Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-14
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Re It enacted b. The Senate aud House IF Repre-
shtafires Of he USited States If America "a Con-
,reSs assembled. That from and after the thirty.
first day OF December IN the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ana tOTty-oue, there shall
be ullOwed and paid To each OF the States OF o. /
hio, Indiana, Illinois. Alabama, Mi, sour, Mlssis- |
slppL Louisiana, Arkansas and Michigan, over /
end above what each OF the said states lsenu- /,
tied to 10y the terms of the Compacts entered into
between them aud the United States, upon their
admission IN To the mon, the of ten per cen
public lands, which, subsequent 10 the day aiOre
said, shall be made within the hunts OF each oi
said States respectively prOrtded, That the sum
allowed 10 the said States, respectively, shall
be m no wise affected or diminished on account
Of any sums which have been heretofore, or
shall he hereafter. applied TO the constructo or
continuance Of the Cumberland road, BIT that
the disbursements for the said road shall remain,
as heretofore, charGeable ON the Two per cenium
fund provided for by COmPaCts with several OF
the said States
Sec, ? Ard be Il further enacted, That after
deductIng the said ten per centum, and what, by
/ the eompacts ao. esaid, has hitherto been allow
ed TO the states aforesaid, the residue OF the nett
proceeds-whIch nett proceeds shall De ascertain
! ed by deductIng from the gross proceeds All the
expenditures of the year for the following objects;
salerIes and expenses on account OF the OeneI
LaRd Office; expenses for surveying public lands
aslsTies and expenses IN the surveyor generals
Office; saiaIIes, commissions, and allowances 10
the registers and receivers; the five per ccntum TO
new siates-Of all the public lands Of tue United
States, wherever situated, "hch shal ne sold
| subsequent 10 the sad thirty first daY of Dectm-
Der, shall be divided among the twenty SiN states
| OF thc Union, the DIstriCt at Columbia, and the
| Territories of Wis ConsIu, Iowa and FtOTiJa, &C.
COTdIug 10 their respective federal representative
4 population as ascertainUG By the last census, TO
DC applied by the Legislatures OF the saIu states
- such purposes rs the said legislatures may d.
! rect: prOridcd. That the distabutive share TO
! which The District of Columbia shall be enuIled
shall be applied TO free schools, or education m
| some other form. as Congress may direct: and
! prOrided also, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO the prejudice of future app-
n IL
lands, TO the prejudice Of apphca atoms for 4
transfer Of the public lands, on reasonable terms,
10 the states WlthIu which theS lie, or 10 make
such future disposition Of the public lands, or any
part thereof, as Congress may deem eNpedIent.
Sec. 3. And be further enacted That the sew.
eral sums Of money received in the treasury n :
the nett proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
shall be- PAID at the treasury nalf yearly, on the
first day of January and July IN each year, du-
ring the operation Of tins act to such person OF
persons as the respective legislatures of the SAID
states aud territories, or the Governors thereof
IN the Legislatures have made no such mp
pOlntment, shall authorize and direct TO receive
the same.
Sec. 4 And be It further enacted, That any sum
! Of money which a any time may become due and
payable 10 any state Of the Union, or 20 the Dis
rict Of Columbia b. virtue OF this ac., the por-
ton of the said state or District of the proceeds of
sales Of the public lands shall be first applied To
the payment o. any debt, due and payable from the
SAID state or District TO the United States, pro
riIeG, That this shall not be construed To extend
TO the sums deposited with the rates under the
act Of congress of twenty third June, eighteen
n inbred aud thirty SIX, entitled, An act TO regu-
late the depOsltes of the public money" or 10 a
ny sums apparently due to the United States as
balances al debts growing out of the transactions
Of the Revolutionary war.
Sec. 5. And be a. further enacted. That this act
Jhail continue and be IN force until otherw Use
prov .dUd by law, udl-ss the United States shall
become involved ~ war with any foreign power,
IN which event, from the commencement OF hos
tIies this act shall be suspended during the con-
tluuance of such war provide nevertheless, That
4 prior To the expiration OF THIS act, any new
state or states shall be admitted into the Union,
there shall be assigned 10 such new state states
Ihe proportion Of he proceeds aCcTulng after
their admission int the UIIOn. To which 81 n
stlte OF states may be entitled, upon the prlncI-
Jr states may be entitled tn by virtue o! cOmpaCts
to be made on their admission Iuto Tic Union.
