The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-13
Public Kesolution-No. OF

Pubic kesOlutlOn-No-
A Resolution for the relief of settlers upon the
absentee .hawnee lands in Kan~as
Whereas large tract # lands set apart by q
treaty with the Shawnee tribe If Indians dated
May 10Th, ammo Domni eighteen hundred and
ifiy-fuur and proclaimed November sec nd A D.
1854. Tor tn benefit Of certain alb entees of
the said Shawnee t-ibe, il now, and for many
years past has been. occupied by a large lumber
Of white settlers and citizens of the state Of
Kansas; ami whereas the beneficial interest Of
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands and
Is absJlu ely forfeited by Of their continued
absence and uou -afiliarion with the said shawnee
tribe and whereas The said lands were ordered
to b publicly sold at the United States LAID Office
at Topeka August third, eishreen hundred and
sixty-t ir-e, by Abraham Lincoln. President. BY
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Dom nj eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason of the absence of large numbers Of said
settlers from thrir homes in the federal armies the
sale was indefinitely postponed; herefcre,
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives OF the United States of America IN Con-
sre-s assembled, That each bona fiie sitter now
eccapying said lanos and having made improve
ments thereon, or the heirs at law of suen, who
is citiz-n # the United States or VIII, has de-
clArei his intention TO bee me such, shall be en-
titled To purchase the land occupied and i'm
pr,ved by him, not to exceed one hundred and
xty acres in eash case, at the price of two dol
lArs and fifty cents per acre, under such rules and
regulations the Secretary IF the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
ceeis al SAID sales SHALL be ap lled IN accordance
with the provisions of the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians pro-
claimed November second. ammo DomiIi eight |
cen hundred and fifty four.
Approved, Apr,l7, 1869.
Public Resolution-No. 10I
Jcint Res,lus ION authorizing the building of |
railroad bridge over the OHIO river at Paducah |
KenIucFy.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
-eseuratives of the United States Of America in |
Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress
be, and the same - hereby. -iven 10 the erection
If a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
.ty IF Paiucah Kentucky, To the State of Him
us. by the Paducah and Gu f Railroad Company
md such others may as-ocate with them for
hat purpose under the laws Of the States Of Ken
,uili with an unbroken or Continuous span of not
e-s than four hundred feet in the clear, from
,ier to pier. over the main channel Of the river,
md is built in all other respects in accordance
gith the Conditions and Limitation of en-
itlei 'sAu to establish certain post roads, -
pprorej July fourteenth, eighteen hundred an
ixty tive; that said bridge when Co npleted in
he muiu-r specified in this res luton all be
eemei and taken to be legal structure, and
hall be psf Rad FIR the transmission of the
nails Of the United States but Cong reserves
he right { Withdraw the nj hereby given in
ase the free navigation of laid river shall at any
inc be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
" any bridge to he erecI ed under the authority of
his resolution, to direct the necessary modi-
c ,ti ms and attentions # said BRIDGE
Approved, April !, 1869. |,