Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-09-28

act, and where it shall hereafter be made.
within the same period after the date of
such settlement, make the proof, affidavit,
and payment herein required and if he or
she shall fail to file such written statement
as aforesaid, or shall fail to make such af-
idavit, proof, and payment, within the
twelve months aforesaid, the tract of land
so settled and improved shall be subject to
the entry Of any other purchaser.
SEC. Is. Be 1t fu -tler enacted That the two per
cent of tho proceeds of the lands Sold that
may hereafter be sold by the United States in the
state OF Mississippi since the first day of December
one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. and by
the act entitled An enable the people of the
western part of the Mississippi territory 10 form
Constitution and state government, for the admission
OF such state into the Union equal footing with
the original states, and all supplemental there
TO- reserved for the making of road or roads leading
10 said state be, and the is hereby renquished
TO the state of Mississppip in tw equal install
ments the first TO be paid the first of Nay one
thousand eight hundred and forty two, and the other
on the first of May. thousand eight hundred and
forty three far as the same may then have accrued
and quarterly rs the same may accrue, afer said Pc
Rod: IrOrded, That the Legislature of said state
shall pass an act declaring their acceptance of said
fund accrued and accruing, and also embracing a
provision TO be unalterable without the consent Of
Congress- that the whole Of said two per cent fund
snail be faithfully applied TO the construction of
railroad, leading from Brandon in the stale Of Mis-
sippi. to the eastern boundary of said state in the
direction as near may be, of the towns of Selma,
Cahnha and Montgomery, in the state of Alabama.
SEC. IL. Be 1t further enQated, That the two per
cent of the nett proceeds of the lands sold by the
United States in the state of Alabama, since the first
day of September, thousand eight hundred and
nineteen, and reserved by the act entitled can act
to enable the people of the Alabama territory to form
constitution and state government, and for the adj
mission of such state into the Union. equal
footing with the original states, for the making of
road or roads leading to the SAID state be, and the
same /, hereby rolinquished TO the said of Ala
bama payable in two equal ins,amen:s the first to
be paid on the first day of May, thousand eight
hundred and forty two, and the other the first day
OF May one thousand eight hundred and forty three
so far as the has accrued and quarterly the
same may hereafter accrue: Provided that the legs-
laure of said state shall first pass an act declaring
their acceptance of said REIMBURSEMENT and also
bracing provision to be unalterable without the
consent of Congress, that the whole Of the said two
per cent fund shall be faithfully applied under the d.
rection OF the Legislature of Alabama the cannexon
by some means ofiniernal improvement, of the navi-
gable waters of the bay of Mobile with the Tennessee
ris err, and to the construction of continuous line Of
internal improvements from point on The Cha,ta-
hooche river, opposite West Point in Georgia, across
the state Of Alabama, in direction 10 Jackson in the
state of Mississippi
Approved, September 4, 1871