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MISSOURI. 185
§ 1. That Peter H. Burnett of Clay, Chancey Durkee of Lewis, Archibald
§ 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to meet at the City of Jefferson, on the first Monday of June next; and thereafter to meet, at such time
general warranty, specifying that the land conveyed is for a site for the University, and conditioned to be void if the University shall not be located
§ 4. Where other real estate shall be granted to the State either by the
deed shall be void if it is not located in the county making such conveyance.
commissioners, keeping in view the objects for which it is intended, and they
shall at the time of the valuation inscribe the value thereof upon the deed by
'which said lands are conveyed, and also place the amount of such valuation in
a book to be provided by them for that purpose, describing the lands conveyed,
and naming the county wherein it is situated.
counties and from the citizens thereof, for such sums of money as may be secured to the, State for the use and benefit of the University.
§ 7. In all instances where individuals bid they shall sign a subscription
paper to the following effect: " We the undersigned, whose names are hereto-
subscribed, agree and bind ourselves to pay to the State of Missouri the sums
opposite our names, one half in one, and the balance in two years from the
first day of June 1839, for the use and benefit of the State University: Provided, that it is located in county," and each sum subscribed
shall be written out at length in words.
§ 8. The commissioners shall receive in each county, from at least fifteen
responsible individuals, a guarantee for the payment of the whole amount subscribed by the citizens thereof, which guarantee shall be in writing affixed at
the bottom of each subscription paper, and in the following words : " We the
undersigned, jointly and severally, hereby guarantee the payment of each sum
above subscribed," and the same shall be signed by them.
§ 9. After the commissioners shall have visited the different counties, and
received the bids according to the provisions of this act, they shall repair to
§ 10. Each county court of the counties entitled to bid shall appoint one
citizen from their, respective counties, whose duty it shall be to attend on such
day as shall be appointed by the commissioners for that purpose at the Seat,
of Government, for the purpose of opening and comparing the bids made by
the different counties, and anv countv failing to bid or send a citizen, it shall
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0520.tif
Transcript MISSOURI. 185 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. That Peter H. Burnett of Clay, Chancey Durkee of Lewis, Archibald Gamble of St. Louis, John G. Bryan of Washington, and John S. Phelps of Greene county, are hereby appointed commissioners, any three of whom shall have power to act in the selection of a site for the State University. § 2. The site of the University shall contain at least forty acres of land, in a compact form, within two miles of the county seat of the county of Cole, Cooper, Howard, Boone, Callaway, or Saline, to be selected in the manner herein after provided. § 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to meet at the City of Jefferson, on the first Monday of June next; and thereafter to meet, at such time as they shall appoint, at the county seat of each county mentioned in the preceding section. When assembled in any county, the commissioners shall receive conveyances of such land as may be offered as a site for the University, which conveyance shall be for at least forty acres of land within the distance of the county seat above specified, and shall be made to the State with general warranty, specifying that the land conveyed is for a site for the University, and conditioned to be void if the University shall not be located thereon. § 4. Where other real estate shall be granted to the State either by the county or private individuals, the same shall be conveyed by deed of general warranty, for the use and benefit of the University, conditioned that the said deed shall be void if it is not located in the county making such conveyance. § 5. All the real estate conveyed shall be examined and valued by the commissioners, keeping in view the objects for which it is intended, and they shall at the time of the valuation inscribe the value thereof upon the deed by 'which said lands are conveyed, and also place the amount of such valuation in a book to be provided by them for that purpose, describing the lands conveyed, and naming the county wherein it is situated. § 6. The commissioners shall also receive sealed bids from the different counties and from the citizens thereof, for such sums of money as may be secured to the, State for the use and benefit of the University. § 7. In all instances where individuals bid they shall sign a subscription paper to the following effect: " We the undersigned, whose names are hereto- subscribed, agree and bind ourselves to pay to the State of Missouri the sums opposite our names, one half in one, and the balance in two years from the first day of June 1839, for the use and benefit of the State University: Provided, that it is located in county," and each sum subscribed shall be written out at length in words. § 8. The commissioners shall receive in each county, from at least fifteen responsible individuals, a guarantee for the payment of the whole amount subscribed by the citizens thereof, which guarantee shall be in writing affixed at the bottom of each subscription paper, and in the following words : " We the undersigned, jointly and severally, hereby guarantee the payment of each sum above subscribed," and the same shall be signed by them. § 9. After the commissioners shall have visited the different counties, and received the bids according to the provisions of this act, they shall repair to the Seat of Government, and the bids shall there be opened in the manner hereinafter prescribed. § 10. Each county court of the counties entitled to bid shall appoint one citizen from their, respective counties, whose duty it shall be to attend on such day as shall be appointed by the commissioners for that purpose at the Seat, of Government, for the purpose of opening and comparing the bids made by the different counties, and anv countv failing to bid or send a citizen, it shall 24