The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-08
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laws OF TaE UNITED STATES

LAWS OF Tue UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session Of tie Forty
FIRST Congress.
Public Resolution-Ns- 5
A Resolution relative to consular fees.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
ta.iyes u tho United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, That section three OF chapter
two hundred and thirty -thre- IF the public acts
Of the thirty-ninth c ngress, approved July
twenty five eighteen hundred and sixty -six, be,
aud is her by, declared to take effect from anu
after January fist. eighteen hundred and sixty
seven. And ali fees winch have been paid into
the treasury in obedance to the provision OF SAID
section and which accrued prior to said hrst day
If January, ei-hteen hundred and sixty seyen
shall be refunded out Of consular receipts.
Approved, March 20, 1869.
Public Resolution No
A Resolution in reiatiun TO lighthouse on the
coast of Oregon.
Resolved by the Sen ate and House OF Represen-
tstives of the Tn ted States of America In Con
gress assembled That the erection of the light
house at Aauinni bay, and of other lighthouses
au the coat # Oreson for which appropriations
have been or may be made, shall not be delayed
for want Of the 'nsent of the legislature oil the
state the purchase Of the site or sites for such
lighthouses
Approved. March %. 1869.
Public Resolution-No-
A Resolution rel ,ting to government buildings al
Fort Tstten Dakota Territory
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repr-sen-
tatives f the Unit States Of america IN Con
gress assembl That the Secretary OF Jar be,
and he hereby is, authorized an empo"efed 10
direct the necessary buildings at Fort Totem,
Dakota Territory. to be con-truct-d Of brick
and to accept thrse a. said Tort already Con-
.tructej of urick Provi led, That in his judgment
builiiog- Of that mater ial W IL not he more ex,
pensiv- than buildings If wocd And provided
furtber That no augmentation will be necessary
theref,r.
Approved, April 6, 1869.
Public Res,,lution-No- Q.
A Resolution for the relief Of settlers upon the
absentee htwnee lands in Kan as
Whereas a large tract f lands set apart ny
treaty with the Shawnee tribe If Indians. dated
Nav 10Th ammo Domini ei.hteen hundred and
ffty- four and proclaimed November sec nd. A ID.
1864 Tor tn benefit of certain alb entees oil
the sal Shawnee trIbe, is now, and Tor mlny
years past has been, occupied by large number
Of white settlers and citizens OF the state OF
Kansas: ant whereas the beneficial int. est Of
the said absentee ShaSnees in said lands was ana
Is Absoiu ely forfeited by reason OF .her continued
absence utilization with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were urte ed
to b. publicly sold at the United States Ia d office
at Topeka August til I'd, ei-hteen hundred and
sixty t Iree, by Abraham LiH.oln, President. by
his proclamation dated March twentieth, ammo
Dom nj eighteen hundred and sixty three ami by
reason of the absence of large numbers of said
settlers from th-ir homes in the federal armies the
sale indefinitely po-tpohed; The efore,
Resolved by the Senate and House of kepre-en-
tatiyes of the United States ofAmericai in Con-
g:ess assembled, That each bona fidc sitter now
occupyins said Iands and having made Improve
ments thereon. the heirs at law OF such, who
is 4 ciiiz- II # the United States, OF VIII" has de-
c;areh his intention TO bee me such, shall be e:'-
tilted t. pa chase the land occupied and i'm
proved by him, not to exceed one hundred and
sixty acres in h case, at the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, under such rules anu
regulations a. the secretary of The interior shall
prescribe: Provided, however, Tint the pro-
cseis at said sales shall be ap lied in accordance
with the provisions Lcf the treaty brtwee the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November second. ammo DomiLI eiSht-
cen hun ired and fifty four.
Approved, April Z. ls69.
Public Resoiution-No. 10
Joint Resblu ion authorizing the building OF a
railroad bridge over the OHIO river at Paducah,
kentucfy-
Bel resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
reseniafives of the United States CT America in
Congress assembled, That the consent OF Congress
be and the same rs hereby. -iyen TO the erection
of 4 railroad briige over the Ohio river Fl ON the
city of Psiucah Kentucky, to the state of Him
cis, BY the Paducah and Gu Railroad Company
and such others as may associate with tneip for
that ,,irpo-e under the laws of the States of Ken
fs,cky and Iliinoi Provided Tat said bridge Is
suilT with an unbroken continuous span of not
les ti.n four hu'.dred 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 conditlcn> and limitation of an act en-
titled SAN &C to establish certain post roads,
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred an
sixty two; that said bridge. when Completed III
the manner specified IL this res IutIon- all be
deemed and taken to b. a legal structure. aud
shall be \ y, 80 road FIR the transmission OF the
mails of the United States, but Cong e>s reserves
the rignt Withdraw the as Mt hereby given in
case the free navigation of laid river shall ut any
time be substantially and materially INSTRUCTED
ty anS bridge to be ed under The authority OF
this resolution or to direct the necessary moii-
nc I'll Us aud altera ions If said bridge.
Approved, Apri, !, ls69.
Public Re-oluiion-So Is.
A Resolution for the protection Of soldiers and
their heirs.