The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-18
Approved, April 6, 1859.
TPublic Re~olutioa-No. Q. |

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A Resolution for the relief Il settlers upon the
absentee >hawnee lands in kansas
Whereas q large tract # Ltn,ts apart by a
treaty ~ith the shawues tribe If Indians. dated
Nay iOta, Dc.iini ei-hteen hundred and
Efty- four and proclaimed November nd. A d.
1864. for TIN benefit of certain al ente-s Of
the SAID Shawnee t-ibe, is now, and for nI,ny
y-ars past hss been. occupied by n large number
Kansas. AMI where's the beneficial intet est #
tae said absentee Shaxnees in said lands and
- abs1u ely forfeited by reason Of their continued
absence anil r.ol aifliarion with the said shawnee
tribe and whereas the sal lands Or,iet Ell
tobe publicly sold at the United States IAd office
ct Topeka, August tn nd. eighteen hundred and
sxty-sar-e. by Abraham Liacvin, President, by
his proclamation dated March twentieth. ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty three AMI by
reason cf the absence of lsrge numbers Of said
settIers from th-r homes in the federal armies tse
sale Vas indefinitely r,o-tpG-et. Therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-en-
tatives of the United States ofAmericain Con-
sre<s assembled, That each bona & lie s-ttler
occupying said Lanes and having made improve
Uents thereon, the heirs AZ law Of such, who
il . Citizen # the United states. who has de-
claroi his intention to become such. shah be en-
Titled to purchase the land occupied and i'm
prSvod by him, not t. exceed ono hundred and
sixty acres in e.. case. NJ the price of two dol
Lars and fifty cent? acre, und-r such rules and
regulations ~ the secretary Of The Interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, That the pro-
cssds Of said sales shall be apy led in accordance
with the provisions tof the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians. pro-
claimed November seccni. ammo DclniIi eight
cen hunired and fly fur.
Approved, AprIi1, lS6a.
Public Resnlution-No. 10
Joint Resolution authorizing the building of a
railroad bridge over the Ohio river AT Psjucah,
Kentucky.
Belt resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
r-sen.a;ives of the United States If America in
Congress assembled. That the Consent Of Congress
be, And the hereby, given the erection
q! railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the |
city Of Pa1ucAh Kentucky, to the State OF Him |
ois. by the PSiucah and Cuff Railroad Company |
and such others As may associate with them for |
that purpose under the laws IF the states of Ken |
lucky and Illinois: Provided That said bridge is |
built with an urbroken or continuous span of not !
- than fur hundred feet in the clear, from |
pier TO pier. over the main channel Of the river,
and is built in all o.h-r respects in arcordance |
with the conditions and lirairation of an en- |
.,;iei .'An aci to establish certain post roads, ~ |
approved Jay fourteenth, eighteen hundred ani 1
sixty two. that said bridge. when Completed in /
s..e manner specified in this lurion, stall be
ieeinei and taken to be a LEGAL structure, and I
shall be . post road FIR the transmission Of the
mails Of the United States. but Ceng5ess reserves
the right - Withdraw the mt hereby given in
tho free navigation If .aii river shall at any
time be substantially and materially Instructed
ty any bridge t. be erec ed under the authority of
,tis resolution. TO direct the necessary modi-
ncatf5ns and alterations IF said bridge.
Approved, April !, lst9.