No. 9.-Statement showing the condition of the State selections under the act of September 4, 1841, on the 30th day of June, 1867. * The States of Illinois and Alabama received grants under prior acts, to which, with the quantities her given, make up the quantity of 500,000 acres. JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Land Office, October 15, 1867. 181 No. 10.-- Accounts of receivers of public moneys, disbursing agents, and adjust ment of the five per cent. fund. The accounts of the several receivers of public moneys, as also those rendered by them as disbursing agents, have been adjusted to July 1, 1867, and reported to the First Comptroller for settlement. It is a source of gratification to report that the balances have, in general, been promptly deposited in accordance with law and instructions. Accounts have been examined and adjusted between the United States and the several States entitled to the five per centfund accruing to the latter upon the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands situated within their respective limits, as the following table will exhibit: Statement showing the amount of five per cent. accruing to the following States : * No accounts have been reported because the expenses incident to the disposal of the public lands have exceeded the proceeds of sales. t Not entitled. No account stated. JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR General Land Office, October 15, 1867. No. 11.--Agricultural selections within certain States, and also scrip locations under agricultural and mechanic act of July 2, 1862, and supplements of April 14, 1864, and July 23, 1866. No. 12.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States and corporations for railroad and military wagon road purposes from the year 1850 to June 30, 1867. States. Date of laws. Statutes. Page. Name of road. Mile limits. }|2,595, 053.00 Do. Illinois Sept.20, 1850 9 466 Illinois Central.. 6 and 15 2,595, 053.00 do..... 9 466 Mobile and Chicago.. 6 and 15 Mississippi. .do...... 9 466 Mobile and Ohio River 6 and 15 737, 130. 29 1,004, 640.00 *Do Aug. 11, 1856 11 30 Southern railroad 6 and 15 404,800.00 11 30 Gulf and Ship Island railroad. 6 and 15 6 and 15 230, 400.00 394, 522.99 419, 520.00 Ꭰo . ..do.... 11 15 Alabama and Tennessee. 6 and 15 440,700.16 481, 920.00 Do . June 3, 1856 11 17 Northeastern and Southwestern.. 6 and 15 289, 535.58 691, 840.00 Do .do.. 11 17 Coosa and Tennessee. 6 and 15 67,784. 96 132, 480.00 Do .do... 11 17 Will's Valley 6 and 15 171,920.51 206, 080.00 Do .do... 11 17 Mobile and Girard. 6 and 15 504, 145.86 840, 880.00 Do .do... 11 17 Coosa and Chattooga 6 and 15 150,000.00 576, 000.00 6 and 15 11 6 and 15 281,984. 17 442,542, 14 Do .do... 11 15 Alabama and Florida. 165, 688.00 165, 688.00 Do . .do...... 11 15 Pensacola and Georgia. 1, 275, 212,93 1,568, 729.87 Do .do... 11 15 Florida, Atlantic, and Gulf Central. 37,583, 29 183, 153,99 *Louisiana June 3,1856 11 18 Vicksburg and Shreveport. 353,211.70 610, 880.00 Do ...do.. 11 18 New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great 719, 193,75 967, 840.00 11 32 (No map filed.) * Grants to Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana, under acts of May 17, June 3, and August 11, 1856, having expired, application will be made to Congress to extend the time for the completion of the railroads in said States. |