Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-16

in section 10 OF this act, shall De, and are
hereby, granted to said states for the pur-
pose Of erecting public buildings at the
capital OF said states for legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial purposes.
Sec. Is. That five per centum OF the
proceeds OF the sales OF public lands lying
within said states which shall be sold by
the United States subsequent TO the ad-
mission oi said states into the union, after
deducting all the expenses incident TO the
same, shall be paid to the said state, 10 be
used as a permanent fund, the interest Of
which only shall be expended for the sup.
port OF the ominon schools wi hin said
states, respectively.
Sec. II. That the lands granted to the
territories OF Dakota and Montana by the
act OF February Is, 1881, entitled
act to grant lands to Dakota, Montana,
Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming for UNIVERSE.
ty purposes" are hereby vested in the
states OF South Dakota, North Dakota,
and Montana, respectively. II such states
are admitted into the union, as provided
in this act, to the extent Of the full guam
tity OF seventy-two sections to each OF
said states, and any portion OF said lands
that may not have been selected by
either OF said territories OF Dakot or
Montana may be selected by the re-
s~pective states aforesaid; but said act Of
February Is. 1881, shall be so amended
as TO provide that none Of said lands shall
be sold for less than SO per acre, and the
proceeds shall constitute a permanent
fund to be safely invested and held by said
states severally, and the income thereof
be used exclusively for university purposes.
And such quantity OF the lands authorized
by the fourth section OF the act OF July II,
1854. TO be reserved for university purpos-
es in the territory Of Washington, as. to.
sether with the lands confirmed to the ven
dees Of the territory by the act OF March
Ia. 1864, will max the full quantity OF
seventy-two entire sections, are hereby
granted in like manner to, the state OF
Washington for the purposes OF "A uni
versity in said state. None OF the
lands granted in this section shall be sold
at less than $40 per acre; but said lands
may be leased in the same manner as pro-
vided in section II ofthis act. II eschools,
colleges and universities provided for in
this act shall forever remain under the ex-
elusive control Of the said states respec.
lively, and no part OF the proceeds arising
from the sale or disposal of any lands
herein granted for educational purposes
shall be used for the support Of any secta.
rian or denominations school, college, or
university. The section OF land granted
by the act Of June 10, 1880, to the terri
tory OF Dakota, for an asylum for the in
sane shall. upon the admission Of said
state OF South Dakota into the union, be
come the property OF said state.
Sec. 10. That so much OF the lands be.
longing to the United States as lave been
acquired and set apart for the purpose
mentioned in IAN act appropriating money
Tor the erection OF a penitentiary in the
territory OF Dakota approved March 2,
1881, together with the buildings thereon,
be, and the same is hereby, granted, to,
gether with any uneXpended balances OF
the moneys appropriated therefor by said
act, to said state OF South Dakota, for the
purposes therein designated; and the states
OF North Dakota and Washington shall
respectively, have like grants for the same
purpose, and subject to like terms and con.
ditions as provided in said act OF March 2,
1881, for the territory OF Dakota. The
penltentiary at Deer Lodge City, Montana.
and allsands connected Herewith and set
apart and reserved therefor. are hereby
granted to the state OF Montana.
Section lG. That 80, 900 acres of land,
to be selected and located as provided in
section 10 OF this act, are hereby granted
to each OF said states, except to the state
oil South Dakota, to which l20, 900 acres
are granted, for the use and support OF
agricultural colleges in said states, as pro-
vided in the acts OF congress making dona-
tions OF lands for such purpose.
Sec. II. That in lieu Of the grant Of land
Tor purpose ofinternali improvement made
TO new states by the eighth section Of the
act OF Sept. 4, 1911, which act is hereby re-
pealed as to the states provided for by
this act. and in lieu Of any claim or de-
mand by the said states, or either OF them,
under the act OF September 2S. 1850. and
section 2479 OF the revised statutes, max
ing n grant OF swamp and overhowedlands
to certain states, which grant it is hereby
declared is not extended to the states pro.
vided Tor in this act, and In lieu OF any
grant OF saline lands to said states, the fol.
owing grants OF land are hereby made,
to-wit:
To the state OF South Dakota: For the
School OF Mines, 10000 acres; for the re-
form school, 40, 900 acres; for the deaf and
dumb asylum, 1000 acres; for the agri-
cultural college, 40. 600 acres; for the uni
versity, 10000 acres; for state normal
schools, $4,000 acres; for public buildings
at the capital OF said state, 80, 900 acres;
and for such other educational and char
liable purposes as the legislature OF said
state may determine, 40. 900 acres. in all
800, 600 acres.
To the state OF North Dakota a like
quantity OF land as is in this section grant.
ed to the state OF South Dakota, and to
be Tor like purposes, and in like propor-
ton as far as practicable.
That the states provided for in this act
shall not be entitled to any further or
other grants OF and for any purpose than
az expressly provided in this act. And the
lands granted by this section shall be held.
appropriated, and disposed OF exclusively
Tor the purposes herein mentioned, in such
manner as the legislatures of the respective |
states may severally provide.
Sec. Is. That all mineral lands shall be |
exempted from the grants made by
this act. But IL sections IS and sc, OF
any subdivision or portion Of any small.
est subdivision thereof in any township
shall be found by the department OF the in.
terror to be mineral lands, said states are
hereby authorized and empowered to Sc.
lect, in legal subdivisions, an equal GUAM.
tity OF other u~nappropriated lands in said
states. in lieu thereof, for the use and ben.
eft OF the common schools OF said states.
Sec. 10. That all lands granted in quan.
tity or as indemnity by this act shall be
selected, under the direction OF the secre-
tary OF the interior, from the surveyed,
unreserved, and unappropriated pubIic