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THE CAHDEIf JOUKIM.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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first, and hilt that am >unt Sir each continuance?
Tne nu.nbcr of insertion* to be marked on the
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O?nimnnlcalion? by mail to be pea! paid or ictaain
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(IAW_ or THE C.VtTKD STATES PASSED AT
THE TWENTY forKTII CON'GttESS
IT EST SESSION*.
[Pt-nuc?No. &>.]
AN ACTjio regulate ihc compensation of
certain officers of Revenue Cutters. , j
Be it enacted by the Senate ?ml (loose
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
in lieu of pay, rations, and all other allowances
now authorized by law to the
captains and first, second, and third licutenanlsof
the revenue cutlers of the United
Stales, there shall br allowed and
paid, quarterly, from and after the passage
of this act, to each captain, at the
rate of twelve hundred dollars per an
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iratn, to earn lira I lieutenant. Mi 1<!V ia.>.
of nine hundred and *ixtr dollars prr an*
iium; (o each ?ccond lieutenant, at the
rale of eight hundred and aixlv dollars
per annum; to each third lieutenant, ni
the rate of scrcn hundred and ninety dollar*
per annum.
JAMES K POLK.
Speaker of the House of Representative*.
W. R. KING,
President of the Senate pro tempore, j
Approved, 2d Jul*.
ANDRKW JACKSON.
(Pt.ai.ic?No 6? J
AN ACT to re-organize the General Land!
OiKcc.
Be h enacted by the Henate ami Hnusr
of Representatives of the United Mate*
of America in Conjees* assembled, That
k from and after the passage of this a el. the i
executive duties now prescribe!, or which
may hereafter be prescribed by law. appertaining
to the surveying and sate of
the public lands of the United S aic?, or
in any wise respecting such public lands,
and, aUo, such ss relate t ? private claims
of lands, and the issuing of patents for all
grant* of land under the authority of the j
Government of the United State#, shall'
be tnbject to the uperrision and control.
of 'the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, under ibe direction of the I'rcsi
dent of the United" State*.
StEC. 2. And be it further ecartrd. Thai <
there shall be appointed in said oflire, by
the President, by and with the adriee and '
consent Oi U?c QCIMICi UYO luonrumai;
officers* one ol whom shall be called Principel
Clerk of the Public Land*, and the
oilier Principal Clerk on Private Land
Claims, who shall perform surh duties an
may be assigned t?? ihcm bv the Commissi
oacr of the General Land Office; and in
case of vacancy m iho "ffic?* of the Com- j
iDtssiooer of th?Gm<Ml Land Office, or
of the absenceor sickness of the Com.;
rmsstoner, the duties of said office shall:
devolve upon and be performed, ad into* j
rim, by the Principal Clerk of the public'
lands.
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Bsc. 9. Ana DC II lurmcr cnarirw, i uai
there shall be appointed by*the President,
by with the adrico and eunscu'. ??f the
Senate, an oflicrr to be styled the Principal
Clerk of the Surreys, whose duty it i
sbtir be to direct and superintend the i
making of surrey*, the returns thereof,!
arid all matters relating thereto, irltich
are dono through the ofiirr* of the Stir- '
reyor General, and ho shall prrfurm such
oilier duties as may oe assigned m mm uy
(he Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That <
there shall be appointed by the President,.
by and with the consent ??f the Senate, ?
Recorder of the General Land Office, i
whoso duty it ?haH be, in pursuance ??f
instructions front the Commissioner, l??
certify and affix the seal of the General
Laud Office to ail patent* for public lands,
onil he shall attend lo ihc correct cngroa-.
sing and recording and transmission of.'
such patents. ||c. shall prepare olphabe- i
tical indexes of i!?c names i?f patentees. |
and of persons entitled t?? patents, and he
shall prepare such copies and rxe plifiea- j
lions of mailers on file, ur recorded in the;
General Land OlRcp, as the Cormni-<*ioucr '
may from lime to time direct.
