Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-03-23

Arkansas, and Michi-
gan, over and above
what each Of the said
states is entitled to by
the terms Of the com
pacts entered into be-
tween them and the U.
8. upon their admis-
sion into the union,
the sum Of ten per ct.
upon the nett proceeds
of the sales of the pub
lie lands, which. sub
sequent to the day a
foresaiel, shall be made
within the limits OF
each of said states res
pectively--Prouided.
, That the sum so allow
ed to the said states
respectively shall be
in no wise affected or
diminished on account
of any sums which
have been heretofore,
or shall be hereafter.
applied to the construc
ton or continuance Of
the Cumberland road,
, but that the disburse-
ments for the said
road shall remain, as
heretofore .chargeabie
on the two per cent.
. fund provided for by
, compaets with severa!
{ of tie said states.
, Sec. 2. Ard be it
, further enacted, That
! after deductipg the
s said ten per centum,
{ and what, by the com
) pacts aforesaid, has
J heretofore been allow
S ed to the states afore-
, said, the residue ofthe
S nett proceeds, which
{ nett proceeds shall be
{ ascertained by deduct
: ing from the gross pro
s ceeds all the expendi-
s lures of the year for
{ the following objects:
; salaries and expenses
) on account of the gen
s eral land office; ex-
: penses for surveying
5 public lands; salaries
5 and expenses i'll the
s surveyor generals of
: fee; salaries, commits
: S ons,and allowances to
s registers and receiv>
{ ers; the five pc" cent.
5 to new states,of all the
: public lands of the U.
5 S. wherever situated,
s which shall be sold
5 subsequent to the said
! 3lst of Dec. shall be
+; divided among the
!, 26 states of the union
+. and the Dis. of Colum
s bia. and the territories
{ of Wisconsin, Iowa, &
: Florida, according to
5 their respective feder-
s al representative pop'l
{ lation as ascertained
) by the last census, to
S be applied by the leg.
S islatures Of the, said
{ states to such purpo'
5 ses as the said legisla-
I lures may direct Pro
s lded, That the distrih
!: utive share to which
: the District Of Col,lm.
s bia shall be entitled
s shall be, applied tc
/: free schools, or educg
5 ton in some ethel
s form. as congress may
( direct: find propided
5 also, That nothing
5 herein contained shall
s be construed to the
: prejudice of future ar
5 plication for n redhlc.
s ton of the price ofthe
s public lands. or to the
) prejudice OF applica
) ton for a transfer o
{ the public lands, OF
( reasonable terms, Il
5 the states within which
) they lie, or to make
s such future disposition
{ of the public lands, OF
5 any part thereof, a
5 congress may ueem e2
s pedient.
: Provided, that i
; at any time during the
s existence of this act
{ there shall be an impt
) sition of duties on i'm,
: ports inconsistent witt
{ the provisions OF the
{ act of Cd March, 1888
: entitled 'An act to mc
5 dify the act of 18th o
s July, 1882, and all OIL
{ er acts imposing dutie.
5 on imports and be
S v9nd the rate of du,,
s fixed by that act, viz
: twenty per cent. OF
s the value Of sucf
{ imports, or any o
{ them, then the distri,
p, button provided for il
) this act shall be sus
s pended and shall 81
continue until thi,
!. cause of its suspension
shall be removed, i
5. not prevented by other
: provisions of this act
: such distribution shal
{ be resumed.
{ Sec. s. ind be i
: further enacted, Tha'
/. there shall be grant
: ed to each State speci
/: fed in the first section
s. of this act FIVE hum
s dred thousand acre,
5 ofland for purposes O
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