Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-02-02
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXICO

The Surveyor General Of New Mexico, by &C
% rong ess Spproyed on the 22nd July 1854, is re-
oiured 10 "make full report on all such claims as
originated 'sbefore the cesslon of the Territory to
the United States "by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo of lS48, denoiing the various grades OF TILE
with his descision thereon as to the validity or in
validit,, OF each Of the same under the ''sMeesu
ges. and customs of the country before sits cessiOn
to the United States "-And he is also required to
make report in regard to all Pueblos existing IN
the Territory, showing the extent and locality OF
each stating the number of inhabitants in the said
Puebos respectively, and the nature of Their titles
to the land Such report 10 be made according to
the form which may be prescribed by the Secreta-
ry of the Interior; which report shall be ad before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed just and proper with view 10 cOnhrm poha nae
grants and give full effect to the Treaty of lS4S,
between the United States and Mexico.
claimants in every case will be required to file
a written notice, setting forth tn e name of the
0present claimant,n name of "orgnal CLAIMANT
nature of claim, whether incOhate or perfect-lts
date-from what authority the original title was
derived-with reference to the evidence of the
mower and authority under which the granting Of
6cer nav have acted-quanti,y claimed, locality
style and exlentof conflicting claims, II any, with
reference 10 the documentary evidence and testl-
mony relied upon TO establish The claim, and to
show transfer ofrght From the "origiual grantee"
to present claimant"
Eery claimant will also be required to furnish
an au,bentical plat of Survey If survey has been
executed, or other evidence, showing the precise
hounds and extent of the tract claimed
To enable the Surveyor General to execute the
duty thus imposed on him, by law. he has to re-
Quest all those individuals who claimed lands in
New Mexico before the treaty of 1913, TO produce
the ydences of such claims at this office at Santa
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act Of Congress, above referred to, grants
1850 acres of land 10 every white male citizen Of
the United States, or every white male above tn,
are Of 81 years, who has declared his intention t
become citizen, now residing In New Mexico
and who was so residing prior to lst January 1853
and to eyery white male citizen of the United Sta
tes. and TO every white male above the age of Q
years. who has declared his intention to become
citizen, who was residing In the Territory on tn
Isl January 1858 or who snail remove 10 and set
lie there al any time prior to the LIST January 1856
the same law also grants 100 acres Of public land
No claim to anv such donation is valid unless tn
land has or shall be settled on, and cultivated, 70
four successive years; and no such donation clair
is allowed to interfere in any manner with an
claim recognized by the Treaty of Guadalupe HI
dalgo.
All individuals claiming the benefit Of such do
uation will find It to their interest to give the eaI
liest possible information 10 the Surveyor Gener;
as to the localities Of their settlements in order
enable him to direct his surveying operations &C
cordngly The localities in each county shall b
deacribed as distinctly as possible in reference
~ .otnhIa ah,aate in tha uicinit,