Sr.c. 5. And be it further enacted, Tint
there shall be appointed by the I*r? ?i?l* t?t '
bv and with the advice and consent ? f th 1
Senate. nn officer to be called ihc Solicitor
of the General Land Office, with n?
annual salary of tiro thousand dollars,
whose duty it shall be to examine and pr sent
a report to the Commissioner, ?f the
*t:?!r of farts iri all rases referred by the
Commissioner to bis attention which shall
involve questions of lair, or where the!
jfacts arc in controversy between the'
agents of the Government and.individuals, j
'or there arc conflicting claims of parties
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belorc tuc LJeparimcut, wtui ms opinion
thereon; ami also, to advise the Commissioner,
when required thereto, on all
questions crowing out of the management
of the public lands, or the title thereto,
private land claims, Virginia military
scrip, bounty lands, and pre-emption
claims; and to render such further professional
services in the business of the department
as may be required, and shall be
connected with the discharge of the duties
thereof.
Sec. fi. And he it farther enacted, That
it shall be lawful for the Prrsidcnt'of the
United Sutcs, by and with the cdricoond
consent of the Senate, to appoint a Secretary,
with a salary of fifteen hundred
dollar* per annum, whose duty it shall be,
under the direction of the President, to
sign his name, and for him, all patents
for land sold or granted under the authority
of the United States.
Sec. 7 And be it farther enacted, That
it shall be the .July of the Uommisaioner
to cau?c to he ?:renared. and to certify.
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under the seal of the General Land Office,,
such copies of records, books, and papers
on file in ids office, o? may be applied
for, to be used in cridcncc in courts of
justice.
See. 8. And be it further enacted. That
whenever the office of Recorder shall bcronte
vicant, or in case of the sickness
or absence of the Recorder, the duties of
hi* office shall be performed, ad interim,
by the Principal Clerk on Private Land
Claim*.
Sr.c. 9. And be it further enacted, That
dm licccivcr* o 1 the land offices shall
make to the Secretary of the Treasury
monthly returns of the moneys received
in their several offices, and pay over such
moneys pursuant to hi* instructions. And
they shall also make lo the Commissioner
of the (ienerol Land Office, like monthly
returns, and fr.nsmil to him quarterly
accounts current of the debts and credits
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<m litcir st'tcraj omccs uim wie liikui
State*.
Sec. 10. And lie ?t further enacted.
That the Commissioner of the General (
Land Office <l;a 11 be entitled to rrceire an (
anneal ?a!#ry of three thousand dollars;
the Recorder of the General Land Oilier,
an annual salary of fiftrrn hundred dob
hrs; the principal clerk of the surveys. ,
nti annual salary of eighteen hundred dollar*;
and rarh of lit *aid principal clerk*
an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollar-;
from and after lite dale of their respective
commissions; and that the said
commissioner be authorized to employ,
for the sendee of the General Land Office, i
one clerk, whose annual salary shall not
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i'AVrCU *11%* VII IIUMlll vM V*'fV??9? IWUI ?*?*'?
tvhosr annual salary shall not exceed four*
tccn hundred dollars each, sixteen clerks*.
\rho>e annual salary shall not exceed tliir- i
teen hundred dollars eachi twenty clerks,
whoso annual salary shall not exceed >
twelve hundred dollars cach-.'fitc clerks. i
whose annual salary shall nol exceed i
eleven hundred dollars each ; thirty-five
clerks, whose annnat salary shall not ex*
feed one thousand dollar* each; onr principal
draughtsman, whose anting salary;
shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars:
one assistant draughtsman, whose annual j<
salary shall not excred twelve hundred
dollar*; tw.? inviwngrrii, trhoic annual
ubry shall iioi ncwl Seven hundred doh
lara each; three assistant mciwitjcri,
whose annual salary *hall nutexreed three
hundred and fifty dollars each; and two
packer*, to moke up par'age* of patent*,
blank forms, and other things necessary
to be transmitted to the district land of
ficcs, at a salary of four hundred and flfty
dollars ench.
Skc. II. And be it further enacted.
