Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-06-11
Pub. 81.
AN ACT for the prevention and punishment
of frauds in land titles in California.

AN ACT for the prevention and punishment
of frauds in land titles in California.
BE Il cnacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. OF tie United States OF lime
rica an Con9ress assembled. That if any per-
son shall falsely make, alter, forge or coun-
terfcit, or cause or procure to be falsely made,
altered, forged or countertelted; or willingly
aid and assist in the false making, altering,
forging or counterieiting any petition, cert
fcate. order, report, decree, concession, dc
nouncement, deed, patent, confirmation,
diseno, map, espediente, or part of an espe-
diente, or any title, paper, or evidence Of right,
title or claim to lands, mines or minerals in
California, or any instrument of writing what
ever in relation to lands or mines or mine
rails in the State of California; for the purpose
of setting up or establishing against the Uni
ted States any claim, right title to lands,
mines or minerals within the State of Cali
fornia, or for the purpose of enabling any
person to set up or establish any such claim;
or if any person for the purposes aforesaid, or
either of them, shall utter or publish as true
and genuine any such false, forged, altered
or counterfeited petition, certificate, order, re-
port, decree, concession, announcement, deed,
patent, confirmation, diseno, map, espediente
or part of an espediente, titie-paper, evidence
right title or claim to lands or mines or
minerals in the State of California, or any
instrument of writing whatever in relation to
lands OF mines or minerals in the State Of
California, the person SO offending shall be
deemed and adjudged guilty Of a misdemean-
or; and being thereof duly convicted shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard
and not more than ten years, and shall be
fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That if
any person shall make or cause or procure to
be made, or shall willingly aid and assist in
making any falsely dated petition, certificate,
order, report, decree, concession, denounce-
ment, deed, patent, confirmation, diseno, map,
espediente or part of an espediente, or any
title paper or written evidence of right, title
or claim, under Mexican authority to any
lands, mines or minerals in the State of Cali
fornia, or any instrument of writing in rela-
ton to lands or mines or minerals in the State
of California, having false date, or falsely
purporting to be made by any Mexican Off
Ger or authority prior to the seventh day Of
July, A. ID. eighteen hundred and forty six,
for the purpose of setting up or establishing
any claim against the United States to lands
or mines or minerals within the State Of
California, or Of enabling any person to set
up or establish any such claimi or if any
person shall sign his name as governor, secre-
tary or other public officer acting under
Mexican authority, to any instrument Of wri-
ting falsely purporting to be grant, conccs
sion, or announcement under Mexican autho-
ri,y, and during its existence in California, of
lands, mines. or minerals, or falsely purport-
ing to be an informe, report, record, coniir.
nation or other proceeding on an application
for grant, concession or announcement un-
der Mexican authority, during its existence
in California, Of lands, mines or minerals, the
person so offending shall be deemed and
adjudged guilty of a miademeanor, and be-
ing thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced