The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-14
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EdUs Passed 6y the Third Session o.
the F0rtieth Congress.

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An, Act providing for the sale of the
lands, tenements, and water priVi
70 leges belonging to the United States
at and near HarperRsl Ferry. in the
county of Jefferson, West 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 be, and he is hereby, author
lied aud directed to make sale
at public auction OF the lands,
tenements. and water -. priyi-I
1leges + belonging to the United
States at and near Harper's Ferry, in
the county of Jefferson, West Kir-
ginia, except as hereinafter provided,
In such parcels as shall, 10 his opinion,
be best adapted to secure the great
est amount of money therefor, on a
credit of one. and two years, taxing
bond and security from the purchaser
or purchasers for the payment of the
purchase money; and that the pro
ceeds ofsuch sale shall be applied by
him as follows: Provided, That no
such sale shall be made until the
time, terms and place thereof shall
have been published in one. Of the
principal newspapers In each of the
cities of Washington, New York and
CiHcinnati for sixty days prior to the
day of sale:
First, in defraying the expenses Of
making said sale.
Second, in refunding to the United
States the principal sum Of purchase
money paid for said lands, tenemeuts,
and water PRIVILEGES by the United
States, and for the erection of, build
ings thereon. .e.5
Third, if any surplus remain, he
shall deliver 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 by the
State OF West Virginia, 10 be set apart,
held, invested, used, ard applied a
part of the school fund of that State,
under and by virtue of, and in man.
ner and form as provided In. section
| first of the tenth article of the Con-
stitution Of West Virginia, 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 required, on receiving
the purchase money in full, to exc
cute all necessary deeds therefor to
the purchaser or. purchasers thereof,
on behalf of the United States.
SEC. 2. And be it, further enacted,
That the Secretary of War be author
lied and directed to convey by deed
to Storer College, an institution of
learning chartered by the State of
West Virginia. all those certain por-
tions ofthe aforesaid property, name
ly: the buildings, with the lots on
which they stand, numbered thirty.
thirty one, and thirty two, and also
building numbered twenty five, with
enoughsof the lot on which it stands
to give breadth of ten rods on high
Street, otherwise known as Washing
ton Street, all of said buildings aud
lots being situated at Harper's Ferry
aforesaid, being the same which have
heretofore been assigned by the War
Department to the Bureau Of Refu-
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 reli-
gious, charitable, and town purposes.
Approved, December 15, 1868.