Tl.nl such provision* of the act of the
twenty-fifth of April, in tho year one thousand
eight hundred and twelve, entiled
"An art for the establishment of a Gene?
i f ?i t\rr.? i* ?r
isi i.uim iihini tn iiiw |/i |mi iiiiviii i>i tut
Trahsorv,". and uf all net* amendatory
thereof, at are inconsistent with lite provisions
of this art, be, and the came are
hereby, repealed.
See. 12. And he it further enacted,
That from the first day ?f the month o(
Octob* r. tr.ilil the fir?l day of the month
of April in eaeli and crrfy year, lite (irner.il
l.aml Ofiirc and all the bureau*
nod olhri * therein as wrl! ns iliosr in the
Department* of the Treason*. AS'nr, Navy
Si* tr, n:>*! t??tier*! I'ost Olfire, shall he
open for the trancartimi of the public hn?im?a
at least eijjht hour* in each and evert
dav. except Sundays, and the twentjfifth
d iv of December, and from the first j
lay nf April, until the first tiny nf October.
in ea? 'i vonr, all I hi? aforesaid office*
ii?l hurctu* -?linll 1m* krpt open for lite
".in?nrlion ? I ilir public business nt l?*n?t
ten hour*, in enrh and erery day except
Sumlnv^ : n?l the f'?ort!t tltv of .111T>*.
?t< And bo it fitrtbor onncted.
Thai if any person shall apply to any reenter
of any land office to enter any land
.?halercr, and the said register shall knowingly
and falsely inform ilie person so applying
thai the same hnrf already been entered
end refuse to permit the person so
npplj ing to enter the same, men register
'shall be liable therefor to the person so
'applying for fire dollars for.each acre of
land which the person so applying offered
to enter, to be reentered by action of
debt in nny court of record, baring jurisdiction
of the amount.
l*t A n?l ho it further rnnrt/??l
Thai all and every of ihc officer? whose
salaries arc hereinbefore provided for,
arc hereby prohibited from directly or indirectly
purchasing pr Jn any becoming
interested in the purchase of any of the
public land; ana in ease o! & violation of
this section by any such officer, and on
proof thereof, being made to tho President
of the United .Suites, such officer, so
offending, shall be, forthwith, removed
from office.
Approved July-lib, 1KK?.
[Pcblic. No. -CS.]
AN ACT in addition to the act entitled
"An act making appropriations in part
fot the support of Government, for the
year cightreu hundred and thirty*six,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and Home
of Kcprrscntattws of the United States
of America, in Congress Assembled,That
the following sums be and the same arej
hereby appropriated, to be paid oat of any j
money in the Trrasury not olheriris?appropriutcd:
For compensation granted by j
law to the members of the Senate and j
House of Representatives, in addition tui
the appropriation heretofore made for that j
object, seventy "two thousand two hun-;
dred and sixteen dollars; for eoropcnsa?i
linn of the Senators and Representatives;
elected by Michigan, scvjih thousand, so- <
ren hundred and seventy-six dollars; for
the contingent expenses of Senate, twelve.
thousand dollars; for allowance for was-'
tage in gold and stlrer coinage at the
mint; for labor and for alloy, in addition
to the former appropriation, thirty-three i
thousand dollars; for extra clerk hire in'
the General Land Ofiice, for the year
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, fourteen ,
thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars
and sixtr-fottr cents; for messengers in
the offices of the Chief Engineer, Adjutant
General, the Commanding General,
Surgeon General and Inspector Genera)
and in the Clothing Bureau Topographical,
Ordnance, and Subsistence Departn./tm*
nm ihnituml fir a hundred and sit
ty-eight dollars; fur the assistant messenger
in the first comptroller's office, in addition
to a former *ppr?pria<ion, fifty dollar*;
for compensation to the surreyor in
Alabama, in addition to a former appropriation,
fire hundred dollars; for compensation
to tho clerks in the office of the.
Secretary of the Nary, and in tho Nary
Commissioner's Office, in addition to the
sums already appropriated for the present
year, nineteen hundred dollars.
