New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08
lGESERAL SATURE-NO. IS. !


An &C: to amend au act entitled "An act
70 provide for the redemption and sale OF
lands held by the United States under
tie several acts ievying direct taxes. and
70: other purposes.
. Be i: enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the United States OF
America in Con gress assembled. That Sec
tion six 0. az act entitled = An act "a pro-
vide for the redemption and sale o: lands
he'd by the United States under the severa:
act. levy ing direct taxes. ana for o:hec fur'
POSES" approved June eli ghth, eighteen hur;-
G-ei ar. -eveuty-twc, be amended 60 a.
to -ea,. a. follows:
"SEc.G chat ali money derived from the
sale G: seioo! farm lands under the pro!i'
.:ons Of section eight OF An act enti.ied an
act &c continue III torce and to amend an &C.
entitled An act TO establish a bureau Tor tina
relic. q. freedmen and refugees. and for
| other ,urposes.' approved July sixteenth.
eighteen hundred and sixty-six: and ali
| bonds pa.chaacd with the proceed. OF such
! sales. and al! moneys derived from the leases
| o. said school farm lands By the direct tax
commissioners for the district Ok SoutiA
| Carolina Under the instruction.: OF fresi-
GeIt Lincoln. dated September sixteenth
| e;ci.eeu hundred and siyty-thrse, shali DC
| turned over 70 the Secretary OF tAr treas
! uc- b. the officers Of the government, III
! whose custody said money and bonds may
. 10. and said ,Ioneva shall be by said Secre-
.ar, invested, in bonds o: the United States,
! .-.i with said afUrenamed bonds snail DC Dy
| Iiu retained as a fund for the use ard sup
! mort Of ..ee public schools il The parishes of
! Sain. Helena aat. Saint Luke, South Caro-
! lima. i. cara. pa!ts. tic lnteres: OF which
.hal! ANNUALLY be expended to increase the
,t.ic.c1c.- o. any free public schools eseab-
I..i,n,i and sustained III said parishes by ali
| .f7o,.rv ST said State. if such school shaH
.yi.-. otherwise at the discretion OF the COM
n,is.;o:..s hereinafter named; aud such ex-
Ter.g..u.es shall e made under the direction
and control Of q special board OF three
c0rn.:.s;oaer-. who shall be appointed "
! and act ;.Ise.tl.e direction of the Secretary
.. III. Treasury and removable at MS als
erection, and shall he duly sworn taal they
vii; faithfully discharge their duties as
.r,i "Reminiscences. and shall gre sucn
ro,i and sut.icier: bonds therefor - saia
Sec.eta,7 sLal! require. and VINO s!ia.. aos
receive more thar one hundred dollars peH
ye,- eacl: 70: tl.ei. services: also ina. :hs
.ac-. O: the d;-ec..taX co;nlHissioners 10! the
ais.ric. Of scu:!. Carolina. heretofore per-
formed in accordance with the Instructions
cf Ab,aaa..: Lncalu. PresiGen: OF she
Tritet States of America, to the direct ta4
Commissioners for the distrlc. OF SouIN
Caco'i.a. dated September .istesnlh.
ci~'...e. hundred and sixty-thfee. anu tns
sa,,e are hereby confirmed. SO iaf a. t'es
relate 20 the renting of the schooi farms. ="
called, il the said parishes. ana tae III mi
I ;,u.semer. o. the proceeds Thereon. se
| ac. shall be subiec. 10 amsndH!ens 's 90
| neal a. tie pleasure of Congress
Approved March 3. 1878.