The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-17
Approved, April 6, 1869.



4 Resolution Tor the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee shawnee lands in Kansas
Whereas 4 large tract If lands set apart by
treaty with the Shawnee tribe of Indians, date
Mas l0th, annp Dumiui eighteen hundred and
fifty four and proclaimed November sec nj. A d
1854, Tor the benefit Of certain abentees ot
the saii Shawnee tribe, is now and for many
years past has been, occupied by a large number
IF white settlers and citizens of the State 81
Kansas; and whereas the beneficial interest II
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands and
Is Absolutely forfeited by of their continued
absence and non utilization with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands We're ordered
to b. publicly sold the United States land office
ut Topeka, August thTd, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three, by Abraham Lincoln President. by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason of the absence of large numbers of s'id
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale wits Indefinitely postpohei: Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Reprtsen-
tatives OF the United States of America in Com
Eress assembled, That each bona iiie settler now
occupying siii lands and having made improve
Inents thereon, the heirs at law of sllch, who
is citizen If the United States, or who has de
c!are3 his intention to become such, shall be en-
titled to purchase the land So occupied and i'm
proved by him, not to exceed one Eundr.ri and
sixty in each case. at the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, under such rules and
regulations a, the Secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided. however, That the pro-
ceeis Of sail sales shall he ap ,Iied in accordance
with the provisions Iof the treaty between the
United States and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November second Domi.ri eight
hundred and fifty-f2rr.
Approved, Aprii1, 1863.
Public Resolution No. 10
Joint Resolution authorizing the building Of
railroad bridge over the OHIO river at Psducah
Kentucky.
BE il resolved ty the Senate and House Of Rep
rasentatives of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled That the consent Of Congress
re, and the same : hereby, given TO the erection
# a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from tie
city of Paiucah Kentucky, To the state of Him
ois, by the PadGcah and Ciuf Railroad Company
and such others may associate with them for
that psi pse under the laws of the States # Ken
lucky and Illinois: Provided, That said bridge is
built with unbroken 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 accurdaDce
with the conditions and Limitation of an act en-
titled IAN 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 shall be !
deemed and I.i.en TO be a legal structure. and !
shall be post road FIR the tran-IIiSsi.,n Of the
mails Of The United States, but Conc. e>s RESERVES
the right t. withdraw the mt hereby given in |
the free ivigatiou OF e3tid shall at ":,v
time lie substantially and materially oStrUcte,I
~ any bridge t. he erected under the autnDrity OF
this resolution, or direct the necessary nOdi-
fc iticns and alterations Of said bridge.
Approved, AIrii ! l>69.