The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-06
From IL. NO. Pieau1ns
TEXAS LAND CLAIMS.

As great impostions have been, and continue
To be, practised abroad, IN imperfect fraudulent
plains to land in Texas the following brief descrip-
ton of the means necessary To acquire genuine titles
may be of service TO persons abroad DESTROYS Of max
ing investments
The Galveston Civilian SAYS We repeat that too
much caution canuot be used in making purchases,
and that an apparent compliance with some oil The
conditions laid down, without the possession OF per-
feet title, is no guaranty against fraud or that ule
will actually issue Claims 10 lands may be divided
as follows
LIST. Head rights granted to coionisis who were IA
the country previous TO the Declaration of lndepen-
dence in 1886.
ID Head rights obtained by emigrants arriving af
tho I'd Of March, 1885, and prior To The l't oil octo
Der, 1887.
3D. Head rights obtained by emigrants arriving af-
ter the LIST of October 1887 and previous TO the ls
of January, lS4l.
The first named are denominated the first class,
and the evidences upon which they obtained surveys
are issued by the Board Of Local Commissioners IN
each county and by the present laws, have been
examined by the General Beard of Travelling Com
missioners. The amount of these claims Is gene
rally league and labor, on third Of league
The second class aforementioned are issued IN the
same manner as the first but the claimants sub
ject to the condition of remaining in the country
three years before they obtain patents, previous
to the issuing Of which they required 10 prove,
before Board of County Commissioners, that they
however does not extend To volunteers who served
in the army previous 10 the lst of August, 1896
Their claims, therefore, unconditional, and upon
the same footing the first class The second class
vary in amount from league and labor 10 $40 acres.
The third class of head rights (of persons arriving
after October, 1887, and prior TO January l64l are
issued by Board OF Commissioners, and IN tracts
of GAO and 800 acres each the claimant being subject
to the condition of remaining in the country three
years before acquiring perfect right to the same Of
which proof must be exhibited TO the Board Of Com
missloners.
1t will be readily understood, says the Civilian, that
none Of these claims evidence OF the holder tn
particular tract or section of land until such claim be
located and suryeyedthe field notes returned TO the
General Land Office and patent issued thereon,
signed by the President and couniersigned by the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
In addition the claims above described, are those
given for services in the armyn tracts OF l2oO 64O
and 800 acres each-called Bounty Lands or Land
Warrants. These unconditional and the most
safe for strangers TO purchase They are issued
from the War Office, by the Secretary of War, and
express upon their face the consideration upon
which they are granted
1t may be observed, that many Of the certificates
for Head Rights issued by the County Commission
ers, have been rejected by the General Commission
ers, as having been obtained through fraud