Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-17
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed At Third Session os rortieth Congress

fPUBLIC-No. IL
AN ACT providing for the sale OF the lands,
The Uniied States at and near Harper $ Ferry,
in the county of Jefferson, West Virginia.
y. Il enacted 6y the S.na and House OF Repre-
s.Rcf r,s 81 Eke Irsfsd Stotes of 4me RIGA IA Con.
gr.sS dsseaibLed That the Secretary of War be.
aud he is hereby, authorized and directed to
make sale at public auction of the lands, tene.
rn"nis, ard water privileges belonging to the
United States st and lear Harper's Ferry, in
the county OF jefferson, IVES. Virgiuia excep.
a hereinafter provided, in such parcels as
shall, IN his opinion, be best adapted to secure
the greatest amount of money therefor, on a
credit Of one and two years taxing bond and
security from the purchaser or Purchasers for
ne payment of he purchase money; and that
the proceeds OF such sale shall De an lied by
him as follows: ProvidSd. That no such sale
shall be made until the time, term !, and plice
thereoi shall nave been published in ons OF the
STlneiPa, nrwspapers IN each OF the cities of
sixty days prior to the day of sale:
FIRST IN defraying the expenses OF making
said sale.
second, in refur dim 2 to the United States the
principal sum OF purchase money paid for said
lands, tenemeDts. and water privileges by the
Cnlteo States, and TOR the erection of buildings
thereon.
Third, II any surplus remain, he SHALL de.
liver the same TO such agent as the Legislature
OF the State of Wset Virginia shall appoint to
receive the same; but upon condition that such
surplus shall be received by the State Of West
Virgins, TO be set apart, held, in vested, used,
and applied as part of the school fund of that
State, under and by virtue of, and in manner
and form as provided in section first of the
tenth article Of the constitution OF West yr.
ginia, and for no other purpose. And on
making such sale Of the said lands, tenements
and water privileges, or any part thereof, the
SAID Secretary Of War is hereby empowered
and reqUirC d, on receiving the purchase money
in full, TO execute all necessary dc eds therefor
10 TOE p9renaser OF purchasers thereof. on be-
SsC. ,. And be IL srther enacted, That the Sec
ieiary Of War be authorized and dire cted to
coavey by de' d TO Storer College, an institution
OF learning chartered by the State of West Vir-
Rnia, all those certain portions Of the aforesaid
property, namely: the buildings, with the lots
on which they stand, numbered thirty, thirty.
one. and thirty.two, and also building nun.
bered twenty-five, with CROUCH OF the lot on
which il stands 10 give brc adth of ten rods on
High street, otherwise known As Washington
street all of said buildings and lots being stu
at at Harper's Ferry aforesaid, being the
same which have heretofore beer assigned BY
the War Deplr ment to the Bureau Of Refn.
gees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, for
educational purposes; and also to convey by
deed to the proper persons all such other
lands and buildings. portions Of the aforesaid
property, as have heretofore been set apart by
the proper authority for religious, charitable
c town purposes.
Approved, December Is, 1-Go.