The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-01
-oved. Arril 10. ls6a.
public-No 1877

An Act regulating the rights of property of mar
IieI woman in the district If Columbia.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes Of the United States Of America in
Cor gress ,sembjed That in the District OF Col
'umbia the right ofany married woman 10 any
property. personal or real, belonging 10 her at
tie time of marriage, Or acquired during mar
ria -. in aIy other way than by gift or convey
anrt. from her husband shall be absolute as If
she were femme sole and sh Ill not be subject 10
the disposal of her husband, nor be liable for his
debts: but sucA muried woman l:iay convey de-
wise. and hegueath the same, or any interest
therein ia the sane manner and with like effect
as II she were unmarried.4
SIC - And be it further enacted, That any
MAJ rIe! woman may contract, ana sue ana De
sued in her own name. in all matters having re-
iation to her sole and separate property IN the
same manner If she We're unmarried; but
ne tIIer her husband nor his property shall be
bound to any such contract nor liable for any re-
coverv against her iii any such suit, but Judge
inent may be inforcel BY execution against her
sole and SCI artte estate in The same manner as If
she were Sole.
Approved, April 10. 1853 - --
TPubiic-No. col
An act TO certain grants Of land TO the State
of Alabama. ...
Be II enacted Ivy the :, nate and House Of Rep
resent.ttiyes of the United States Of America In
Congress- assembled. That 50 much of the grant
OF lands naIe To the State of Alabama by tue act
# Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
bred ard fifty six, entitled - An act granting
pablo lands in alternate sections 10 the state OF
alaham, to 'ai'l in the construction Of certain
railroads i'll sail State.' as were granted to as
sist in the building of railroads g from near
Gadsden to SOME point on the Alabama and Mis-
Sf<sippi State line in direction to the Mobile
and ohio railroad, with view to connect with
the slid Mobile and Ohio railroad, +" and - from
Gaistien TO connect with the Ge1rga and len
nesSee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chattoosa. wills. and Lookout Valleys Is
hereby revived and renewed, subject TO all the
eun,i,tiors ard restrictions contained in the act
referred IT,. and subject t, the further limitation
that if either Of the said railroads is not CON-
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage of this act further sale shall be made
Inr the benefit Of such raiToa and the lands I'M
soil shall revert to the United States: Provided,
Tint the lan,.s granted by the act hereby re-
vvef,T except mine rsal Lands, shall be sold to
lcru;i settlers only in Quantities not greater than
one-quarter section to one purchaser, and for
price MT exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre.
SEQ, , And be it further enacted. That the
right power and authority is hereby given to
the companies building the aforesaid railroads TO
take fsnn the public lands adjacent to the lines oil
said rAi;r ads earth, stoDe and other material Is for
the cons trEcton thereof; and the RICH. Of way is
l-trA-v srarted Ia the extent Of one hundred feet
in with On each side of said railroads where they
may pas over the public lands. incluiing al neces-
Herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
station.
Approved, April 10, 1se9.
TPnblic-No- 2.
An Act tn extend the time " the Little Rsck and
F0ft smith Railroad Company to complete the
first section of twenty miles If said r,nd-
h. il enacted by the senate and House OF Rep
res.r,tative~ If the United States of America IN
Congress assembled. That act approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred and siNty-siN-
entitled An act To revive aud extend the pro-
visions If An act granting tn right of way and
making grant Of land to the States Of Arkansas
and Missouri to aid in the construction OF raii-
r., froIn :. paint upon the Mississippi river, OPP
p.,Sit- the mouth If the Ohio river, via Little
E.rk, t.. the Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
aps-rs with branches t" Fort smith and the Mis-
~iS>ippi RIVER approved February nine. eighteen
hundred and fifty three and for other pnrp'~es.
he >, .alensei 10 extend the jme t. the Little
otk ani Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
fir>t section. of twenty miles provided f'r IN the
second section # said acr tor the term OF three
wears tr.,nI The Thirteenth day If May. eighteen
hundred and sixty-even, the time OF hung the
c- fiiicate ~ organization to said Con pany pro-
vi.irI for in the third .tion Of said act: pro-
,ut-d That the land granted by the act hereby
revived shalt p- sold actual settlers only, IN
UuanIiries mt grent-r than one,quarter of
s...-Iiun to purchaser, and for price not
exceeding TWO dollars and nifty cents per acre.
Approved Aprd 10, leo9.