Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-13

AuAAS, Nuu VyN"'"S aW a"'''''''s
purposes" are hereby vested In tho
proposed state to the extent Of the
full quantity Of seventy-five sections,
and any portion of said lands that
may not have been selected by said
territory OF Arizona may BIO selected
by said state. In addition TO the fore
going. and In addition 10 all lands
heretofore granted for such purpose.
there shall be, and hereby Is granted
TO said state. 10 take effect when tho
same Is admitted o tho union. three
hundred sections OF land. 10 be select.
Cd from the public domain within
said state In the same manner as
provided in this act, and the proceeds
of all such lands shall constitute a
permanent fund. To be safely invested
and held by said state. and the income
thereof be used exclusively for uni.
versity purposes. The schools, colleg-
cs and universities provided for in
this act shall forever remain under
the exclusive control Of the said state.
and no part Of the proceeds arising
from the sale or disposal Of any lands
herein granted for educational pur-
poses shall be- used for the support OF
any sectarlaB or UNCONVENTIONAL
school. college or university.
Sec. 27. That nothing In this act
shall be so construed, except where
the same Is so specifically stated. as
10 repeal any grant OF land heretofore
made by any act OF congress to either
Of said territories. but such grants
ara hereby ratified and confirmed In
and 70 said state.and all of the land
that may not. nj the time Of the adj
mission OF said state into the union,
have been selected and segregated
from the public domain. may be 40
selected and segregated In the man.
ner provided In this act.
Sec, rs. That five per centum OF
the proceeds OF the sales OF public
lands lying within said state which
shall be sold by the United States
subsequent to the admission OF said
into the union, after ~dcducting
all the expenses incident 10 the same.
shall be paid to the said state, TO BIO
used M a permanent fund. the interest
of which only shall be expended for
the support Of the common schools
said state.
Sec. 70. That all lands herein grant
cd for educational purposes may be
appraised and disposed OF only ut
sale. the proceeds 10 constitute
! permanent school fund. tho income
from which only shall DO expended In
support Of said schools. But said lands
may. under such regulations "a the
legislature shall prescribe. be leased
Tor periods Of not more than five
Years, and such common school land
shall not DO subject 10 prcemption.
entry or any other entry
under the land laws Of the United
whether surveyed or unsuryey.
ID, but shall be reserved for school
purposes only.
Sec. 80. That In lieu Of the grant
4 land for purposes Of Internal I'm
,royement made 10 new states by the
'ighth section Of the act OF September
eighteen hundred ana forey.
which section Is hereby repealed
y 10 the proposed state. and In lieu
u any claim or demand by said state
inder the act OF September twenty.
eighteen hundred and fifty,
section twenty.four hundred and
'evcnty-nlne of the revised statutes, |
a grant Of swamp and over.
lands to certain states. which |
rant II III hereby declared In nor ex.
ended 10 the said state, and In lieu
any grant Of saline lands 10 said
tate. save as heretofore made. the
GLOWING grants Ut land from the
'ubiic lands ct the United States In
said state are hereby made. 10
fit.
For the establishment and main.
and support OF insane asy.
ANS In The said, state. two hundred
housand acres, for penItentlarIes.
hundred thousand acres. for
s'af and dumb. and blind asylums Two
undred thousand acres; for miners
ospitals for disabled miners. one
thousand acres, for normal
two hundred thousand acres;
" state charitable. penal and re-
'rmatory institutions. two hundred
lousand acres; for agricultural and
echanfcal colleges. three hundred
acres, for school Of mines,
70 hundred acres, for military inati.
tes, two hundred thousand acres
Sec. 81. That all the lands granted
quantity or as indemnity by this
1 shall be selected, under the dlrec.
N Of Che secretary OF the interior,
the unappromiated public lands
the United States within the limi,s
the said state, by a commission
imposed of the governor, surveyor. /.
neral, and attorney general OF the /,
ID state; and NO fees shall be
arged for passing the title to the