Chapter II. *providing for the Sale of the Lands, Tenements, and Waler Privileges belonging to the United States at and near Harper’s Ferry, in the County of Jefferson, West Virginia.* Dec. 15, 1868. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Chap. II.— An Act *providing for the Sale of the Lands, Tenements, and Waler Privileges belonging to the United States at and near Harper’s Ferry, in the County of Jefferson, West Virginia.* Dec. 15, 1868. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be, Secretary of War to sell at auction the property of the United States at Harper’s Ferry.and he is hereby, authorized and directed to make sale at public auction of the lands, tenements, and water privileges belonging to the United States, at and near Harper’s Ferry, in the county of Jefferson, West Virginia, except as hereinafter provided, in such parcels as shall, in his opinion, be best adapted to secure the greatest amount of money therefor, on a credit of one and two years, taking bond and security from the purchaser or purchasers for the payment of the purchase-money; and that Terms of sale.the proceeds of such sale shall be applied by him as follows: *Provided,* That no such sale shall be made until the time, terms, and place thereof Advertisement in newspapers.shall have been published in one of the principal newspapers in each of the cities of Washington, New York, and Cincinnati for sixty days prior to the day of sale:
First, in defraying the expenses of making said sale. Proceeds of sale, how applied. Second, in refunding to the United States the principal sum of purchase money paid for said lands, tenements, and water privileges by the United States, and for the erection of buildings thereon. Third, if any surplus remain, he shall deliver the same to such agent Surplus to go to West Virginia as part of school fund of the State.as the legislature of the State of West Virginia shall appoint to receive the same; but upon condition that such surplus shall be received by the State of West Virginia, to be set apart, held, invested, used, and applied as a part of the school fund of that State, under and by virtue of, and in manner and form as provided in section first of the tenth article of the constitution of West Virginia, and for no other purpose.
And on making such sale of Secretary of War to execute deeds.the said lands, tenements, and water privileges, or any part thereof, the said Secretary of War is hereby empowered and required, on receiving the purchase-money in full, to execute all necessary deeds therefor to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, on behalf of the United States. 266 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 2, 4, 7, 9. 1869. Secretary of War to convey portions to Storer College; Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to convey by deed to Storer College, an institution of learning chartered by the State of West Virginia, all those certain portions of the aforesaid property, namely: the buildings, with the lots on which they stand, numbered thirty, thirty-one, and thirty-two, and also building numbered twenty-five, with enough of the lot on which it stands to give a breadth of ten rods on High Street, otherwise known as Washington Street, all of said buildings and lots being situated at Harper’s Ferry aforesaid, being the same which have heretofore been assigned by the War Department to the bureau of refugees, freedmen, and and other portions to other persons.abandoned lands, for educational purposes; and also to convey by deed to the proper persons all such other lands and buildings, portions of the aforesaid property, as have heretofore been set apart by the proper authority for religious, charitable, and town purposes.
Approved, December 15, 1868.