Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-05-07

bi That there be granted the several States for the
purpose hereinafter mentioned, hve millions, nine humid
red and twenty thousand N land 20 be appotoned
70 each state quantity equal 70 twenty thousand acres
for each Senator and Representative in Congress- TO
which the States are respectively entitled.
SEC. And Be u further eaaofed, That the land
aforesaid after being surveyed shall he apportoned
the several States in sections subdivisions Of sections
not less than one quarter Of section and whenever
there are public lands in State worth 81 25 per acre
Che value Of said lands to he determined by the Govern
Of said Stse) the quantity to which said State shall
be entitled shall be selected from such lands, and the
Secretary N the Interior is hereby directed to issue
those states in which there public lands Of the
yane OF SID per land scrip to the amount Of their
snares IN acres under the PROVISIONS Of ms
act said scrip 70 be- sodhv said States and the proceeds
H. 49, ~ - -, 1uu @ tiu Puip1ata ptt2l..a pt,
m this act and Tor no other use or purpose whatever
Proridcd That In shall any State 20 which land
scrp may thus be issued, be allowed 10 locate the same
within the limits Of any other State but their assgnecs
may thus locate said land scrip upon any of the unappro
pratcd lands Of the United States, subject to private
sEo. 3. dHd6e II further enacted, That all the cx-
penses Of Management and supcrntendencc o said lands
previous to their sales, and all expenses incurred in the
and disbursement Of the moneys which may
be received thcrcfrom shall he paid by the States TO
which they may belong ont ofhe Treasury o said states,
that the entire proceeds of the sale Of said lands shall
be applied without any dminution whatever to the pur-
poses hereinafter mentioned.
SIC (. Ind BE- IL further enacted That al moneys
derived from the sale Of the lands aforesaid by the States
~ which the ands apporoncd, and from the sales OF
land scrip hercnhforc provided for shall be invested IN
stocks of the United States Of the States.
other safe stocks yielding less than FIVE per centum
upon the par value Of said socks and that the moneys
invested shall constitute perpetual fund the capital
" which shall remain forever undiminshed texcopt 50
far may be provided in section hfh of this act and
the interest Of which shall be nvioahy appropriated by
each State which may take and claim the benefit Of this
least college where the leading object shall be- with
ont excluding other scientific or classical studies to
teach such branches " learning related TO agrcu
turc and the mechanic arts in such manner a. the Leg
sacs Of the States may respectively prescribe. in Or
der To promote the liberal aud practical education Of the
in life.
src D. And be II further enacted That the grant Of
land aud land scrip hereby authorized shall be made
the following conditions. which, well to the pro-
visions hcrcnbcorc contained the previous assent Of the
several States shall be signihcd by legislative acts:
FUSt II any portion of the fund Invested, as pro-
rided by the foregoing section, any portion Of the IN
crcst thereon, shall bv any action contingency, be
diminished lost it shall be replaced by the state to
which It belongs that tho capital Of the fund shall
main forever undimnhcd and the annual interest shall
he regularly applied, without dmnuuou TO the purposes
mentioned IN the fourth section Of this act except that
sum, not exceeding ten per ccntum upon the amount
ccivcd by State under the provisions Of this may
be expended or the purchase Of lands for sites
detrimental farms whenever authorized hy the respective
Second No portion of said fund. nor the interest
thereon shall be applied directly indirectly under
any prtcnsc whatever u the purchase erection preser-
! yatnn. or repair Of any building or buildings.
Third. Any State which may take and claim tho BEN
eft of the provisions ~ this act shall provide, within FIVE
years. at least not less than college described in
the fourth section Of this act or the grant to such state
shall and said State shall be bound to pay the
United States the amount received Of any lands previous
y sold and that the title to purchasers under the State
| shall be valid.
Fourth. An annual report shall be made regarding
the progress Of each college, recording any improve
mcns and experiments made, with their and results,
and such other matters may be supposed usefuone
copy of which shall be transmitted by mail free by each,
TO all the other colleges which may be endowed under the
provisions Of this act and the Smithsonian Institution
and the agricultural department Of the Patent Office at
Washington.
Fifh when lands shall be selected from those which
have been raised double the price, in
qucnce Of railroad grants they shall be computed to the
State so selecting at double the quantity.