The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-10
rovel, April 8, 1869.
Public Res,lution-No. 81

A Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee hawne. lands in ksn<as-
Whereas y large tract # lands set apart by
treaty With the Shawnee tribe If Indians, dated
May l0th, ammo Dcmni eighteen hundred and
6fty-f,ur and procisimei November sec nd A d.
1s6&, for th- benefit Of certain ab entees OF
the said Shawnee Tribe, is now, and for msny
years past hs. been, occupied by n large humber
of white settlers and citizens Of the state of
Kansas; ami whereas the beneficial intes est IT
the said absent-e >hAWnees in sail lands was and
abs,lu ely f,rfitet by Of their continued
absence anil rehabilitation with the said shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
to b. publicly sold the United States lad Office
at T ,p>kA. August tn rd, ei-hteen hundred and
sixty-t1r-e, by Abraham Lincoln, President. by
his proclamation dated March twentieth. ammo
D,n nj eighteen hundred and sixty three AMI by
settlers from thr homes in the federal Al mics the
sale wss indefinitely prstpcsed, Ihesef1r-,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-en-
tstives OF the United States ofAmercsin Con
ersss assembled, That each bona hte settler now
occupying said Lsn,;s and having made imcrove-
ments theron. the heirs at law cf such, who
is . CITIZEN of the United States. or win, has de-
eiaret his intention to become such, shall be en-
titlsd % puI chase the land occupied and i'm
prsved by him. not To exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in car case. NJ the prize If two dol
lars and fifty eenf-pes acre, uni.r such rules and
regulations the Secretary Il the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
ereis Of sail ssie- shall be ap lied in accordance
With the provisions lof the tr-afyl between the
United states and the said shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November Second, ammo DeIniLi eight
cen hun,ired ant fifty fur.
Approved, April. 1863. =
Public Resolution-No. 10
Joint Resblui ;on authorizing the building OF a
railroad bridge over the Ohio river NJ Pstucah,
Kcntucfy-
Be il resolved hy the Senate and House Of Rep
r-~sutafiyes Of the United STATES Ct America in
Congress assembled That the consent of Congress
be- and the same IS hereby. given to the erection
Of . railroad bri5ge over the Obi, river from the
CITY II PAsiusah Kentucky, tn the State Of Him
els, by the f,sdreah and 8uf kslroad Company
Ard such others n may assoriate with them for
that purpo-e under the laws If the States Of Ken
tucky and illinoi-: Provided. That SAID bridge il
les than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pser TO pier. the main ehanne. If the river,
ard Is built in all other respects in "a cordarce
with the cnndrson- AMI liIaisation of an act en-
titled IAN &c. TO establish CERTAIN post roads,
approved July f.urte-nth, e;ghfern hundred an
sixty two; that ssii bridge. when cD.apiets-i in
the manner specified in this res tuition, all be
deemed and tak-i, To b, a le.ai structure. aud
shall be a psf road fr the TRANSMISSION of the
mails ef the Unite! States, but Cong reserves
the right &, withisaw the as mt hereby given in
Gaze the free navigation # ,aid river snail at any
time be sub,t.ntiaIiy and materially obstructed
by Any bridge 10 he ell under The authority o!
this resolution or To direct the necessary Iloii-
f> iii us and alteraris n 4 SAID bridge.
Approved, Aprii :, 1,6e-