St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02

SHAH uot dt any tiile De -SuD1ecC TO the
grants nor to the indemnity provisions
of this act, nor shall any lands embraced
in Indian, military, or other Feserva-
tions of any character be subject to the
grants or to the indemnity provisions of
this act until the reservation shall have
been eXtinguiShed and such lands be re-
stored to and become part of the pub
lie domain.
Sec. IL. That all lands herein granted
for educational purposes shall be dis
posed of only at public sale, and at a
price no less than $40 per acre, the pro-
ceedS to constitute permanent school
fund, the interest of which only shall
be expended in the support of said
schools. But said lands may, under
such regulations as the legislatures shall
prescribe, be leased for periods OF not
more than five years, in quantities not
exceeding one section to any one per-
son or company; and such land shall
not be subject to presumption, home
stead entry, or any other entry under
the land laws of the United States,
whether surveyed or unsurveyed. but
shall be reserved for school purposes
only.
Sec. -. That upon the admission of
each OF said states into the union, in ac-
eordance with the provision of this act,
fifty sections OF the unappropriated pub
lie lands within said states, to be select
ed and located i'll legal subdivisions, as
provided in section 10 of this act, shall
be and are hereby granted to SAID states
for the purpose of erecting public build
lngS at the capital of said states for leg
lSlatiye, executive and judicial pur-
poses.
Sec. Is. That per centun of the
proceeds of the sales of public lands
lying within said states. which shall be
sold by the United States subsequent to
the admission of said states into the
union, after deducting all the expenses
incident to the same, shall be paid to
the said state, to be used as a perma-
nent fund, the interest of which only
shall be expended for the support of the
common schools within said states, re-
spectively.
Sec. II. That the lands granted to
the territories of Dakota and Montana
by the act of Feb. Is, 1881, entitled
IAN act to grant lands to Dakota,
Montana, Arizona, Idaho and Wyom-
ing for university purposes" are hereby
vested i'll the states of South Dakota,
North Dakota, and Montana, res
peetively, ii such states are admitted
into the union. as provided in this act,
to the extent of the full quantity of
seVenty-two sections to each of said
states, aud any portion of said lands
that may not have been selected by
either of said territories of Dakota or
Montana may be selected by the res
pectiye states aforesaid; but said act
of Feb. Is, 1881, shall be so amended
as tOprovide that none of said lands
shall be sold for less than $40
per acre, and the proceeds shall CON
Stitute permanent fund to be safely
invested and held by said states sever
ally, and the income thereof be used
exclusively for university purposes.
And such quantity OF the lands author
lied by the fourth section of the act of
July II. 1854, to be reserved for uni
versity purposes i'll the Territory of
Washington. as together with the lands
confirmed TO the vendees of the terri
tory by the act Of March IA. 1864. will
make the full quantity OF seventy-two
entire sections, are hereby granted i'll
like manner to the State of Washing
ton for the purposes of university 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 man
ner as provided in section IL of this act.
The schools, colleges, and universities
provided for in this act shall forever
remain under the exclusive control of
the said states, respectively. 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 sectarian
or denGmlnatiOnal school, college, OF
university. The section of land granted
by the act of June l6, 1880, to the terri
tory of Dakota, for an asylum for the
insane shall, upon the admission of said
state of South Dakota into the union.
become the property of said state.
Sec. Is. That so much of the lands
belonging to the United States as have
been acquired and set apart for the
purpose mentioned in IAN act appro-
priating money for the erection of
penitentiary in the territory of Dakota
approved March 2, 1851, together with
the buildings thereon, be, and the same
is. hereby, granted, together with any
upeXpended balances of the moneys
appropriated therefor by said act, to
said state OF South Dakota for the pur-
poses 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 conditions as provided in said act
of March 2, 1881, for the territory of
Dakota. The penitentiary at Deer
nected Herewith and set apart and re-
served therefor, are hereby granted to
the state of Montana.
Sec. 16. That $4,000 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
of South Dakota. to which 120,00 acres
are granted, for the use and support of
agricultural colleges in said states. as
provided in the acts of congress making
donations of lands for such purpose.
Sec. II. That In lieu of the grant of
land for purposes of internal Improve
ment made to new states by the eighth
section of the act of Sept. 4, 1871, which
act is hereby repealed as to the states
provided for by this act, and in lieu of
any claim or demand by the said states,
or either of them, under the act of Sept.
IS, 1850, and section 2479 of the revised
statutes, making a grant of swamp and
overlooked lands to certain states, which
grant it is hereby declared is not eX-
tended to the states provided for in this
act, and in lieu of any grant of saline
lands to said states, the following grants
of land are hereby made, to wit:
To the state of South Dakota: For
the school of mines, 10000 acres; for
the reform school, 10000 acres; for the
deaf and dumb asylum, 10000 acres; for
the agricultural college, 10000 acres; for
the university, 10000 acres; for state
normal schools, $4,000; for public build
ings at the capital of said state, $4,000
acres: and for such other educational
and charitable purposes as the legisla-
ture of said state may determine, no.
COO acres in all 500, 900 acres.
To tide state of North Dakota a like
quantity of land as is in this section
granted to the state of South Dakota,
and to be for like purposes, and in like
proportion as far as practicable.
To the state of Montana: For the es-
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