Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-01-26
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXICO.

Tho survevor General Of New Mexico, by &C
of Congress approved on the 2zno July 1924 lsre
.5ata tbefore the cession of the Territory to
a.. g.ns States "by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
l.Iea As, denoting the various grades of title
,.f, ..s ,cision thereon as to the validity or in
aFt.i each Of the same under the -'SMCIvsu
a. M. stoms of the country before sits cession
t6s - I'd ates,''-And he is also required to
.,.lf 5 ,rt in regard to all PuebloS existing IN
t.. .rerit ", showing the extent and locality Of
-ssE. .aH I the number of inhabitants in the said
H.aF, .s ocetivey, and the nature of their titles
IrtH- I.N Such report 10 be made according to
Hsf..r hich may be prescribed by the Secreta-
ry y.... .erior; which report shall be laid before
Coma such action thereon as may be deem
ed lust ana proper with a view to confirm bona fde
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
"present claimant,n name of ''original CLAIMANT
nature Of claim, whether incohate or perfect-its
date-from what authority the original title was
deriyed-with reference 10 the evidence OF the
power and authority under which the granting Of
hcer may have acted-quanty claimed, locality,
styls and exientof conflicting claims, il any, with
reference to the documentary evidence and testi-
mony relied upon to establish he claim, and TO
show transfer ofrght from the "original grantee"
to present claimant"
Eery claimant will also be required to furnish
an authentical plat Of Survey, If survey has been
executed, or other evidence, showing the precise
bounds and extent Of the tract claimed.
;. \ To enable the Surveyor General to execute the
SNuty thus imposed on him, by law, he has TO re-
onest all those individuals who claimed lands in
New Mexico before the treaty of 1SiS, to produce
tbe yidences Of such claims at this Office at Santa
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act Of Congress, above referred to, grants
100 acres Of land to every white male citizen oi
tbs limited States, or every white male above the
are Of 81 years, who has declared his intention tC
become citizen, now residing IN New Mexico
and who was so residing prior to LIST January 1853
and IN every 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 th'
1st January 1858 or who snail remove 10 and set
lie there al any time prior 10 the LIST January 1851
tbe same law also grants 100 acres OF public land
No claim to any such donation is valid unless III,
land has or shall be settled on, and cultivated, fo
four successive years; and no such donation CLAIM
il allowed to interfere in any manner with any
claim recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo.
An individuals claiming the benefit Of such do
nation will find il 10 their interest to give the ear
lest possible information 10 the Surveyor Genera
a. TO the localities Of their settlements in order t
enable him to direct his surveying operations &C
eord,ngly. The localities in each county shall b
described as distinctly as possible in reference I
snv and all notable objects in the vicinity.
Given under my hand at my Office 4
Santa Fe this 18 day Of Jan. A. D. 1856
WILLIAM PELHAM.
Surveyor General Of NsV Merico
Santa Fs, Jan. 81, lS55.-1y.-%.