Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-25
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Re a enacted BE- the Senate and House # Repre- =
,Htafires Of He Uaiiel StItsS ~ Am,rioa ga Con-
rsss assembled. That from aud after the thirty o
rst ia OF December m the year of our Lord one y
thousand eight hundred aud fOrty-onc, there shall
e allowed aud paid % each of The States Of %
no. Indiana, Illinois. Alabama, Nj Souri, Missls-
lppi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Michlgah, over
md above what each ct the SAID States lscnu-
led To by the terms of the comPacis entered INTO
between them and the United States, upon thcf
admission into the Union, the sum OF ten per cen
tom on the nett proceeds of the sales OF the I
public lands, which, subsequent 10 the DAY aiore-
SAID, shall be made within the llmus OF each col
said states respectively prOridcd, That the sum \
= allowed to the said States, respectively, shall
be IA nu wise affected or diminished on accoun, |
Oi any sums which have been heretofore, or
shall me hereafter, appieu To the cpusiTucUoa or
continuance Of the Cumberland road. BIT that
the disbursements for The SAID road shall remain
"a heretofore, chargcable ON the two per centuu
tlnt provided for by compact with several oil
the sald States
See ?. And be e further enacted, That after
decuCting the said ten per centum, and what, 10y
the compacts aiO esaId, has hitherto been allow
cd To the states aforesaid, the residue VI the nett
ptoeeey s-whIch nett proceeds shall be ascertain
/ ed by deducung from the gross proceeds all the
expenditures of the year FOR the following Objects:
saleries aud expenses on account OF The Gener
i Lad Office; expenses for surveying public lands
| alares aud expenses IN the surveyor general 5
i office; saiaiies, cCmm Ssuns, and allowances TO
the REGISTERS and receivers; the hve per ccnlum TO
] new states-0f all tue public lands Of tue United
! subsequent To the sand thirty first day of DccCm-
Der, shall be divided amOns the twenty-sIx states
Of the Union, the District Of Columbia, and the
! Territories OF NI;consIn, Iowa and FiOrda, &C.
c0rding 10 their respective federal representative
population as asCeTtalncd b. the last census, To
- applied by the Legislatures OF the saio states
q such purposes the said legis laturcs may DIT
reef: prOrid6d. That the d.staSuuve share 90
| which ,he District OF Columbia shall be entIiled,
shall be applied TO free schools, education IN
some other form. as Congress may drect and
| PTOridod aisO That nothing herein containt d
hall be construed the prejudice of future appli-
cations for reduction of the price of the public
lands, or to The pre- irdIce of applications Tor 4
| transfer Of the public lands, on reasonable terms
% the states within which Ihey lie, or 10 make
such future disposition Of the public lands or any
part thereet. a. Congress may deem eXpcdienI
Sec. J. And be Il further enacted That the sew
cral sums OF money received in the treasury a
the nett proceeds of the sales of the public land.
shall bn pad at the treasury naf yearly, on the
first day of January and July IN each year, du.
ring the operation Of this act. 10 such person OF
persons as the respective leg slaturGs of the said
| states and territories, or the Governors thereof
| IN case the legislatures have made no such an
pointment shall authorize and direct TO receive
/ the same.
Sec. 4. And BE- a. further enactcI That any sum
! Of money which al any time may become due and
payable TO any state of the Union, or % the Dis
trct Of Columbia by virtue on this ac', the por
ton of the said state District of tue proceeds OF
sales of the public lands, shall be first applied q
the payment OF any debt, due add payable from the
said stare or District TO the United STATES. pro
I Y
10 the sums deposited with the states under the
act OF congress of twenty third June, eighteen
d ndred and thirty SIX, entitled An act TO repll-
late the dep0sItes of the public money" or TO a.
ny sums apparent due to the United States as
balances of debtsgrowIns out Of the transaction
OC the Revolutionary war.
Sec D And be Il further enacted, That this act
shall continue and be IN force until otherw Use
provided by law, unless the United States shall
become Involved IN war with any foreign pow er,
1 N which event, from the commencement OF hos
/ suspended he
unuance Of such war. provided never thelcss Thar
| II prior To the expiration of this act, any new
state or states shall nc admItt,d into the Union,
there shall be assigned 20 such new state states
| me proportion OF the proceeds accfu'ng after
| Their admission int The Union. To which such
state or states may be entItl6d upon the pTInCI.
plts Of tins act together with what such state
Jr states may be emit ed 10 by virtue OF compacts
| 10 be made on their admission into The Union.