Sue. 2. And bo it farther enacted.
That so much of the act of theninih May
eighteen hundred and thirty-six, "proriJ:
?*? ? nf esrtiin officers
UIIIJJ |ll| luv ww*
therein named, and for other purposes,"
m provide* for tho employment of to ad*
ditiotial clerk in the office of the Nary
Commissions, and for his compensation
for the year eighteen hundred and thirty*
six. br, and the same is hereby repealed.
See. 3. And be it further enacted. That
the third section of the act making appropriations
lor the cm! ard diplomatic expenses
of the government, for the year one thousand
eight hundred thirty*fire, is hereby repealed;
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and he w Itereby aalbortxed to pay to tb* collectors,
naval officers, furrtvors, and ibeir
respective clerks, together with the weighers,
gnagers, measurers, and markers, of the several
pons of the Uni ed States, out of any
money in the Treasury not other*too appro*
priaicd, such sums as will give to the said of*
ficcra, respectively, the same compensation in
iIhj year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six,
according to the importations of that
year, as they would have been entitled to receive,
if tlie act of the fourteenth of July,
otic thousand eight hundred and thirty-two,
had not cone into effect: Provided, That no
officer shall rcceite, under this act, a greater
annual ?alar> or compensation than was paid
to such officer for the year one thousand eight
hundred and thirl y-tuo; and that, in no case
' hall the compensation of any other officers
than collectors, naral officers, surveyors, and)
clerks, whether by salaries, (ecs, or oherwise,
exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars j
each per ounum; nor shall the union or any
two or more of those office* in one person, cotitle
him to receive more than that aum per
annutn : Provided, further, That the said
collector*, naval ofScers, and surveyor*, shall
ren.I-r an account quarterly to tho Treasury,
and the other officer* herein named, or referred
to, shall render an account quarterly
to the respective collectors of the customs,
where they are employed, to be forwarded to
the Treasury, of all the fees and emoluments
whatmer bv them respectively received; and
of all expenses incidental to mcir respective
offices; which account* shall be rendered on
oath or affirmation, and shall be in soch form,
and be supported by Mich proofs, to be pre
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, as
trill, io his judgment, best enforce the provisions
of this section, and show its operation
and effect: Provided, also, That any salary
or compensation due for. the year one tboosand
eight hundred and thirty-five, shall not
be affected by ibis section: Provided, however,
That in the event of any act being passed
by Congress at the present session to regnlale
and fix the salaries or compensations
of the respective officers of the customs, then
this section shall operate and extend to the
lima anali ?/ # imoa inla nflluil an/I nn InniM#
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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the following sums are hereby appropriated to
be paid out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for interpreters,
guards, and other expenses incidental to the
Consulates in the Turkish Dominions, fire,
thousand fire hundred dollars. Foe refund-1
ing the duty paid upon the Belgian vessel Anton
i us and her cargo beyond.the amount
which would hare been paid by a Dutch vessel
fourteen hundred and twenty six dollars
nr?H wtpn For comMtualion to thn
clerks' in (ho office of (he Commissioner of j
Indian Affairs in addition 10 a former appropriation,
fifty dollars. For an outfit of aj
Charge d'Affaires to Russia four thousand
fire hundred dollars. For compensation tothe
third Assistant Postmaster General one,
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For1
compensation to the clerks, messengers andI
watchmen in the Post Office Department as
provided by the act to change the organization
of the said Department in addition to the
sum heretofore appropriated for compensation
to tho clerks and messengers in the office of
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lite l'osi roaster ucnerai, tour uwusiua sou
fifty dollars. For compensation to the Auditor
for the Post Office Department oat thousand
fire hundred dollars; fofecompensation
to the clerks and messengers in the office of
the Auditor (or the Post Office Department as
provided by the act to change the organization
of said Department twenty-seven thousand
seven hundred end fifty dolldrs. For
contingencies in tbe office of the Auditor for
the Post Office Department. fiftoegJkpndred
dollars. For alicratkms'and rewtfrcof the
in?t?<iinA fMivifn aT tlis hMavm llui
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principal stairway to tbe Representatives Hall
and copper?ng (be projecting steps and lop
surface of the cornice round the base of the
dome of tbe Rotunda six thousand three hundred
and eighteen dollars and seventy-fire
cents. For lighting lamps and keeping tbo
grounds and tvalks of the capitol square in
order including tbe cost of trees sad shrubs
fiioi thousand firo hundred doll?lif"
gardener employed in superinte^ng the
capitol aqaaro and other public grounds one
thousand dollar*, f or alterations ana repair#
of the President's House, for the gardener's
salary, aud for keeping the grounds and walks
in order, including the cost of trees and
shrubs, three thousand four hundred and sixty
dollars. For the annual expenses of two
fire engines tiro hundred dollars. For grarolling
the yard east of the capitol two thousand
dollars. For repaying culverts two
hundred and thirty-one dollars. For purchase
of Smith's spring including one acre of
land and for enclosing the same, for budding
enlvrrts and kwnina the water nimta in order
fire thousand three hundred doner*. For attendants
on the furnaces of the Rotunda during
the recess one hundred and fifty dollars.
