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Page 9 - St. Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have professed themselves citizens of Virginia, shall have their possessions and titles confirmed to them, and be protected in the enjoyment of their rights and liberties.
Page 17 - ... shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Page 16 - Fifth. That five per cent of the net proceeds of sales of all public lands lying within the said state, which have been or shall be sold by Congress, from and after the admission of said state into the Union, after deducting all the expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to the said state, for the purpose of making public roads and canals in the same, as the legislature shall direct...
Page 3 - That all salt springs within said state, not exceeding twelve in number, with six sections of land adjoining, or as contiguous as may be to each...
Page 15 - State, of the five per cent. of the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands within the...
Page 7 - We therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be not granted...