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

TPubiic-No 1877

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ried woman in the district IF Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hpu>e of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America IN
Congress a-semb ed, That in the District OF Col
umba the right ola married woman 10 any
property, pers nal real, belonging TO her at
the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
riage in any osher way than by gift or convey.
ance from her husband, shall be as absolute as IL
she were femme sole, and sh Ill not be suiject to
the disposal OF her hu band, nor be liable for his
debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
wise, and bequeath the same. or any interest
therein in the same manner and with like effect
as if she were unmarried.
SEC 2 And be it further enacted, That any
ma ried woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all matter having re-
lation to her sole and separate property IN the
same manner il she were unmarried; but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound TO any such contract nor liable for any
coyrry against her in any such SUIT, but Judge
ment may be inforced b, execution against her
sole and Sc, arate estate in he same manner as il
she were sole
Approved, April 10, 1869
TPubic-No. 90.
An act to renew certain grants of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the : nate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That 50 much of the grant
of lands maize To the State of Alabama by act
Of Congress approved June three, eighteen nun
bred and fifty xix, ent tied % An act antlng
Alabama to aid in the construction of certain
railroads in said state" AS were gran ed t. as
syst in the building Of railroads - from near
Gsdsden to some point on the alabama and Ml.-
sissippi state line in direction to the Mobile
and Oh 10 railroad, with a view to connect With
the said ,iobile and Ohio railroad. " and 6 from
Gadsden to connect with the Georgia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Cha tooga, Wills. and Lookout valleys" is
hereby revived and renewed, subject (" all the
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referred to- aud subject t. the further iimitatin
tha' if either of the said railroads Is not Com
pleted within three years from the time OF the
passage If this act no further sale shall be made
Tor the bel eft If such rairoa aud the lands un-
soil shall revert to the United states; Provided,
Tn At the lands granted by the act hereby re-
viveI, except mineral lands, shall be soil to
actual settlers only in quantities It greater than
oDe-quarter s-crion to one purchaser, ana Tor
price not exceeding two dollars and nifty cents
per acre.
SEQ. 2 And be it further enacted. That the
right, power, AMI authority is hereby given to
the companies building the af resaid railroads 10
take f ON tn. public lands adjacent to the lines OF
said rsi,r d. EARTH stone and other mater iais fur
the construction thereof; and the right ~ way Is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred Ieet
in width on each side OF SAID railroads where they
NAV pass over the publ lands rnclu ling neces-
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith. not exceeding forty acres atany one
station.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
Public No. q
An Act to extend the time r he Little Reck and
Fo,t smith Railroad Company tO complete the
first section Of twenty miles Of sad r"d.
Be il enacted by the senate and House Of Rep
resentatiyes Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled That act approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty SIX.
entiti, IAN act to revive and extend the pro.
visions of An act granting tn right Of wsy and
making grant of land to the States Of Arkansas
and Missouri to aid in the construction Of rail-
road from a point upon the Mi-s.tsippi river, op
posite the mouth Of the Ohio river, via Lift e
Rock, to 'he Texas boundary near Fulton In Ark
ansas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mis-
sissippi river approved February nine, eighteen
hundred and fifty three, and for other purposes,
be g, amended as to extend he time to the Little
ock and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
first secrio, Of twenty miles provided Tor IN the
second section Of said act, for the term OF three
wears from the thirteenth day Of May. eighteen
hundred and sixty-.even, the time Of hling the
cer tificate Of organization to said company pro-
yided for in the third section Of said act: pro-
|, vided, That the land granted by the act hereby
revived shall be sold to actual setttTs only, N
quantities not greater than onekquarter Of
section to one purchaser, and for price MOI
exceeding two dollars and my cents pr aers
Approved, April TO- 1860.