Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-07-27
Fran HeN y Comm rciaL 4do.rt.Scr.


The bill that passed the House, 4 few
days since, is published at length in the
lnlcIlgencer. The following is an alb
stract Of its provisions.
Section /. DEGREES that after the SIS, Of
December next, ten per cent on the nett
proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands al
Ter that time sold in Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Lou
siana, Arkansas and Michigan, shall be
allowed and paid to each OF those States
respectively, over and above what they ire
entitled 10 by The terms Of their admission
into the Union, and over ana above allow
anccs for the continuance Of the Cumber-
land road.
Section 2. The residue OF tire net; pro-
cccds shall be divided among the twenty
six tcsand the District of Columbia, ac-
cording to their federal representative po-
pulailon, TO be applied as the State Legis-
lttures shall direct. In the district the
application is limited to free schools, or TO
purposes Of education in such form rs
Congrc' shall direct. Provided that no.
thing in tbs section contained shall be
construed to the prejudice OF future appIj-
cations for reduction OF the price OF pub
lie lands, or for a transfer Of the lands 10
the states in which they lie, or of such
other disposition thereof as Congress may
direct.
Section 3. Payment ofthc nett proceeds
to be made half yearly at the Treasury, on
the first day Of January and July.
Section 4. The portion Of any state or
Of the district to be first applied to the pay
ment Of any existing debt from such state
or the District to the United States-not
including, however, the sums deposited
with the states under the act of June %,
1929.
Section 3. This act to continue in force
until otherwise provided by law, unless the
United States shall become involved in
war, with any foreign power; in that case
to be suspended during the continuance Of
such war. New states admitted into the
Union shall have assigned to them their
proportion.
Section 6. Appropriatcs $1,000 an
nuaIly for completing the surveys Of the
public lands. The minimum price of sale
not to be increased. Ii increased by law.
then from the time Of such Increase the
distribution Of the nett proceeds among the
states 10 be discontinued.
Section T. Authorizes the Secretary Of
the Treasury TO continue any land district
IN Wh!ch the scat Of government of any
state is situated, and the land office in such
district, although the quantlty unsold there
in may not amount to IG0, 000 acres, whcna
such continuance is in his opinion required
by public convenience
Section s. Grants to each of the States
named in the first section (Which has not
heretofore received 800, 900 acres for in
ternaI Improvement Il quantity Of land
sufficient 10 make up, with what has been
received, that amount, TO be selected with
IN the limits Of such state, by the Legjsla-
turc, and located in parcels Of 800 acres;
locations to be made at any time within
five years after survey and offer al public
sale.
Section 8. The lands so granted shall
not be sold al less than 81, % per acre.
until otherwise provided by law, of The u.
>. Nett proceeds, TO be applied to purpo-
scs OF internal Improvement, roads, bridg-
cS, canals, &c. constructed with such pro-
cccds to be free for the transportation of
the L. ). mail, troops and munitions of
war.
Section 10. Authorizes every head of =
family, widow, or sing man, over TWEEN
ty-onc years oGagc, being citizen or ha
wing flied declaration Of intention, who
since the LIST Of June, 1910, has made, or
shall make 4 settlement in person on pub
lie lands to which the Indian title has been
cNtln8n'shed, and shall erect a dwelling
thereon, TO enter for any number Of acres
not exceeding 100, including his or her