Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-30
GOYRREOR 5 MESSAGE.
Concluded.

eSCaEot EIDt44 tue -Iclct al AJtO4 AtAtS-4t q
order to the land ofiiess making the ras-
ervation in this instance.
BY the terms Of sections s ,.9 and 70
of the act Of Congress aforesaid, the peo-
pie Of the State upon its admission be.
came the lGantees of a large amount of
land, donated for specific p6rposes,S and
entrusted 70 your body for SELECTION, To-
your body for selection. location and dis
position. As these grams ara condition
"a upon the event Of their location on
or before he lsuday Of January next, Il
becomes year dpsy la provide for their
immediade selection. The following
are the sections alluded to-:
ssec. g. And be il further enacted.
THAT provided the State Of Nebraska
"shall be admitted into the Union in ac-
"cordance with the foregoing provisions
"of this act. that twenty sections Of the
"unapproprlated public lands witlin said
"Slale, be selected and located as dirsc.
''ted BY direction Of the Legislature
thereof on or before the frsl day Of
January, Ammo Domni eighteen hun
s'dred aud sixty eight, shall be and they
''are hereby granted in legal subdivisions
eof NOT less than one hundred and sixty
''acFes, 10 said state for the purpose Of
erecting public buildings at the Capital
''of said Stale for legislative and judi
"Cial purposes. in such manner as the
Legislature shall prescribe.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted,
'.That fifty entire sections Of land as
'aforesaid shall be. and they are hereby
sgranted to said State for the purpose Of
'.erectihg suitable building for a pen.
'itentiary or State prison in the manner
s'aforesaId., aa
"Sec. 10, And be It further enacted.
That seyenty-iwo other sections. of lane
shall be sent apart and reserved for the
use and support Of Stale University,
10 be selected in a.manner as aforesaid,
and to be appointed and applied as the
Legislature Of said State may prescribs
for the purpose named and for no other
purpose. p
ln addition to the foregoing specific
grants, the terms of which deolve upon
the Legislature The dusy Of providing for
the selection and location OF the lands
granted, other grants are made, ihat are
also specific in their nature and require
The action Of the Legislators, 10 make a
proper disposition Of the lands. after
they shall have been selected and loca-
led according TO the provisions of the
act. The following are the terms Of
of the aet aforesaid ~
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted
that all salt springs within said State
not exceeding twelve in number. with
six sections Of land adjoining. or as con-
liguous as may be TO each, shall be gran
ted 10 said State for its use, the said
land to be selected by the Governor
thereof, within one year after The admis-
sion Of the State, and when so selected
TO be used or disposed Of on such terms,
conditions, and regulations, as the Legis-
lature shall direct, Provided, That no
salt spring or lands, the right whereof,
Is now vested in any individual or iEdi-
viduals. or which hereafter shall be con-
6rmed or adjudged TO any Individual or
individuals, shall BY ibis act be granted
to SAID State.
The nexJ section in order Of the act
aforesaid reads as follows
Sec. I2 And be ii further enacted
That five percentum of The proceeds Of
/ the sales of ali public lands lying within
said State, (which have been or Shall be
sold by the United States. prior or sub
sequent to the admission Of said State
into the Union, after deducliong all ex-
penses incident to The same, shall be paid
to The said State for the support Of com.
men schools"
In this case il enly remains for the
/ tLegislalure TO provide for the reception
and distribution Of this fund.
The general act of Congress Of 1871
donating 100000 acres of land to each
State for the purpose Of internal improve.
ment. also demands your attention.
Y Other new States, with the sanction ef
Congress, have applied this grant to uni.
yersIly and educational purposes, ard
commend 10 your consideration the pro.
paiety Of Enemoralizing Congress for the
attainment Of like privilege.
/ Congress has also, during It's late ses-
sion, passed an act, extendirg to Ne
braska the provisions offan act approved
/ July ID, 1862, donating to each State
I30, 900 acres for each Senator and Rep
lresentasive of the State in Congress foI
THE purpose Of teaching agriculture and
the mechanic arts" This viii give
so, 900 acres for the endowment, sup
port and maintenance of s'at least ons
college" where The leading object shall
be, without excluding other scientific and
classical studies, and including military
tactics, 70 teach agriculture and the me-
chanic arts, 10 such manner as the Leg
laine Of the State shall prescribe.
I9. The location Of State Public Bull
] dings. and making such provisions for lhi
erection, repair or completion Of The saInl
! as may be deemed necessary.
%. The location Of such .State Read
les may be necessary.
p. The responsibility Of RailroaG
Companies for damages done 70 stock b
their employees.
his urged BY farmers upon The In
Of the q. P. r. r. that at present d
protection Of remedy IS afforded Their
from anT injuries that they may snffe
from the negligence Of railroad employees
hmny be proper for the Legislature 1
afiosd lheE some method Of relief, and