Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

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Chap oxlI,-An Act to change the Location OF the
fer OF Entry for The Puget Sound Collection Dis.
BE enacted By ne Senate and Hou,s Of R,prs,,,,s.
tlss, o. As Usasd STATE, Of Amsriea IL Congress as.
ss#tiss That hon and alter tho drst day OF October
Townssad W. ne sTa sFywo the port o Port
son lernlorY 10 hereby abolished as port of entry
ana that Fort Angeles be and hereby established a.
saS pos y entY ana delivery for the sd district IRON
Approved, J0ne 10, 1864 . .. ...
Chap. oxvI.-An Aut TO change tho Port of Hu,rv es
! the District OF Brunswick, Georgia.
Re q enacted By ne Senate ana Houss az Rspr,s,nts
s a MAJ S" to T aS A@ ,S e Congress as
eighteen hundred and sxty-two tho port oil entry Cor
the district OF Brunswick, Georgia, shall be Brunswick
ana that barren sha be abolished the port Of entry
Bee 2. And be Il further enacted, Thai there shal
DO deputy collector appointed, according to law 10
Iae az Darsn and u exercise sueh powers the Sec
prescribe ... =
Approved June 20, lsaa.
ChaP' oAANlIi--An Act TO prescribe an Oath OF Or
ice and for other purposes, ~.
he enacted by tie Senate and House Of Reprssenta-
ares ~ NE Onitd States 81 Anerica IN Coaqress as
sembed That hereafter every person elected or sp-
pointed 70 any ONCE Of honor profit under the gov
ernment Of the United States, either in the civil mill
ing the President OF the United States SHALL before
entering upon rhe duties Of such Office aud before
being emitted 70 any Of the salary or other emoumens
hrmaton ~ 4. D., do soemnly swear Jor afirm)that
have never voluntarily borne against the United
States since have been citizen thereof; that have
voluntarily given no aid countenance Counsel or an
eouragement 10 persons engaged in armed hostility
thereto thati have neither sought accepted nor
attempted 10 exercise the functions Of any Office what
ever, under any authority or pretended authority in
hostility TO the United States that have not Welded
voluntary support to any pretended government, au-
thort power or constitution within the United States
hostile or inmeal thereto, And do further swear Tor
anrin) that % the eeSi Of my knowledge and ability
States against all enemies. foreign aud domestic thar
will bear true faith and allegiance 10 the same that
take this obligation freely without any mental reser-
yation or purpose OF evasion and that will well and
faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which
am about to enter, so help Cod" which said oath
50 taken and signed shall be preserved among the files
OF the court, House Of Congress, or Department to
which the said Office may apperta in And any person
Who shall falsely take the said oath shall be guilty Of
perjury AMI on CONVICTION in addition TO the penalties
now prescribed for that offence shall be deprived of his
Office and rendered incapable forever after OF holding
| any office or place under the United States.
Approved, July 2, 1862. .-.
Chap. oXXIx.-An Act to establish a Land ID istriet
IN the Territory ofNevada, and for other Purposes.
BE enacted " The Senate aud House Of Representa-
tsres Of the United States Of 1a,sreu ia Congress- ar.
iem6Led That the public lands of the United States in
the Territory of Nevada shall constitute land dis
tet to be called the District of Nevada the ofce for
which shall be established such place within said dis
tct as the President Of the United States may from
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by extended to said Territory.
