The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-25
Approved, April 6, 1869.


A Restitution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee shawnee lands in Kansas
Where's = large tract If lands set apart by a
treaty with the shawnee tribe If Indians, dated
May 10Th, ann, Donini eighteen hundred and
hfty-fJgr, and proclaimed November sec nd, A ID.
1851. Tor tn benefit Of certain ab-entees OF
the saii Shawnee tslbe. Is row. and for many
years past has been. occupied Icy a large number
81 white settlers and citizens of the state OF
kansas; All where - the beneficial interest Of
the said absent-e shawnee. in said lands and
i abs1u ely forfeited hv reason Of theircuntinUed
absence AMI noa-ailiiiation with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
tob pabicly sold at the United States land office
at Topeka, August tn I'd, eighteen hundred and
sxty-tIree, by Abraham LiAcoln. President, by
his proclamation d,tei March twentieth. ammo
Do,nini eighteen hundred aud sixty three AMI by
reason If the absence of large numbers Of said
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale was indefinitely postponed: Therefore,
Resolved BY the Senate and House of Represen-
fatives OF the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona file settler now
ooeuryius sud liads and having made improve
Tnent> thereon. or the heirs at law of such, who
j. a cjfizen If the United States. who has de-
claref his intention 10 become such, shall toe
titled to purchase the land occupied and i'm
pr we'd by him. not t. exceed one hundred and
sixty in each case. at the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre uEi-r such rules and
regulations the Secretary If the Interior shall
Ire>cFilc Provided, however, That the pro-
ceeis ii sail sales shall be applied in accordance
United states and the said SiIiwnee Indians pro-
elsiuiei November second, ammo DOIniIi eight
cen hunlreI AMI ffty-f,ur.
Approved. AprIi1, 1850
Public Resolution-No. I9I
Joint Eess.uiion authorizing the building of
railroad bridge over the ONO river al Paiucah,
Kentucky
lie il resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
ra-entatives u the United States ot America ia
Congress assembled. That the Consent Of Uougress
be- and the same IS hereby. given to the erection
city # P.iinrah Kentucky, TO the state of Him
,is by the p;,tucssi and Gu f Railroad Company
and sucI others may associate with them for
tI.t puTr sc under the laws Of the States Of Ken
tu Ky AMI Illinois: Provided That said bridge Is
built vita unbr0ken or continuous span Of not
les tliJa fur hundred feet in the clear, from
Iie- pier. the EIsiu clI9Hnei of the river,
and j. bt:iit in all other respects in accurttnce
VITA the conditions and limitation of
titled sAu sc. TO establish certain post rotis
approved .Iuy fourteenth eighteen hundred ami
siSty two: that said bridge. when Completed in
the manner specified ia this LUTON, sail be
deemed and taken 10 b. "A Legal structure. and
-iIalI be = -, read FIR the Transmission of the
mails af the United States. but Cong reserves
the ri- Z = Withdraw the Mt hereby given in
the free navigation Of >aii river shall any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
by amy bridge t. lie erected under the authority of
This resolution. ~ direct the necessary Inoti-
fi-aJi-.n- and a,eriri ms of said bridge
Approved, Aprii !, ls52.