The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-11
Approved, April 10, 1860.
Pubiic-No 1877


4 ried woman in the District of Columbia
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentafives of the United States Of America IL
Congress assembled, That in the District of Col
umbia the right Of any married woman 10 any
property, pers' nal real. belonging to her al
the time of marriage, acquired during mar
| rage in any osher way than by gift or convey
ance from her husband, shall be absolute as II
she were femme sole. and sh Ill not be subject Il
the disposal of her hu- band, be liable fer hi.
debts; but such married woman may convey. de-
| wise, and bequeath the same, or any interest
therein in the same manner and with like effect
| as if she were unmarried.
| SEC 2. And be il further enacted That any
| married woman may contract, and sue and be
| sued in her own name, in all matters having re-
lation to her sole and separate property in the
same manner ii she were unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound TO any such Contract nor liable for any re-
| covery against her III any such suit, but judge
| ment may be inforced be execution against her
sole and separate estate in the manner as if
she sole.
Approved, April 10. 1863
TPub,ic-No. 20
An act to renew certain grants of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the :, nate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That 50 much of the grant
Of lands made to the State of Alabama by act
of Congress approved June three. eighteen hum
bred and fifty six, entitled 50 An act granting
public lands in alternate sections to the State Of
Alabama. to aid in the construction Of certain
railroads in said State as were grant ed to as
SYST in the building of railroads - from rear
Gadsden TO some point on the Alabama and ME-
sissippi State line in direction 70 the Mobile
and oh 10 rlilroad, with view to connect with
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad - and Sc from
Gadssfen to connect with the Georgia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chaito1ga, Wills, and Lookout Valleys is
hereby revived and renewed, subie-t to all the
conditions aud restrictions contained in the net
red tn md
that if either of tie said railroads j. not COM
pleted within three years from the time Of the |
passage Of this act further sale shall be made |
Tor the benefit Of such raiiroa' aud the lands
soil shall revert to the United States: Provided |
That the lands granted by the act hereby re- |
vivei, except mineral lands shall be soli to |
actual settlers only in quantities It greater than
one-quarter section to one purchaser, and for a
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents |
per acre.
SEQ p And be it further enacted. That the |
right. power, and authority is hereby given 10 |
The companies building the aforesaid railroads TO
lake rom the public lands adjacent t. the lines of
.ad rair ads earth, stone, and other materials for
the construction thereof and the right Of way is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
in width on each side OF said railroads where they
may pass over the public lands. inciuiing neces-
'ary grounds for stations and structures connected
herewith, not exceeding forty any one
tayion-
Approved, April 10. 1862
An Act to extend the time T the Little Rack and |
Fort Smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section Of twenty miles Of said r,ad.
Be il enacted by the senate and House Of Rep
of the United States Of America in
congress assembled, That act approved July
wenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty -sx
ntitl, d . An act to revive and extend the pro-
isiJns Of An act granting thu right of way and
making grant of land to the States of Arkansas
nd Missouri to aid in the construction of rail
DAD from point upon the Mississippi river, OPP
osite the mouth of the Ohio river, via Little
lock, to the Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
nsas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mis- [
ssippi river approved February nine, eighteen
undred and fit three and for other purposes"
e amended as to extend the time to the Little
ock and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
rst section of twenty miles provided for in the
ecopd section Of said act. Tor the term of three
ears from the thirteenth day of May, eighteen
undred and sixty-even, the time Of filing the
srtifcste of organization to said company pro- T
ided for in the third section Of said act: pro- {
ided, That the land granted by the act hereby q
,vivcd shall be cold sctual settlers only, in
aantities MT grester than onesquarter Of . a
'ction to one purchaser, and for price not I
kceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre. 1 Q
Approved, April 10. 1869. yS7IRz