The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-10
Approved, April 10, 1sG9.



An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar
riel woman in the district of Columbia,
BE il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatves of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That in the District of Col
umbia the right of any married woman to any
property, personal or real belonging TO her al
tie time OF marriage or acquired during mar
rage in any other way than by gift convey
auce from her hush and. shall be absolute if
she were femme sole, and shall not be subject to
the disposal Of her husband, nor he liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
wise. and hequesth the same, or any interest
therein, in the same manner and with like effect
IS if she were unmarried.
SEC ,. And be it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her name in all matters having
latOn to her sole and separate property in the
manner if she were unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any such contract nor liable for any re-
coyery against her i'll any such suit, but Judge
Ineut may be infurcei by execution against her
sole and separate estate in The same manner as if
she were sole
Approved, April 10, 1859
lPubiic-No. 20.
An act TO renew certain grants of land to the State
OF Alabama.
BE it enacted by the 5, nate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of Americ i'll
Congress assembled. That So much of the grant
of lands made to the State of Alabama by tue act
of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
drei and fifty six. entitled @ An act granting
public lands in alternate sections TO the State of
Alabama. to aid in the construction of certain
ist in the building Of railroads - from near
GAdsden to some point on the Alabama and Mis-
sissippi state line in direction TO the Mobile
and Oh 10 railroad, wish a view to connect with
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad. - and "a from
Gadsden to connect with the Georgia and Ten
nesSee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chattooga, Wills, and Lookout valleys" is
hereby revived and renewed, subject to all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the act
referred to, and subject to the further Limitation
that if either Of the said railroads is not COM
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage Of this act no further sale shI!i Be nsde
Tor the benefit of such railroad, and the lands un-
sold shall revert to the United States; Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
vived, except mine raj lands, shall be sold to
actual settlers only i'll quantities not greater than
one-quarter section to one purchaser, and for a
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre
SEQ. =. And be it further enacted, That the
right, power, and authority is hereby given TO |
.he mpanies building the aforesaid railroads to
axe ON the public lands adjacent to the lines of
aid railr ads EARTH stone and other materials for
he construction thereof; and the right OF way is |
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
n width each side of said railroads where they |
nay pass over the public lands, including ii neces
AIRY grounds for stations and structures connected
herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
tatoR.
Approved, April ~, 1ocS.
fPnblc-No. %
In Act to extend the time II the Little Reck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section of twenty miles Of said road.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
of the United States of America in
congress assembled That an act approved July
senty eight, eighteen hundred and sixty six,
ntiitd - An act to revive aud extend the pro-
isions of An act granting tn right OF way and
llkng grant Of land to the States of Arkansas
nd Missouri to aid in the construction of a rail-
,id from point upon the Mississippi river, OPP
usite the mouth of the Ohio river. via Little 4
ock, to the Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark I
1sas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mis- t
ssippi river approved February nine, eighteen 4
undred and fifty-three, and for other PURPOSES
amended TO extend the time to the Little
Dck and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
st section Of twenty miles provided for in the
cond section Of said art, for the term of three l
airs from The thirteenth day Of May, eighteen
inbred and sixty-seven, the time Of filing the
rtificate of organization to said company pro- | 7
led for in the third section Of said act: pro- {
ied, That the land granted by the act hereby a
vived shall be sold 10 actual settlers only, in (
antilles MT greater than oDeSquarter Of a
ction to one purchaser, and for price not t
ceeding two dollars arid fifty cents PEE acre. G
Approved, April 10, 1869.