Sec. q. And be a further enacted That there
shall be annually appropriated for completing the
surveys OF the saIc IauIs a sum not less than one
hundred aud fifty thousand 40 liars; and the mini
mu u price AZ which ths public lands are now
sold shall not re increased unless con rCss shall
think proper % grant alternate sections a, the
me OF any canal or other Internal improvement
ana al the same time Increase the minimum
price OF the Sections reserve q; and n case the
sane Is lncrea Scd by law except a. aiOr ssaid,
any Tune during the operation OF this act, then so
nluch OF this act as provides that the nett pro-
cetds OF the public lands shall be distributed n
mong the several states saaIl from and after the
increase OF the mtnimIn price col, cease
thlns IN this act 10 The contrary Notwithstanding
PROVIDED, that n. any time during the existence
oil ihls act there shall be an imposition OF duties
on imports inconsistent with the provisions of
the act OF FaTch second, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three, entitled An act 20 mo
dHty the act ofthe fourteenth of July. one thOus-
aud eight hundred and thiTty-two ana all other
acts Imposing duties on imports" and beyond
The tate of duty fixed by that acl, 10 vii, twenty
per cent. on the value OF such imports, or any OF
Them, thea the distribution provided IA this act
snail. be suspended and shall continne until
TINS cause OF its suspension shall be removed,
and when removed. If not prevented by Other pro-
Visions oil TINS act, such distribution shall be re-
sumei
Sec. Z. Aud belt further enacted. Tnai the SEES
Ietary Of the Treasury may continue any land
district IN which IS situated the seat of Govern
ernment vf any one of the states, and may con
tnue the land Office In su district, notwihstan-
uing the quantity Of land unsOld IN such district
may not amount to one hundred thousand acres.
When, in his opinion. such continuance may be
required by the public convenience or IN order 20
close lhe land system IN such state at a convent
ent point, under the provisions of the act that
subject, approved twelfth June one thousand
eight hundred and forty.
See. ,. md be Il further -c7acfea. That there
hfst section Of this act five hundred thousand
acres OF land for purposes Of internal impTOv e.
ment. Prov dc4. That 70 each Of the said states
hcli mas already received grants for sad pJrpO-
ses theTe ls hereby granted no more than guam
tty Of land which shall, together with the a.
mount such state has already received afOrc.
sdius MAKE I'VE nuuQrC0 thousand acres; the sC-
lcct ons ~ ali Of the SAID states 10 be made with
IN their limits respectively in such manner as the
legislatures thereof shall direct; and located IN
parcels, .rniOrm1bly 20 sectional divisions and
subdivi-J IONS, OF not less than three hundred and
twenty Gcrcs iu one location, on any public land /
except such az ls or may be reserve from sale |
by any law Of Congress or proclamation OF the |
President Of the United Stntes, which said 10 "a |
ION may be made az any time after the lands Of /
me United states IN the said states respective l
snail have been surveyed, according % existing /
laws. And there shall be- and hereby is granted I.
ID each new STATE shat shall be hereafter admit
.ed INTO me Union, upon such admission 80
much land ass including such quantity az NAV
laVe been granted % such state before its admis-
Ion, aud While under Territorial Government
~ imposes Of Internal Improvement a. afOrrsuid,
h ali make hFc hundred thousand acres Of land
% pc selected and located OF aforesaid.
sec y. Mud D. Igrttcr enacted. That The land
'efen Rrluied to the states above named shall
'ol 9e nspos Of az ~ price less than one dollar
hi twenty hFe cents per acre unless 0t' .erwise
uih7riscl bY Jaw NJ The United States. and
Ne nett proceeds Of The s1e Of said lands shall
q laiibiuIY upVied iJ 05ircts0f internal improve
itnf within INC states afurcs1fi rcsUcctiye'v
1mely' Roads railways, brIigcs. canals and
npr0Vcmcut Of water courses aud draining of
vampsi and such roads. railways, canals brid-
n U|a. af j