Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-26

Eminent in Utah.
Guar. CXXX.-An Act donating Public Lands
to the several States and Territories VII ieh may
provided Colleges Cor the Benefit Of Agriculture and
the Mechanic AaFts. ,es-sng
Be Il enacted 90 the Senate and House Of Reprssn-
tativis Of ds United States Of A1neriea ia CoNgress
AssenJled, That there be granted to the several
States. for the purposes hereinafter men toned, an
amount Of public land, to be sppOrtiOned to each
States q quanty equal 70 thirty Thousand acres Cor
each senator and representative in Congress to
which the States. are respectively entitled by the
appointment under the census Of eighteen hundred
and sixty +: Provided, That no mineral lands shall
be selected OF purchased under the provisions Of
this act.
See, 2. And be il further enacted, That tae land
aforesaid, after being surveyed, shall be apportion-
ed 20 the several States in sections or subdivisions
Of sections, not less than one quarter Of a section
and whenever there are public lands in 4 state sub
jeet to sale ~ private entry at one dollar and TWEEN
ty-6vc 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 Sc
cretary of the Interior is hereby directed to issue
to each Of the States ia which there is not the
quantity of public lands subject to sale at private
entry At one dollar and twenty five cents per acre
to which said State may be entitled under the pro-
visions Of this act, land scrip to the amount in acres
for the deficiency Of its distributiVe share: said
scrip to be sold by said States and the proceeds
thereof applied to the uses and purposes prescribed
in this act, and for no other use whatsoever Provid-
ed, That in no case shall any State to which land
scrip may thus be issued be allowed TO locate the
same within the limmits of any other State, or of
lauy Territory VI the URitad States, but their as
signees may thus locate said land scrip upon any Of
the unappropFiated lands Of the UniBed States SUBJ
ject to sale at private entry at one dollar and TWEEN
ty-fve cents, or less, per acre And provided, furth-
er, That no more shan one million acres shall be
located by such a~ssignees in any one Of the States /:
And provided further. That no such location shall
be made before one year from the passage Of this
act.
Sec. 8. And be it farther enacted, That al the
/ exdsnses Of management, superintondsnee, and
taxes from date Of selection Of said lands, previous
to their sales, and al expenses incurred AZ the
management and Disbursement Of the moneys which
may be received therefrom, shall be paid by the
States 10 winch they may belong, ont Of the troa-
sury of said States, so that the entire proceeds Of
the sale Of said lands shall be applied without any
elimination whatever TO the purposes hereinafter
mentioned.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all
moneys derived from the sale of the lands aforesaid
by the States TO which the lands are Rpportioned,
and from ths sales of land scrip hereinbefoTe pro-
Yided fOr. shall be invested in stocks VI the Uni
ted States, or Of the States, or come other safe
stocFs yihding not less than Eve per eentUn upon
4 The par value 81 -aid stocks; and Jhxs the moneys
81 invested shaaa constitute a perpetual fund toe
ValiJal oi witch sraii remain Forever un1lmlnisned
/ s1osps 80 tsr IS may provided 10 ssation htth OF
,his aas 9p6 tho iutsrssg a shicb shHA'ss laFg--
! abty appropriated. by s2oh State HDlch Icy azs
aid clsa5 the Ee1ed5 Of ths ech ~ .er gugJBEiLt
sEppNEs end 4ArEJrlaaes Oh - l7ay F.ens uS4ege
! waer0 -o .vsdbg object sh.u he, Without eX,luG-
Ing other scieutl2c laf 2iaSslcetssadlst aed lnciud-
military ta:ncs, n cssoE such ot4hcbos 0f learning
a. are reiL-o" %, agrIcuiEurH aud the mechanic arts.
~ s1en G&nneras toe legislatursa d tie states
NAY respectively prescribe, IA oraer = promote TIE.
liberal aud practical 6doeaLOd If tae industrial
classes in shs several pursuits ana professions IN
life.
Sec. s. And be il further enacted. That the
grant of land aud land SCRIP hereby authorized shall
be made on the following conditions, 10 which, As
well as to the proVislORg herslnbefOre contained,
the previous assent Of the several States shall be
signi6ed by legislative acts
Girst, II any portion Of the tun1 invested, as
provided by the foregoing section, or any POrhsn q
the interest thereon, shall by any action or eOntin-
| gency, be diminished or lost, it shall be replaced by
the State to which it Belongs 50 that the capital
Of the fund shall remain forever undlmlnlshed {;
and the annual interest shall be regularly applied
without diminution to the purposes mentioned IN
the fourth section Of this act, except that q sum,
not exceeding ten per csnt0m upon the amount re-
csived by any State under the provisions Of this
act, may be expended for the purchase of lands for
sites or experimental farms, whenever suthorised
b. the respective legislatures OF said states.
Second. No phrtion Of said fund, nor the interest
| thereon, shall be applied, directly OF indirectly, IN
der any pretence whatever, to tho purchase, erec-
ton, preservation, or repair Of any building or
buildings.
Third. Any State which may take and claim
the benefit of the provisions Of this act shall pro
vide, within five years, at least no less than one
college, as described in the fourth section Of this
oct, or the grant to such State shall cease and
said State shall be bound to pay the Tinted States
the amount received Of any lands previously sold,
gnd that the title to purchasers under the State
shall be valid.
Fourth. An annual report shall be made regard
ing the grOfress Of each college, recording any i'm.
prOvements made, with their cost and results, ano
such other matters, including State industrial and
economical statistics, as may be supposed useful
one COPY of which shall be transmitted by mail
free, by which may be endowed under the provis-
ions Of this act, and also one copy 70 the Secretary
of the Interior.
Fifth. When lands shall be selected from thosa
} which have been raised to double the minimum
price, in consequence of railroad grants, they shall
be computed 10 the States at the maximum price,
and the nEmber Of acres pr0portionally diminished
Sixth. No State while in 2 %copditiOn Of rebel
lion or Instruction against the government Of the
United States shall be entitled to the benefit OF
this act.
Seventh. No State shall be entitled TO the bsne-
fits Of this sct,Unless il shall exPressits acceptance
thereof by its legislature within two years from
the date Of its approval by the resident.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That land
solip issued under the provisions of this act shall
not be subject to Locations until after the hrst day
of January. one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three.
Sec. Z. And be itfurther enacted, That the land
officers shal receive the same fee for locating land
scrip issued under the provisions Of hs act as i
now allowed for the location Of military bounty
lspaawarrapts under existing laws Provided, thei
maximum compen satiOn shall not be tnersoy lni
creased.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That the GOV
ernors Of tbs several States 70 which scrip s9sHfoS
required to report annually tD Congress ti sA+e'
made Of such scrip until the whole shall pc dlspos'
cd Of, The amount received for he same, ana VIA
spprosrhti6n has been made Cf the proceeds
APPROVED, July2 1882.