Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1858-01-16
NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEW
MEXIGO

MEAIGO.
The Surveyor General of New Mexico, bv an
of Congress approved on the 22nd July 1854 Is re-,
qilred to "makc full report on all such claims AZ
originated "beGore the cesson of the Territory to
the United States "by the treaty Of GuadaIuBe Hi
dalgo of 1913, denoting the various grades Of title
with his descison thereon az to the validity or in
VALIDITY of each of the same under the -'swalass
ges, and customs Of the country before cesson 'ts
10 the United States ,"--And he is also required tn
make report in regard to all Pucblo9 existing IN
she Territory, showing the extent and locality of
each, stating the number OF inhabitants in the said
Pueblos respectively, and the nature OF Their titles
10 the land. Such report 10 be made according to
the form which may be prescribed by The Secreta-
~ Of the lnterloj which report shall be laid before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed just and proper with view to confirm bona fde
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
written notice, setting forth the name Of the
"present claimant,n name of "orginal CLAIMANT
nature of claim, whether inc0hate or perfect-its
date--from what authority the original title was
d9rived--with reference to the evidence of the
power and authority under which the granting Of,
hcer may have acted-quantity claimed, locality,
style and extent,or conalctng claims, If any, with
reference TO the documentary evidence and test'
mony relied upon to establish the claim, and to
soow transfer Of right from the "orgnall lgrantee-
the present camanl.o
Every claimant will also be required to furnish
an authentica 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 to re-
quest all those individuals who, claimed lands in
New Mexico before the treaty of 1913, to produce
the vdences Of such claims at this Office al 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 TO
become a citizen, now residing In New Mexico;
and who was so residing ~!0r TO lst January 1853,
and to every white male citizen of the United sta
es and to every white male above the age of q
years, who has declared his intention to become a
citizen, who was residing IN the Territory on the
l2 January 1858 or who shall remove TO and set
tie here at any time prior TO the lst January 1898
the same law also grants l6O acres Of public land,
No claim to anv such donation is valid unless the
and has or shall be settled on, and cultivated flor
four successive years; and no such donation claim
is allowed to interfere in any manner with any
claim recognized by the Treaty Of Guadalupe HI
dalgo.
All individuals claiming the benefit of such do.
hation will find tito theirnterest to give the ear
lest possible information 10 the Surveyor General,
as to the localities of their settlements in order to
enable HIM TO direct his surveying operations ac.
cordmgy, The localities in each county shall be
described as distinctly as possible in reference to
any and all notable objects in the vicinity,
Given under my hand at my Office at
Santa Fe this IS day of Jan. A. D, 1855.
VIM. PELHAM.
Surveyor General of New MericO
Santa Fe, Jan. 27, l855.-ly3i,.