The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
Approved, April 6, 1869.
Public Resolurion-No. Q.

Public Resolution-SO y
A Resolution for the relief If settlers upon the
absentee -hawnee lands in kan-as.
Whereas large tract f lands set apart by a
treaty with the shawnee tribe If Indians. dated
May 10Th, annp Domni eighteen hundred and
nifty four and proclaimed Nov mber nd A ID.
1854, for fh- benefit of certain ab ente-s of
the sail Shawnee t.1be, Is now, and for M my
years past has been, occupied by a large number
Of white settlers and citizens of the State Of
Kansas: where ~ the beneficial int. est IF
the said atseat-e Shawnees in said lands was and
il bs1tu ely forfeited by reason of their continued
absence ami hon-affliation with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
b. publicly sold at the United States laiid office
q; Topeka August tn. I'd, ei-hteen hundred and
s'xty-tnrre, by Abraham Liacoln, President by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Domni eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason of the absence of large numbers Of said
settlers from fh-ir homes in the federal armies the
sale WAS indefinitely posrpo.ed: There fore,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of RePresen-
tafiyes OF the United States of America in Con-
greSs assembled, That each bona fiie settler now
occupying said lan,is and having made improve
ments thereon. the heirs at law IF sucn who
Is q citiz-n # the United States. or who has de-
cixred his intention TO Become such, shall be en-
titled to pa, chase the land occupied and I'M
rr wed by him, not to exceed hundred and
sixty acres in eah case. at the price of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, und.r such rules and
regulations the secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe Provided, however, Thst the pro-
with the provisions of the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
Claimed November second, ammo Domii eight
cen hunired and fifty four.
Approved, april, 1869.
Public Resnluton-No. 10
Joint Resplu ion authorizing the building of a
railroad bridge over the DINO river At P,-siucah,
kentucky
lie it resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
resenIarives of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the consent Of Congress
be- and the same is hereby. given to the erection
Of a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city Of Paiucah Kentucky, To the State of Him
cis by the paiucah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such others may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws of the States of Ken
tn ky and liinoi-: Provided That said bridge is
built with a.. unbroken continuous span Of not
less than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pier to pier over the main channel of the river,
and is built in all other respects in accordance
with ths Conditions and limitation of an en-
titled San &C, TO establish certain post roads,
approved Jay urteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge, when Completed in
the manner specified in this res lution sail be
shall be a pfst road fF the transmission Of the
mails of the United States, but Cong ess reserves
the right {. Withdraw the mt hereby given in
case the free navigation of -ad river shall at any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
nv any bridge to be ed under the authority OF
this resolution, or To direct the necessary moii-
fc ,;ions and alterations If said bridge.
Approved, April :, 1eG9.