The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-21
Approved, April 6, 1869.


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4 Restitution tor the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee >hawnee lands in Kansas.
Whereas large tract If lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe of Indians. dated
Nav 10Th, ammo pomini eighteen hundred and
ffty- four and proclaimed November sec. nd A d.
1851, FOR the benefit of certain alb entees of
tae said Shawne. t-Ibe, Is now. and for m'ny
years past has been, occupied by large number
Of white settlers and citizens of the State Of
Kansas. ant whereas the beneficial interest Of
the said absentee Shaynees in said lands and
il Absolutely forfeited by reason Of their continued
sbSence and rehabilitation with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
,obA publicly soli at the United States Land office
AZ Topeka. August tn I'd, eisht-en hundred and
scxty-thr-e. by Abraham Lincoln, President by
has proclamation dated March twentieth ammo
Ppnini eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason of the absence Of large numbers of sail
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
s,is was Indefinitely postpoLed. Therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre$en-
tstiyes OF the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona Fl lie settler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
nents thereon. the heirs at law Of such, who
u a citizen Of the United States. who has de-
cisrei his intention TO become such. shat be en-
titled t. 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 nifty cents per und-r such rules and
regulations the Secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
c-e- of said sales shall lie applied in accordance
with the provisions IOf the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians pro-
claimed November second. ammo Dumi1i eight
cen hundred and ffty-f,ur-
Approved. Aprl1, lsoa.
Public Resolutioa-No. 101
.Jlint Resolution authorizing the building of
railroad bridge over the OHIO river at Paiucah,
Kentucky
BE il resolved by I'll: Senate and House of Rep
reseniaiiyes Of the United STATES Of America in
Congress assembled. That the consent of Congress
be, ami the same is hereby. given the erection
o. a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city Of Paiucah. Kentucky, to the State of Him
ois, BY the Paducah and Cuff Railroad Company
and snch others may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws of the States of Ken
lucky and Illinois: Provided, That said bridge is
built with unbroken continuous span of not
les than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pier to pier. the main channel of the river
ard is built in all other respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of an act en-
titled IAN to establish certain post roads, !"
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge. when completed in
the manner specified in this resolution, shall be
deemed and taken to be a legal structure and
shall be post road for the Transmission of the
mails of the United States, but Congress
the right to withdraw the Mt 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 to direct the Necessary modi-
ficsfions and alterations If said bridge.
Approved, April !, 1863.