The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-29
Public Resolution-No. Q.
Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee >hawnee lands in Kansas.

A Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee >hawnee lands in Kansas.
Whereas a large tract If lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe of Indians. dated
May 10th, ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
ty-four, and proclaimed November sec, nd, A D.
1854, for the benefit of certain ab entee5 of
the sail Shawnee tribe, is now, and for many
years past has been, occupied by a large number
Of white settlers and citizens of the State Of
Kansas: AMI whereas the beneficial interest If
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands was and
il absolutely forfeited by reason Of thercontinued
absence and utilization with the said Shawnee
tiibe and whereas the said lands were ordered
to be publicly sold at the United States lard office
al Topeka, August third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three, by Abraham Liacoln, President, by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
DIsninf eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
retsDl Of the absence Of large numbers Of said
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale was Indefinitely postponed: Therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
t,tiyes of the United States ofAmeTicain Con-
gress assembled, That each bona fl ie settler
occupying said lsnt.s and having made improve
rlents thereon, the heirs at law Of such. who
= citizen If the United States, who has de-
clarei his intention 10 bec"me such, shall be en-
titiei to puichase the land occupied and i'm
pr we'd by him. not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in each case, at the price of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior shall
,rescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
cee.s of said sales shall be applied in accordance
with the provisions of the treaty between the
United States and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
Claimed November second, ammo Doni-i eight
cen hundred and fifty four.
Approved. April7, 1869.
Public Resolution-No. 10.T
Jli,lt Resolution authorizing the building of n
railroad bridge the Ohio river at Paducah,
Kentucky.
re It resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiyes of the United States CT America in
Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress
be, and the same - hereby given the erection
If 4 railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city If Paiucah Kentucky, 10 the State of Him
ois BY the Paducah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such others as may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws Of the States Of Ken
tucky and Illinois: Provided. II at said bridge is
built with an unbroken or continuous span Of not
ls<s than four hundred feet in the clear, from
and is built in all other respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of act en-
titled IAN act to establish certain post roads,
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge when completed in
VI, manner specified in this resolution, shall be
deemed and taken to be n legal structure, and
s.leli be post rua1 for the Transmission of the
mails If the United States. but Congress reserves
the right to withdraw the ass mt hereby given in
tie free navigation Of said river shall at any
fi,ns BE substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
- any bridge to be erected under the authority of
rtiis resolution, to direct the necessary modi-
nc ,.ions and alterations Of said bridge.
Approved, April Z, 1869.