Bee. 2. And BE- ii further enacted That the Presi
aeht ee ana ne Is hereby authorized to appoint by
ana with the advice and consent of the Senate regis
ter and receiver for said district who shall be reara
20 reside at the site Of said oce and who shall have
the same powers and perform the same duties az are
may hereafter be prescribed by law for other
land officers and whose compensation shall be the same
u allowed to such officers by the act approved April
twenty, eighteen hundred and eighteen entitled An
Act for changing the compensation Of receivers and
registers Of the land ofaces.a
Sec g. tHd be i further enacted That when the set
uef IN any township or townships, not mineral or rs
served by government, shall desire survey made of
the same nnder the authority Of the Surveyor-General
OF the United State, and shall file An application tbere
Of in writing and deposit proper United state de-
possory 10 the credit Of the United States sum sufc
lent to pay for such surrey, together with all expenses
incident thereto, without claim for indemnity on
the United States, 1t shall be lawful for said SURVEYOR
General, under such instructions NAV be given him
oy the commissioner Of the General Land Office and
III accordance with existing laws and instructions 10
survey SUCH township townships, and make return
thereof to the general and proper local land Office Pro-
rded That the townships proposed to be surveyed
are within the range Of the regular progress Of The
pubic surveys embraced By existing standard lines or
Approved, July :, fs6s, 49, ~ ''''-''' survey"
Chap OX1Ah.--.sn Act donating Public Lands 10 the
several States and Territories which may provide
Colleges for the Benefit Of Agriculture and the Ne.
chanic Arts.
BE 4 enacted By lte Senate and House Of Representa-.
ureS c ne Tinted States Of america IN Congress az
eha6sed That there be granted to the several States
for tho purposes hereinafter mentioned an amount of
public land, 20 bs apportioned to each State quantity
equal TO thirty thoussnd for each senator and
III Congress TO which the States are re-
speetyely entitled by the epportionment under the
census Of eighteen hundred and sixty Provided That
no mineral lands shall be selected or purchased under
the provisions of this act.
Sec 2. And Be IL y.sthef enacted, That the land
aforesaid, after being surveyed shall be apporoned 10
the several States in sections subdivisions Of sections
not less than one quarter of section; and whenever
there are public lands in State subject 10 sale at
private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre the quantity to which said State shall be entitled
shall be selected from such lands within the limits Of
such state and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby
drecteo 20 Issue 70 each of the States in which there Il
not the quantity Of public lands subject to sale at pr.
sate entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre. to which said State may be entitled under the
provisions Of this act land scrip to tho amount in acres
Ter the deficiency Of its distrbutve share said scrip TO
De sold by aed States and the proceeds thereof applied
10 the uses ana purposes prescribed in THE act and for
no o'ner use OF purpose whatever Propided, That in
no oasa shall any State which land scrip NAV thus
DO issued be allowed to locate the within the lin
.ts OF any oeE state, of any Territory of the United
states but their aSagnees may thus locate said land
scrip upon any Of the unappropriated lands OF the
United States subject to sale at private entry al one
dollar and twenty-five cents or less DER acre: Ind
utded, further, That not than one million acres
shall be located by such assignees in any Of the
states Ard pro0fded further, That no such location
shall be made before year from the passage of this
act.
Sec 8. Ind be ii further enacted, That all the ex-
pense5 Of management, superintendent, and taxes
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siles and all expenses incurred in the management
and disbursement Of the moneys which may be received
tn refron, shall be paid by the States to which they
may belong out OF the treasury Of said States SO that
the entire proceeds Of the sale of said lands shall be APP
piled without any diminuton whatever to the purposes
hereinafter mentioned.
Sec 4. dnd be IL further enacted That all moneys
derived from the sale Of the lands aforesaid by the
states 70 which lands are apporioned, and from the
sales Of land scrip herenbefore provided for shall be
invested in stocks Of the United States the States
some other safe stocks, yielding not less than five
per centum upon the par value Of said stocks and that
the moneys invested shall constitute perpetual
fund the capital OF which shall remain forever undi
minshed except so far may be provided in section
fifth OF this act, and the interest of which shall be in
violaby appropriated by each State which may take
and claim tha benefit of this act TO the endowment
support and maintenance of at least college where
the leading object shall be, without excluding other
scientific and classical studies, and including military
tactics to teach such branches of learning as are re-
lated TO agriculture and the mechanic arts in such
manner as the legislatures of the States may respec-
lively prescribe, IN order to promote the liberal and
practical education Of the industrial classes in the sew
eral pursuits and professions in life.
Sec. o. dad be 1t further enacted, That the grant Of
land and Land scrip hereby authorized shall be made on
the following conditions, TO which, well TO the
provisions herenbefore contained the previous assent