Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-07

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ne a enacted bEfhe Senate and HouSe II RCpre-
sHiaiiU,s Of me Uaiied Statss IF AmaieI ih COA-
gress assembled. rhai irum ond after the thirty
irst day OF December. IN the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud togty-One there shall /
De dllJWed aud paid g each OF The States 81 u /
hiO, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, VI, SCUM, MissiS-
sirpL LOUISIANA, Arkansas and Mlch2aO, over
and above what each ~ the said states II cut-
He'd tO by the terms OF the Co-4vacts entered INTO
between them and the JBltcJ states upon ihtlr
ADMISSION into the JnlJu the Gum ui ten per cen
tom on the nett proceeds Ct the sales OF the
pablo Lands, which, Subsequent 10 the day aiorc-
said, shall DC made within the limits OF each ~
said States respectively. prOridcd, That the sum
81 allowed to the SAID States, respectively, SHHl
be In "a" wise affected vr Diminished on account
Of any sums which have been heretofore or
shall he hereafter, appheG 10 the cJnsiruct'"ior
continuance of the Cumberland mad, BIT mat
the disbursements for The SAID ruad shall TeH'Hln
a. heretofore chargeable on lne two pes ceniu"i
fund provided for by cOnpacts WIKI severn! Ol
the SAID Stats
Sec, ? And be a. further eadcisL That after
dcductIug the said ten per cCntun, ald whaL by
the compaCts ato. esdId. has hitherto been allow
ed TO the states azores aiu The residue If the nett
proceeis-which nett proceeds snail De ascclia,
| ed by deduCtinE from the gross proceeds ati ue
expenditures Cf tie year for the following olJccts;
| SlleriCs and expenses on account OF the 'yneI
] L1Rd Office; expenses for Surveying public l1ud'i
| .alar;es and expenses IN the surveyor general
office; suaitCs, q, mmIsS;ons, and allowances To
the regis 'ers and receivers; lc hvc per cchiIm 10
! new staies-uf all the public lands oi tue OuiiSl
/ States, wherever situated, hlCh shaf ne sbli
subsequent To the saIi thirty fret day OF Dectin-
Der, shall be divided nmOns the ~ cnty-sN .ates
Of the Uni N. the District of Columbia, and the
Territories Of " Is Consln IN, Iowa and FtOIiia, ac.
cOfdn. 10 their res pcctve federal representative
uopulatipn as usCeTtaIn-d b. the last census, TO
~ applied by tho LCEi-iaiures OF the saIn states
. S.Ch purposes nS the SAID legislatures may d.
rect: I,rUriGed That the dstl5guNe share 20
which ,hc District of Columbia shall be Cniltled,
shall DC applied TO fee schools, or education IN
some other form a. Congress may direct. and
prOr.dcd also, That nothing herein containtd
-hall be construed TO the prcjudCe OF future appr-
4 le ID ~ o.
lands, or TO he pr, JUDGE of arp tipus for
lraas.Cr Of the publIc lands, on reasonable terms,
70 the states within winch thee lie or to MAKE
suc., future dispose ion Of the public lands. or any
part there 81, a. Congress NAV deem oNpedlcnt.
Sec. 3. AHd be a further enacted. That the sew
/ eral sums Of money received ~ the treasury n
the nett ~ Ocerds Of the sales of the public lands
shall b. paid al the treasury half yearly, on the
/ first day Of January aad July IN each year, du-
| ring the operation of tins act. ~ such person or
persons as the Respective legislatures OF the said
states aud territories, or the Cove uurs thereof
IN the legislatures have made no such sp-
continent, shall authorize and Greet 10 receive
/ the same.
| Sec. 4. And B. 1t further enacted. That any sum
! Of money which at any time MAJ become due and
payable to any stale of the Unluu, or u The Dis
irct Of Columbia b. virtue OF thls ac', as the pOr
ton Of the 'ail state District OF the proceeds Of
sales Il the public lands, shall be first applied to
the payment OF any debt, dus and payable rom the
saId stare or District 20 the United States. pro
riIed That this shall not lie construed 10 extend
10 the sums deposited with the states under the
I
II ndTsc aud thirty sX entitled, An act 10 regu-
late the dep0sitCs of the public money" OT to d
ny sums apparently due 10 the United States rs
balances OF debts growing out Of the uansacUo2s
Of the Revolutionary
See. 5. And b. At further eHgo,ci, That this nc;
5hall continue and be Ia force UCjI otheTv Use
prov dcd by law, Uhl the UnIru States shall
become Involved IN war siJh any foreign pow err
IN which event, fIcm the cOmmcn,, mcHt OF hos
tlies Thu act shall Be suspended during the con-
tuuanUc Of such wat prov d,d never .hcess, l hat
stIte or staIes shall DC ADMITTED into the Union,
there shall be ASSIGNED 20 such new st1te states
ne proportion OF he prDceeCs accIu.ug alsCi
iheT adu.I, SION mt the OTIun, 10 winch Gu h
state states may be entitled, upon the piIntI-
plCs Of this act together wlth what such state
n states may De entitled ID by NITiu" OF cOmpacts
To be made on their alHl-siOn ilt) the Union.
