The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-09

1Public-No l9l
An Act regulating the rights of property of mar
lied woman in the District of Columbia

An ACT regulating rights OF property 81
ried woman in the District of Columbia
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States OF America III
Congress assembled, That in the District of Col
| umbia the right of any married woman 10 any
| property, personal or real. belonging TO her al
| the time of marriage. acquired during mar
| rage in any osher way than by gift or convey
| ance from her husband shall be absolute as II
she were femme sole, and sh Ill not be subject to
the disposal Of her hui band, nor be liable Tor MS
| debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
| wise, and bequeath the same, any interest
therein, in the same manner and with ike effect
| as if she were unmarried.
| SEC :. And be it further enacted. That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
| sued in her name, in ell matters having re-
| laton to her sole and separate property IN the
same manner if she were unmarried; but
| neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any such contract nor liable for any
covery against her in any such suit, but judge
| ment may be inforcei bs execution against her
sole and separate estate in ;he same manner as II
she were sole.
Approved, April 10, 1869
1Pub ic-No. 20.
An act to renew certain grant. of land to the State
of Alabama.
BE it enacted by the 81 nate and House of Rep
resentatiyes of the United States of America in
Congress assembled That much of the grant
of lands made to the State of Alabama by act
of Congress approved June three, eighteen nun
dred and fifty six, ent tied 80 IA act granting
public lands in alternate sections to the State of
Alabama. to aid in the construction of certain
railroads in said State" AS were granted to as
sist in the building of railroads - from near
Gadsden to some point on the Alabama and ME-
,issippi state line in "A direction to the Mobile
and Oh 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the said dobile and Ohio railroad " and . from
Gadstien to connect with the Georgia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chattooga. Wills, and Lookout Valleys, is
hereby revived and renewed, subject to all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the act
referred to, and subject t. the further linitatI IN
that if either of the said railroads is not COM
pleted within three years from the time of the
passage of this act no further sale shall be made
Tor the benefit Of such rairoa and the lands I'M
sold shall revert TO the United States: Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
yiyei except mine raj lands. shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities not greater than
oae-quarter section to one purchaser, and Tor
price not exceeding two dollars and nifty cents
per acre.
right, power, aui authority is hereby given 10
the companies building the aforesaid railroads to
take ON the public lands adjacent to the lines OF
said railr ads EARTH stone and other materials Tor
the construction thereof: and the right Of way Is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
in width on each side of sad railroads where they
may pass the publi' lands. 'nclu ling neces-
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding torty acres atany one
station
Approved, April 10, 1869.
Tpnblic-No. %.
An Act to extend the time r the Little Rsck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section Of twenty miles Of said Road
BE it enacted by the senate and House OF Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled. That an act approved July
twenty eight, eighteen hundred and sixty six.
entitled An act To revive and extend the pro-
visions of AN act granting TIL right of woy and
making grant of land to the States of Arkansas
and Missouri to aid in the construction oil rail-
road from point upon the Mississippi river, op-
posite the mouth Of the Ohio river, via Little
Rock, to the Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
ansas with branches To Fort Smith aud the Mis-
sissippi river approved February nine, eighteen
hundred and fifty-Ihree, and for other purposes,
be 81 amended to extend the time to the Little
took and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
first section. Of twenty miles provided for in the
second section If said act, Tor the term OF three
years from the thirteenth day Of May. eighteen
hundred and sixty--even, the time Of filing the
ce, tifcate Of OF ganzation to said company pro-
vided for in the third section Of said act: pro-
vided, That the Lind granted by the act hereby
revived shall be sold TO actual settlers only, IN
quantities net greater than Onesqusrter Of
section to one purchaser, and for = price not
exceeding two dollars and fifty Cents per acre
Approved, April 10. 1863.