The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-18

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torie- or States, or the republic Of Mexico, be
and the same are hereby, oisapproyed and re
pe.l-d
Approved, April1o, 1862.
Trubiic-Nc. 81.
| An Act concerning the Attorney General.
BE il enseted bv the Senate and Rouse Of Pep
trewntatives Of the Unifet states Of Americi in
| making appropriations for the legisl alive. e.-
&c alive and Judicial, expenses Of the governme'
| fur the year enins the thirtieth of June, eigh
teen humid, ed and severity repeats the SC
| ond section If the act If August second. +igh
| teen hundred and sixty-"ue. entitled = An act
concerning the Attorney General and the att'r-
neys and marshal, of the several districts" be,
and the same is hereby repealed; and said acc nd
section i, hereby declared to tein full force; and
it shall lie the duty Of the Attorney General to
| report al the commencement Of 'he next session
OF Congress. and to e,ch -ns~e-dins session. the
names Of all the persons employed fer the rnr-
ness employed, with the compensation paid to
each.
Approved. April 10, 1869.
Public No 1a1
An Act regulating the rights Of property nf mar
rie3 woman in the district If Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and H"u-e of Rep
resentaiives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That in the District of Col
umeia the right of ary married woman to any
property, pers nal real. belonging to her Mt
the time of marriage. or acquired during mar
riage in any osher way than by gift or Convey
ance from her husband, shall be absolute as If
she were femme sole, and sh III not be subject to
the disposal of her hu band, nor be liable for his
debts; but such married wona may convey. de-
wise. and be9ueath the same, or any interest
therein. in the same manner and with like effect
az il she were unmarried.
SEC Z Ana be it further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all matter having re-
\ H. , hA
same manner ii she were unmarried. but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any su-h contract nor liable for any re-
covery against her in any such SUIT, but judge
sole and Sc, srate estate in he same manner As if
she were sole.
Approved, April 10, 1863
Pub ic-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
resentarives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That much of the grant
Of lands made to the State Of At,bams by e act
of Congress approved June thee, eighteen hun
dred and fifty -iS, emit tied 90 An act g-anting
plbiic lands in alternate sections to the State OF
Alahama. to aid in the construction of certain
railr,aas in said state" as were grained 10
s,st in the building of railroads - from rear
Gadsden to -ome p.'int on the alabama and MI
sissppi state line in direction to The Mobile
aud IN 10 railroad, with view to connect with
tIadsien 70 connect with the &c ,rgia and Ten
nes=ee and Tennessee line II railroads through
Cha,tooga, Wills, and Lookout Valleys" is
hereby revived ~ni renewed, subject to all the
conditions aud restrictions contained in the act
referrei to, AMI subject the further iimitati
that if either Of the said railroads is not COM
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage II this act no further sale shall be made
the h-efit IF such rai'roa aud the lands w.
sold shall revert to the United states; Provided.
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
vivei, except mineral lands shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities MT greater than
one-Guarter section to one pm chaser, AMI for
price not exceeding two dollars and af,y cents
PER acre
SEQ. 3 And be it further enacted. That the
right. rower AMI authority is hereby given to
tn. COMPANIES building the aforesaid railroads to
take on thu public lands adjacent to the lines of
aid rsi'r ads earth. stoHe and other mafeiais fur
the constructi.n thereof; and the right 81 way is
hereby granted To the extent Of one hundred feet
in width each side of sail railroads where they
NAV pass over the public Lands ,ncIu ling neces
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith. not exceeding forty acres At any one
s.sIioL..
Approved, April 10, 1see 4
tPnblic-NO. .. - r-z
An Act to extend the time = the Little Reck and
Go't smith kaiirUsar Company eo e~npleto the
first sectin Of twenty miles 81 said road.
Be it enacted by the 3enafe and House II Rep
If the United States Of AmeTie~ in
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty SIX.
entitt = An act {" revive And extend the ;pr'-
Visions Il An granting tn right of wSy and
making grant II land T." she States cf Arkansas
and Mi,souri t. aid in tho construction Of rsdl
road from ooint u,."n the Mississippi RIVER, cp
resitc the ps-ufh # ihe Ohio river, via Lste
Rock, 90 rh- Texas boundary near Fulton in AK
snsas, with branches IL Fort Smith aud the Mis- !
,isSiry, river approved February nine, eight en-
ur.drei and .ifty three, and for other PsrP SIS
be =, amended exrend he time b. the lit tie
eek an Fort Smith Rai!r'rad, f,r building the
s :, sec is Ct f~euy miles provided for in the
second section If said act. tor the term at three
Years from the thirteenth day q May hfern |
hundred and sixty- seven, the time ming 'heI
ce tfc ste e organization to sid con Pany pm
v;s,e;i for in the third ee-tian If said set: pro-
!, iied, That the land granted by tire act hereby
revived shal, lie sid TO sctual sett', n OILY, IN
Quantities MT grc.ter than one quarter OF
exceeding two dylars and fifty cents per acre. I;
Approved, April 10, 1869.