The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-20
April 10. Is6a.
fPublic No lal


An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar
ried woman in the district If Columbia
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
resensatives of the United States OF America IL
| Congress assemble That ia the District of Col
| Unhia the right OF any married woman TO any
| property, pcrs nal real, belonging TO her al
| the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
| riace in any osher way than By gift or convey
| ance from her husband, shall be absolute II
she were femme sole. AMI sh Ill not be sutject 70
the disposal of her hu band, he liable for his
| debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
| wise, and bequeatiI the SINE. any interest
thersin. in the same manner and with like effect
as if she were unmarried.
| Sec =. AM be il further enacted, That any
| married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all natter having re-
lation TO her sole and separate property in the
i same manner il she unmarried: but
neither her husband his property shall be
bound to any su-h contract nor liable for any
covery against her i'll any such suit bat judge
ment may be infofced b. execution against her
sole and SEPARATE estate in he same manner as if
she were sole.
Approved, April 10. 1853
Pub 'ic-No. 81.
An act 20 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 n
Congress assembled, That 81 much of the grant
OF lands made to the State of Altb,ms BY act
Of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
bred and fifty xix, ent tied 9. An act g-anting
IN alternate SECTIONS to the State OF
A.absmt. To aid IN the construction of certain
railroads in said State were grant ell to as
sist in the building of railroads - from rear
GAisien to some point on the alabama and Mis- |
.issippi state line in direction to the Mobile |
and oh 10 railroad. with 4 View to connect with |
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad and from |
Ga1siea to connect with the &c ,rgia and Ten |
nessee and Tennessee Inc Of railroads through /
Chatfooga, Wills. and Lookout Valleys" is |
hereby revived and renewed. subject t. all the |
conditions and restrictions oonrainei in the act /
referred To. and subject t. the further imitati N
thai if either Of the said railroads ]. not COM
passage # this act further sale shall be made
Tor the benefit If such raj roa ard the lands
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 in quantities It greater than
One-gUarter section to one purchaser, and for q
price not exceeding two dull.rs and fifty cents
Fer acre.
right. power, and authority is hereby given 10
the companies building the af ressid railroads to
take ON thu public lands adjacent to the lines of
laid rair ads earth, stone, and ether materials for
the constTUctin thereof; and the right Of way il
hereby granted to the extent Of one hundred feet
in width each side of SAID railroads where they
may pass over the public lands. ,nciu ling neces-
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
,taIion-
Approved, April 10, 1862
tPnbfc-No. s21
An Ac. to extend the time r he Little Heck and
Fort smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section Of twenty mics IF said ro-d.
Be il eiia.-te.i by the senate and House Of Rep
esentatives of the United States IF America in
'cng,ess assembled. That an act approved July
wenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty six. |
ntiri. d = An act revive and extend the pro-
i-f'ns Of An ACT granting tn right of wsy and
making grant Of lard to the States Of Arkansas
nd Missouri to aid in the construction Of rail-
o;ei from point upon the Mississippi cp-
este the mouth Of the Ohio river. via Littie $
Jock, to he Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
nsas, with branches to Fort Smith aud the Mis- (
ssippi river approved February nine eighteen a
uDdre1 and fifty three. and for other purp ses" q
e 81 amended TO extend the time TO the Little II
ock and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the b
Tst section. Of twenty niles provided for in the
econd section If said act. for the term of three
ears from the thirteenth day If May. eighteen
naslred and sixty-.even, the time Of filing the
,. tifscatc of organization to said pany pro-
ided for in the third section Of said act: pro- C
id-l, That the land granted by the act hereby a
.xived shall be spl sctual settlers only, in a
mt greater than onefquarter OF . y
'ctinn to one purchaser. snd for price BOT Il
Sceediag two dollars snd fifty cents per acre. o
Approved, April 10. Is69.