Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-12-20
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
".' "'.hA" q MEXfG0Y .u, J6ip

The Surveyor General of'New lieyico, byact
ofConeless approved on the 22nd luly 1854, is re.
uiuTed to snake full report on all such claims as
originated "before the cesson of the Territory TO
the United States "by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo of lS4S, denoting the various grades of title
with his descision thereon as to the validity or in
validity of each of the same under the -'SMGIVsn
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 PNeblOs existing IN
'he Territory, showing the extent and locality Of
each, stating the number Of inhabitants in the said
Pueblos respectively, and the nature Of their titles
to the land. Such report to be made according to
theform which may be prescribed by the Secreta-
ry ofthe Interior; which report shall be laid before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed just and proper with aview to confirm bona fide
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 ''the name Of the
"present claimant" name of ''original CLAIMANT
nature OF clam, whether incOhate or perfeet-lts
date--from what authority the original title was
derived-with reference to the evidence Of the
power and authority under which the granting Of
fcer may have acted-Quanity claimed, locality,
style and extentof conflicting claims, if any, with
reference to the documentary evidence and testi-
mony relied upon TO establish the claim, and to
show transfer ofrght from the "original. grantee"
to present claimant" HI. rl
Bery claimant will also be required TO furnish
an authentical plat of Survey, If survey has beer
executed, or other evidence, showing the precise
bounds 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 il
New Mexico before the treaty Of 49, lS, to produce
the vidences of such claims at this office at SlntC
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act Of Congress, above refer ed to, gran
l60 acres of land to every white male citizen o
the United States, or every white male above tht
age of 2l years, who has declared his intention to
become a citizen, now residing IN New Mexico
end who was so residing prior to lst January 1853
and to every white male citizen of the United Sta
tes, and to every white male above the age Of 3
years, who has declared his intention to become
Citizen, who was residing IN the Territory on tn
LIST January 1858 or who snail remove TO and set
tie there al any time prior TO the lst January 1856
the same law also grants lGO acres of public land
No claim 10 any such donation is valid unless th
land has or shall be settled on, and cultivated, fo
four successive years; and no such donation CLAIM
IS allowed to interfere in any manner with any
claim recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo.
All individuals claiming the benefit Of such do
hation will find vt to therh to give the ear
liest possible information 10 the Surveyor Genera
to the localities Of their settlements, in order t