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AN ACT

To provide for the erection of a bridge across Black Bird creek. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the United States Indian agent for the Omaha Indians is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with some suitable person to construct a bridge across the north fork of Black Bird creek, on the Omaha Indian Reservation, at the Omaha Indian village, the said bridge to be erected and completed on or before the first day of June next.

§ 2. That the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the construction of said bridge. § 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Omaha City, N. T., Jan'y 13th, 1860.

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I have this day received the above act from His Excellency Samuel W. Black, with information that it has been in his possession more than three days (Sundays excepted), and not having received his approval, has become a law by virtue of the last clause of section six of the organic act.

In testimony whereof witness my hand and the great seal of [L. S.] the Territory of Nebraska hereunto affixed. Done at Omaha city, this thirteenth day of January, A. D. 1860. J. STERLING MORTON,

(Signed.)

Secretary of Nebraska.

AN ACT

To confirm the title of William A. Collins, John Sweesy, Randall A. Brown and Henry H. Vischer to certain real estate in the city of Omaha, Nebraska territory.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That all actions at law and in chancery, brought for any cause whatever for the purpose of setting aside, canceling, or in any manner impairing the validity of certain several deeds of conveyances executed by Jesse Lowe, mayor of the city of Omaha, dated November 3d, 1857, and recorded in the register's office of the county of Douglas, territory of Nebraska, to William A. Collins and by said Jesse Lowe, mayor, as aforesaid, and also by George Armstrong, mayor of the city of Omaha, county of Douglas and territory of Nebraska, one of the successors of said Jesse Lowe, as mayor of said city of Omaha, to Randall A. Brown and John Sweesy, dated the twentyseventh day of October, 1858, and recorded in the register's office of the said county of Douglas, and also one other deed executed by George Armstrong, mayor of said city of Omaha, to Henry H. Vischer, dated October 2d, 1858, and recorded in book K of deeds,

page 180, in the register's office of said county of Douglas, all of the following described property, to wit: The east 22 feet of lot No. 2, and the west 22 feet of lot No. 3, in block No. 118, as described in said deed. to William A. Collins, and lot No. 4 in block No. 118, as set forth in the said mayor's deeds to Randall A. Brown and John Sweesy, and the middle 22 feet of lot No. 8 in block No. 118, as described and set forth in said mayor's deed to Henry H. Vischer; said lots or property being in the city of Omaha, county of Douglas and territory of Nebraska, and being part of the property known as Washington square in said city, and donated to the county of Douglas, and by said county of Douglas sold at public auction for the purpose of obtaining money to erect a court house and jail for said county, according to the object and purposes of said donation, shall be brought within three months from the approval of this act, or said actions or the causes thereof, shall be forever barred.

§ 2. The said several deeds of conveyances described in section one of this act are hereby declared to be a strict, full and complete compliance with the provisions of an act of Congress passed and approved May 23d, 1844, and entitled "An act for the relief of citizens of towns upon the lands of the United States, under certain circumstances," and also with the provisions of an act of the legislative assembly of the territory of Nebraska, passed and approved February 10th, 1857, and entitled "An act regulating the disposal of lands purchased in trust for town sites," and any events arising under said acts in respect to the conveying of said real estate by said Jesse Lowe or George Armstrong, as mayors of said city of Omaha as aforesaid, and entered in trust for the use and benefit of the owners and occupants thereof, is hereby declared to have been legally, equitably and faithfully fulfilled and consummated in every particular, by such deeds of conveyance, and the same is hereby ratified and affirmed.

§ 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

To legalize the acts of the corporate authorities of the city of St. Helena.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That all the acts of the corporate authorities of the city of St. Helena, in the county of Cedar, so far as relates to the conveying or transferring of real estate, be, and the same is hereby legalized and made sufficient in law and equity, the same as though they had been (or may hereafter be made), in strict conformity with any law or laws in such cases made and provided.

§ 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

To confirm the election of J. W. Moore as coroner of Otoe county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the election of J. W. Moore to the office of coroner of the county of Otoe, on the 11th day of October, A. D. 1859, be and the same is hereby confirmed, and made as valid as though the said election had been had in pursuance of some law authorizing the election of coroner in this territory.

§ 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

To dissolve the bonds of matrimony between Anne E. O'Neil and James D. H. O'Neil.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska. That the bonds of matrimony now existing between Anne E. O'Neil and James D. H. O'Neil be and the same are hereby dissolved, and that the said Anne E. O'Neil have her maiden name, Anne E. Harvey, restored to her.

§ 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

For the relief of road district No. 7 in Sarpy county.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the time of making return of delinquent taxes for road district No. 7 in the county of Sarpy, by and the same is hereby extended from the first Monday of November in the year 1859 to the first Monday of March, 1860.

§ 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

For the relief of Lacey and McCormick and George Clayes.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That Lacey and McCormick and George Clayes, be and are hereby allowed seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars and five cents to liquidate and pay their several bills amounting to four hundred and forty-five and dollars due Lacey and McCormick, and two hundred ninety-two and dollars due George Clayes, said bills having been created by the governor as commander-in-chief of the militia of the territory of Nebraska for provisions furnished the volunteers to enable them to proceed against the Pawnees, in their late disturbances of the settlers on the western border.

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§ 2. That the territorial auditor be and is hereby authorized to issue territorial warrants for the same.

§ 3. The said Lacey and McCormick and George Clayes shall receive said warrants as complete liquidation of their claims for provisions furnished said expedition, and shall make over to the territory for said valuable consideration the claims against the general government of the United States.

§ 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

To legalize the acts of the county commissioners of Pawnee

county.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the official acts of the county commissioners of Pawnee county in Nebraska territory, so far as relates to Paw nee city, be and the same are hereby legalized and made sufficient in law and equity the same as though they had been made in strict conformity with any law or laws in such cases made and provided. § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved January 13th, 1860.

AN ACT

To prevent stock running at large in Sarpy county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That between the hours of twelve o'clock at night of the last day of May, 1860, until the same hour of the last day of

November, 1860, and in each and every year thereafter, on the same days included within the above mentioned time, all owners of domestic stock, such as bulls, cows, steers, heifers, calves, horses, mares, colts, mules, jacks, sheep or hogs, shall not allow the same to run at large in what is now the voting precinct of Bellevue in Sarpy county, Nebraska territory.

§ 2. That it shall be lawful for any number of citizens of said county, to form associations for the purpose of restraining such stock and providing rules for the government of the same.

§ 3. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section two of this act, any number of citizens of said county of Sarpy, may meet and elect a president and vice-president and executive committee, and adopt, in writing, such by-laws and regulations providing for herding their stock and paying the expenses thereof, as they may deem proper, and that each member shall sign such by-laws, and be bound in law to perform such duties, and pay such proportion of the general expenses, as by such by-laws may be prescribed, and such rules and by-laws shall provide for the time of such general meeting, and for the manner of notice necessary to call general meetings and for the changing, from time to time, of such by-laws.

4. All stock mentioned in section one of this act, escaping from the herdsman of such association, and which may run at large shall be subject to the estray laws, and the owners thereof, shall be liable as is provided in other cases.

§ 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13, 1860.

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AN ACT

To dissolve the bonds of matrimony between James Clark and Welthy Jane Člark.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That the bonds of matrimony between James Clark and Welthy Jane Clark, be, and the same be dissolved.

§ 2. This act shall not in any manner affect the right of alimony, or the right which the said Welthy Jane Clark may now have to sue for and recover alimony, provided that suits for the same, shall be commenced within two years from and after the passage of this act.

§ 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 13, 1860.

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