Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-24

tiit tCdch 1biDitiD' ~ " ' t
(f we except the abandonment Of the 2lst
rule) is the passage Of a band bill, on the
9Th inst. The principal provisions ct this
bill. arc:
To allow the states Of Ohio, Indiana,
illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Michigan, over
and above all existing cnmpacts, ten per
cent. Of the nett proceeds Of all the pub
lie lands sold within The limits OF each
after the 3ist Of December, 1919. Tins
is in no way 10 iuierf,re with the Curnber-
land road fund Of 2 per cent
Aftcr dedIcting I0por cent. The balance
Of the nett proceeds shall badividcd among
the IS states and the District Of Column
bla, according 10 their respective federal
representation, provided, that allotted TO
>Ie District be appropriated TO the purposes
OF education.
Divisions made half yearly.
If u State owe tie United States, its
dividend sdatI be fist appropriated to the
liquidation Of said debt. This to have no
rotation TO tne distribution act Of 1896.
This act TO continue IN force until other
wise provided, except in case Of war, when
= it IS ipso f1cto suspended. A state newly
admitted, viii enjoy its conditions equally
with the existing tWenty.siX,
Not less than $l5O,000 to be approprl-
ated annually for surveys Of sand Iands.-
The minimum price of Ia" lands not to be
increased all increase to annnl II tot"
thia act,
The land district in which may he stu
atol the sat Of government OF i state,
may be continued, il deemed proper by
the secretary OF the treasury, though the
land unso,d in aaii district should not
amount to 100, 900 acre..
Each state, which has not yet T~ccai"tI
300, 900 acres for ~lntcrna! improvement,
shall receive tllat amount, to be located by
the state legislature. Said land not to be
sold under ono dollar per aero, and to be
appropriated for internal improvements
: exclusively.
All sqaattcrs before tho passage Of this
act, citizens of tho United Statos, or hav-
ing sirnitied their intention so to become.
may enter 100 acres of the land on which
, IL their residence, Mt the minimum price OF
, the public lands; provided, that no one
who las once eniovcd u presumption right,
or who is owner Of 800 acres Of land. or
who ahandons his own land, be included in
this act, and further, that M land can be
! entered by said squattor which is not per-
/ fectiv free from any other claim, nor can
any one enjoy two presumption rights.
4 disputed presumption light, shall be
9o:''oa , e,"s. f L;n, ,,h,1 n,ada Tho first
t cptrv.
. Proof of settlement and improvement
., required hctore entry OF lRnd can be 'n"dc'
. o 55'oeF win "'," ''al '"o po':on ' af ,hEs
- l"w h., ssco;v,nr , saco,d n~re.em,l;,n
'r;rh+ ar octing after the directions of
So"'e ''''' PIt"'"' ",'D I r'@ca;.,".
or,h.. ;,ndz.
Snlattcrs to signify their intentions
within j months alter the passage OF ms
ac'' "nd l" n:n', ,n P4La~s,;sa ~
,. rr,a, th;s ,ot
r,a mario how st Point Con-
-, n6o s,rs ,he In. Chronicle. killed his
r c,,y dave ,oo ard then blew ont
Lie w n
The La. Chronicle says that "m' X.
Barrow, representative IN the State Ieg's-
turc from West Feliciana, is about to re-
!, SIGN his scat.
, nr
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nave taken arms "S"'is' IN "'N''"'''
and defeated them IN general batqe' Ffesh
troubles seem brewing IN Mexico. Dis
content prevails even in the Capital.
Santa Anna has been appointed military
co,,,p,,d,pt nt Vera Cruz.
"
BOARD OF 1EAtTH'- nc ~ orleans
Board OF Health made Its first report on
the 18Th inst, commencing with the 1st.
Deaths in Is DAYS, 1865: only II cases of
fever three over 100 years of age, and 7
between 6O and So.
Vols "a and - Of rou;~;on, po,orts
nave occn P''-'Soc" III ->e"-or'cahS
Several persons died OF the heat last week
in New-orlcans.
Lieut.. ]. K. II. Lancaster, OF the LIST Infan-
try was killed by lightning, in Florida, about
the first inst.
Ex-Gov. Red Of Florida is dead. He ex-
nired m tho q inst Of co,rost;ce rerer
aho,t 50on e,,;,.r,,,s orr,o ~ No,. vorl