The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-14
ipproyel, April s, 1889.
fPublic ResoIution-So. 81

/ Resolution for the relief OF settlers upon the
absentee ~ha~nes lands in Kansas.
Where's \ large tract # lands set apart by a
treaty with :be Shawnee tribe of Indians, Iaf ed
,ay 10Th, ammo Donini eighteen hundred and
af;y-fuur, and proclaimed November sec nd A u.
1864. fo- the benefit Of certain ali eutees Of
the Sail Shawnee tribe, is now, aud Tor many
years past has been, occupied by large number
e white settlers and citizens Of the State of
Kansas, AMI whereas the beneficial inteles of
The SAID absentee Shawuees in said lands and
sabsJlu ely forfeited by Of their continued
sosence ami non -afiliailon with the said Shawnee
Tribe; and whereas the said lands ordered
b. publicly sold ~ the United States land Office
at Topeka August third, eighteen hundred and
sixty three. by Abraham LiAcoln. President, by
his proclamation dated MarDh twentieth, ammo
DJmini 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 Was indefinitely Postponed, Therefore,
kssoived by the Senate and House of Represen-
tattyes of the United States of American Con-
s,ress assembled, That each bona fl lie settler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
rnents thereon, the heirs at law of sucn who
ID citizen Of the United States, who has de-
elsre-i his intention to become such, SHAH be en-
S!tied l.. purchase tie land occupied and i'm
proved BY him, not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in each case, at the price of 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 be ap iied in accordance
with the provisions fof the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians pro- |
claimed November serond, ammo Domili eight |
sen hundred and ffty-four. !
Approved, Aprii7 1863.
Public Resolution-No. 1OI
Joint Restitution authorizing the building Of a
railroad bridge over the Ohio river at Patucah, /
Keniucfy.
Re il resolved ~ the Senate and House of Rep
r-senta;iyes of the United States CT America in
Congress assembled. That the consent of Congress
be, anC. the Is hereby, given the erection
Il n railroad bridge over the Ohio river Fl the
city If Pa!ucsh Kentucky, to the state Of Him
ois, by the PsdGcah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such others as may associate with them for
that pun pose under the laws Of the State. Of Ken
lucky and Iiiuoi>: Provided, That said bridge is
built with unbroken or Continuous span Of not
= .-s than four huu6rei feet in the clear, from
pier to pier, ever the main channel Of the river
and is built in all other respects in accordance
attn the conditions and limitation of an act en-
titled IAN az, to establish certain post roads,
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge, wien completed in
the Msnu-r specified in this res LUTON shall be
i-eIned and taken to be a legal structure and
snail be post road for the transmission Of the
mails Of the United States but Congress reserves
the right - withdraw the Mt hereby given in
tie free navigation Of said river shall any
time be substantially And materially INSTRUCTED
by any bridge to be ectsj under tho authority of
this resolution. or to direct the necessary moii-
ncstions and alterations Of said bridge. l.
Approved, April ], lseS.