The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-03
Approved, April 8, 1859
Public Resolurion-No. 81

Public Resolurion-NO. g.
Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee -hawnee lands in Kansas-
Whereas a large tract f lands set apart by a
treaty sith the Shawnee tribe If Indians. dated
May l0Ih, ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
fifty -four, and proclaimed November sec nd A d.
1864, tor TIL benefit of certain alb entees OF
the said Shawnee tribe, is now, and for many
years past has been, occupied by large number
VI white settlers and citizens Of the state Of
Kansas. AMI whereas the beneficial interest II
the said absentee >ha Enees in said lands was and
is abs,u ely forfeited by Of their continued
absence ami hon utilization with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands order ed
to b. publicly sold At the United States latd office
at Topeka August third, eishteen hundred and
ssxty-t Ir-e, by Abraham Liacoln, 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 fro their homes in the federal armies the
sale Was indefinitely postponed; Therefore,
Resolved BY the Senate and House Of Repre>en-
tatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona iie s-ttler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
Elents thereon, the heirs at law Of such, who
il citiz-n f the United States, wb" has de-
ciAresi his intention to bees such, shall be
tilted t. paschsse the land 50 occupied and I'M.
prpvei by him. not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in ea>h case, at the price Of dol
lars and fifty cents per acre. under such rules and
regulations A. the Secretary If the Interior shall
prescribe Provided, however, That the pro-
c-eis of said sales shall lie applied in accordance
with the provisions fof the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
Claimed November Second. anno Domi-i eight
cen hun irei and fifty four.
Approved, AprilI, 1863.
Public Resolution-No. 101
Joint Res5lu ion authorizing the building of q
railroad bridge over the OHIO river taducah
kenIEcfy-
Belt resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
rseeutatiyes of the United States If America IN
Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress
be, and the same hereby. -iven to the erection
Of a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city If Pa iucah Kentucky, to the state of Him
DIS. by the Paiucah and Gu { Railroad Company
and such others may assosiate with theD for
that puTIoSe under the laws Of the Sfate- of Ken
tucky and iliaoi-: Provided. Ti.at said bridge is
built with unbroken Continuous span Of not
Les than fur hundred feet in the clear, from
pier y,:er. the main channel of the river,
and il built in all other respects in accVrdt,ce
with the Conditions and Limitation Of act en-
titled .'An to establish certain post roads,
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred AM
sixty two; that sail bridge, when Completed in
the manner spec fled in this tuition all be
deemed and taken to b. a legal structure. aud
shall be a p,st road for the transmission of the
mails Of the United States, but Cong reserves
the ris-,t . withdraw the Mt hereby given in
the free navigation Of said river shall ANY
time be -ub-tsDtialiy and materially INSTRUCTED
BY any bridge to be erected under the authority of
this resolution. to direct the necessary Hloii-
nc ,fiIns and altera ions If said bridge.
Approved april Z, 1869.