Sec. O. AL be q further enacted. ThIt there I
shall b. annually Appropriated fur completing The /
surveys OF 10" ss!t IJU1s sum Mt css than one /
hun tired aad - tlJI sand 30 lars; and the mint l
mu - price arwhich Ia public lands are now \
sold shall not he iIcrc lsed, unless con srCss shall
IhhN 'ropei 10 grant alternate sccuoAs a'' n the /
me OF any canal or other internal Improvement /
ana al the slmc TIME Increase thc minimum |
'rice OF the se,uons rcscTv'di and II case the !
'ane Is increased by law, except a atOr ssaid al
my TIVE cIuIg the operation OF this at, then So |
much % this at a provides that the nett pro- /
;etdS o. the public lands shall be distributed a |
honS inc sCral states sIali, from anu alter The
Increase OF the mi1lm tm price thel cot, cease |
iLa hecOuls utterly void aud of NJ effect, tny |
nlug IN this act To the contrary n0twllhs andmg
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d. thls act there shall be an lmpOsltlO OF duties
Dn imports inconsistent with the provisions OF |
the act of March second, one thousand eight
hundred ard thIrty three, en:tlcd : An oct 10 mo
div the act Of The fourteenth Of July. one thous
aud eight hundred ana thIrty-iwo. am. all other
acts imposing duties on imports, aud beyond
the late Of duty fixed 10y that ac,, - wit, twenty
per cent. on the value of suCh Imports or any OF
them, thea the dis-rbutiOn PROVIDED Ia this act
shall. be suspended, aud shall - contInne until
ms cause of IT'S suspension shall he removed,
ana when removed, # Mt prevented by Other pro-
Nl,lons oitEIs act, such distribution shall be re-
Sec. 7. And Be- further enacted That the Scs
rotary Of the Treasury NAV continue any land
dIstIlct IN which - sltaatcd the seat Of Govern
ernment II any one Of the states, aud may con
lhue INC land Office IN su district, nOiwIthstar
uinS the qIantty OF land unsold IN such district
may not amount TO one hundred thousand acres. !
Whcn, ~ MS opinion. such continuance may be
required by the public convenience, or IN order TO
close 'hc land systcm ~ such state al COuvCnl.
ent point, under the PROVISIONS Of he act on that
sH9ltct, approved twelfth June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty.
Sec. 3. AMI be further esacio4. That there
shall be granted 70 each safe specified ia the I
hrsi section Of this at five hundred thousand /
acres OF land for purposes of internal nnproye e
meut. PrOvid de. That ~ each Of the said states
men mas aiE"ad. rsccIyed grants FOR sa. p-TpO-
ses mere IS hereby granted no more than guam I
thy Of land whI.h shall. together with the /
mount such state has already received as afuTe. /
s1Ia, make five hundred thousand acres; the Sc.
Let ons lu all Of the said states % be made With
~ their umts respectively in such manner as the /
legislatures thereof shall direct; and located in I
parcels, comic m bly, % sectional divisions and
subolNi-ions, ~ MT less than three hundred aud \
twenty acres ln one location, on ony public land I
except such a. ls or may be res rvsl from sale \
~ any .-N II Congress or Proclamation Of the \
PTcs'l .nt ~ the United States, which said 10 "a
ton may BE- made at any time after the Lands Of \
the Jrlgd states In the said states respective y /
snail have been survey d, according 10 existing .
laws. And there shall be and hereby l. Erantel i
- each new state hat shall De Hereafter admit.
zen mo me Union upon such admission, so
much land a., including such quanuty as NAV
have been granted % such stale before Us aimis-
.idu. and while under q Territorial Government.
20 purposes az internal Improvement Aforesaid,
nail ulae 1--WE hundred thousand acres Ofllrd 1
% DE selected and located a. aforesaid.
See y. NM ~ q further eHae'cd. That The land
i,rHn graWed % The states above named shall
i"l De- cIs1'E oI ~ price lees than one dollar
.ni iNtHiy u.s." cents Ger acre, unless ct. crwise
authorised ~ n law n he Uni'CI States and
NC utiL proceeds W ihC sale of sad lands shall i
b" i1it1iI.ly applied f8 0h,nctsof internal improve
mont within fnt slaies ulpreaori respective "
1Wgly: Roads r1HNars bridge canals. and
Improvement Of water courses. and draining of
wI'Gre; and such TJ1f-. railways. canals Irii.
es ana water c1urses, wuru made or improved
bell De free FOR fhr tran s0rtafuu Of the Uatad