Nebraska advertiser., 1866-12-13
Public No. lea !
An Act concerning certain Lands granted to the
State of NrYada.

ON8e~ VI -
Be it epacted by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives Of The United States Of America in Congress
Assembled,
That the appropriation BY the constitution Of the
State of Nevada to educational purposes of the
five hundred Thousand acres of land granted to said
State by the law of September fourth, eighteen
hundred and fOrty-One. for purposes Of internal
Improvement, is hereby approved and confirmed.
Sec. 2. And be. it further enacted, That. land
equal IN amount ia ssvenLy-tWO entire sections, for
the establishment and maintenance of a university
in said state, is hereby granted to tho state eff Ne
Yad3.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
Srant made by law OF chs $ scOnd day Of July ,eigh-
teen hundred aud sixty-tWO, to each state, of land
equal to thirty thousand acres of its senators and
Representatives, OOngrosS,iS extended to the state
OF Nevada. and the diversion Of the proceeds of
these lands IN Nevada from the teaching Of agri-
culture and mechanic arts to that Of the theory and
practice of mining is allowed and authorized with
out causing a forfeiturs of said grant.
Sec: 4. And Ee it further enacted, That the
President OF the United States, by and with the
ad vic G and consent of the Senate, shall be, aud he
is hereby, authorized to appoint a surveyor gener
al for Nebada, who shall locate his Office at 4ueh
place as the secretary Os the Interior shall from
time to time direct, whose compensation shall be
three tn ousand dollars per Gnnum, and whose du-
ties, powers, obligations, responsibilities, and all
Iowances for CLERK hire, rent, fuel and incidental
expenses shall be the sams as those of the survey
or general of 0regOd, under the discretion of the
secretary of the ~InteriOr, AMI such instructions as
he NAV from sims to time deem it advisable to
give him.
Sec. 5. And be il further enacted, That the ex-
tending the surveys of the public lands in the state
of Nevada, the secretary Of tee Interior may, in
his discretion vary the lines Of the subdivision
from 3 rectangular sOrm, to suit the circumstances
of the country; but in all cases lands valuable fol
mines of gold, silver quicksilver, or copper shall
be reserved from sale.
Sec. 6. And BIZ it further enacted That until
the State of Nevada shall have received her full
quo to of lands named in the first second, and third
sections or this act, the public lands in the state Of
Nevaad shall not be subject to entry, sale, or loca-
ton under any law Of the United stateo, or any
scrip or warrants issued in pursuance of INV such
law except the homestead act of May, twentieth
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and acts amend
atory thereto. and the acts granting and regula-
ting pre-emptions, but shall be reserved exclusive
" for entry by the said state for period Of two years
after such survey shall have been made: Provided,
That said state shall select said lands in her own
name and right, in tracts of not less than forty
acres aud dispose Of the same in tracts not exceed
ing three hundred and twenty acres, onlG to actu-
al settlers and bona 6de occupants, And provided
further, That city and town property shall not be
subject to selection under this act; And provided
further, That this section shGll not be construed to
i~nterefsre with or impair the rights heretofore ac-
quired under any law of COngress.
Approved July 1855.