The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-08
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fPublic-No. 81
An Act concerning the Attorney General.
Be il eiiscied by the Senate and House u Rep
fesentatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That much Of the Act
making appropriations for the Legislative, ex-
&c alive and judicial, expenses Of the government
for the wear ending the thirtieth of June, eigh
teen hund ed and seventy" a. repeats the sec
ond section If the act of August second, eigh-
teen hundred and siXty-one. entitled " An act
concerning the Attorney General and the attM-
ueys and marshal, Of the several districts, De,
and the same is hereby repealed; and said second
section il. hereby declared to BEL full force; and
it shall be the duty Of the Attorney uenerai 70
report at the commencement OF the next sess'o"
OF Congress and to each succeeding session, the
names of all the persons employed for the pur-
n SEES aforesaid yud where aud upon hat BUSH
ness employed, with the compensation pau u
each.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
Public No 1877
An Act regulating the rights of property OF mar
riej woman in the district Of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and H"u-e of Rep
resentatives Of the United States OF America IN
Congress a-semb ed, That in the District OF Col
umbia the right of any married woman 70 any
property personal real. belonging to her at
the time Of marriage, or acquired curing mar
rage in any other way than by gift OF convey
ance from her husband shall be as absolute as II
she were femme soie AM sh Il! not be SUBJECT 10
the disposal of her bu bani, he liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey de-
wise, and bequeath the SINE, or any interest
ther.in, III the SAME manner and with like effect
rs if she were unmarried.
Sac , AMI be it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all mat err having r--
ation to her sole and separate property IN the
same manner il she were unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his properly shall be
bound TO any su-h-contract nor liable for any re-
cayery again-t her i'll any such SUIT, but judge
ment NAV he infofced b. execution against her
-ole and separate estate in he same manner As If
she sole.
Approved, April 10, 1869
Pub ic-No. %.
An act to renew certain grants Of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the nate and Hpnse Of Rep
of the United States of America Ia
Congress assembled, That so much of the grant
OF lands maize L, the Strte Of Alabama by act
of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
,ired and fifty Fix, ent tied 60 An act g antins
Iblic lands in alternate sections to the STATE OF
Alabama. to aid in The construction OF cei tam
ra lroads in said state AS were g tainted I" AS
sist in the building of railroads - from near
G ,dsien To some int on the tiaoama ana III
sissipp State line III direction u ne mobile
and IN 10 railroad, with view 10 connect WITH
the said ,;oble and Ohio railroad " ami - from
Gadssien to coun,ct with the &c rgia ant Ten
lessee and Tennessee / lie of railroads through
hs.tooga Wills. and Lookout valleys, Is
hereby revived and renewed, subject t. all the
conditions and restrictions coniained in the ACT
referred to- and subject t the further limt'tl n
thar if either Of tie said railroads Is not COM
pleted within three years from the time OF the
passage If this act no further sale shall be made
.or the benefit Of such raitroa ard the lands ud-
soIi shall revert TO the United states: PROVIDED,
Tn At the lands granted by the act hereby re-
yved, except mineral lands shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities It greater than
one-Guarter SECTION to one purchaser, and foI a
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre.
SEQ. , And be it further enacted. That the
right power am authority Is hereby gwen 10
the COMPANIES building the af resiid railroads to
take ON the public lands adjacent to the lines oil
said railroads earth. stone, and other mtfe'itls Tor
the Construct n thereof; and the right "f way Il
hereby granted t. the extent of one hundred tee'
in width each side OF SAID railroads where me!
may PISS over the public lands. lnciu ing neces-
sary grounds ter stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
staIon-
TPnblic No. %.
An Act to extend the time r he Little Reck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company Ia complete the
first secti of twenty miles Of said r I'd,
Be il enacted by the senate and House Oh hep-
resentatiyes of the United States "f fmerica In
Congress assembled That act approved Jnly
twenty eight. eighteen hundred and sixty SIX
entitled - An act to revive and extend tht pro-
visions Of An act granting tn right OF WY ana
making a grant IF land to the States Of Arkansas
and Missouri 10 aid in the construction Of a rail-
road from "A point uron the Mississippi river, op
posite The nliutfI IF the Ohio river. va Litr E
Rock. 20 he Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
,nsas with branches tn Fort Smith aud The Mis-
sis,ippi RIVER ap;,r we'd February mine. eighteen
.,untired and fifty Three and for other pUrp 'srs
be : amended as 10 extend he time :" the Little
ock and Fort Sn it'll Railroad, fr bu'ld NJ the
fist secrior of twsnry miles pr vded for IN the
second section ii said act, Tor the term oil 4hree
wears nom the thirteenth day If May. eighteen
hundred and sixty seven, the time Of hing me
e. tifis. tie IF orgauiZaiun TO sad CO. pany pro-
vided for in the third sc stion IF sad act: pro-
ieied hat the land granted by the act hereby
revived shalt b. sold 10 actual settlers only. IN
Quantities Mt gre ter than one, quarter OF a
section u one purchaser, aud for n price not
exceeding two i liars and fifty cents per acre
Approved, April 10, 1879.