
per cent. the value OF such imports, or any OF
, them, then the distribution provided In this act
4 shah be suspended, and shat - c3ntnne until
o TINS cause OF ITS Suspension shall he removed,
q ana when removed. " MT prevented by Other pro-
visions OF thi' act, such distribution shall BE re-
sume1
y Sec. 7. And bch further enacted. That the SEES
Il rotary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
district IN which u situated the seat Of Govern
a eminent If any one Of the states aud may con.
Y tnuc the land office IN su district, notwhsIar-
= ding the iantI Of land unsOld IN such district
may not amount 20 one hundred thousand acres.
when, ~ h's opinion. such continuance may be
- required by the public convenience, or in order to
q close The and system IN such state at n cOnycnr
n EFT pOint under the provisions Of he act that
% subject app, we'd ~ ofth June, one thousand
- eight hundred aud fu!ty.
Sec. &. Md BE- Il further e acted. That there
snail he granted 10 each s,ate specified IN the
:, hfst section Of this act FIVE hundred thousand
acres Of land for purposes Of internal imprOv e.
ment PROVIDED. That 70 each Of the sand states
x hich mas already received grants for sa irpo-
l. ses there IS hereby granted more than guam
is THY OF land whl shall, together with the
II mount such state has already received as aiOre.
salis uluke I'VE UuUuTfd tnOuSaUO aCress tue
r lcci ons ~ all Of the SAID STA es 10 be made WITH
e IA their UNITS respectively IN such manner the
IS legislatures thereof shall dHcc'; and located m
,. parcels, cuniO'm tbly 10 sectional divisions and
subdivisions, Of MT less fhlB ihroe hundred and
10 twenty acres ~ one location on any LUbIc lard
u except such a. IS or may be reserved from sale
: by any law Of Congress or proclamation Of Oh
q President Of tn United States, which said 10 a.
tlOn may be made az any time after the ~ ds VI
the Y nIted States IN the said states respective y
shall have been survey d, according 10 existing
- laws. Aud there shall be and hereby u granted
i q each new stale shat shall be hereafter admit
tel into The Union, upon such admission 90
much land a., including such quantity A. may
nave been granted tO such state before lie admis-
sion. aud while under Territorial Government,
Tor Purposes ~ internal Improvement afo-, said.
, shaH make FIVE hqndTcd thousand acres Of land,
4 10 ne selected ana located as Aforesaid.
Sec. 9. AHd BE- 4 {aTner enacicd. That the land
herein granted 10 the states above named shall
not be ois.'Osd Of ara prise less than one dollar
, 9nl w uty i've cents per acre, unless Otherwise
authorised by n law # me Uni'cI States sp1
the neit proceeds ~ the sale Of s1F isufs shall