The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-13
April 10. 1859.
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An Act regulating the rights Of property Of mar
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An Act regulating the ri hts of property Of mar
| riei woman in the district uf Columbia.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives Of the United States OF America in
| Congress a-semb lei That in the District Of Col
umbia the right fany married woman t" any
property, lers nal or real, belonging to her al
the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
rage in any o;her way than by gift convey
from her husband, shall be absolute as If
| she were femme SOLE and sh Ill not be subject To
the disposal OF her husband, nor be liable for his
| debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
wise, and bequeath the sane, any interest
therein, III the same manner and with like effect
as if she were unmarried.
| Sac ). And be it further enacted That any
married may contract, ard sue and be
! sued in her own name, in all matt er- having re-
ation to her sole and separate property in the
same manner il she unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any such contract nor liable for any re-
coytry against her i'll any such snit, but Judge
ment may be inforced by execution against her
sole and separate estate in The manner as if
| she sole.
Approved, April 10, 1863
Pub ic-No. 20.
An act to renew certain grant. of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the nate and House Of Rep
| resentatives of the United States of America ia
Congress assembled That much of the grant
of lands made to the State of Alabama by t e act
| of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
| bred and fifty six, ent tied 90 An act 9 antIng
lbIic lands in alternate sections 10 the State Of
Alabama. to aid in the construction Of certain
railroads in said State" were gran; ed to as
: in the building of railroads - from near
! u dsden to some point on the Alabama and Mis-
,ssippi state line in direction to the Mobile
and Oh 10 railroad, with view to connect with
the sail tiobile and Ohio railroad, 5" and . from
Gadsien to connect with the Georgia and Ten
n,-s~ee and Tennessee Inc of railroads through
| Chattocga, Wills, and Lookout valleys" is
| hereby revived and renewed, subject 10 all the
| conditions AID restrictions contained in the act
referred to- and sub ect t. the further limitation
tna if either Of the said railroads is not COM
lrleted within three years from the time Of the
passage Of this act no further sale shall be made
the benefit If such rairoa and the lands IN
sold shall revert to the United States; Provided,
Tint the lands granted by the act hereby re-
yiveI, except mineral lands, shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities Il greater than
one-quarter section to one pui chaser, and Tor a
price not exceeding two dollars and nifty cents
per acre.
SEQ > And be il further enacted hat the
right power, ami authority is hereby given 10
the COM anies building the aforesaid railroads to
take the public lands adjacent to the lines Of
said raiir ads earth stone. and other mater ia Is for
The construction thereof; and the right Of way is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
in width each side of said railroads where they
may pass over The publ" hands including al neces-
suy grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
staGior.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
fPnblic- No. %
An Act to extend the time r The Little Reck and
Fort smith Railroad Company u complete the
first section of twenty miles Of said BAD
Be il enacted by the -enate and House OF Rep
resentatives If the United States If America IN
Congress assembled. That act approved July
twenty eight, eighteen hundred and sixty six.
entitl, d - An act revive aud extend the pro-
visions Of An act granting tn right of way and
making grant Of land to the States of Arkansas
aud Missouri aid in the construction Of a rail-
road I. ON point upon the Mississippi river, OPP
posite the In..uth Of the Ohio river, via Little
Rock TO The Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
ansas, with branches To Font Smith and the Mis- |
sissippi RIVER approved February nine, eighteen
hundred and fifty-three and for other purposes
tye amended TO extend he time to the Little
oIk and Fort Sn it'll Railroad, for build NJ the
first sectio. Of twenty miles provided Tor in The
second section Of said act. for the term Of three
years from The thirteenth day Of May. eighteen |
hundred and sixty seven, the time Of filing the |,
ce tiiic,te Of organization to said con pany pro-
vided for in the third section of said act: pro- |
vided, That the land granted by the act hereby |
revived shall be sold TO actual settlers only, IN
not greater than onesquarter Of a
section to one purchaser, and for price not
exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Approved, April 10, 1869.