Concurrent Resolutions relative to the Sixteenth and Thirty-Sixth Sections of Land. [PASSED FEBRUARY 8, 1856.] Whereas, The mountain Districts, and other portions of the State Preamble. are unsurveyed by the General Government, by means of which said Districts cannot avail themselves of the benefits of the donations of the Sixteenth and Thirty-Sixth Sections of Land to each township, for School Purposes therein, made by an Act of Congress, passed March third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three; And whereas, it is the plain intent and meaning of the Law of Congress, that every Township in this State shall be entitled to two Sections of Land for School purposes; And whereas, said Districts are densely populated by an industrious and enterprising people: Therefore, Resolved, By the Senate, the Assembly concurring, that our Senators be instructed, and our Representatives in Congress. requested, to use their influence to secure an appropriation for the Land District of California, that will enable the Surveyor General for this State to complete the surveys named in the preamble to these resolutions, as speedily as possible, and that they take such other measures as will secure the speedy accomplishment of the desired object. Appropriation played for. Locate two Sections. Resolved, That our Senators be instructed, and our Representatives in Congress requested, to secure, if possible, the passage of a Law by Congress donating to, and authorizing the inhabitants of the Townships of the mountain Districts of this State, or any Township not provided for with School Lands, to locate two Sections of land upon any of the unappropriated agricultural lands of this State. Resolved, His Excellency, the Governor, be requested to furnish each of our delegation in Congress, and the Secretary of the Interior, with a copy of the above preamble and resolutions. Totals 242 361 438 854 1042 2 7 11,242 19,472 26,077|30,039 35,722 168 227 313 367 214 301 399 486 *In the year 1853, there were 53 Schools and 56 Teachers. 14 14 4 16 16 16 OFFICERS CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: JOHN B. WELLER, Governor. HORACE A. HIGLEY, Surveyor General. Contra Costa,..........................E. H. El Dorado,................... .F. H. Harmon,..............Placerville. Humboldt,...........................................E. H. Howard,............. ....San Ramon. ....Humboldt. ...J. C. Herron, COUNTY. Mariposa,... ...Angevine Reynolds,........Mariposa. Monterey,............................J. H. Gleason,... Merced,.. Napa,....... Nevada, Placer,.. Plumas, Sacramento,.... ..Monterey. ...Napa City. San Bernardino,.........Ben. Barton,.......... ........San Bernardino. San Francisco,....................Henry B. Janes,............San Francisco. San Luis Obispo,.......P. A. Forrester,.............San Luis Obispo. San Mateo,....... ..James Berry,.... ..Redwood City. Santa Barbara,......................A. F. Hinchman,...........Santa Barbara. Santa Clara,..... Mathew Mitchell,................... ..San Jose. Santa Cruz,..............................J. F. J. Bennett,...........Santa Cruz. ..Grove K. Godfrey,.........Shasta. Shasta,. Sierra,....... .....Z. W. Keyes,.................... Solano,....... .H. M. Lillie,. Sonoma,... Wm. G. Lee,... Stanislaus,. Sutter,........ ..C. E. Wilcoxon, Tehama,.... ..J. R. Bradway,..............Red Bluffs. .Weaverville. ...Foster D. Master,........................... Visalia. Oakland....... Northern William Imgram... Miss Emily Alden Oakland. Union.... W. P. Rodgers..... G. H. Scott......... San Leandro. Wm. J. Souther. P. E. Edmondson. ............ San Lorenzo. ...No. 1... 7. Hughs............ Mr. Abby....................... Eden Eden... Eden Murray....... R. Babcock. ...No. 2... William Kennedy.. Joseph Sparrow... San Lorenzo. Joseph Taylor. E. F. Dixon. ...No. 3... W. C. Blackwood.. Miss L. Blackwood San Lorenzo. C. Anderson. J. Marlen. ...No. 4... Wm. M. Liston..... Henry Green........ Alvarado. F. Van Horn. Erastus Root. J. Fallen............ M. E. Higgins...... San Ramon, M. Murry. B. McLaughlin. Contra Costa county. |