The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09
Approved, April 10, 1869.


4, Act rerrlatine the rights of property Of mar
riej woman in the District Of Columbia
Be- ii enacted by the Senate and House OF hep
resentatives of the United States OF America III
Congress assembled, That in the District OF 'ol-
rmba the right Of any married woman 10 an.
rroperty personal real, belonging 10 lier al
tie time of marriage, or 2slaIfSd dnilis hi''t-
rage in any osher way than by gift or convey
ance from her husband, shall be as absolute AZ II
.he were femme sole, and sh al not De su'Jrct ~
the DISPOSAL of her hu,band, nor be Liable Tor ms
3e:,ts; but such married woman may convey ue-
wise, and bequeath the same, OF any lh'tfes.
therein In the same manner and Win IKE crest
3 if she were unmarried.
SEC. , And be it further enacted, Ihat any
married woman may contract, and sue anu De
I'D in her own name in all matters having re-
i.tion to her sole and separate properly III me
same mlnner il she were uniharrleu' o,'t
neither her husband nor his property SHAH 'e
l,onnd 20 any sn"h contract nor Liable lof any re-
covary against her i'll any such suit, tut judge
Inent may be intorced bv execution agdiilst "ei
oIa and SCI arate estate in the same manner as II
she were sl!c.
[Pubiic-No. POI
An act to renew certain grants OF land 10 the ea'e
of AlabaIni.
BE it enacted by the - nate and House 81 KEEP
re,entariyes of the United States OF America III
t,onrres. assembled, That So much OF the grant
Of lands mate 10 the State of Alabama by ACT
# Congress approved June three, ellhseeh Nun
irrd and ffty efx, entitled - An act g antins
Alabama to aid in the construction oi certain
railroads. in said state as were gran ca l" as
-5st in the building of ralroa1s - from near
-, sden 10 some point on the ALABAMA anu "a
issinpi state line in \ direction To- the Notlie
md Oh 10 railroad, with view to connect Slth
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad, ana = from
,iaisden to connect with the Georgia ana zen
itsss5e and Tennessee Inc OF raiiroiiS t"T.uaii
1:h,ttooaa. wills and lookout valleys, Is
hereby revived and renewed, subject t. an tht
.ondjtions aid restrictions contained in the "ct
referred TO- and subject t. the further iifhiI'u Il
that If either Of the said railroads Is Not COM
,I.tad Within three wears from the time Of the
massage Of this act further sale s'iali oe ihdut
.er tile benefit If such rarca, aud the iih'S W.
.,.1I shall revert TO the UhItei Slater ffr'iue''
r,,,t the lands granted by the act hereby It.
gfvai except mineral lands, shall be sOli Il
actual settlers only in quantities mt greater than
,,-,e-quarter section to ole pun CHASER anu l'i .
t,rice not exceeding two dollars ana my ceh'S
per acre. nj. a.,
$50 , And be it further enacted. That the
ripbt. power. aui authority is hereby gwen IL
t.r companies building the AFORESAID f'IFoa''s II
sE { ON the public lands adjacent 10 the !lhes
lid .,ir ads earth stone, and other mtteiaIs lp'
INSTRUMENTATION thereof; ard the right of way L
hareI,v granted to the extent of one huna'eu Zee
i, width on each side ct SAID raitrolHs "ieie ihe
nav PISS over the publ" lands lncluiing a heces
saw grounds Tor stations and structures cohiee'e'
fsiercw with, not tACeSuih5 'oi'' 'AON7 -' "
station.
Approved, April 10. 1s69
TPnblic- No. %
.,-Act to extend the time FIR he Little ksck an
Fort smith Railroad Company t. complete Lit
first secti.n Of twenty miles 81 sald rP"u,
he il enacted by the senate and House oi hei-
,,.squtatiyes of the United States Of America IL
Conrr.ss assembled, That an act approved "nls
tgye3tv ,irlt. eighteen hundred ard SIXTY SIX
..,,tjtJid An act 10 revive aud extend the pro
xi-inr- If An acf granting til right OF wy ah'
,,,,l,i,, y grant uF land To the States OF ATNai7a
IA Ni..aiIgi to aid in the construction OF i ran
md n ON a point upon the Mississippi RIVER Up
sit. he mouth # the Chi, river. wa L.'
pncL Ia the Texas boundary n sar Fulton III AIN
,s.z with branches to Fort smith ana the My
.-ssir,I,j river approved February nine. elghleer
,'uudtea and f v-three. and for other pnfP%es,,
- amended Il. TO extend he time to me Li., :,
IN, AMI Fort Smith Railroad, for hu'id NJ m
al s4ctin,. If twenty miles provided Tor IN liit
-,.cpd section. of said act, Tor the term oi tIie
var. from lhe thirteen. day q May. Eh'e'n
handled and sixfy--ev-n, the time oi ming 'ie
-. tificite Of organization 10 shld company -
lid far in the third section OF saiia act pr
yi,;,J That the Lard granted by TIE act neie's
rax;yed shall be sold 10 actual settlers ohy ~
..uanti,ies not greater than ON. quarter Vi !,
s..ct;op TO one purchaser, and Tar a price ~
s,ceslinr two d,llars and fifty cents per acre
A, proved, April 10, 1863.