For replanting trees and keeping boxes in
order on the Peons?Irania Avenuo.porcoaso
of trees and planting in fountain square, Lafayette
square' and across the poblic reservation
at settcfeh street one thousand two hundred
dollars. For a work shop one thousand
two hundred dollars For conveying the surplus
water of the capitol to the Botanic garden
making a basin and purchasing a fountain
of Jliram Powers fire thousand dollars. For
enclosing the garden and grounds of the
Magazine and Marine Hospital near the.
Eastern Branch five hundred dollars. For a
dwarf wall and fence between the Executive
buildings and the President*# House one
thousand one hundred and sixty-fife dollars
and fifty cents. For extending the capikd
square and improving the grounds within and
adjacent to the same as far west as the first
street intersecting the Pennsylvania Arenoo
from the east, the snm of twenty-fire thousaud
dollars to be paid out of any money in
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mo i rouury not omcrwuc appropriates.?
For enlarging ibc folding room of lite IJooso
three hundred and fifty dollars.
Sac. 5. And be it further enacted, The
President of the United State* be aod he1
hereby is authorized to cause to be erected
on or near the site of the former Treasury
building, or any other public lot which he
may select, a fire proof building of such dimensions
as may be required for the present
and future accommodations of the Treasury
Department upon such plan and of such ma*
tcnala as he may deem most advantageous
and that for this purposo there be appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars.
Ti And kn it fnrthor nntrlr/l Thll
tho material of which the walls of the Capitol
and President's Mansion are constructed shall
be adopted for the construction of tin** aforesaid
building Provided upon Tuil inquiry a
cheaper and more suitable material cannot
bo obtained. And pr, i ii/ed altrayr. Thai
tho foundation wills of tho said buildings below
the surface of the earth and two feet
al*nc shall bo of the hardest and most solid
rock
Src. 7. And be it further enacted. That
ibere be erected, on some appropriate sit*
under thedireclioa of tbe President of iboUnited
Siates, a fire proof building with SOUable
accommodations'for the Paeot Ofisc,
and lo be JtfOfhfo! with the necessary case<*
and furniture; (he expense of which ?.baTl ,
not exceed one hundred and eight thousand
dollars. .
86c. 8. And be it fprtheiL.eiiMtri, .tto
there be and beipbjr is apprdprme^O^defrajiog
the expense of such buikiii^ and cases
the sun of one hundred and eizbt thousand
dollars to be paid outof the patent 6md
to (be Treasury not otherwise appropriated*
Sec. 9. And be it farther enacted, That
the same kind of material ofwhtjCbtberwells
of the Capitol and the^Mansion of the President
are constructed shall he adopted for the
construction of the aforesaid building: JPra|
tided a cheaper and more eoittbk^ptariai
cannot be procured. ^ ;
I Sac 10. And be it further cnactwl, Thtt
the duties and powers of the cofnnwnmth^w
of the stoking fsnd are hereby sospeoded
;until retired by law, and the recdrdsef the
commissioners bh transferred tp the custody"
of the Secretary of the Treasury, who is hert>
by authorized and directed to pay oat of any
money io the Treasury not otherwise appro- ~
priated any outstanding debts of the United
States and the interest tbereoa
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That
for the purchaaeof eight acres of land with.
the improvements thereon near the Barracks
at Key West if in the oirinfoo of the Secre
taryof War t he public service and health of
the troops require it a sura not exceeding six.
