The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-20

4 les 1inttUu Tor the rtlIet pt settlers upon the
absentee havnee lands in kHa
Whereas a large tract # lands SET apart by n
treaty wiki the Shawnee tribe If Indians. dated
May lOthy ammo Domlni eighteen hundred and
fftv-fuur and proclaimed November sec nd. \ D.
1864, 1Ur tn benefit Of certain ali eutees Of
the salt Shawnee tIbe, is now. and for M my
years past has been, occupied by large number
If white settlers and citizens tf the state Of
Kansas; AMI where's the beneficial interest Of
the sad absentee shdwneeS in said lands was and
is absJIu ely forfeited by Of their continued
absence anu AFT liation with the said Shawnee
tribe; and whereas ihe sad Lands were ur'ie. ed
to b. publicly sold at the United States II Office
at Topeka, August third. e-htren hundred and
siSty-tnree. by Abraham LiurUln. President by
his proclamation dated March twentieth ammo
potnini eighteen hundred and sixty three and 10y
reason Of the absence Of large numbers Of said
settlers from Their homes in the federal armies the
sale was indefinitely postponed: TlIei efure.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF RcpIesen-
tatiTes OF the United States Of America in Con-
gresS assembled That each bona tide settler now
occupying said l4niS and having made improve
inents thereon, the heirs at law Of sucn who
II a citizen # the United States. who has de
clared his intention to bee such, shall be en-
tilted II purchase the land occupied and i'm
proved by him. not t. exceed one hundred and
sixty acres III each case, at the prize al Two dol,
lars and fifty cents per acre. under such rules and
regulations a, the secretary Of The Interior shall
prescribe: Provided. however That the pro-
ceeds of said sales shall e ap lied in accordance
with the provisions [of the treaty betweer the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians. pro-
claimed November Second, ammo DoIni-i eight
hundred and fifJ, four.
Approved. April, 1865.
Public Resolution No 10
Joint Resolution authorizing the building Of |
railroad bridge over the ONO river at paqucah, /
KEN uciy.
Belt resolved ly the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States Of America n !
Congress assembled, That the consent Of IUugress
be, and the same Is hereby. given 40 the erection !
Of railroad hrJ-e over the Ohi1 river from the [
city Of Paiucah Kentucky, to the state Of Him /
DIS, by the PsiGcat and Gu.f Ra lroad Company |
and such others us may associate with them for /
that purpose under the laws Of the States o Ken
lucky and Illinoi- Provided, THAT sale brn.ge is
built with an uDhf0ktn o. continuous sDdn Of not
less than four hundred feet in the ciea. from
pier to pier over The main channel Of The river !
and is bull, in all other respects in accordance
vita the conditions and Limitation of an act en- !
titled IAN a.. to establish certain post roads
approved July lJurteenth eighteen hundred ami
sixty two; thai said bridge wien CO upleted in
the manner spec fei This luton : all be
deemed aud taken 70 b. a LEGAL structure and
shall be post road f.r the transn,iss,n Of the
rails of the United states hut Cong. e>s reserves
the right t, Withdraw the MT hereby given n |
the free navigation o., laid liver shall ut any
time be substantially and materially oi,Strilcf ell
ty any bridG- to he erected under The authority OF
TINS resolution. to direct the necessary nlodi-
fic I'll ms aud alterations If said bridge.
Approved. : ITiI !, lSf9