The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-07
April lG, 1Sf9.
Puhlic-NO 10

An Act regulating the rights Of property Of mar
rieti woman in the district of Columbia
| BE it enacted BY the Senate and Hnu-e Of Rep
resrntatives Of the United States of America III
Congress a~sembe ed, That in the District Of Col
unItia the right of any married woman 10 any
property, peTs nal or real, belonging TO ler al
the time Of marriage, or acquired during mar
rage in any oSLer way than 10y gift or convey
ance from her husband shall be absolute as II
she were femme spie, aui sh I'll not be subject In
the disposal of her hu band. nor be liable for his
debts: but such married woman may convey. de-
wise. and bequrath the SINE. OF any interest
therein in the sane manner and with like effect
as if she trIei-
SEC , And be il further enacted, That any
married woman NAV contract, and sue and he
sued in her own name, in all matters having re-
latiOn her sole and separate property Ia the
same manner il she were unnarried; but
ne tl,er her husband his property shall be
bound to any such Contract nor liable Tor any re-
covery against her i'll any such suit. but judge
ment NAV be infofcei b. execution against her
sole and separate estate in ;he same manner as II
she were sole.
Approved, April 10. 1859
Put ic-NO- 20.
An act to renew certain grants of land to the State
of Alaham..
Be it enacted by the :, nate and House of Rep
res-ntatives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled That much of the grant
OF lands made to the State of Alabama 10y I e act
If Congress approved june three, eighteen hum
bred and fifty xix, tied :. An act grantrng
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A lai.aula. to aid in the construction of certain
railroads in said State.' were granted to as
SIst in the building of railroads - from near
Gads,ien TO some point on the Alabama and Me
,issippi state line in direction TO the Mobile
aud Oh 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad " and : from
Gadsden to connect with the Gelrgia and Ten
nes-ee ami Tennessee line of railruai through
Chsftooga, Wills and Lookout Valleys, is
hereby revived and renewed, subject To all the
conditions aid restrictions contained in the act
referred To. and subject t, the further limitation
thar if either Of tie said railroads L not com
rleted within three years from the time OF the
passage If this act further sale shall lie made
tor te benefit II sI,ci rairoat- aud the lands un-
suii shall revert TO the United States; Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby fe-
yiveI, except mineral lands, shall be soli TO
actual settlers only i'll quantities not greater thah
one-auarter section To one purchaser, and for
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre
SEQ. ,. And be it further enacted. That the
right power. ami authority is hereby given to
the COMPANIES building the aforesaid railroads to
take ON the public lands adjacent to the lines oil
said riir ads earth, stone, and other materials Tor
the cons tructi'n thereof and the right nj way Is
hereby granted 10 the extent Of one hundred reel
in width on each side of said railroads where they
may pass over the public lands. Inclu ling ncces-
sary grounds Ter stations AMI structures connected
Herewith, not exceedn. forty acres al any one
station.
Approved, April 10. 1859.
fPnbiic-No -.
An Act to extend the time The Little R@ck and
Foit Smith Railroad Company To complete the
first section OF twenty miles IF said road
Be il enarte, by the senate and House Of Keep
resentatives If the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That act approved July
twenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty SIX
entitl, d :. An act to revive aud extend The pro
visions of An granting I'll right Of Way and
ntskiG. grant If Land to the States If Arkansas
and Missouri aid in the construction Of rail-
road froiu point U."n the Mississippi rNer. OPP
posite The N nth # the Ohio river, wa Little
Rock, To The Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
aisSiS with branches II Fort Smith and the Mis-
sissippi river apr we'd February nine, eighteen
hundred and fifty three and for oiher purposes.
be amended as eN;crrd he time t. the Little
ock and Fort Sn ith Railroad, FIR building the
fest seclio;. Of twenty miles provided for in lite
scc,r section If said act tor the terra 81 three
years from the thirteen n day Of May, eighteen
hundred and sixty--eyep, the time II hing the
ce riics,t If organization to said COR pany pro-
vi,Ie, for in the third section Of said act: pro-
viied That tie Lind granted by the act hereby
revived shalt BE Sold actual settlers only, IN
quantities ne+ter tlan one. quarter OF
section to one purchaser, and for price not
exceeding two i liars ..ni fifty cents per acre.
Approved, April 10, 1861