Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-02
Foraker Amendments
,contInuca from PAGE Two,)

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Sec. "a. That upon tho admission
OF said state into the union there 10
hereby granted unto Il. including the
sections thereof heretofore granted,
four sections 81 public land In zach
township In tho proposed state for the
support OF free public non.sectaria1
commo schools, 20 wit; Sections
numbered thirteen. sixteen, thirty
thre-a. and thirty six. and where such
sections or any parts thereof have
been sold. pAirnled Of otherwise dis
posed II by or under tho authority
OF Any act o. congress other lands
equivalent thereto. In legal subdiyis'
ions az not less than one quarter sec
ton aud an contiguous thereto as may
be 10 The section In Hen OF which
The samc h taken such indemnity
lands 10 be solicited within said atatc
In the manner provided In this act;
Provided. That tho thirteenth six
,ecnth, thirtythird aud thirty'slxth
soctlons embraced IA permanent rcser.
vations for national purposes shall nor
nj any time be subject TO tho grants
~ this act, nor shall any lands EN-
braced in Indian, military or other res
or~yations OF any character BIO subject
10 the grants 81 ihis act, but such
reservation lands shall be subject 70
tho indemnity provision Of this act.
Soc. 90. That two hundred soc
tons OF tho unappropriated non'
mineral lands within said state, to be
selected and located In legal subdiyis'
ions, as provided In this act, are here
by granted 10 said state for the pur
pose o. erecting legislative, executive
aud judicial public buildings in the
same. and for The payment OF the
bonds heretofore or hereafter issued
therefor. In addition 10 the foregoing
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 10 the union. three hun
dred sections Of land. to be selected
from the public domain within said
state In tho same manner az provided
In this act. and the proceeds Of the
same shall constitute a permanent
fund. 10 be safely invested and held
by said state. and the income thereof
be used exclusively for university pnr.
poses. The schools, colleges and uni
versitics provided for In this act shall
forever remain under the exclusive
control Of the said state. and no part
Of tho proceeds arising from the sale
or disposal of any lands herein
granted for educational purposes shall
DO used for the support Of any Q Q
tartan or UNCONVENTIONAL school, col.
lege or university.
Sec. 90. That nothing In this act
shall be ~ construed. except where
the same Ii so specifically stated. az
TO repeal any grant Of land hereto
fore made by any act Of congress to
said territory. but such grants are
hereby ratified and confirmed In and
to said state. and all 81 the land that
may not NJ the time Of the admission
OF said state into the union have been
selected and segregated from the pub
lie domain may be so selected and
segregated In the manner provided
In this act.
Sec, "a. THAT five per centum OF
tho sales Of public lands lying within
said state which shall be sold by the
United States subsequent 10 The nd.
mission OF said state into the union
after deducting all the expenses incl
dent 10 the same, shall be paid TO the
said state. to be used as d permanent
fund, tho interest OF which only shall
DO expended for tho support Of the
common schools within said state.
Sec, ~. That all lands herein
granted for educational urpos may
be appraised and disposed of only at
public sale. the proceeds TO constitute
a permanent school fund. the income
from which only shall be expended
In support Of aald schools But said
lands may. under such regulations IA
the Legislature shall prescribe. be
leased for periods Of not more, than
live years, and such common.sehool
land shall not he subject TO presema
tion, homestead entry, or anv other
entry under the land laws of the Unit,
cd States. whether surveyed or unsur,
veyed, hut shall be reserved for school
purposes only
Sec, 20 That In lieu of the
grant 81 land for purposes Of internal
Improvement made 10 new states nv
the eighth section Of the act o, sep.
TENDER fourth. eighteen hundred and
forty-one, which section Is hereby re-