Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1858-02-27
AlEXInA


The Surveyor General Of New Mexico, byan
Of tongies. ppruyed on The 2lnd July 1854, Is re,
d red 10 make full report on all such claims as
lsd ed "before the cession of the Territory to
No Jal,ed states 'by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
lslso o, 1913 ienolng The various grades of title
yth hs descsion thereon as to the validity or in
,aidi'g Of each of the same under the .'sweIss
ges, and customs Of the country before cession SITS
10 the United Staes,n-And he is also required In
| N ke report in regard to all Pue5los existing in
'he Telruury, showing the extent and locality Of
esch. stating the number OF inhabitants in the said
pue3los IespcctlYey and the nature Of their titles
| . the ierd. Such report 10 be made according to
,he form which may be prescribed by the Secreta.
| dtlt Interior; which report shall be lad before
Congress lor such action thereon as may be deem.
| hJ lusl and proper with view 10 confirm bona Gde
ants and give full effect to the Treaty of 1915,
wee hl Eniled states ana Mexico.
Claimants u eyery ease vii be required to file
| a Ntilleh notice, setuQs forth the name OF the
'4resppt cl lmaui2 nJme of"origina calmant'-
aaNle ui clam, whether lncDhate or perfect--ts
lale--t,m What authority the original title was
iJrved--wiih a reference 10 The evidence of the
! power anG auinu,r! q's'.es ~Ilca av s,a~e'ar az
tcer may have acled-guantity clalmet, locality
,lIle and extent Of conflicting claims, II any, with
rvBe ruce 10 the documentary evidence and testl'
nony relied upon to establish lhe claim, aud to
soow asferol rlghI from the ''origlnal grantee
thc present claimant
Every claimant will also be required TO furnish
an aullentcal plat of survey, # survey has been
exc ated or olher evidence, showing the precise
bounds and ext-nt Of the tract claimed.
10 euoble The surveyor General TO execute the
duiy thus imposed on him, by law, he has TO re-
indtutduAIg WIN claim pd Iauda 1,
New Mexico before the treaty Of Is i8, 10 produc,
he yidences OF such claims at this Office at Sanit
Fe,as soon as possible.
TO DONATION CLAIMANTS.
The act OF Congress, above refer ed to, grant
l60 acres Of land 10 every white male citizen o
Inc United States, or every white male above tn
ae Of Il years, who has declared his intention Il
become citizen, now residing In New Mexico
and who was so residing !or to lst January 1883
an to every white male citizen Of the United Sta
as aud to every white male above the aye of 2
wears, who has declared his intention to become
! izen, who was resldlng IN the Territory on tn
IL January 1858 or who snail remove 10 and set
IT, mere al any time prior to the lst January lSb
the same law al,o grants 100 acres OF public land
No clam 10 any such donation is valid unless tn
and has or shall be settled on, and cultivated 10
tifr successive years; and 10 such donation clan
IS allowed 10 interfere In any manner with an
claim recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe HI
dago.
All individuals claiming the benefit of such dc
ton will find 1t to theirinterest 10 give the eal
Ii st possible Information 10 the Surveyor Genera
a, to the localities of their settlements. in order
euable him to direct his surveying operations aC
cordingy 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
Santa Fe this lS DAY Of Jaa. A. D. 1851
VIM. PELHAM.
I. Surveyor General of NeIU Merici
b Santa Fe, Jan. ~, lSoo.-ly34..