Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-05-31
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXICO

Tho Surveyor General Of New Mexico, bv NC
NJ Cong,ess pproved on the 22ud July 1851, iSre
oilred to make Full report on all such claims as
org,na,e ed "before the cessiOn of the Territory tn
the United States "by the treaty of GnadaIupe HI
dalgo Of tSl8 denn,ng the v'riouN grades OF title
with his descision thereon as to the validity or in
VALIDITY of each of the same under the .'SMrlpsn
ges and customs of the country before its ces'inn
10 the United States, ,"A And he is also required to
mike report in regard to II PPboS existing IN
the Territory. showing the extent and locality Of
each stating the number of inhabitants in the said
Puebos respectively, tnl the nature of Their titles
to the lend. Such repor, TO be made according TO
III. form which may he prescribed by the Sc re'a-
ry Of the Interior; which report shall be lud before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed Jus, and proper with avew to confirm bona fdp
grants and give full effect to the Treaty Of 1873,
between the United 'tatps and Mexico,
Claimants in every case will be required to file
written notice, setting forth tn rame of The
"present cl imant." name of Original clanan''-
nature of claim, whether incnhate or pertect-l's
dale-frcm what authority the original title was
derived-with a reference to The evidence of the
power and authority under which the granting Of
6cer NAV have acled--qnanlily claimed, locality
STYLE and exlenof conflicting claims II any WIN
reference TO the documentary evidence and testi-
mony relied upon to establish he claim, and to
show transfer ofrigh' from the "origual graltce"
to present claimant"
Eery claimant will also be required to furnish
an authenica plat of Survey, If survey has beer
exeruted, 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 10 re-
al individuals IyhO claimed lands N
New Mexico before the treaty Of 1873, 10 produce
the yidences Of such claims at this office at Santa
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS
The act Of Congress, above referred To-, grant,
16O acres of land to every white male citizen
the United States, or every white male above tht
ape,f2 81 years, who has declared his intention tt
become citizen, now resulting IN New Mexico
ami who was so residing prior to Isl January 1853
and to every white male citizen of the United Sta
tes, and to every white male above the age of 2
wears, who has declared his intention to become
citizen, who was residing IN the Territory on tn
lst January 1853 or who snail remove 10 and set
tie there al any time prior TO the LIST January 1851
the same law also grants l6O acres Of public land
No claim 10 any such donation is valid unless tn
land has or shall he settled on, and cultivated 70
four successive Years; and 10 such donation clam
is allowed to interfere in any manner with an,
cNim recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo
All individuals claiming the benefit of such do
i,aton will find II to their interest TO give the ear
lest possible information 10 the Surveyor Genera
as to the localities of their settlements in order
enable him TO direct his surveying operations ar
cordlng!y The localities in each county shall b
described as distinctly as possible in reference I
any and all notable objects in the vicinity,
Given undel my hand at nv office q
Santa Fe this IL day of Jan. A. D. 1856
..,l WILLIAM PELHAM.
Surveyor General Of Neo Msrico
Santa Fe, Jan. 81, ls55.-ly3i... s