The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-19
Approved, april 6, 1869.


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absentee shawnee lands in Kansas.
Whereas large tract Of lands SET apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe of Indians. dated
May 10th, ammo Donini eighteen hundred and
hfty-foBr, and proclaimed November nd, 4. D.
1864, for the benstit of certain ab-entees of
the said Shawnee Tribe is now, and for many
years past has been. occupied by large number
If white settlers and citizens of the State Of
Kansas; ami whereas the beneficial interest Of
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands was and
is absolutely forfeited by of their continued
absence and non utilization with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands ordered
to BE- publicly sold at the United States Hand office
mt Topeka August third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three, by Abraham Lincoln, President, by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Donni eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason Of 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 Repre.en-
tstives OF the United States Of Amtrica in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona file settler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
nlents thereon the heirs law of sIcn. who
ia a citizen If the United States, or who has de-
c!ared his intention to become such, shall be
titled to pun chase the land 50 occupied and i'm
proved by him, net to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in each case, at the price Of Two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, under such rules and
regulations the Secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro
ceeds of said sales shall ts applied in accordance
with the provisions L"f the treaty. brtweep tie
claimed November second anrlo DuIaiLi eight
cen huD,!rei and 6fsy-flCr.
Approved, April, lisa.
Public Resolution-No. 10
Joint Resolution authorizing the building q a
railroad bridge over the Ohio river al Pa1ucaI.
Kentucky.
lie it resolved by the Senate and House q Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of ,mericl in
Congress assembled, That the consent If tougre
be, and the same is hereby, given to the erection
of railroad bridge the Ohio river furn tie
city of Paiucah Kentucky, to the State Of Him
tbs, by the Paducah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such 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 an Unhr0ken continuous span Of not |
less than four hundred feet in the clear. from |
pier to pier. the main channel Of the river |
and is built in all other respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of an act en-
titled ''An acI to establish certain post roads, . |
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred ami |
sixty two; that said bridge. when completed in !
the manner specified in this resolution stall be !
deemed and taken to b. a legal structure and |
shall be post road f.r the Transmission of the |
the right II withdraw the Mt hereby given in |
case the free navigation Of said river shall at any
time be substantially and materially Instructed |
by any bridge t. he erected under the authority of
this resolution. 70 direct the necessary modi- !
fc,tions and alterations IF said bridge.
Approved, April !, 1869.