The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-21
Approved, April 6, $500.


A Resolution for the relief If settlers upon til.
absentee hswnee lands ksn-as-
Whereas a large tract If lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe If In'.iaas. dated
Nay 10th, ammo Domini ei-hteen hundred and
4. ty-four. and proclaimed November nd A d.
1851, Tor til benefit of certain ali entees OF
the sGi Shawnee t-1be, is nnw, and tor nirny
years past has been, occupi ed by large number
Of white settlers and citizens of the state Of
Kansas: AMI whereas the beneficial int. est If
the said absentee Shawnees in said lals and
Is s5soiu ely forfeited by of their continued
absence ami ',cn utilization with the sad shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands Jr,les ed
teb publicly sold at the United States lad Office
at T'peka, August til I'd, e-hteen hundred and
sxty-t Iree, by Abraham Lia,oin, President BY
his Proclamation dated March twentieth ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and -ixty three and by
reason of the absence of large Numbers Of said
settlers from rh-r homes in the federal armies the
sale WAS indefinitely pb-tpoaed. The efore
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre~en-
tstives OF the United States of Americain Con-
g-ess assembled, That each bona iiie srttler Now
occupying said E,nJs and having made improve
ments thereon, the heirs at law of sucn who
IL citizen II the United States. win, has de-
ciaref his intention to become such, shall be en-
tilted to pu chase the land occupied and i'm
prsved by him. t. exceed one hundred aud
sixty acres in en- h case, the prize of dol
i,rs and city cents per acre, und-r such rules and
regulations the Secretary IF The Interior shall
prescribe: Provided. however, That the pro-
c--Js Of said sales shall ap HE'D in accordance
with the provisions fof the treaty. b-twee the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians pro-
claimed November second anne DumiL ii eight
cen hundred and fifty four.
Approved, Aprtl1, 1864.
Public Resoluton-No. 10
joint Res,iu ion authorizing the building of a
railroad bridge over the OHIO river al f'aducab |
KenIucfy- /
Belt resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
rs-seutsfives of the United States Ct Americ, in |
Congress assembled. That the consent Of, onsre-s
DO. and the same ner-by. siven to the erection
of a railroad BRUCE the Ohio river Fl ON the
city # Paiuesh Kentucky, to the state of Him
dis. by the Pafucah and Gu Railroad Company
and such others may sssoriate with then, for |
ttst purpose under the Laws Of the States of Ken
tu Ky and IlInoi-: Provided Tnat said bridge is
builF with an unbrok.n co;tinu',us span of not
l--s than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pier TO pier. over the main chtnnel of the river
and il built in all other RESPECTS in accordtuce
with the Conditions AMI iirni rafion of en-
titlei IAN ac. to establish ccrta n post ruris ?
approved July f'urtecntli, eighIe hundred An
sixty two; that -aii bridge. when Gu .pietr,i in
tue manner sPecife,i in thus luton all be
deemed and taken to b. le-a structure ard
shall he p.s road FIR the traI-missi..n of the
rails III the United States but Cong reserves
the right & Withdraw the n: hereby given in
case ,he free navigation If -ai.l shall Mt any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
by any bridge to be erected under the authority os
This resolution. to direct the necessary moii-
fctt and alterations # sail bridge.
Approved, april ], 1s69.