St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08
GoFFICIAL.l
LII HIS OF THE T., y.
Passed at the Second Session of the Fortleth
Congress

An Act providing for the sale of tn,
lands, teDements, and water privilege
belong to the United States at an,
near Harper's Ferry, in the county o
Jefferson, Yves: Virginia.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of War he, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to make sale
at public auction of the lands, tcncments,
and water privileges belonging to the
United States at and near IIarper's Fer
ry, in the county of Jefferson, West Vir-
9lna, except as hereinafter provided, in
such parcels as shall, in his opinion, he
best adapted to secure the greatest amount
OF money therefor, on credit of one or
two years, taking bond and security from
the purchaser or purchasers for the pay
ment OF the purchase money; and that
| the proceeds Of such sale shall be applied
by him rs follows: Provided, That no
such sale shall be made until the time,
terms, and place thereof shall have been
published i'll one of the principal news
papers i'll each of the cities of Washing
ton, New York, and Cincinnati for sixty
days prior TO the day of sale:
First, in defraying the expenses OF
making said sale.
Second, i'll reiunding to the United
States the principal sum of purchase
money paid for said lands, tenements,
and water privileges by the United States,
and for the erection of buildings thereon.
Third, II any surplus remain, he shall
Il liver the same to such agent as the
legislature OF the State OF West Virginia
shall appoint to receive the same; but
upon condition that such surplus shall be
received 10y the State Of West Virginia,
to he set apart, held, invested, used. and
applied as a part of the school fund of
that State, under and by virtue of, and
in manner and form as provided in see
II II first of the tenth article OF the con-
siitutlon of West Virginia. and for no
other purpose. And on making such
sal OF the said lands, tencments, and Wa
ter privileges, or any part thereof, the
SAID Secretary of War is hereby 1mpow-
chase money in full, to execute all nee
esSary deeds therefor to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof, on behalf of the Unit
cd STATE
Sec. ;. And hc il further enacted.
That Tia Secretary Of War be authorized
and directed to convey 10y deed 10 storcr
oile5e, an institution of learning char
tered 10y the State of West Virginia. all
those certain portions OF the aforesaid
property, namely: the buildings, with,
the lots on which they stand, numbered
thirty, thirty-une, and thirty two, and
also building numbered twenty-five, with
enough OF the lot on winch ii stands to
-lve "a breadth of ten rods on High street,
known as Washington streets.
all OF said buildings and lots being stu T,
ited at llarper's Ferry aforesaid, being :
hc same which have heretofore been as
'ignrd by the War Department to the 9
bureau OF Refugees, Freedmen, and .Aban-
ioncd lands, for educational purposes
md also 20 convey by deed to the proper
lcrsonS all such other lands and build
ms, portions OF the aforesaid property.
y have heretofore been set apart by the
proper authority for religious, charitable,
md town purposes,
Approved, December 10. 1868.
An Act to amend an act entitled "An
act imposing taxes Oh distilled spirits