The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-13
Approved, April 10, 1869.
T Public-No 191
An Act regulating the rights of property of mar
ried wnnau in the District If Columbia

a n
ried woman in the District If Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
rescntatives of the United States OF America IN
Congress assemb ed, That in the District OF Col
umbia the right of agy married woman 10 any
property. pers nal real. belonging To her AT
the time of marriage, or acquired during mar
rage in any o:her way than by GIT or convey,
ance from her husband, shall be AS absolute as II
she were femme sole, AMI sh Ill not be subject 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 ike eject
as if she were unmarried.
SEC. , And be il further enacted, That any
married woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name in all matters having re-
lation to her sole and separate property In the
same manner as il she were unmarried but
neither her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any such contract nor Hatle Tor any re-
coyery against her i'll any such suit. but Judge
ment may be inforced by execution against her
sole and separate estate IN The SAME MANNER rs IL
she were sole.
Approved, April 10. 1869
TPubiic-No. ~.
An act to certain grants OF land to the state
of Alabama.
De it enacted by the :. nate and House OF Keep
resentatiyes of the United States of America Ia
Congress assembled, That 50 much OF the grant
of lands mace to the State of Alabama by act
of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
bred and fifty six, entitled - An act z. an'ing
pablo lands in alternate sections to the state oil
Alabama. to aid in the construction OF certain
railroads in said State rs were grafted 10 as
sist in the building of railroads - from near
Gadsien to some point on the Alabama and Nii.-
sissippi State line in direction to The Mohlie
and oh 10 railroad, with a view TO connect WIN
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad. and = from
Galis.Ien to connect with the Georgia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chattooga, Wills, and Lookout valleys. Is
hereby revived and renewed, subject I" all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the ACT
referred to- and subject I the further limltttl N
thar if either of the said railroads is not com
Melted within three years from the time OF the
passage of this act further sale shall be MADE
Tor the benefit Of such rairoa and the lands un-
soil shall revert to the United states: Provides,
That the lands granted by the act hereby re-
vivei, except mineral lands, shall be soii 10
actual settlers only in quantities nni greater luah
one-quarter section to one purchaser, ANA i't u
price not exceeding two dollars and nifty cents
per acre
SEQ , And be it further enacted, That the
right. power, aDd authority is hereby given TO
the companies building the aforesaid railroads to
take ON The public lands adjacent to Inc lines OF
said rair ads earth, stone and other materials Tor
the construction thereof; and the right Of way Is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
in width on each side OF said railroads where they
may pass over the publ" lands. lnciuiins neces
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith not exceeding forty acres al any one
station.
Approved, April 10, 1850.
lPnbic-NO.
An Act TO extend the time r The Little Eeck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section of twenty miles Of sad road
Be il enacted by the senate and House OF rep
resentatives of the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled. That an act approved Sniy
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty SIX
entitled An act TO revive aud extend the pro-
visions of An act granting tn right Of WY and
making grant If land to the States ct Arkansas
and Missouri to aid in the construction of rail-
road from a point upon the Mississippi river, oP
nosite the mouth of the Ohio river, wa Lit e
Rock to ,he Texas boundary near Fulton IN ARK
ansas with branches 10 Fort Smith and the Mis-
sissipp river approved February nine, eighteen
hundred and fifty three. and for other pnrpsrs
be $, amended as extend the time To the Littie
eek and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
frs, section. of twenty miles provided for IN the
second section Of said act. Tor the term Of three
wears from the thirteenth day of May. eshfeen
hundred and sixty-even, the time OF hing the
certificate Of organization TO said company pro-
yiied for in the third section Of said act: pro-
vided, That the land granted by the act hereby
revived shall be sold 10 actual settlers only, IN
quantities not greater than Onetquarter OF a
section to one purchaser, and for q price not
exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Approved, April 10, 1869.