Sec. q. And be a. further enacted, That there !
shall be annually appropriated for mpeting the 1
surveys Of the s1Ic lands sum not less than one |
hundred and fifty thousand 90 lars; and the mini
mann puce Al which the public lands are now |
sold shall not be increased, unless congress shall |
think proper to grant alternate sections along the |
hnc OF any canal or other internal improvement |
and at the same time IdcTease the minimum /
price OF the sections reserved; and n case the |
sane IL increased by law, except "a atOr ssald, al
any Time during the operation OF this act, then so
much oil lhis act "a provides that the nett pro- |
cecds OF the public lands shall be distributed a
nunE the several states shall from aud alter the
increase oil the mtnImIlu price thelegt cease
ala bccOms utterly void and OF no elect euy
tulng IN this act to the contrary Notwithstanding
PROVIDED, that II, any time during the existence
oil thls act there shall be an imposition oil duties
on imports inconsistent with the provisions OF
the act Of HdTch second, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three, cnItlcd An act 10 mo
dty the act nf The fourteenth Of July. one thous-
and eight hundred and thirty-two, anu all other
acts imposing duties on imports" and beyond
the tate OF duty fixed by that aci, IL wit twenty
per cent. on the value Of such imports, or any Of
them, thea the distribution PROVIDED IN this act
shall be suspended, and shall contnne until
TINS cause OF ITS suspension shall be removed,
and when removed. II not prevented by other pro-
visions oithIs act such distribution shall be re-
Sec. Z. And be Il further enacted Tnat the Scs
rotary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
district IN which ~ situated the seat OF Govern
eminent 81 any one of the states, and may con
thue inc land DilIcein suth district, notwIthstap-
eng the quantity of land unsold IN such district
may notamOunt To one hundred thousand acres.
wien IN o. opinion. such continuance may be
required bY tho public convenience, or IN order 10
close The and system in such state at a cOnvcni.
ent point under the provisions Of the act on that
SUBJECT approved twelfth June, one thousand
tiEul hundred and forty.
Sec. = AMI be Il further enacted, That there
snail be granted to each stato specified in the
nIst section Of this net five hundred thousand
acres OF land for purposes Of internal improy o.
meut Provided. That 10 each Of the said states
inch has already received grants for 81 d p Irpo-
ses there IS hereby granted no more than guam
thy OF land which shall together with the n.
mount such state has already received as afore.
said, make FIVE hundred thousand acres; the Sc
lect ons I'D all OF the said states % be made with
in thclr UNITS respectively m such manner as the
legislatures thereof shall direct; and located IN
parcels, conformity to sectional divisions and
subdivisions, Of not less than three hundred and
twenty acres On one location, on any public land
except such as ~ or may be reserved from sale
~ any law Of Congress OF proclamation Of the
PRESIDENT OF the United States, which said 10 "a
ION may be made az any time after the lands Of
the United states M the said states respective Y
snail have been surveyed according 10 existing
laws. And there shall be and hereby il sranted
10 each new state ;hat shall be hereafter admit
tcl INTO Inc Union, upon such admission, 70
much land as, including such quantity as NAV
have been granted 70 such state before is aInis.
son. and while under Territorial Government.
l2r purposes Of internal Improvement afors sail .
halI make hyc hundred thousand acres Of land /
TO ne selected and locatCd az aforesaid.
Sec ,. Md bc q further epacied That The land /
heIgn granted 10 the states above named shall /.
Hol oe mspos'd Of no n price less than one dollar
M twenty i've cents per acre, unless OF .crwse \
anthorlsod 10y l1w n he United States and 4
Tive nett proceeds ~ the sale Of SAID lands snail
be iuthtuHY applied 90 0bicrts1f internal improve
mont WITHIN the states aforesaid respectively
l7mey' Roads, railways, bridges, clnais and .
Of water courses and draining Of
'waWpE and euch roads, railways canals bird.
fes, and water courses, wueu made Or improve. /
hall be free Tor the tfanssortaf0r Of the United
states mail, and munitions of war. AID for fhe