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A BILL 70 appropriate TIE proceeds Of
tAe sales Of the Public Lands, aud to
graf Presumption Righ;I.
BE ~ ENACTED. &e.. That from and afssr The
thaFty-dfSi day Of Deoember. in The year OF our
Lerd one shoUsand right handIsd and fofty-one.
there be allowed AID paid To each Of the States
OF Quiz. lndiana. lliia0is, Alabama. Missouri.
Mississippi. LSuitana, Arkansas. sod MscAi-
gaa, over asd above whakeafh &C the sid States
- saiisled 10 by The ierDs of The eompsels en-
tered into beiueea them and the UDiied States.
uPoa thar admission inio The uaios. The sun Of
ten per eent1m upon The Heu Pcueeeds o: the
sales Of the pubic lands. whieh. Subsequent Ia
the day aforesaid. shaliie made wiibiu thr iniss
Of each of said States respectively Ffsri4ed,
That lhe snm 80 allowed 20 The sa'd States, Ie-
speetrely. shall he in no wise affected OF dimin-
tshed ON accent Of aRy sums whiSh have betn
hefeintuFs. % shall be hereafter. applied the
epnsuociion 90 e"niinaasee az The csmbeflsRd
road. bui that Ihc ti,bursemenfs fpr The said
read shaii remain, Is hsTetofcFr. eharReabie %
The two per eeafem fund provided fpf By com
Pasis with sssetai % the sad States.
See ?. .laf y JsstAr enacted That after de-
iduetins the said leo per eentum, and uhAt. by
the eomPaess Aforesaid. has heretofore been al
loved ." he States aforesaid, the residue % The
aet proceeds uhieh nett proceeds shall be as
eeftsiRed by dciuciiue from the gross pfocreds
Objects salaries and expenses on account Of The
Ge.efai Land Otiee eHpcnses for surveying
public ,andsi salaries and expenses IL the sur
vSyor generals ofhees salaries. commissions,
and allowances To The Registers and receivers !;
the ave pee een:um 10 nee Siaicy- of all The
public lands Of the United States, wherever stu
aied. which shalt be selh subsequent 10 the said
thifsy-hfSl day.of December. shah Be divided a
mong the iEenty-s sin States Of the Union and the
District or Columbia, according Tn heir reSpee.
i've federal representative pcpulaIiea. as ascef-
Iaincd BY the last census. 20 be applied By the
Legislatures Of The said States To such purposes
rs The said Legislatures nav directi Provfk,d
Thai The dstfiShi,ve share 10 which the DisiTict
of Columbia shall be entitled, shall be applied To
Tee schools or education IA some oiher form, as
Congress may direct lad preriasd aiso That 40
thing hefein contained shall be construed 10 the
prejudice OF fulaTe applications Cor q Tedueiiou
OF The price Of The public lands or 70 The pTeiu-
Id'ee Of applications for a transfer uf the public
lands. on reasonable terms, 60 the States within
which they lie, OF 20 make such fulsre dispose
ton OF the public lands, or any part thereof "a
Congress may deem expedient
See J. ind b. u further eRartsd, Thai the seve-
raj sums Of money received in the Treasury as
The aeu proceeds Of the sales Of The public lands
shall Be paid a the Treasury half yeariv on che
hrst day OF January and Jeiy il each year. dor
ing The operation 81 this act, To such pefson or
persons as the respective Legislatures Of the said
States shall authorize and direct 10 receive the
same.
Sec. 4. lad De- L IaIILsr snssisd. That any sum
OF money which al any lime NAV become due
and payable 10 any State OF the Union, or 10 the
District Of Columbia, by virtue Of this act as
the portion Of the said State or District Of the
proceeds Of the fales Of The public lands, shall
be hfst applied 10 the payment or any debt due
and payable from The said State or District TO the
United States PrsriaeS, Tha; this shall not be
leonSiTu-d TO eEIend 10 The SUMS deposited with
the States under the act Of Congress Of the 23d
June, 1886, entitled IAN act to regulate The de-
posiIes OF the public money"
Sec. ,. Had Be u ItTfhST snarfed That this act
shall coniiuue and be in force until Otherwise
provided BY Law, unless the United States shall
become Involved IN war With any foreign Power;
IN which even:, from the commencement Of hos
tlhies, this act shall be suspended during the
eoniinnabee 0f such war; PTOrfde4 aersrfksls,,.
