Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-18
DAGGETT'S LAND BILL.

The following is the bill introduced by r.
NJ Daggett for the schools of Nevada In
printing it yesterday the oompositer in empty
ing his sticks mixed the article to such an ex-
tent that the sense was materially lntsrfsree
With The bill is therefore reprinted In It's
correct form.
Whereas the Legislature Of the State of
Nevada on March eighth, eighteen hundred
and seventy nine, passed al act accepting
from the Uaited States a grant ot tive nall
lions or more acres of land in lieu Of the six
teeath and thirty sixth sections therein, and
relinquishing to the United States all such
sixteenth and thirty sixth sections IN SAID
State as have not been heretofore sold or dis
posed of by said State, aud which act Of said
State is in words as follows, to wit
IAN act accepting from the United States
grant of two millions or more acres Of land
IN lieu of the sixteenth and thirty sixth sec
tons, and relinquishing to the United States
all such sixteenth and thirty sixth sections as
have not been sold or disposed of by the
State.
The people of the State Of Nevada repre-
sented i'll Senate and Assembly de enact as
follows
"SnCrIoN l. The State of Nevada hereby
accepts from the Uaitcd States not less than
two millions of acres of land IN the State OF
Nevada in lieu of the sixteenth and thirty
sixtR sections heretofore granted to the state
of Nevada by the United States Provided,
That the title of the State and its sra ntsss to
zach sixteenth and thirty sixth sections as
may have been sold or disposed of by the
State prior to the enaetmSFt of any sueh law
of Congress grating such tive millions or
more acres of land to the State shall rot bs
changed orvitiatsd In consequence of or by VIZ
tue OF such act of Congress granting sscs two
millions or mrrs acres Of land, or In cense-
quencs Of or by virtue OF this act surrender.
ing and reinq uishing to the United States
the sixteenth and thirty sixth sections unsold
or undispossd of at the tine such grant Is
made by the United States.
SEC 2 The State Of Nevada, in con
sdsratioa Of such grant Of i've mllllons or
more acres of land by the United States, here
| by relinquishss and surrsnders ts tho United
States all its claim and title to such sixteenth
and thirty-siIth sections in the State ct Ne
vada heretofore granted by the United States
as shall not have been sold or disposed of sub
! sequent to the passage Of any act OF Congress
| tn It may hereafter be made granting such two
millions or more acres of land to the State of
Nevada Provided, That the State of Nevada
shall have the right to select tbs two millions
or more of land mentioned in the act There
fore
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hsuss of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That there
be, and are hereby, granted to the State OF
Nevada two million acres Of land IN said State
, in lieu of the sixteenth and thirty sl1th sec
tons of land heretofore granted to the State
of Nevada by the United States Provided
Th.t the title OF the State and its grantees to
ssch sixtesuth and thirty sixth sections as
may have been sold or disposed of by said
State prior to the passage Of this act shall not
be changed or vitiated IN consequence Of OIL
by virtue of this act
SEC 2. The lands herein granted shall
De selected by the ctats authorities OF said
State from any unapproprlated, non Mineral
public land ia said State, in quantities not
less than the smallest legal subdivision ; and
when Sc ected in conformity vita the terms Of
this act the same shall be duly certified to said
State nv tho Commissioner of tho General
Land Office and approved by the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC g. The lands herein granted shall be
disposed of under such laws, rules and rsgu
lstiens rs nay be prescribed by the legisla-
she proceeds of the sale thereof snail DO dsai-
Gated to same purposes as heretofore provided
in the grant of tbs sixteenth and thirty sixth
sections made to said State.
SEC l. This act shall take effect from and
after passage.