The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02
Approved, April 10. 1869.



riei woman in tine district If Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States Of America In
Congress assemh ed, That in the District OF Col
| umbia the right ofa'y married woman TO any
property pers nal real, belonging TO her al
the time of marriage, acquired during mar
rage any o;her way than by gift or convey.
ance from her husband, shall be AS absolute AS II
she were femme SOLE and sh Ill not be subject to
the disposal of her hu band nor be liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
v.se. and bequesth the SINE, or any interest
ther-in the same manner and With like effect
as if she were unmarried
Sac = AMI be it further enacted, That any
ma riei woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all natter having re-
| lation TO her sole and separate property IN the
same manner as il she were unmarried: bur
ne ther her husband nor his property shall be
bound 10 any su-h contract nor liable for any re-
cov-rv against her in any such SUIT, hut judge
ment may be infosced b. execution against her
sole and SCI ara,e estate in he same manner Is if
she we're sole
Approved, April 10, 1869
[Pub.ic-Ne. col
An act to renew certain grants Of land 70 the State
of Alabama.
Be IL enacted BY the :. nate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of America IN
Congress, assembled, That 81 much of the grant
of lands ma ie 10 the State Of Al,bama by e act
Of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
tired and fifty Xix, ent tied 90 An act granting
!niic lands in alternate sections to the State al
iiahanlt. to aid in the construction of certain
IA lruads in said state Ms were granted to
sist in the building Of railroads - from rear
Grisdeu to some point on the alabama and ME-
.isSppi state lire in n direction to the Mobile
and IN 10 railroad, with view TO connect with
the sud iobile and Ohio railroad. " and 4" from
,;adsfen to connect with the Ge rgia and Ten
nes~ee ami Tennessee line Of railroads through
Ghirtopga, Wills. and Lookout Valleys, Is
hereby revived and renewed, subject toall the
a s~e,., he arf
referred to- and subject t the further imitsti
thar if either If the said railroads Is not c"m-
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage # this act M further sale shall be made
or the benefit If ,E,ch raj AID the lands u"-
s,Ii shall revert to the United States; Provided,
Tn At the lands granted by the act hereby re-
viyef except mineral Ends stall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities t greater than
on.-qusrrer section to one purchaser, and Tor
Price not exceeding two dullars and nifty cents
rer acre
sro. 2 And be it further enacted. That the
right. rcw'r, au.i authority is hereby given to
Ia. companies binding the af Tessid railroads To
take am fh public lands adjareut to the iines 81
-id r., adj earth, stone, and other mate itls for
The con trncti thereof; and the right If way is
hereby gra ted IL the extent Of one hundred feet
in width each side OF SAID railroads where they
may D SIS over he puhlc lands ,nelu ling neces-
Herewith, not exceeding tortv acres arany one
siafio
Approved. April 10, lsfo.
TPnblsc- No. D
An Acr to extend the time he Little Rsck and
Fnt -u!ith kai r,s.d Company I" complete the
first sect u CT twen;y miles # said Id
BE il erIa, te,. 10y the -enate and House Of Rep
resrntativeS # the United States # America In
Congress assembled. That net approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred aud sixty SIN
eutiri d An act t. revive and extend the pro-
visions Of An act granting tn right Of way and
IA tkfuE a graIit f land to she States Of Arkansas
and Vii ,s,ui t. aid in the construction Of a rail
70 al 4 uiu :. PANT the Mississippi yer. up
t.usite he m nth # the OHIO river. va Litf e
l.cck to 'Ir Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
ti.Ssis, with btanChrs t. turt Smith and the Mis-
sis,iip: 7 yel apnr we'd tri'i ua.y nine. eighteen
,undrei ald fifty ghre., and for ether pnrr' srs.
be ani-I,.ed ie extend he time t. the Little
ock an Fort 81 ih Eailra,i, fr bu Id NJ the
& Il ia # tw. miles pr vided fr IN the
.c',nG section # said ac' Tor the term Of three
wears sr'.ns he thirteen day If May. shtern
hundred and sixty even, the time OF hling The
-, tfc tic ~ ORGANIC tEin I" said cou pany pro-
yidei fur in the third :ti"n # said act pro
d, Ided, hat tie | I'D granted b. the act hereby
quaitilies gre ter t!an one quarter Of
SCI tiuh to one p,.s, iiaseT, and fra price not
cxrer,lin- two 4 liars ami fifty cents per acre.
kiI.os e., Ii i! &c, 1sta.