The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-29
proved, April 6, 1869.
Public Resolution

Resolution for the relief of settlers upon tn
absentee -hawnee lands in kan-as.
Whereas u large tract # lands set apart by
treaty with the Shawnee tribe IF Indians. date
May 10Th, ammo Domini eighteen hundred an,
fifty -four, and proclaimed November sec nd. 4
1864, tor the benefit of certain ah entees o
the said Shawnee tribe, is now, and for man,
years past has been, occupied by q large numbe
Of white settlers and citizens of the state o
Kansas; ami whereas the beneficial interest o
the s,d absentee Shawnees in said lands was ant
is absou ely forfeited by reason Of their continued
absence aud n-affiliAtiOn with the said Shawnee
tribe and whereas the said lands were ordered
to b. publicly sold at the United States LAID ofic.
At Topeka, August third, eishteen hundred anC
sixty-t ,ree, by Abraham Lincoln, President, By
his proclamation dated March twentieth, annc
Dom,ni eighteen hundred and sixty three and BY
reason of the absence of large numbers of said
settlers from their homes in the federal armies the
sale Was indefinitely postponed; Ther efore,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tafives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That each bona fide settler now
Orcupyin-, said lands and having made improve
ments thereon, the heirs at law of sucn, who
is a citizen If the United States, or wh has de-
ciaresi his intention TO Become such, shall be
titled to purchase the land occupied and i'm
proved by him, not to exceed one hundred and
sixfy acres in ca, case, at the price Of two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre. under such rules and
regulations the Secretary Of The Interior shal
ceeds If said sales shall be applied in accordance
with the provisions fof the treaty between the
United states and the said Shawnee Indians, pro-
claimed November Second, ammo Domi-i eight
cen hundred aud fffy-four
Approved, April7, 1862
Public Resolution 10
Joint Restitution authorizing the building Of o
railroad bridge over the ohio river ut Paducah
kentucfy- 0
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
ra~entatives of the United States Ct America in
Congress assembled. That the consent of Congress
be, and the same is hereby. siven to the erection
Of a railroad bridge over the Ohio river from the
city IF Pa iucah Kentucky, to the State of Him
DIS by the paducah and Cuff Railroad Company
and such Others may associate with them for
that purpose under the laws of the States of Ken
lucky aud Illinois: Provided, That said bridge is
built with unbroksn continuous span Of not
less than four hundred feet in the clear, from
pier to pier. over the main channel of the river,
and is buiit in all other respects in accordance
with the Conditions and Limitation of An ACT en-
titled .sAn to establish certain post roads,
approved Jnly fourteenth, eighteen hundred ami
sixty two; that said bridge. when conpieted in
the manner specified in this LUTON 81 all be
deemed and taken to b. n legal structure, and
shall be a post read fer the Transmission of the
niais Of the Quilted States, but Cong reserves
the right Withdraw the Mt hereby given in
the free navigation Of -aii river shall at any
time be substantially and materially Instructed
BY bridge to be erected under he authority of
This resolution. to direct the necessary modi-
fic4ti Us and alterations # said bridge.
Approved, Apri, ], 1s69.