The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-29
proved, April 10, 1S69.
IPuhIIc-No 19l
IPublie-No 19
An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar
RED woman in the District u Columbia.

An Act regulating the rights OF property OF mar
ried woman in the district Il Columbia.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
r,.Sentatiyes of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That IN the District OF Col
umbia the right ofaDy married woman 10 any
property. pers. nal or real belonging to her NJ
tine time of marriage, acquires! during mar
rage in any osher way than by gift or convey
ance from her husband, shall be absolute as If
SIZE femme sole. and 81 III not be subject to
the disposal OF her hu band, nor he liable for his
debts: but such married woman nlay convey. de-
wise. and tequeath the same, or any interest
therein. in the same manner and with Ike effect
as If she were unmarried
SIC = Aud be it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all matters having re-
Iation to her sole and separate property III the
same manner il she were unmarried; but
ne. ther her husband nor bis property shall be
bound to any such contract nor liable for any re-
covery against her in any such suit, but judge
ment may be infprcei b. execution against her
sole and Sc, arate estate in ;Le same if
she sole.
Approved, April TO- 1863
Pub ic-No. 90.
An act 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 ia
Congress, assembled That So much Of the grant
Of lands made II the State of Alabama by t act
IF Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
drei and fifty Fix, entitled :. An act granting
pIOiic lands in alternate sections 10 the State 81
Alabama. - aid in the stIuctiun of certain
railroads in said state were granted Il as
: in the building Of railroads = from
q td,den TO some point on the Alabama and Mis-
siS.ippi state line in direction to the Mobile
and Oh 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the said ;iobie and Ohio railroad. " and g frcm
Gads,ien to connect with the Geprgia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroa Is through
Chartoysa Wills and lookout Valleys is
hereby revived and renewed, subject T. all the
urr
referred to. aud sub, t. the further liinit.ti
thar if either of said Railroads Is not
pleted within three wears IRON the time Of the
passage If this act No further sale shall be made
Tor the benefit 4 such riirOa . ard the land,
S,li shall revert 10 the United States; Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby
yivei. except mineral lands, snail be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities n II greater than
one-guarieT section to one purchaser, and for a
price Not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per
SEQ > And be it further enacted. That the
r light, power, AMI authority i hereby gwen to
the companies buid ny the aforesaid railroads to
take ON thu public Lands adjacent 10 the lilies of
,id r,ir ads EARTH stone, and other mate iai> fol-
the construction tti-r-of; and the r.sht al way is
hereby graz ted u the eS'eHsut h;Inired ieef
IN width each SIDE OF SAID Railroads where hey
may PISS the puhli- lands. lncu ling "A nece>
say grounds for stations and structures connected
herewith, not exceeding forty aces atany one /
staIioI.-
Approved, Aprfi 10. letJ-
rPnbl'c-NO. %
An Act to extend the timef ri he Little R-ck and
Fort smith Railroad Company To- complete the |
first section OF twenty miles Of said rr'd.
Be ii enacted by the senate and House Of Rep |
ntttves Of the Uuited States of America in
Congress assembled, That an act approved July |
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty SIX. |
-ntitl, j An act to revive aud extend the pro-
visions Of An art granting tn right of way and
making a grant If land to she States # Arkansas |
and Missouri To ard in the construction Of rail !
road n ON point u;,un the Ni>s->ippi rver. OPP |
lrosite the m nth of The Ohio. river. via Little
Rock to -he Texas boundary near FULTON in Ark |
tnsas. with branches t. Fort Smith aud the Mis- !
sissippi r,ve-.' approved tettury riE-. eight en-
hundred and fifty three. and for other purposes
be amended TO extend he time t. the Little |
ok ami Kert Sn Ith Railroad, fir build NJ the
fist sec,io'. of twenty miles provided for in she
second section Of said tor the term Of three
wears fr,m the thirteenth i.y' Of May. eighteen |
hundred and sixty sever, the time of filing the /,
ce tifc,te Of organization to said company pro-
vided for in the third section If said act: pro-
vid-d, hat the lind granted by the act hereby
revived shall be sold TO actual settlers only, IN
quantities MT gre,ter than oDe,quarfer Of
section to enc purchaser, and fur price not
exceeding two dIlars .Da ffty cents per acre.
Approved, April 10. 1869.