The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09
Approved, April 6, 1869.
[Puhlic Resolut;on-No. Q.


| A Resolution tor the relief of settlers upon the
absentee >hawnee lands in kan-as.
Whereas large tract f lands SET apart 10y
| treaty with the Shawnee tribe of Indians. dated
May 10Th. ammo lJonlini e-hteen hundred and
! ty-fUur, and proclaimed November sec nd. p.
! 1864, 1or the benefit Of certain alb enrees OF
the said Shawnee tEIbe, is now, and tor many
years past has been, occupied by large number
| of white settlers and citizens Of the state Of
| Kansas ami whereas the beneficial interest If
| the SAID absentee Shawnees i'll said lands was and
is absulu ely forfeited by OF their continued
absence and consolidation with the SAID Shawnee
| tribe aud wheI eas Lle said lapds were Urde'ed
to b. publicly sold al the United States la ii office
| at Topeka, August ard, eighteen hundred and
siXty-ttrre, by Abraham Lin, oln, ~ esident, by
his Proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Domi;i 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
Resolved by the Senate md House Of Repre-en-
tatIyes OF the United States UfAmerca i'll Con
gress assembled, That each bona hide settler now
occupying said lands and having made improve
ments thereon the heirs at law Of sucn, who |
is a citizen If the Upited States, who has de-
clared his intention to become SUCH shall be en-
titled to pun chase the land occupied and i'm |
pr we'd hy him, not to exceed one hundred aud
sixty each case, at the price of two dol |
lars and fifty cents per acre, und.r such rules and
regulations a. the secretary Of the Interior shall
prescribe Provided, however. That the pro-
Cees of said sales shall tie applied in accordance
with the provisions of the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November second, ammo DoIniLi eight
cen hundred and fifty four.
Approved, April, ls6a.
Public Resolution-No. 10
Joint Resolution authorizing the building of
railroad bridge over the ONO river at Paducah,
Kentucky.
BE il resolved by the Senate and House of Req
resenrarives of the United States Of America III
Congress assembled That the consent of Congress
be, and the same Is hereby, given to the erection
If railroad bridge the Ohio river fl ON the
city Of Paducah. Kentucky, TO the state of Hin
Ois. by the paducsn and Cuff Railroad Company
and such others may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws Of the States of Ken
tn Ky and Illinois: Provided, That said bridge is
built with an unbrOken or Continuous span of not
less than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pier TO pier. over the main channel of the river
and Is built in all other Respects in accordance
with the conditions and limitation of en-
titled IAN to establish certain Post roads, "
approved Juiy fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two; that said bridge, when Completed in
the manner specified in this resolution, S. all be
and taken to be legal structure and l
shall be post road for the transmission Of the
mails of the United States. but Congo reserves {
the right t. Withdraw the mt hereby given in :
the free navigation of said river shall any
time be substantially and materially obstrucied
by any bridge be erected under the authority Of
his resolution. to direct the necessary modi-
&c ltipns and alterations Of said bridge.
Approved, Aprii ls69. l