The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-27
approved, April g. 1852.
Public Re-olutiou-No. .. ]


4 Restitution tor the relief II settlers upon the
absentee shawnee lands in Kansas
Where's large trirt # lands set apart by a
treaty with the Shawnee tribe IF Indians dated
Nav tNth ammo Douiini eighteen hundred and
iifry-flar. and Froc;,im--i november MI, A. d.
1Ss.. for the benefit Of certain alb eutess Of
tn. saii Shawnee t-ibe, Is now. and for many
years past has been, occupied by large number
If white settlers and citizens Of the State Of
hsrsas: ami whereas the beneficial interest If
the said absentee Shtwu-e- in said lands was and
.bsliutely forfeited by Of their continued
absence AMI uon-aihiiatInn with the said Shawnee
tribe ant whereas thc sud lands were orierei
q b. publicly -oi the Unitei States land office
~ Ty,Pesa, August third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-thr-e. by Abraham LiRcoin, President. by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
IN nj eighteen hundred and sixty three and by
reason of the absence Of large numbers Of said
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale ~iss Indefinitely postponed: Therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre~en-
t.tise- o: the United States Of Americai in Con-
sress assembled. That each bona Il ie settler now
ocgryins slid lands and having made improve
Ilents thereon. or the heirs at law Of such, who
i, citizen II the United States. who mas de-
cl.rei his intention To become such, shat be ca
Tilted 10 purchase the hand occupied and i'm
prive-i by him, not 10 exceed one hunslred aud
sixty acres in each case, at the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre. uBi-r such rules and
regulations the Secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
c--i- Of sail sales shall be applied in accordance
with the pr1visi0ns Iof the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
Claimed November second, auno DOmiL eight
cen hurtirel and hfty-four.
Approved. Aprii.. lso9-
Public Resolution I5-7
Joint Resolution authorizing the building Of a
railroad bridge ever the ONO river at Paducah,
Kentucky.
Bel; resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
rase3iatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled. That the consent Of Congress
be- and the same Is hereby. given ID the erection
Of railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city Of Paiucsh. Kentucky. u the State of Him
G5s ty the PaiGcsh and Cuff Railroad Company /
and such others may associate with them for |
that purpose unIer the laws Of the States Of Ken
lucky .ni Illinois: Provided That said bridge is /
less than fur hundred feet in the clear, from
rie- pier over the main channel Of the river, /
aud Is built in all other respects in accordance |
with the conditions and limitation of act en-
TITLED IAN act 10 establish certain post roads, -
approved July fourteenth. eighteen hundred and i
sixty two; that said bridge. when completed in |
the m amer specified in this resolution. shall be
.i-ernet and taken to be a legal structure. and Il
shall b. pest rtstl FIR the Transmission of the /
nails Of the United States, but Congress reserves
the right to withdraw the mt hereby given in /
case the free navigation Of said river shall any
tine he substantially and materially INSTRUCTED /
this resolution. to direct the necessary modi- |
fclstions and alterations Of said bridge.
Approved, April !, lso9.