The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-03
Approved, April 9, 1859.
TPubIic ReSolurion-No. Q.

A Restitution TOR the relief of settlers upon the
absentee shawnee lands in Kansas
Whereas a large tract If Lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe oi Indians dated
Nay i0;h. Domini eighteen hundred ant!
fifty-fouT. and proclaimed y vember sec Iii. A d.
ST. fur thu benefit Of certain ahentres of
the said Shawnee t-lbe. is now, and for many
wears past has been, occupied by a large number
If white settlers and citizens Of the State If
Kansas; ant whereas the beneficial Interest IF
the sIIi absentee Sh1wnees in said lands and
assS,,uieiy frf-ire.i by of their continued
absence AMI rehabilitation with the SAID Shawnee
tribe aud whereas the said lands were ordered
~ ~ publicly sold At the Uaitei States land office
az foP-ka August third eighteen hundred and
-3Nty-tirre. by Abraham Liaroln. President. by
his Proclamation Gitsi March twentieth, ammo
D,nui eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason Of rhe absence of large numbers of said
settlers froHI their homes in the federal armies the
safe WIS iniefiniteiy ppstpcLef:. Therefore,
Resolved by the Iate and House Of RepreSen-
tttives oi the United States of Ameris=iin Con-
Eress assembled, That each bona ii le settler now
occupying said liIris and having uIa'ie Improve
mems thereon. the heirs At law Of such, who
Is a cIIz-n # the United States, or who has de-
clared his intention 10 become such, shall tie
Iiti-'i t. purchase the land 50 occupied and i'm
,Tivei Iy him. NOT to exceed hundred and
SIXTY acre. in each case. at the price of two dol
lars and hiIy cents peg acre, und-r >uch rules and
regulations AZ the Secretary Of the Interior shall
Tre~cTibe= Provided, however. That the pro-
ct-fS said sales shall he aiiei in accordance
with the provisions f0f the treaty between the
United states aud the said Shawnee Indians. pro-
claimed November set,ni, ammo Dvmi.ii eight
cen hundred AMI ffty-fIur.
Approved, April7. 1853.
Public Resolution No. 101
Joint Resolution authorizing the building of
r,ailE.s,i bridge over the OHIO river at f.,ucah.
KENNEDY
Belt resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
r--.-,,uarIy.s of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled. That the consent OF Congress
tie, and the same hereby. given to the erection
81 railroad bridge over the OhiJ river from the
city of Paiuc-ah. kentuck - the state of Him
o:- by the Paiucah and Ciuf railroad Company
and such others associate with them for
that piIr Ter the laws Of the States If Ken
tn XIV and Illinois: Provided. THAT said bridge Is
hu:l5 with Gnbrrksn OF continuous span of not
les than fur hundred feet III the clear, from
I.Iar u pier. over tn. main channel IF the river
and Is built in all Other respects in accordance
with the c.,IitIons and limitation of an act en-
titI-i An acI 10 establish certain post roads,
approved Juiy fourteenth, eighteen hundred AMI
SIXTY two; that said brii-,e. when Completed in
the IN nn-r spec fed la this LUTON snail he
shall TIE a psf r,s,d fr the Transmission of the
vi The UnireI States. but Cong reserves
tho right u Withdraw the Ut hereby given in
case TIE free navigation of said river shall
VINE b. substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
sr anv bridge 10 b. erected under the authority OF
via resolution. % direct the necessary moii-
f. I'll l,s and alterations Il said bridge.
Approved, .Prii !, lea