Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-03-01
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXICO

The Surveyor General of New Mexico, by &C
of Congress approved on the 22nd July 1854, sre.
oiyred to "make full report on all such claims as
originated "before the cession Of the Territory to
the United States "by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
daIgo of lS4S, denoting the various grades OF title
with his descisOn thereon as to the validity or in
yaidtr of each Of the same under the .'sMpIssu
ges, and customs of the country before sits cession
10 the United tates,"-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 Interor which report shall be laid before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed inst and proper with view to confirm bona 6de
grants and give full effect to the Treaty of 1913,
between the United States and Mexico.
Claimants in every case will be required to file
a written notice, setting forth th e name of the
"present claimant," name of 'original caiman"-
nature of claim, whether ncOhate or perfpct-its
date-from what authority the original title was
derived-wth reference to The evidence of the
power and authority under which the granting Of
fcer may have acied-quantity claimed locality,
STYLE and eXeutof conflicting claims it any, with
reference TO the documentary evidence and testl.
mony relied upomto establish The claim, and to
show transfer ofright from the "original grantee"
to present claimant"
Eery claimant will also be required to furnish
an authenical 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
duty thus imposed on him, by law, he has 10 re-
: .l.aI. L., =. ...lt l. K.
New Mexico before the treaty of 1913, TO produce
the vidences of such claims at this office at Santa
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act Of Congress, above referred to, grants
16O acres of land to every white male citizen o
the United States, or every white male above tht
age Of 81 years, who has declared his intention tC
become a citizen, now residing IN New Mexico
and who was so residing prior to LIST 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
1st January 1853 or who snail remove 10 and set
tie there al any time prior TO the lst January lS5
the same law also grants 100 acres of public land
No claim to any such donation is valid unless tn
land has or shall be settled on, and cultivated, TO
four successive years; and no such donation CLAIM
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
haton will find it to their interest to give the ear
liest possible information to the Surveyor Genera
as to the localities of their settlements, in order
enable him to direct his surveying operations &C
cordlngly. The localities in each county shall b
described as distinctly as possible in reference
any and all notable objects in the vicinity.
Given under my hand at my Office q
Santa Fe this Is day of jan A, D. 1885,
WILLIAM PELHAM.
Surveyor General of New MericO
Santa Fe, Jan. 27, l85o.-ly.-A.