The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-19
The Public Lxnds Of California and Ne,
bexicO.

BexIco.
Tnis important bill introduced into the sera.s Of
the United States read ssice and subseq uen.ly re-
r,rred TO the committee on public lands, comprises
DDetsen sections abstracts Of which subj oined
IL will be that th. bill provides for the survey OF
the public land. In r-,orpiA and Ne- Mexico for the
settlement 81 the elsns and itles TO land and for ths
granting 81 location right therein.
For the purpos. a. rsc~risoios the claims and titles
20 spds within the sforsssd territory - required By
the treaty Of Fsbruars sss, aud tor surveying aud
selling the public Euds there shall be appointed BY
the President by ard with The advice and consent Of
toe senate surveyor general register Of lands. ssd
a receiver 81 public mOo-ys ~no ehsii act cooJoiuuy
a. board @. commissioner to sejudicats land claims
zach 10 receive for bic tvic.s - 900 pei sunu pay
able quarter yearly and these commissioners to hold
their SESSIONS at such point, In SAID territory Is may
be desixDsted by the Preside IT. usder certain rules
regulations and conditions prescribed BY the act.
The secops section provis.s that aid officers whom
acting q. eommistinbtrs, fhsl appoint suitable and
wsn qualified s.cr.tsry thoroughly understanding the
spanish language to record all their acts snd proceed
ars u. claims asuitri aud those ect.i, with the
fer their sduison or secretary
20 receive $500 W. sunum. payable quarter yearly
ter foil sDd proper otcesrfe y M. duties
The third section provia.s that previous 10 entering
On the cutiss their Offices each shsl take and sub
scribe osts OF sfir1stion faithfully to discharge
his DUTIES, respectively They shall proceed 20 hold
thsr sessions issousrs - soon ~ practicable.
aud by public notice r-guite all persons TO bring for
.rd thsir claiu, With t,desce necessary 20 support
them Their lest session ,bsn terminals ytember 30
1888 when the tom ODere 10 forward 70 the SEQ
rotary 81 the Interior to be submitted to Consreess
detailed 81 al th-J have done; aud deliver
ever 20 the surveyor General all To. sechives, doou-
mspts and papers inst may be- IN their possession.
The fouib section provides that svery person the
heirs OF representative d ,ucb psrson claiming title
20 lands upoer any valid p-ten. grant concession or
order Of survey issued iona 4s sud dated previous to
JuIv 7tb ls4e when military possession 81 the territory
taken by the United Stats ~b IN vefe valid under
the Mexican gov.rumept or by The lag OF nations
rhsl file before the comuissiou.rs his her, their
claim setting forth particularly Ire situation ana bouo-
dsriss 10 - sscert.iued with the dersigument Of
title where they not tn grantees or original claim
an
tor hts services 'hs be entitled Co demand from the
claimants ten cent. each hundred words ccutsined
IN .ad papers recorded he shsll also be entitled TO
tsepty.hve cru,s for each subpwus Issued provided
that 10 a. amount 90 r-cetv.i ban exceed $50 thou
ssod dollar. which IL hereby d-ctsr.d the compen.s
ton for hts services The sscsss shs be reported 20
this Conn iou.rs and be- ubsc, 20 their dlsposition
snd said Ctmmissious rs shs proceed 20 examine aud
d.,efuipe on the vsiiity fssid pa,ent grants
osions and orders 81 survey sgtssahy 20 swssud
ordinance. bsr.,sfcrs .si.ios e. the sovsrom.n,s
makrg the grsut- respectively having due regard %
the decisions ct the SuTrsme court Of the nitei
states IN all cs., where coy ~ tnc.e laws aud ord
rArccs may have ben construed aud determined By
that tribuf provided nsv.rthser. that In all claims
submit for the deciscu % the Commsiouers where
the .sme snd or snt pa't th.r.of 10 csimss by
tpr ttlss ,map.tsx b1,h fssn th- spsnish sui Vert
can govsrnm.s,s the com ni-.onsrs shall not decide
ihs '.Ds bot ss.n rsr.r, ~ ,uen s.'s, Win an 90.
the nsits Of the cse Co the Secretary Of the Int
ror
shall hsvr pausr ipaus tote the justice aud valid.
~ q ell claims hisd Nth them and 70 that end shall
pc claims arising utd.r patents grants concessions
sud croeYs ~ survey the surveys sotusly
made previous Co July T. 1879 whether thsy fouoi-
"a upe- rdriors ava hrs far those have been
piled ~ith. end ~ arrived from the Spsnsh govern
inert how far they have hssn consider.d valid under
the Nericsn government snd W rstteted that slid
sis m. are ccfrrct sud vsd shsli oonarm then pro-
viad such coDfrmstion sbs opiy operate - reesss
o. Interest wtieh the ni'sd states may have snd
Oh bot tc cobsder'd arseing the bsht Of third
Esssonf Ard provided thst they hail not have power
% conugm any cisim or TART thrreol sh.re the ges-
ton or boUncsres und.ined OF -hen the 1uantitv
fts sNcesd one thousand scte but In All such oss@s
fhau reptft e teiimeny eth their opinions, % the
Secretary - the Interior b. LTD b-fos Congress for
teif cetefDusuob fvery vttness aften Ing under
am trtcess non the oommtsionsrs shall be allowed
eno deiaf dsy and ~pe dolar tor every twenty miles
tsrrl. 20 be paid by TIE rsrfy sunmontng hun
The tNth SECTION sppiies 20 the cls.siGc,,ion %
eslms ~ the coumi.,oDers making their fnsl re-
prrt
The seventh section pro,id.. that ever re. white
etirsn a the 4 pitsd States both mai, and female
snd these vho h.ve dscla.d th ist-n,iou 70 become
such vbo en- ftoruary 20 lsss did aotually fnhsbit
aDt cutste tract cf laud territory not eov.r
Cd by complete title 90 iuehcas right; AM uhs shaIl
cont 60 inhahit sud the rame f,r 49,.
yssrs after the ya.ssss 81 this al .hsu
BE- entitled 90 patent In fee simple for the sane Nth
out psynept therefor Provided, hossver. THAI not
rncre than one shall titus be granted 70 auv one
person and the shall not contain more than leo
scrte prossed slso that this donation shall no,
be made 20 sny psrsen ~bo ella any other tract Of
land in the fsid territory under soy complete grsut
Ar ehoafe title or sny vhe have settled UPON the
mineral spds 81 the nt.d states In said territory.
Section eighth provides th.t thsreshsli b granted "a
s7erJ free vhte etirsn 81 The United States thcts
who sbsil have declared their intention 20 tecems
such, both malls snd tensile over the eye Of eighteen
yesrr. Who fbsll bseome resident In the territory
above ueuionsd before January lat 1883 one hundred
snd sAf sod every chid resident vithin ssit
tgffitofy before the said hrst dag q January,
tbousatd eight hundrsd and atty thfrs eighty ceres Of
ehiJ upon vacsot public iaod at Tor euti,ston sfer
ths ssne fhaA haze been surveyed Provided hevsver