That II, prior 20 the expiration Of this act. any
nee state OF States shall be admitted into the
Onion, there be assigned 10 such new State or
Sia'ss the proportion cf the proceeds aecFoinc
after their ADMISSION inio the Union 20 which
sueh STATE o. States may be entitled. upon the
principles Of this act. Iegether with What such
Stale 90 States may be emitted 60 by virIue OF
ieomPaeis TO he made Onlheir admission inio the
Union.
See. 6. lad Be- u JIIrlhsr snaelsd. That there
shall be annually Appropriated, for completing
The surveys q. said lands. SGm Aoi Iess than
enc hundred aud 6Ily thousand doiIags. snd the
minimum price ~ which the public lands are
nov sold az private sale saau not be Increased ;
and N case The same shall be increased bY law,
a. any time during the operation tf this act The
50 much Of this act IS provides that the neli pro
eeeds Of The sales 81 the public lands shall be
idfsrlhuied ameng The seVeTai STATES shalt. from
aud aser the ineFeaSe Of The minimum price
thereof, cease aud become utterly buil and Of no
shsei. cay ihing 10 this act 20 The contrary not
Wiihstandine.
Sec. 7. Ind b a 6sfAsr enacted. That the Sc.
cFe,sry OF the TFeas0Fv nay eoalinus any land
district 10 which is situated the seal Of Govern
meut 81 anyune Of the States, and may eontinae
The land ofice n sueh district nntvithstsn5,n,
The quahti'y Of iaAd unsnld IN such district may
not amoani 10 one hundred thousand acres
when, ~ his opinion, sBeh eoHlinuanee may Be
required hy public convenience OF IN order 10
close he land sysiem in such State a. a eoaye-
nlena point uphfT The provisions ~ The act on
ihsi suhiecI approved i9ih Joar. 1870.
Sec. Ind y u Jsrfhsr saseird Thai there
shalt D. sssnIed 10 each State specified In he
hrn sesiis.n If Ibis act (ehich has act here,sfrre
lfeeeivsd % The United stsse- Ave hhndrrd thou-
sand acres Tor purposes % sR;efnal improve.
meni) quantity nf land wHich shall ,oreihet
With ihe amount such Slate has Already rrceir.
"a ~ siofssaid, make 6ss haaefsd ihoussna
aeres. N BE- aeieessd uiihia he limits ~ go
shall diFeci. ahd heated % paFssls eoafofr,sbi,,
70 seeiiohal divisions and suo-divisions. Of net
less lhan three bundled aud tseniy aerss h aoy
che lncaiion, on asy pablic land snhircs 10 euIrv
81 pfiynis sale which said locations may -
mpde q sny tine within eve wears aneF he
iaeds - ihs Uoiied States, IN said States fesper-
lively. shall have been ssfVryed, aud oasfed a
lPnblie sale. according % existing lava
sec sd - q fltrflsr fEecisd Thal lhe laBds
hsfrin FFanfed % ne STATES above aanisd. shall
nci Be eispotsd e - price lsss fhsn one asilsr
AID twenty-five Csnis PEI aefe. uniH ofhera iss
auihofised ~ = isR ~ he Uaited Sisiss, ssS
ne set Pfooefds ~ ne sslss ~ said lands shaiI
Be iafhfaily applied % phleeis ~ iaisfhaf im.
Pfovfnrat wifkin ne sisiss aforesaid. rrsp@ci-
ivslg, nameiy, fea9s, bf.daea, canals. snd ia,.
Pfovsmsni ~ aaIer eosfset. asd draininr
essnpsi and fpch feads, csnsit, bsidera. snd
saiff oeuftfs shsa made ~ improved. sbsil -
hff 20 ~ uanspefiaiirn % ne Uniisd States
maa' hnd maniiions q var, and fof he pssssfs
9. lesn iFooP', siihssi he Paymsnt u sny ioil
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