The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-01
'rovei, April 6, 1869.
Public Resolution-No. 81


Puoilc htsoiutioYl-NO- y.
A Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee hawnee lands in Kan~as.
Whereas a large tract If lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe Of Indians dated
Nay 10Th, ammo Domni eighteen hundred and
nifty -four, and proclaimed November nd D.
1854, for tn benefit of certain alb entees of
the said Shawnee tribe, is now, and tor m,ny
years past has been, occupied by large number
IF white settlers and citizens of the state of
Kansas: AMI whereas the beneficial int est Of
the said absentee Shawnees in said lands and
Ii absolutely forfeited by of their conrvued
sbsence and utilization with the said shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were urier ed
to b. publicly sold at the United States la I'd office
at Topeka, August tn I'd, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three. by Abraham Lseoln, President. by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty three and nv
reason of the absence of large numbers of said
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale was indefinitely postponed. Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of RepreSen-
tatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona fl lie s.ttler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
ments thereon, the heirs at law Of such, WIN,
is citizen If the United States, VIII" has de-
ciarei his intention TO become such, shall be
titled to pnich,se the land so occupied and i'm
proved by him, not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in each case, the price of dol
lars and Fifty cents per acre, under such rules and
regulations the secretary of the Interior shall
prescribe Provided, however. That the pro-
c.eds of said sales shall be applied accordance
with the provisions of the treaty between the
United States and the said Shawnee Indians. pro-
claimed November second. ammo Daili ii eight
con hundred and ffty-four.
Approved April 1869.
Public Kesolution-No. 1o1
joint Resniu ion authorizing the building of |
railroad bridge the OHIO river Mt Paducah |
Kentucky.
Be it resolved iy the Senate and House Of Rep
rnsentatiyes of the United States Gf America in
Congress assembled That the consent of Congress
be, and the Is hereby. given 10 the erection
of railroad bridge the Ohio river Fl ON the
city If Palucah Kentucky, to the State of Him
OILS. by the Paiucah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such Others may associate with them for |
that purpose under the laws of the States Of Ken
lucky and Illinois: Provided. That said bridge is
built with an un5roken coutinuons span of not
less than fJur hundred feet in the Clear from
pier to pier. over the main channel of the river
and is built in all other respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of an act en-
titled FAN TO establish certain post roads, "
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred an
te manner specified in this resolution si,all be
deemed aud taken to be legal structure and
shall be psSt road f,r the transmission of the
mails of the United States. but Congress reserves
the right - withdraw the Mt hereby given in
the free navigation If said river shall any
time be substantially aud materially INSTRUCTED
by any bridge to be ed under the authority of
this resolution. to direct the necessary moGi-
scstions and alterations If said bridge.
Approved. April :, 1s69- :