The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-03
Approved, April 10, 1850.



An Act regulating the rights of property Of mar
! riei woman IN the District "f Columbia.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and HAu-e Of Rep
/ resentafives 81 the United States Of America i'll
Congress assembled. That in the District of Col
umhi., the right Ola any married woman 10 any
property, personal real. belonging 10 her at
the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
| riase in any other than by gift convey
ancc from her husband, shall be absolute as If
SIZE were femme sole and shall not be sutiect to
the disposal of her hu,band be liable for his
| debts: but such Inrrriei WOMAN may convey. de-
wise. and teIuerth the same or any interest
therein, III the sane manner and with like effect
as if she We're unmarried.
| SEC , And he it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and ste and be
sued in her name, in all matters having re-
lation to her sole aud separate property in the
same manner as il she were unmarried: but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any su"h contract nor liable for any
coyrry against her in any such SUIT, but judge
menr may be inforcei bv execution against her
sole and separate estate in the same manner as if
she sole.
Approved, april 10, 1859
IPub.ic-So. %
An act certain grants of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be il enacted bv the Sr,iate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That mncIof the grant
OF lands maze 10 the State of Alabama by tie act
# Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
=
pubic hands in alternate sections the State of
Alabamt 70 aid in the Construction Of certain
IA lratds in sail STATE were granted To as
sr-t in the building Of railroads - from near
tisf-ien to point on the Alabama and ME-
sissippi state line in direction To the Motile
and ohio railroad, with view to connect with
the sail aobile and Ohio railroad, - and g from
t'adsien to connect with the &c 5r.ia and Ten
nt-Set. AMI Tennessee line of railroad is through
Chattoora. Willis, and Lookout valleys" is
hereby revived and renewed. subject t. all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the act
referred n. AMI subject tn. further Limitation
that If either cf tire said railroads is not COM
pletesi within three wears from the time Of the
passage # this act further sale shall be made
the b"reiit II such raiirnai, and the lands un-
s,lt shall revert to the United States: Provided
III Il the bands granted hr the act hereby re-
yiyei, except mineral hands, shall be sold to
actu, setrl-r~ only in quantities greater than
orIe-4u4cIer section Z" one purchaser, and for a
price MT exceeding two roihtrs and fifty cents
per acre.
$50. >. AMI be it further enacted. That the
right. power. ami authority is hereby given 10
the comrauir, tuillinE the af resad railroads 10
take ia. public lands adjacent IL the lines Of
said ads eIrtII. stpne and other mIteriai> for
IhecOr. fTlctiln thereof: and the right If is
hereby gr3ifed IL the extent Of one hundred feet
ia witi, t.s"h side OF said railroads where they
nay p-ss the public lanis. inclu ting 1 neces
sly grounds fer stations and structures Connected
herewith, not eNceedin, forty atany one
st.tr'ut..
Approved, April 10. ,ssa.
IPubiic-No. -
Ar &c; To- extend the time the Little Rack and
Futt smith Railroad Company ~ complete the
fr-t section .. twenty miles If said r,'sd
lie it eul-tet by :i'r senate AMI House Of Rep
resentatiye~ If the United states of America in
Congress assembled. That an act approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty SIX. |
entitl = An act To reviv. aud rNten'i the pro-
visions Of An act granting tn right Of Way and
maknsa grant f land u ihe States Of Arkansas |
and Missouri t. and in the construction "f rail
ro. II point u,.sn the Mississippi rver, OPP
puSite the .uth If the Obi. river wa Litt e |
R,SS 10 NJ. Texas boundary Fulton in Ark |
~ -a< with blanche, IL Fort Smith and the Mis- |
sis,i;..i riyer' approved February nine eighteen
hundred aud ffiy-three. and for oths- prrp ers.'
amended TO eNfend he time to the Little
ock and Fort Smith Railroad. for building the |
frat section. Of twenty miles provided for in the
second section # said act. tor the term If three
wears IRON The Thirteenth dsy IF May. eighteen |
hundred and sixfy--eS-n, the time If filing the |
certificate # organization to said pany pro-
yiled fer in the third section Of said act: pro- |
yidssl. That the lsnd granted by the act hereby !
revived shall be Sold 10 actual settlers only in
quantities mt greater tLan one. quarter of
section to one purchaser, aud for price not |
two ,i.!afs and fifty cents per acre. /,
APPROVED, Apr.l 10. 1869.