The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-08
pproved, April 10, 1869.
1Public-No 1ol
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An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar

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/ An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar
| ried woman in the district of Columbia
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States eli America in
Congress a-serlb ed, That in the District of Col
umbia the right of a.y married woman TO any
property, pers nal or real, belonging to her at
| the time of marriage, acquired during mar
rage in any osher way than by gifs or Convey.
| ance from her husband. shall be absolute As II
she were femme SOLE AMI sh Ill not be subject to
the disposal of her hu band nor be liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
| wise. and tequeaih the sHme, any interest
Therein, in the same manner and with like effect
as if she were unmarried.
| Sac :. And be it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all natter having re-
Iation to her sole and separate property i'll the
same manner il she unmarried; but
| neither her husband his property shall be
bound to any su-hcontract nor liable for any re-
covery against her il, any such su /, hut judge
ment NAV he inf,,rce1 b. execution against her
sole and Sc, arate estate in he if
she were sole.
Approved, April 10, 1869
Pub ic-So. 90
An act to certain grants of land 70 the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the nate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America
Congress assembled That 50 much of the grant
of lands uaie To the State of Alabama by act
of Congress approved June three, eighteen hum
dred and fifty Fix. ent tied - An act & anting
public lands in alternate sections to the State Of
Alabama. TO aid in the construction Of certain
railroads in said state were gran ed t.
syst in the building Of railroads - from near
G'sdsden to sonle point on the alabama and Mi.
sissippi state line in direction to the Mobile
and oh 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the said .iubIle and Ohio railroad - and Sc from
Gadsien to connect with the &c rgia and Ten
nessee AMI Tennessee lEe of railroads through
Cha'tooga, Wills. snd Lockout Valleys is
hereby revived and renewed, subject t. all the
conditions AID Restrictions contained in the act
referred to, and subject t. the further limitst N
thai if either Of the said railroads Is BOT cum-
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage Of this act no further sale shall be made
the benefit If such raroa and the lands W.
sold shall revert to the United States; Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
vive,i. except mineral lands, shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities Il greater than
one-quarfer section to purchaser, and for a |
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents |
per acre |
SEQ. 2. And be it further enacted. That the |
right, power, sna authority ia hereby gwen 10 |
the omy.anies building the af resaid railroads to
take th. public lands adjacent to the lines OF
said raj ssd etrth stone, and other mate iais for
the Construct thereof; ard the right Of way is
hereby grated To the extent Of one hundred feet
in width N each side OF said railroads where hey
may pass The publ lands ,nciu ting neces-
siry grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding t0rtv acres any one
staiio,-
Approved. April 10, lsG9.
fPnbic-N No %
An Act to extent the time r he Little Reck and
Fo't smith Railroad Company to complete the
first sect. n Of TWEEN miles # said r I'D
Be il tel by the -enate and House of Rep
-esentatives IF the United States # America in
rongiess assembled. Tha; act approved aniy
wenty eight. eighteen hnirirtd and sixty six
.ntiti = An act t. revive ard extend the pro-
,i,iuiis Of An act granting tn right IF WY and
making grant # land to .iie States Of Arkansas
md Mi souri, l.. aid in the con-trurti,n Of a rail-
o,i Il ON point ui''n The Mississippi river. Up
,osife the mouth If the Ohio river. Lit
sock to The Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
MAS. with b, ranches to rart Smti. and the Mis-
issipp RIVER apr we'd February nine. eight. en-
undred and fifty three. and for other pHrF' ses. >
e ~ amended TO eNfe ID he time T., tine Little
ock and Fort S!s it'll i.si.raad, FIR bu Id n the
int sec io # fw ni~5 pr vi'rd fur in the
econd section # sail Az. to- the term II three
ears the thirteen sisy If May. .hteen
nndred and sixty even. the time If filing the
e tif;c,te of organization 10 id Cor pany pro-
idel for in the third sesfion # said act: pro
ided. That the nd granted BY the act hereby {
yived- shall be sld actual settlsrs onlys N
yaniisies n { greater than one quarter II :
sction to enc purchaser, and for price not
xcssJfng two oilers ana fifty cents per acre. I
Approved. April 10. lsC9~