The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-14
plrovei, April 6, 1869.
Public Res. tuition,

Resolution tor the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee -hawnee lands in Kansas.
Where's a large tract 4 Lands set apart by a
treaty Nih the Shawnee tribe If Indians. dated
M.y lob, ann, Oonlini eighteen hundred and
ffty-fuur, and prpcitiIled November sec nd A D.
1S64, Tor III benefit Of certain alb entees OF
tas sail Shawnee tnbe, is now, and tor m,ny
years Istst has been, occupied by q large number
If white settlers and citizens of the State If
Kansas: AM whereas tie beneficial i1te. est If
the said absentee >hawnees in sai, and
Is abs1.u ely f,rfeitei by re of = continued
absence AMI noa ain iarion with the said Shawnee
tribe AMI whereas he said lands ,.rie ed
tn b. publicly SOLD at the Uuitei Sta e. /. d Office
at Topeka Aagu,t III I'd, eighteen hundred and
sixty-t .r-e, by Abraham Liacoln, President, BY
his pr,cit.natiol dated March twentieth. ammo
Dom nj eighteen hundred ard sixty three ami by
reason Of the sbseHce OF large numbers of said
settlers from thir homes in the federal armies the
sale was ini-tnifeiy p''p'.ed; Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre~en-
fstives the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona fie sitter No.
occupying said lands and having made improve
uieIts ther1in, the heirs at law Of such, who
ID citiZ n 4 the United States, whn has de-
c.arei his intention bee me SUCH shall lie e.i-
tilted Il pd chs the land occupied and in
pr1vei by hin. not t, exceed one hundred and
sixty acres IN h case, at the price If two dol
lars and hfty cents Ter acre, undar such ries and
regulations the Secretai II the Interior shall
prescribe: Provided. however. That the pro-
cseis of sail sales shall lie ap. lied in accordance
United -taf-s and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November seenni. ammo Domi-i eight
hun ;re,i and fifty fur.
Approved, aprIiI. 1862.
Public Resolution 10
Joint Re<,.u ion authorizing the building of
railroad bridge over ihe OHIO river q, Paducah
Keulufy-
Be il re-alv.d fy the Senate and House If Rep
r.senfa;iv-s If tie United States If America in
Congress assembled. Tn II the of ,oncress
be, aud tn. he r.by. -iven to the erection
Of 4 railroad hriiye over the 0,io river ON the
city # Pa ucah Kentucky, to tine state of Him
oss, b. the +aG1cah and Gu T Railroad Company
aud such Others may associate with them flr
that puTpose under the laws If the States If Ken
fusky AMI lii'4ug. Provided. rIat said bridge is
i,Ciit with GnbTok n Continuous span Of not
less Than fur hus'dred feet in the clear, frun
pier we the main chsnnei If the river.
ard is built IN all other respects in accoTiarc-
with ta- e,idit.,,Ii> and Limitation of en-
titled ..,a &c establish, certain post rua,.s,
approved July f,ur:ecntb, eighteen hundred an
sixty two; that said bridge, when coapiet-d in
tie man spec hei il this res lurion. all be
deemed ami taken to b. a LEGAL structure. aud
ss,aii b. a y rad r. the Transmission of the |
mails # The L i,ei States. tut Cong ELS reserves
the ric e witt, RAW the 1t hereby given in
r- free navigation If aid river shall any
time be Sh-tlutitliy AMI materially ttStruci ct.
hy any hr.e II be ell under The authority OF
this res,iuti-'. direct the necessary mo,ti |
n ii a,.d aiteta # said briise.
Approved, prii !. le69. |