The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-09-01
nv AUrHonIrr.
Laws Of the United. States

aud Punishment OF Frauds IN Lano
- Titles in California.
Be e enacted 6y the Senate and House
IL Representatives Of the United States
of AaseTica IN Congress assembled, That
if . person shall falsely make, alter,
forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure
- Be falsely made. altered, forged, or
ooanterfeited; or willingly aid and assist
n the false making, altering, forging, or
oounterfeiting any petition, certificate,
order, report, decree, concession, de-
nouncement, deed, patent, confirmation,
dfseno. map, espediento, or part of an'es-
podienfe. or abyztitle-paper or evidence
Of right, title, or claim to lands, mines,
or minerals In California, or any instru-.
ment of writing whatever in relation TO
lknds or mines or minerals in the State
Of California, fer the purpose of setting
up or establishing against the U. States
any claim, right, or title to lands, mines,
q minerals within the State OF Califor-
mia, 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, ans such
false, forged, altered. or counterfeited
petition, certificate, order, report, decree,
.tooucession, announcement, deed, patent,
800 ~ an esnediente. title-paper. eyi
ssn.s If r;obt, title. or claim to lands
=. w;nss =. m;,erals in the State of
.G.,;forn;. or anv instrument of writing
~b.tever N relation 20 lands or mines
ar minerals ia the State of California,
ttLs MAROON no offending shall be deemed
"a .diudoed guilty Of a misdemeanor;
nd. being thereof duly convicted, shall
he septenced to be imprisoned and kept
ct hard labor for q period not less than
three Years. and not more than ten years,
and shall be fined not exceeding ten
THOUSAND dollars.
SECTION 2. And be ii further enacted,
That If anv person shall make, or cause
=, nrocure To be made. or shall willingly
aid and assist in making, any falsely
6.ted netition. certificate. order, report.
Secree concession. announcement. deed.
natent' o-onfrmatiop. diseno. map. espe.
diente. or mart of ar espediente' or any
t~itIe-paper. or written evidence of right,
titles or claim. under Mexican authority,
% auy lands. mines, or minerals in the
State Of California. or any instrument of
writing in relation to lands or mines or
minerals in the State of California, hav-
ing = false date, or falsely purporting to
be made by any Mexican officer or au-
fhoritv nrior To the seventh day of july.
ADce;obteen hundred and forty six,
Tor the n1rnose of. setting up or estab
i;sb;nr snv claim ~aoainst the United
G..t.s 20 I.nds or 9ines or minerals
s;,hs. ! &C., ~ G.l;forn;s or of en-.
80. - ct m - essahlisb
- ~ cie;m. o. r. any nerson stall
~. - $50 - coro,nor secrat.rv or
-. oa5.er -o.t;ne nnder Mexi-
- -, nsnmant 81 v-i
-. s.I.si. nnrnort;na 10 he . grant
.or.es.;on or -dapouncema nnder Mex.
- .n,hn.,r - dnrina Ire e~;stence
= r.i;sa-n;s If isnds mines o- miner.
-. a. fsissi1 nnrnort;ng 70 he an ;nfor.
- r.nort rscprd con6rmation or rather
croeeedin0 ON an annlication for a Grant.
.conoe.sion. or Reimbursement under Mex,
-, .pthoritv. dnrinq its existence in
C.I;sorn;a of lands mines or minerals
che nerson so ~offendino shall be deemed
and adiudged guilty of a misdrmeapor:
and. being thereof duly convicted. shall
r. sentenced to he ;mnr;soned and kent
at hard labor for a neriod not less than
three wears. nor more than ten wears,
and shall be fined not exceeding ten
thousand dollars Il.
SECTION 4. find be 1t further enacted,
That If any person., for the purpose of
setting MP or establishing any claim
against the u. States to lands, mines, or
minerals within the State of California
shall present, or cause or procure to be
presented before any court, Judge, com
mission, or commissioner, or other officer
Of the United States, any false, forged,
altered, or counterfeited petition, certi-
6cate, order, report, decree, concession,
announcement, deed, patent, diseno, map,
espediente or part of an espediente, title
paper, or written evidence Of right, title,
or claim to lands, minerals. or mines in
the State of California, knowing the
same to be false, forged, altered, or
counterfeited, OF any falsely-dated peti
tion, certificate, order, report, decree,
concession, announcement, deed, patent,
confirmation. diseno, map, ~espediente or
part Of an espediente, title paper, or
written evidence of right, title, or claim
to lands, mines, or minerals in Califor-
teoi OF y any person s9ali prosecute IN
- cours VI onise1 STATES ny aP-
Pc. o. e.ner"ise, any claim against the
on,'ee osases Ior iands, MINES, or MN
0laiS Az Oai!iornia, Ut snaii' aiser ZIG