The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-21
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An ACT for the prevention and punishment Of frauds in
land titles in California.

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An ACT for the prevention and punishment Of fraudsin
land titles in California
Be IL enacted Jy the Senate and House Of Representatives
of he United States Of Anaericd Congress anbed, That
any person shall falsely make alter forge or coun-
felt or cause or procure to be falsely made, al
tered, forged counerfeed willingly aid and as
sist in the false making, altering forging or counterfeit
ing any petition certificate order report, decree,
oession announcement deed, patent confirmation,
dseho map espediente part Of espcdente, or any
title paper evidence of right title claim to lands
mines or minerals in California, any instrument of
writing whatever in relation to lands mines mine
rails in the State of California for the purpose OF setting
up establishing against the United States any claim
right title to lands mines minerals within the Stne
of California; for the purpose of enabling any person
to set up establish any such claim or II any person
for the purposes aforesaid either of them shall utter
publish true and genuine any such alsc forged,
altered countcreted petition, certificate order re-
port decree, concession, announcement, deed, patent
confirmation dseno map, espediente part Of an cspe
dente ttle-paper evidence of right, title or claim to-
lands mines minerals in the State Of or
any instrument of writing whatever in relation TO lands
mines minerals IN the State of California; the person
offending shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of
msdcmenor and being thereof duly convicted shall bc
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for
period not less than three years. and not more than ten
years. and shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand dol
lars. SECTION g. And be further enacted That II any per-
shall make procure to be made or shall
willingly aid and assist in making any falsely dated peti
nouncement deed patent confirmation, diseho map,
espedente part of an cspcdiente, or any title
paper or written evidence of right, title claim,
under Mexican authority TO any lands nrincs or miner
ais in the State of California, any instrument OF wri
ting in relation to lands mines minerals in the State
California having false date falsely purportng to
be made by any Mexican officer authority prior to the
seventh day of july A. d. eighteen hundred and forty
six for the purpose of setting up or establishing any
claim against the United States to lands mines min
erals within the State of California; of enabling any
person set up establish any such claim cor II any
person shall sign his governor secretary other
public officer acting under Mexican authority TO any in
srument of writing falsely purporng to he grant coa
cession announcement under Mcxican authority, and
during it's existence in California of lands mines
minerals or falsely purporting to be an forme, report
record, confirmation other proceeding on an APP
plcaton for grant, concession announcement un
der Mexican authority during its existence in Cali
fornia, lof lands, mines minerals, the person so
offending shall be deemed and adudged guilty Of a
msdemeanor, and being thereof duly convicted shall
be sentenced to be Imprisoned and kept at hard labor
for period not less than three years more than ten
years and shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand dol
lafs SnrroN g. Ind be further enacted, That II any per
for tho purpose OF setting up establishing amy
claim against the United States to lands mines min
erals within the State of California, shall present, or
procure to be presented before any Court Judge
Commission Commissioner, or other officer OF the
United States false forged, altered or counterieit
petition certificate order report Decree concession de-
nounccrnevy deed patent diseho map espedicnte or
part of an espeSiente, epape written evidence of
right title or claim lands, minerals mines in the
State Of California knowing the same 10 he false forged
altered on ccunterfeite any falsely dated petition
certificate ORDER report, Decree concession tcnounces
ment deed patent, confirmation, discho map. cspci-
entc or part Of an eepedcnte ttlcpaper written cy
dcnce of right title claim to lands mines minerals
in California knowing the same 10 be falsely dated or
If any person shall prosecute in any Court of the United