Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-01-19
TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW

VA veyor General Of New Mexico, by &C
g51 approved on the 22nd July 1854, isre-
dared make full report on all such claims as
ar4.a. .. "before the cession Of the Territory to
70 Uuo States "by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
faga d. S48, denoing the various grades of title
h escision thereon as to the VALIDITY or in
ti'r each OF the same under the -'sMVIgsu
g.. ,ustoms Of the country before "its cession
n tied States,"-And he is also required to
H ,port in regard to all Pueblos existing In
h tory, showing the extent and locality Of
1t. ing the number Of inhabitants in the said
.t. espcctively, and the nature Of their titles
Iiu nd. Such report 10 be made according to
W which may be prescribed by The Secreta-
.e Interior; which report shall be laid before
for such action thereon as may be deem
.,J... md proper with aview to confirm bona fde
gnnts and give full effect to the Treaty Of lS4S,
btween the United States and Mexico
Claimants in every case will be required to file
awritten notice, setting forth tn name of the
"Fesent claimant" name of "orignal CLAIMANT
naure Of claim, whether incOhate or perfect-its
dae-from what authority the original title was
deived-with reference to the evidence of the
power and authority under which the granting Of
fter may have acted-quantity claimed, locality,
syle and extentof conflicting claims, il any, with
Inference TO the documentary evidence and test-
nony relied upon to establish he claim, and to
show transfer ofright from the "orgual grantee"
10 present claimant"
Eery claimant will also be required to furnish
an authentica plat of Survey, If survey has been
executed, or other evidence, showing the precise
bunds and extent Of the tract claimed.
To enable the Surveyor General to execute the
dty thus imposed on him, by law, he has to re-
quest all those individuals who claimed lands in
Nlw Mexico before the treaty of 1913, TO produce
The vidences Of such claims at this Office at Santa
Ft,as soon as possible.
8. TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
peGThe act Of Congress, above referred to, grants
10 acres Of land to every white male citizen Of
Ne United States, or every white male above the
Fife OF 81 years, who has declared his intention to
:. !rome citizen, now residing in New Mexico,
Id who was so residing prior to lst January 1853
pubd to every white male citizen of the United Sta.
usaA and to every white male above the age Of 81
= lars, who has declared his intention to become
uitizen, who was residing In the Territory on the
andt January 1853 or who shall remove to and set
! there al any time prior 10 the 1st January 1858
Te same law also grants l60 acres of public land.
mo claim to any such donation is valid unless the
haund has or shall be settled on and cultivated, for
N iar successive years; and no such donation claim
ALLOWED 10 interfere in any manner with any
aim recognized by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hi.
lgo.
All individuals claiming the benefit Of such do.
lton will find it to their interest to give the ear
tst possible information 10 the Surveyor Genera
III to the localities Of their settlements, in order tC
able him to direct his surveying operations ac
rdng!y. The localities in each county shall b,
scribed as distinctly as possible in reference t.
Nv and all notable objects in the vicinity.
Given under my hand al my Office a
pr Santa Fe this 1S day of Jan. A. D. 1856
d .r WILLIAM PELHAM.
Surveyor General Of Ncw Merico.
Santa Fs, Jan. 81, ls55.-1y.-a.