Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-06
BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AN ACT for the Prevention and Punishment Of Frauds IN Land
Titles in California.
Be q enacted 5ytzs senate and House Of Represersosse Of
United States Of AIey0H IN Congress assembled That il
any person shall falsely make alter. forge counterfeit,
procure to falsely made altered forged eounterfeiedo OF
willingly aid aud assist In the false ak altering forging, or
counterg petition certificate order, repor DEGREES con
dence right, title claim lands, mines, minerals in
California any Of writing whatever in relation
lands or mines or minerals IN the state OF Calorn or the
purpose Of setting establishing against the United States
any claim, right title lands, mine minerals within the
state OF California OK for purpose enabling person
up establish cam OF IL person, for the
genuine, such false, forged, altered counteraei
on certificate, order report decree concession denouncsenL
espcente, tpap evidence Of right title, claim to lands
mines minerals in The state OF California or any nsu
writing Whatever in relation 70 lands mines mine
j 5S m i @ iIi iIty !; aSi being Thereof
duly Convicted Snail DC sentenced te imprisoned and kept
hard labor fora period not than years
than years and shall Be fined not exceeding ten thousand
sEr p Ind be It ft5er enacted That any person shall
make or cause or procure tobe shall willingly aid and
assist making any falsely dated petition certificate, order,
port decree, concession, denouncement, deed, PATENT conrUa
per or written evidence Of rights title, or claim Mexican
authority to any lands, mines or minerals in the state Of Caor-
niI' instrument Of writing in relation 70 lands or mines or
minerals in the State Of California having false date, falsely
purporting he made by Mexican officer authority prior
o the seventh day Of july AD esHIeen Ell ana Iorty
the purpose Of setting establishing claim against
The Un5e States to ans mines or minerals within Tie STATE
Of California, euans any person to set establish any
such clsm or II any person shah sign Ls name as goyernor
10 sny Instrument Of writing falsely purpOriHg 70 be grant,
cencio or dnounceTlent under Mexican authority, and dur
fsl T -9 70 b. an inne report recor,s confirmation.
or other proceeding on application for grant conesson
California Of lans minerals, the person offending
shall he deemed and aiud1e giy oi anli BE-
ana Kept AZ hard for period not les hau three years.
than years, and snail e nd not eNeelg ten Thousand
/ dollars.
See 2 Ind be 8 frrer ssate Tha,f any person, for the
purese OF setting up any claim sgains DE United
ss to lands miue minerals ai.hin the State of California,
slalI present. or cause or pocls y q ~ e,ofI aiy
commissions or other officer Of the
arfte ORDER report, decree, concession, deuguncencBt,
deed patent dssno, map espdsne or part al an esedente,
rji, or mines in State Of California knoEnr the
be e forged altered, or rontsred or any falsely dated Pc
d paent confirmation, dseno mp, espediene part Of IN
esTedsnte, ttlePaper or written egenGa Of night ,.e' r
e 10 he falsely dated; or II person shall prosecute in
+ F ~ United States By appeal OF olfra se any claim
Z co ~ ~ nitsi staes f lands mines or lincs in Cali
f or sa after the OF this continue to prosecute
s claim aow pending in said courts against the United States
s lsr mines or minerals in California, which claim fosndd
upon evidenced by' any petition Certificate ORDER repo
5 concession announcement deed, patent, confirmation, dis
emo ap espedieue part e5pediente, title paper,
written evidence Of right te claim which has been forgd
altered, eountated or falsely dad knowing ne sane % Be
forged altered couucrie falsely dated the person
onng shall be deemed aud adudgsd guilty Of misdsmenor
kept hard labor for period not less tan three Jr nor
than years and shall BE- fne not exceeding zen thousand
sAPpro7ei, May Is, 1853.
An ACT to amend au Act entitled An Act huhors III,
President United states to cause % besurveyed the Tract
Of Land Ia the Territory Of Minnesota, belonging % the Half
breeds or mixed BIoods az the Dacoh Sioux Nation Of In
dans fer other Purposes" approved seventeenth July
3 eighteen hundred and hi-y four.
r. Il 0eteI bv the Id6 ami House Of EeDTes6qffrei
Of he LATED Ses of leea "a CoHgrsss assembled, That
tie act approved seheenh July eighteen hundred and my
four above referred to, chapter eighty three BE- and the
bersy amended, that the body Of land the half
bred tract lying the side Of Lake Pepin and the Msss
uf River Territory Of Minnesota. which q authorized
10 be surveyed By the said act Of eighteen hundred and ffyou
shall be subject the operation Of the laws regulating the se
and disposition Of the public lands and settlements heroi
made declared valid far they do not conflict
settlements made By ka breeds, and that the settlers nel