The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-30

LPublic Rssnlutinn-No. 81

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Resolution for the relief If settlers upon tn
absentee shawnee lands in Kansas
Whereas a large tract Of lands set apart by
treaty with the Shawnee tribe Of Indians. date
May leth. ammo Donni eighteen hundred anC
Efty-four, aud proclaimed November sec nd, A d
1854, for the benefit of certain ab,entees o
tne said Shawnee Tribe. is now, and for m,ny
years past has been, occupied 10y "A large number
IL white settlers and citizens of the State Of
Kansas: ami whereas the beneficial interest II
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands and
il absolutely forfeited by Of their continued
absence AMI non-afilia tiDn with the s1id shawnee
tribe; and whereas the said lands ordered
10 publicly sold AT the United States land office
AZ Topeka August third. eighteen hundred and
saSty-thrre, by Abraham Lincoln President. by
ms Proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
D1rHni eighteen hundred and sixty three. and by
OF the absence of large numbers of sail
sttiers from their homes in the federal armies the
SIDE WAS Indefinitely pl-tPorei- Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House of RepreSen-
tstives OF the United States of Americai in Con-
eres- assembled, That each bona ii Re settler now
-,'capyinE sud lands and having made improve
In-nts tnercon. the heirs at law of such, who
- a citizen If the United States, who has de-
clarei bis intention 10 become such, shat be en-
sstiei to purchase the land occupied and I'M
proved 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. un@F such rules and
regulations the Secretary of the Interior shall
prescribe. Provided. however. That the pro-
ceeis said sales shall he applied in accordance
with the provisions iof the treaty between the
United States and the said s-hawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November Second, ammo Domi-i eight
hundred and fifty-f'ur.
Approved, Aprl7, 1s6s-
Public Ees1Iuton-NO. lc.7
JJint Resolution authorizing. the building Of
railroad bridge over the Ohio river at Paducdh.
Kentucky.
Bel resolved I.y the Senate and House of Rep
TAsentafiyes Of the United States If America in
Congress assembled. That the consent Of Congress
E'., and the same is hereby given the erection
81; a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city Of Palucah Kentucky, 10 the State o: Him
ui- by the I'aduCah and Gu ( Railroad Company
and such others may associate with then for
that purpose under the laws IF the States Of len
lucky and Illinois: Provided That said bridge Is
built with an unbToken continuous span Of not
les than fur hundred feet in the clear. from
pier pier. the main channel Of the river
end is built in all other respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of an act en-
titled IAN 10 establish certain post roads
approved july fourteenth. eighteen hundred AMI
sixty two; that said bridge, when completed in
the manner specified in this restitution shall be
deemed and taken ~ be 4 legal structure, and
shall be a post road FIR the transmission of the
mails of the United States. but Congress reserves
the right to withdraw the nj hereby given in
the free navigation Of said river shall at any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
by any bridge TO be erected under the authority of
This resolution. or direct the necessary modi- |
fic-tions and alterations # said bridge.
Approved, April :, 1sse.