The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-05
Approved, April 10, 1850.



An Act regulating the rights Of property Of mar
ried woman in the district If Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and u5u-e OF Rep
resentatives IF the United States VI America in
Corgres, assembled, That in the strict Of CD
Unba the right Of Y married woman to any
property, pers nal real. belonging to her at
the time of marriage, or acquired durin- mar
rage in any Other way than by gift or convey
ance from her husband, shall be abs lure as #
she were femme Sole anl ii al MT b. subject 10
the disposal OF her hu banl, nor be liable for bis
debts; but such married woman may convey. de-
wise. and bequeath the same. or any interest
Therein, in tie same manner and with Ike effect
il she unts aTriett.
Sc ,, Au-i be it further enacted. That any
married woman may contract, and rjie and be
sued in her own name, in all mat'ers having re-
aifon 10 her sole AMI separate property in the
same manner as il she were unmarried; hut
neither her husband IIar his property shall he
bound to any such contract nor liabl- Tor any
covGry against her ia any such SUIT, hut judge
nielt may lie infofcei bs execution against her
sole AMI SCI a-.e estate in he manner a. if
she ere sole.
Approved April 10, 1853
Pub ic-No. 20.
an act to renew Certain grant Of land to the State
OF AiataInf.
Be it enacted by the ) hate and II use Of Rep
resentatiyes of the United SIat=S Of America
Congress assembled. That much of the grant
Of lands Z, the State of AlibIm, by act
# Congress aiprove1. Jpns three, eighteen ham
pGhiic LANDS in alternate sections the State II
alahaGi IA. TO aid in the construction of Ger tain
railroads in said state were graIfei u
in the builling of railroads a. from near
6 ,lsdel to some point the Alabama aHd Mi
sissipi,i state line in direction to Ile Mobile
and .bh 20 railroad, with view 10 connect With
the said i,b.ie and Chic railroad - and g from
,i;i,is,ieu to cui,nect with the &c rig IA ami Ten
nes>ee AMI Tennessee line of railroa is through
Cha rtooga, Wills and lockout Valleys is
hereby revived and renewef, subject l. all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the act
referred 10, an utject t. the further limit I'll N
tina IL either # tie said railroads i not com
plctej within thee years from the time Of the
passage IF this act fur her sale shall be made
the baieiit II suc!' Tai'roI aad the lands
sill shall revert to the Uuitei states: Provided
tn 1t the ianGs granted by the act Hereby re-
yivei, except mineral lln1-, shall lie ,oli to
actual settlers Oaty in quantities n greater than
one-quarteF section to one pu chaser, and fIl a
price Mt exceeding tEo G5Iirs aid ffty cents
per
SEQ. ,. And lie it further enacted. Thlt the
light, power, ant authority is hereby given 10
the conn anies luidrng the af resiid railroads Ia
taSe ON TIL public lands adjacent to the lie, OF
aid ri adj erta, stone, and 9TH Il m tte.its for
he Construct thereof and the right i way il
hereby era ted - the extent uf hundred feet
in width e:t"h side of said railroads they
nay The public iLnds. rnciC ting neces-
sny grounds ir stations and tfucture> Connected
not exceeding fO-ty acres at any che
stat ,oI.
Approved. April II, 1850.
fPnhl C No. %
An Act to extend the time The Little I~clz ana
Fost Smith Etiiroad Company |" complete the
first sectn oi TWEEN y miles 4 said r I'D.
lse il enacted by tlte senate and House Of Rep
rec .ntstiye- If the United States Of Americs, in
fcng' tss assembled, That act approved July |
twenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty SIX, |
satiti d : An act t. revive aud extend The pro-
visions IF An ar granting til right IF way and
maxim. grant If l4id to the States cf Arkansas
and vi seuri - aid in the c1u~tru tun Of rail
road ora point ui.on the Mississippi river. op
osire the m.uth # The ONO river. va Lii : |
ock. 10 he Texas boundary near Fulton in Al
tpsas. with branches to hort Smith and the Wis
;is>ippj river. approved February nine. eight en-
uGre,i and fifty three. ard for other p'rp.ses.
amended TO extend The time to the Little
ok AMI Fort Sn ith Railroad, for tuild NJ the
irst s.cio.- uf tweny miles provided for in the
second section II said act. tor the term Ct three
years from the Thirteenth dsy Of Lay. eighteen
huatreJ and sixty -eysn, the time Of fling he
,e tic-,te Of organic ,tin to sid con pany pro-
s;dei for in the third section Of said act: pro-
ii.d, That the lind granted by the act hereby
revived shall be sold sctual settlers only. IN
quantities mt greeter than onesquarter Of
section to one purchaser, and for price not
sxcceling two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Approved, April 20, 1869.