The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-12

4 Resolution for the relief of settlers upon the
absentee -hawnee lands in Kansas
Whereas large tract Of lands apart by
treaty with the shawnee tribe of Indians. dated
May 10th, ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
FIFTY four and proclaimed November sec nd A d.
1854, for the benefit of certain alb eutees of
the said Shawnee tribe, il now, and Tor my
years past has been, occupied by large number
If white settlers and citizens OF the State Of
Kansas: ant where's the beneficial int. est Of
tbs said absentee ShawneeS in said lands and
absence ami consolidation with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
70 be publicly sold at the United States land office
at Topeka August thrd, eighteen hundred and
sixty -tnree, by Abraham Lincoln. President by
his proclamation dated March twentieth ammo
DENIM eighteen hundred and sixty-three and by
reason of the absence of large numbers of sail
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale was Indefinitely postponed, Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF RepreSen-
tasiyes OF the United States of America in Con
grsss assembled, That each bona Il lie settler now
occupying said iauds and having made improve
ments thereon, the heirs at law of sucn, who
is citizen If the United States, VIII" has de-
cIared his intention become SUCH SHAH he en-
titled TO pu chase the land occupied and i'm
proved by him, not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in each case, al the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre. under such rules and
regulations the Secretary of the Interior shall
prescribe Provided, however. That the pro-
ceeds of said sales shall be APP piled in accordance
With the provisions of the treaty between the |
United states and the said Shawnee Indians pro-
GAINED November second, ammo Donli ii eight |
cen hundred and fifty -fnur.
Approved, April1. 1863.
Public Resnlution-No. I0I
pint Res ,Iurion authorizing the building of |
railroad bridge over the OHIO river at Paiucsh, |
kentucky
Eeit resolved ty the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States If America in
cJ1gress assembled. That the consent of Congress
lie, and the same Is hereby, given the erection
Of a railroad bridge the Ohio river Fl en- the
city of Paiucah Kentucky, to the State of Him
ois. by the Paducai and Cuff Railroad Company
and such others may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws Of the States Of Ken
lucky and Illinois: Provided That said bridge is
built with unbroken or continuous span Of not
80 than four hundred feet in the clear, from
p;ar to pier. over the main channel of the river
and is built IN all other respects in accOrdauce
with the conditions and limitation of en-
titled IAN aci TO establish certain post roads,
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge, when completed in
t:le manner specified in this solution shall be
deemed and taken to be a legal structure, and
shall be pest road fr the Transmission OF the
mails Of the United States but Congres reserves
the right = Withdraw the mt hereby given in
the free navigation Of said river shall any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
by any bridge be erected under the authority of
this resolution. to direct the necessary nodi-
ncations and alterations If said bris.ge.
Approved, Apri. !, 1s6S. |.