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated.
Sec. 12. And be h further enacted, That
so much of the third section of the act entitled
M An'act making appropriations for the.
ci?il and diplomatic expenses of government
lor the year eighteen hundred anu thirty-fi*c"
as provides that14 the whole number of custom-house
officers in the United States on the
first of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-lour
shall not be increased until otherwiseallowed
by Congraw" be and the same is
hereby suspended until the fourth day of
March next,
Amni*ed. Jnlw 4 lfiSfL
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[Public. No. 69. J '
AN AftT supplementary to an act entitled
"An act to regulate the depositrs
of the public money,** passed twenty,
third June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and Homte
of Representatives of the United States
of America is Congress, .assembled;
nothing in. lht> actio which L
piemen I, shall be so construed it to prevent
the Secretary of. the Treasury front
making transfers from Banks in one Stain * .
or Territory, to Banks in another State or
Territory, Whenever such transfers may
be required, in order to present large and
ioconrrr.icnt oceuraulaiion* in purticfria*
places, or in order to produce a doe *
quality* and just proportion, according tp.
the provisions of said ac;, .
ArraoTED, Jnfy 4th, 1S3G. '
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[Peauc. No. TB.1
AN ACT to carry into effect, In.theStaien
of Alabama and Mississippi, the exist
ing com pacta with those Sutcs in r
ganl to the fire per cent, fund* end the
school reservation*.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Ripresentatives of the United States.,
of America in Congress assembled* That
a sum equivalent to five per cent, of the
nelt 'proceeds of the lands within the State
of Mississippi, ceded by the Chickasaw*
by the treaty of ih e twentieth of October
eighteen hundred and thirty-two* which
have been or may hereafter he seHU%X.
n iJII L! J:.L 1- * *22T,-?
uuo|rc?h mi?ji uc, idv? ucnvv, iiiu im
oat of isf moneys in the Trcasary not
otherwise appropriated, to be applied in
the same manner, and for the same uses
and purposes, as is designated by theAfth
section of the act of Congres ortfcff&rst
of Mareh, eighteen honurqi and seven*
teen. / " "
See. 2. And be it farther? enacted.
That there shall be reoerred from sale, in
the State of Mississippi, a quantity of land
equal to one-thirty sixth part of the lands
ceded by said Chickasaw** as sfoTtsapi^ ^
trithiu said 8tala of Mississippi, which
; land shall be selected under the direction
of (ho feecretnty of (ho Treasury, ia section#,
or half sections, or qnsrtsr section*
out of any public lands remaining unsold, >
! that.shall have been offered at pnblie snlds |
within cither of the land districts in said
State of Misshtsippi, contiguous to <ai4 ;
| lands within said State, so ceded by thft
Chickasaw* at aforesaid; which land*,
when so selected as aforesaid; the same
shall vest in the State of Mississippi, for
tha iim nf schools within said territory in
tn ?aia Slate, so ceded as aforesaid by the
Chickasaw*; and said lands, thus selected
shall be holden by ibo same tenure, and*
upon the same terms and conditions,?" aM
respects, as the said State now holds
the lands heretofore reserved for the Use
of schools in said State. *
Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted, That
a sum equivalent to fire per cent, of the
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nclt proceeds of Ihc lands tmniu iuu
L<Slfttc of Alabama, ceded by the Chides*
*a*r9 by the treaty aforcsajd/trhich hare
been .or may hereafter be sold by Congress
shall be, and i? hereby, reserved, out of