The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-31
Approved, April 10, 1869.
fPublic-No 49,
An Act regulating the rights of property of mar

An Act regulating the rights of property of mar
ried woman in the district Of Columbia.
| Be If enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
| resentatiyes of the United States of America il
| Congress. assembled, That in the District If Col
umbia the right Of ary married woman TO any
property, pers nal or real, belonging TO her al
| the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
| rage in any osher way than by gift or convey
\ snce from her husband. shall be absolute II
she were fe nme sole, ami sh al not be subject ~
the disposal OF her bu band, nor be liable for hi
| debts; but such married woman may convey, de-
| wise, and bequeaih the same, or any interest
therein. IN the same manner and with like effect
| as if she were unmarried
| Sac = AMI be IL further enacted, That any
| riei woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name. in all matters having re-
| iation TO her sole and separate property in the
| same manner as II she were unmarried; but
| neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any su-h contract liable for any re-
covery against her iu any such SUIT, but judge
| meat Tt.y he inforced b. execution against her
sole and Sc. arate estate in he MANNER il
she we're sole.
Approved, April 10, 1863
PubIic-No. %
An set to renew Certain grants Of lam to tie State
of Alabama.
De it enacted by the : nate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United Stats of America
Cungrsss assembled. I hat much of the grant
OF lands maize to the State of Alabama by act
Il Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
v =
p1hiic lands in alreirate sectors to the State II
Alabama. to aid in the construction of certain
railroads in said state" were granted t. as
sst in the builiins Of railroads q. from near
Gidsden TO some point on the Alabama and Mi-
,issippi state line in direction To The Iuhile
and ohio railroad, with a view to connect rith
the sad EiobIie and Ohio railroad !" and :. from
Gsisden to Connect with the Ge riga and Ten
! nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chartooga, Wills and Lockout valleys" is
here Yel and oil
conditions aid restrictions Contained in the rct
ref-rrt-i TO- AMI subject the further Iiniit,t
tEa7 If either u tie said railroads j. not cuni-
pleted within three years from the time of the
passage If this act no further sale shall he made
tne benefit II such raj roa and the lands IN
=,li shall revert to the United Stes: Provided
That the lands granted by III, act hereby re-
viyet, except mineral l'hds, shall lee sol. To
actual set ilers only in quantities { greater than
one-quarter section to one pI'c:las-r, and f1i =
price not exceeding two doll ~ and fifty cents
per acre.
SEQ. ?. And be it further enacted That file
right, power, aui authority j. hereby given TO
the companies build ne the af r.sIid railroads to
take nm tn public lands adjacent to the iihe- Of
said raj ',d> e.rth stone, and other i,l> fr
The constIgcti n Thereof; and u right 81 WV j.
hereby grated IL the extent of one hundred itet
in width each side OF SAID railroads where he's
may PISS over he prb" lands. pnciu ing peces-
saTy grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding .o,tS ae,es al ANY one
Approved. April 10, 1850
fPEhlc-S0. y
An Act - eX.eu the time T the Little Peek and
Fort smith R4i!ro,d Company Ia complete the
trst secti N OF tweny miles IF said r I'd
BE il eua &c b. tire -enste and House of Rep
r's-!i-stiSes of tie Cbi,ed States of America in
'or-fes> assembled. That "a act approved July
twenty eight. eiei teen hundred and sky six |
entiti : An act u revive AID eEt-rf The pro-
visions cf -. oct granting til rigtt # wsy and
making grant # itud to he States of Arkansas |
and Mi soui +ii il the coH-tru ton Of rail- |
rrt from f"'rt ufun the Mississippi yer, on |
posife the r,,u'h If the 0hib river "a LIT e |
Rock, Ia he Texas boundary rear Fulton in Ark |
iuss>, with Branches tn tort Smith and the Mis- |
sis-ippi river- apl-rlved February nine eighteen |
hun dred and fry three, ard for other pnrp ses
be amended 10 eNteGI he time To the Little |
ock and Fcrt Sn it'll Railroad, for bu'lding the |
first sec io' of :wenry miles provided for in the
second section # said act, for the term Of three
wears from the thirteenth day If May. eighteen |,
hundred and sixty -evrn. the time If fling the |
,e tific 'te IF organization to sid pany pro-
sidei for in the third ser.i0n Of said act: pro |
sided, That the l'ud granted by the act hereby |
revived shall be sold TO actu, settlers only, in
Irsntities mt greater than one. quarter of a
'ection to one purchaser, and for n price not |
exceeding two dllars and fifty cents Der acre. /,
Approved, April 10, 1S69.