The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

VI nltNh IL ~ |
was a par. At the first session of
'le legislature, held in Missouri after
me admission of the state into the
Union, the following act was passed:
"PERMANENr LOCATION.
GAN ACT Filming THE PERMANENT SEAT
OF GOVERNMENT.
"Be it enacted by the general as.
sembly Of the state of Missouri, That
the four sections of land situate on
the south side of the Missouri
river, in fractional township forty
four north, in range eleven west of
The fifth principal meridian, to-wit
"The fractional section six, seven
and eight, the entire sections,
seventeen and eighteen, and so much
of the north part Of sections nine
teen and twenty as will make up the
entire four sections selected by the
| commissioners on behalf of the state
| according to the provisions Of tho
constitution and in pursuance Of an
act of congress, approved the sixth
day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty, be, and the
same is hereby, accepted for the use
and benefit of the state.
"sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That the permanent seat of govern
ment of this state shall be located
upon the said four sections Of land
accepted rs aforesaid, and a town
shall I've laid out thereon and the lots
sold in such manner as shall be pre-.
scribcd by law.
"Sec. >. BE it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty Of the gov.
crnor to transmit an authenticated
copy of this act Immediately after
the passage thereof to the surveyor
of the United States for the states
of Illinois and Missouri and terri
tory of Arkansas. Approved De.
cember 2lst, 1921"
The next step taken by the le9is-
laturc was the passage of an act
supplemental to the above, as fol-
lows:
Getty OF JEFFERSON.
Az ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO TIE ACT
fININ" THE PERMANENT SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT.
BE 1t enacted Ly the general
assembly of the state of Missouri,
That the commissioners appointed to
select the permanent seat of govern
ment shall meet on the first Monday
of March next, or as sOon thereafter
as may be, on the Land selected by
the act to which this is a supplement,
and proceed Immediately to lay out
a town thereon, to contain ut least
one thousand lots, and in blocks or
squares of such size and dimensions
as the commissioners. or q majority
of them, shall agree, and the princi.
l pal street of said town shall be no,
; less than one hundred nor more than
I one hundred and twenty feet wide,
tie others not less than eighty feet
! wide.
! Sec. 2. BE it further enacted
} That the said commissioners shall
: lay off the remaining part of the
! four sections Of land selected as
aforesaid, in lots of FIVE, ten, twenty
and forty acres, and divide the same
by alleys, 50 as TO ecure to each lot
free and open communication with
. the said town.
"Sec. 3. BE 1t further enacted.
t That tho said commissioners shall
report 10 the next session of the
general assembly, n plan of said
{ town and of the othc" lots laid off as
t aforesaid, and shall, on the first
( Monday, which will he in the montl
of May, in the year eighteen hun
dred and twenty-three, proceed tC
; sell all of the Shutdown lots and out
lots on the premises, TO the highest
bidder, for equal installments, one
t third payable on the said first Mon
y day in May, and the remaining two
y thirds in two equal installments
except such lots as may be reserved
for public use, and such as may b'
9 used by the next general assembly
t unless otherwise directed By law.
I Sec. A.. BE it further enacted
$ That the town TO be laid out at tn
permanent seat of government shall
be called City of Jefferson tina
there shall be three squares laid OF
y to contain each four acres, and tina
# the governor of this state shall APP
l. point a surveyor, whose duty it shall
) be to meet the commissioners at tn,
. time and place appointed, and undei
. their direction lay out the town anc
out-lots as soon as may be, and thu
said commissioners shall receive anC
=; transmit the same to the next gen
: eral assembly. with any proposals made
by any person or persons having
claim TO any part of the said land'
+ selected for the permanent seat OF
/, Uoyprnmnnt in ordar that any Snrl