The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-08

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TIMOTHY TucoMH,
Mr. Morrill's Land Bill
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cnHcges pr the bccht n ayiraturs ami
hc mcrhODic ants.
HC II cur'cd by The Scaaie aiR Housc If
Representatives. ~ the iH1cd Sf0fcy ~
Imricl ~ Coug,cw avscp,hieh That there
Ice granted 10 the several States, fur the pun
pose hereinafter mentioned, ,N millions three
hundred and forty thousand CG,3iO,OOOl acre,
of land, npporlioncd To- each state quantity
equal tn twenty thousand acres for each sem
ulur and Representative iu Cougrc,, TO which
the States are u, respectively entitled.
sec. . ,tHd bc II tiUNsr 0uoffS, That
the land aforesaid after being surveyed, shall
be- appnrtioucd 90 the several States in See
ton, or subdivisions of sections, not less
than q quarter of q section and Whenever
thrr" are public lrds IN q Statr, worth - -
per ac1c, CHE value ut said lands 10 hc drtcr-
mined bN the Gucrupr of said Fu'cl the
quantity 70 which slid State shall be- cu,itpG
Shall bee selected from Zach luuds, and the
Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed
tn issue 90 those state, in which there are 100
public lands of the value of Sl25 per acres
shares in acre, under the provision of thi,
act, said scrip TO Dee sold 10y said States, and
the prncgeie thcrcot applied 10 The uscs and
purposes prescribed IA tbi, act, aud for u"
p other u-e 90 purpose Whatsoever. i'"t''ird.
That in no CASE shall any state 10 which land
srp MAY thus be- issued hr allowed 10 locate
the sane within the limits otauy other State,
but their as;igncrs may thus locate said land
scrip upon any OF the unappruprid,cd land,
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try,
See 3. hR be- Il tuthcr sHacird, 1ha,
allIhc cNpcuN's of management and ,upcrin.
tcndcnce of said: Lands, previous to their sales,
aud UiI rNPruSrs iUcuTCiiu the management
and disbursement of the moneys which may
he received thrryirum, shall bee paid hy the
States to which they may belong ont of the
Treasury OF said States su that the ontrc
proceeds of the sale of said lands shall be ap.
Piled without any dimmutiou whatever to the
purposes hereinafter mentioned.
See 1, 4 Il bcjt fiytdcr cH0cfcd, That all
moneys derived from the sale of the lands
aforesaid 10y the States to which the lands
are apportoucd md from the sales of land
scrip hyreinhclurc provided for, shall Ice in
vested in stocks of the United States, or of
the States, or some other safe stocks, yielding
not less thnn h,c per ccutum upon the par
value of said stocks; and that the moneys so
invested shah constitute a perpetual fund,
the capital Of WHICH shall remain forever uu-
diminished trNccpt so Ear as may be provided
in section 9TH of tins act) and the interest of
which shall hc in,ioahly appropriated 10y each
State which may take and claim the benefit
Of this act, to the endowment support and
maintenance of at least one college where the
lpatling object shall be. without excluding
other scientific or classical studies, to teach
such brar chcs of learning rs are related to az
riculture and the mechanic arts in such man
ner as the Legislatures of the States may re-
spectiVely prescrbc IN order 10 promote the
liberal aud practical education of the indus
trial classes in the several pursuits and pro.
fcssions in life.
Sec. .. And be il GUther enacieI That
the grant of land scrip hereby authorized
shall be made on the following conditions, tc
which, as well as to the provisions hereinhe
fore contained, the previous assent of the
q several St,,cs aRd Territories shall be signi
fed by legislative acts
Eust--lf any portion Of the funds invested
as provided by the foregoing section, or any
portion of the interest thereon, shall, by any
action or contingency, be diminished or lost
ii shall he replaced hy the State ttwhich il
; belongs 80 that the capital of the fund shal
remain forever undiminshrd ; so that rail
road lands raised to double the price shall bt
rcckoned at double the quantity, and the an
nuai interest shall be regularly applied with
out dimlnutlon to the purposes mentioned IL
+ the fourth section of this act, except that
sum, not exceeding 10 per centum upon tn,
, amount received hy any State under the pro
! visions of this act! may be expended for th,
purchase of lands for sites or experimental
: farms, whenever authorized by therespcctivt
, Legislatures of said Stntcs.
Second--No portion Of said fund, nor tn,
, interest thereon, shall be applied, directly o
=, indirectly, under any pretense whatever, t'
the purchase, erection, preservation, or repai
a of any building or buildings.
Ihrd-Any State which may take anC
claim the benefit of the provisions of this uc
= shall provide, within five years at least no
less than one college. as described in the 4tl
c section of this act, or the grant 20 such Stat
shall cease and said State shall he bounC
to pay the United States the amount received
of any lands previously sold, and that the it'll
[ to purchasers under the State shall be valid.
" Fomth-An annual report shall be mad
a regarding the progress of each college,. record
ing ANY Improvements and experiments made
i with their cost and results, and such othe
! matters as may be supposed useful--one cop,
y Of hich shall be transmitted ~ mail, free
+ by each, to all the other colleges which ma
=, be endowed under the provisions of this act
and to the Smithsonian Institution, and tn
agricultural department of the Patent O1ic
gtat Washington