Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1858-04-24
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXICO

MEXICO.
The Surveyor General Of New Mexico, bv an
of CongI ess approved on the 22nd July 1854, isre,
uilred to "make full report on all such claims as
originated "beIore the cession Of the Territory 10
the United States "by the treaty of GuadaluDe Hi
dago OF lSlS, deno'ing the various grades Of tite
with his desciSon thereon as to the validity or in
yalidi' VI each Of the same under the .',weI,ss
ges, and custom, Of the country before cession site
10 the United States N-And he is also reouired IN
make report in regard to III Pp'bos existing IN
she Territory, showing the extent and locality ,f
each. stating the number Of inhabitants ia The said
Puebos respectively, and the nature Of their titles
. the lend Sdch report to be made according to
the form which may be prescribed by the Setreta.
Of the Interior; which report shall be land before
Cougres, for snch action thereon as may be deem.
ad Iu- and proper with view TO confirm bona fde
grants and give full effect to the Treaty of 1913,
oetW zen the United states and Mexico.
c'an'nis IA every case will be required to file
awrueU notice, setting forth the name of The
"presrnl rhmanl' name Of "origina caimant'.-
mNue Of claim whether mcohate o, per.pct-its
,rt'-l m what authority the original title was
dnEr,--".N ....r.rn No M, .yilapce %, the
nuHnr a.H al'ha.lt .nar uH... u.. sr.. I-.or
bees .t. uN" t.'..- t ..ra.. H,ahJ,
,tr ap0 rEnu.sa conflicting r.MH NJ tf. with
I.... tu .e .oe.".aa,y cu.0ue. an. ..Hr
.nr reU.| .Ha. No H.".H '.a .'..a. n,. u
.a0v ."Ht H-l ium ... "aH- a. uowam
the pr,s,u. ,Wutl'
Eye,y .aimau VIII aso oe required TO furnish
an aulhunca plat Of Survey. II d survey has been
exc u'pd ot other evidence, shogug The precise
bounds andcW.ut of the tract claimed.
70 guoble the surveyor General 10 execute the
du thus imposed on mm, by aw, he has to re.
Que,i all those individual w3o claimed lands in
New Mexico before the ireaty OF 1913, to produce
the ydences of such claims at tins office at SANTA
| Fe,as soon as possible
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act of Congress, above refer ed to, grants
| l60 acres of land to every white male citizen OF
| the United States, or every white male above the
age of Il years, who has declared his intention ia
become citizen, now resiilng IN New Mexico
and who was so residing i0r to LIST JANUARY 1853
an to every white male citizen Of the United sta
es and to every white male above the age of 2
years, who has declared his intention to become
citizen, who was residing IN the Territory on tn,
II January 1858 or who snail remove 10 and set
Tie here at any time prl0r to the ls January 1881
the same law also grants 100 acres OF prbllc land
No claim to any such donation is valid unless tn
and has or shall be settled on, and cultivated 10
f0ur successive years; and no such donation clalu
is allowed to interfere IN any manner with an
LAIN recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe Iii
laIgo
q, All individuals claiming the benefit OF such do
hitlon Will find II TO their interest 10 give the ear
lieS possible information to the Surveyor Genera
as to the localities of their settlements in order t
enable him to direct his surveying operations ac
cordmgly The localities in each county shall b
described as distinctly as possible in reference t
any and all notable objects in the vicinity
Given under my hand at my office a
Santa Fe this ID day of Jan. A. D. 1888
HM. PELHAM.
Surveyor General of NGlO MericC
Santa Fe, Jan. 81, lS5o.-ly34..