The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-06
Approved, April 10, 1SG9.
Public No 1al
Public No TT
An Act regulating the rights of property of mar

An Act regulating the rights OF property OF mar
riej woman in the district If Columbia
Be i; enacted by the Senate and HUE of Rep
res-ntatives of the United States OF America in
Congress assembled, That in the District of Col
umbia the right of married woman TO any
pr perty, pers nal real. belonging to her al
the time Of marriage. or acquired during mar
riage in any other way than by gift OF Convey
ance from her husband shall be absolute AS If
she femme sole. AMI 81 Ill MT be subject to
the disposal of her hu band, nor be liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
wise. and beguearh the same, or any interest
ther.in in the sane manner and with like effect
as if she were unmarried
Sac :. AMI be it furthe. enacted. That any
married woman may contract. and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all mat err having re-
laton TO her sole and separate property in the
same manner as il she were unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his properly shall be
bound TO any surh contract liable for any
covrry against her i'll any such SUIT, but judge
menr may he inforced b. execution against her
sole and SCI arate estate in he same manner as if
she we're sole
Approved, april 10, 1869
Pub ic-No. %.
An &c; to certain grant of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the nate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America III
Congress assembled That 81 much of the grant
Of lands To the State of Al,5tma by act
Of Congress a. prov-u June three, eighteen hun
dred and fifty tx, ent tied a. Al act e anting
ibiic Lands in alternate section TO the State Of
aiah.ma. to aid in the Construction of certain
railroads in said state were ed to as
s'st in the building of railroads 60 from near
Gsds1en to some point ON the alabama and Nil.
,issippi tate line in direction to the Mobile
and IN 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the said .iUbile and Ohio railroad - and 90 from
tiajsden to connie CT with the tie rgia AMI Ten
hessee and Tanressse line Of railroads through
Chartocga, Wills. and Lookout Valleys" is
hereby revived and rrneweai, sutjert I" all the
referred to, and subject I the further limit,ti N
tina if either Of The said Railroads is not COM
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage # this act no further sale shall be made
ior the benefit # such rsroa AID the lands un-
s,.: shall revert TO the United states; Provided,
Til Il the lands grant ed by the act hereby re-
vive.i, except mineral lands, shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quanit n t greater than
one-quarte' s-crion to one pu: cEaser, and for a
irice not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
| er acre
SEo. 2. And be it further enacted That the
right. power, nni authority is hereby given 10
the companies buridng the af resiid railroads to
take "m III public ianis adjacent to the iines Of
sud raj Ad> rt stone, and ether mate iais for
he Construct Thereof; and the right If way is
hereby gran ted To the extent o! hundred feet
in width es~h ride OF SAID railroads where they
may PISS The publ lands .ncu ling a neces-
say grounds TOR stations and ST. ucture. connected
herewith, not exceeding forty acres at any one
staIol-
Approved, April 10, 1850.
Public No. %
An Act to extend the time he Little Rsck and |
Fmt smith Railroad Company t.. complete the |
first sect n Of twenty mrtes If said r I'd.
BE j, eiarte.i by the -ena.e and House If Rep
-esentatives If the Uri'ed States # America in |
'cngt ess assembled. Tina: an net approved !u,y |
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty six |
sntitl d An act To revive and extend the pro-
visions Of An act granting tn right IF WY and
making grant If l..,d t. sie States Of arkansas
md vi scuri to aid in the n-trurfiun IF a rail |
-osd f,om pant us"n tie Mississippi yer. Up |
pesi.e the m nth If the Ohio river. Liti e
Rock, 10 he Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark |
,rsss, with b. anch-- t. tort Smith aud the Mis- |
's>irp; river apir we'd teI'i nay nine. eighteen
nndred and fifty three. and for other purp' ses. "
re amended to extend lie time I" the Little |
eek and Fort Sn it'll Railroad, FIR In Id NJ the |
j II sec 10 # fw.ny miles pr .vied FIR in The |
-ecs'nd section # said ACT to- the term Of hTee |
years rom he thirteen h d,y Of May. shteen
,undred and sixty even, the time Of filing The /
e tific tie If Organization to sid con pany pro-
vided for in thu third sc iinn # said act: pro
id-d. That the l nd granted by tie net hereby !
evived shall BE- sold TO nctual settlers only, IN
Quantities mt gre fer than enc. quarter Of |
sectien tn one purchaser, and for price not |
exceeding two dollars md ffty cents per acre. /,
Approved, April 10. 1869.