Chapter 106. For the encouragement of education in the State of Mississippi
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CHAP. 106.— An Act For the encouragement of education in the State of Mississippi.February 20, 1895. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Public lands.Grant to Mississippi for educational purposes. That the governor of the State of Mississippi be, and he is hereby, authorized to select out of the unoccupied and uninhabited lands of the United States, within the said State, forty-six thousand and eighty acres of land, in legal subdivisions, being a total equivalent to two townships, and shall certify the same to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall forthwith, upon receipt of said certificate, issue to the State of Mississippi patents for said lands: *Provided*,*Proviso*.Disposition of proceeds.
That the proceeds of one township of said lands, when sold or leased, shall forever remain a fund for the use of the agricultural and mechanical college of said State; and the proceeds of one of said townships of land, when sold or leased, shall forever remain a fund for the use of the agricultural and mechanical college for colored persons, established and maintained by said State. Sec. 2. That in making said selection the governor of said State ofSelection. Mississippi shall designate the lands for the agricultural and mechanical college, and the lands for the agricultural and mechanical college for colored persons.
Approved, February 20, 1895. Chapter 107: To increase the limit of cost for the erection of a public building at Paterson, New Jersey. Chapter 107 28 Stat. 673 1895-02-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 3 public
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