The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-07
IPubiic-No- 20.
An act to renew certain grants Of land to the state
of Alabama.

An act to renew oi ~ 'he >'ose
of Alabama.
| Be it enacted by the nate and House 81 KEEP
resentarives of the United States of America IA
Congress assembled. That 50 much OF the grant
| of lands maize to the State OF Alaoams oy act
| Of Congress atprovet. June three, eighteen nun
t.red and fifty -ix, entitled 90 An act {, antlng
D iblic lands in alternate sections TO the state 81
| Alabama. to aid in The construction OF eet tam
railroads in said State as were granted 10 as
sist in the building Of railroads - from near
Gaisien to some paint on the Alabama aid hi.-
sissippi state line in direction TO the Moore
| and oh 10 railroad. with view to connect with
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad " ana - from
Gadsden TO connect with the Georgia and Ten
ness.e anil Tennessee line of railroads through
Chattooga, Wills. and Lockout Valleys,
hereby revived and renewed, subject 10 al the
conditions and restrictions Contained in the act
referred to- and subject t, the further limitation
thai if either Of the said railroads Is not com
pleted within three years IRON the tune Oh inc
passage Of this act no further sale shall be made
TOR the benefit If such railroad and the lands I'M
sold shall revert to the United states, Provided
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
vivei, except mine raj lands, shall De sold 70
actual settlers only in quantities not create. han
one-dparter section to one purchaser, and Tor q
price not exceeding two dollars and MY cents
per acre.
right, power, and authority Is heIeny gwen 70
the COMPANIES building the aforesaid railroads to
take from the public lands adjacent to the lines OF
said EARTH stone, and other materials Ior
the construction thereof; and the right Of way is
hereby granted to the extent Of one hundred ieet
in width on each side of said railroads where they
NAV mass over the public lands. including all neces-
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
station.
Approved. April 10. 1869.
TPubI;c Resolution-No. 20.
Joint Resolution granting the right Of way for
the construction Of railroad from point 1t or
near Portl md, Oregon. q . point west OF the
Cascade mountains, in " Ashiugton Territory
Railroad Company be, and hereby is authorized
to extend its branch line from point At or near
Portland, Oregon, to some suitable point on Puget
aIso tn connect the same with its main line west
of the Cas- AIDE mountains, in the Territory OF
Washington; said extension benig subject to all
the conditions and provisions, and said company
in respect thereto being entitled to all the rights
and privileges conferred by the act Incorporating
said COMPANY and all acts additional 70 aud
ament.atory thereof: Provided, That SAID com
psuv shall net be entitled to any subsidy in money
bonds. " additional lands Of The United states,
in respect to said extension Of its branch line as
Aforesaid cept such lands as may be included In
the right Of way on the 1.-The Of such extension Is
il NAV be located: And provided further. mat
be constructed before the second day q July,
eighteen hundred and seventy ono, ana iorty
miles per wear thereafter until the VIA lie Of said
extern ion shall be complet' d.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
fPublc-No 1877
An Act regulating the rights Of property 81 mar
ried woman in the District Of Columbia
Es il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reeentatives Of the United States Of America in
Cor ress assembled, That in the District OF Col
umbia the right Of Any married woman to any
property, personal or real. belonging to her Al
the time Of marriage, or acquired during mar
rage in any other way than BY gift or convey
ance from her husband, shall be ~ absolute Is Il
she we're femme sole, and shall not be subject to
the disposal of her husband, nor be liable ZOE me
debts: but such married woman may convey, de-
wise. and bequesth the s:me, or any interest,"
therein, in the same manner and Win hAe enee'
"a if she were unmarried.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted; That :ny
married woman may contract, and sue ana be
-ued in her own name, in all matters having re-
lation to her sole and separate propsrty in the
same manner a. if she were unmarried; put
neither her husband nor his property shall BE-
bound to any su:h-ecntrsct nor liable FOR any re-
coyery asninet her in sby such suit, bus judge
ment may be inSofced by exseeticn aenmss ner
~ AID separate estate in the sa1s nAnnef - II
he wer0 soso. eiA
Anorovod April 10, H.