, 1858-12-10

AN ACT for the Prevention and Punlshmept Of
Frauds in Land Titles In California.

AN ACT for the Prevention and Punishment of
Frauds in Land Title3 in California.
BE IL saaeiea By he Ssnaie and House of Rspresent
atres Of the United Siafcs Of dmerica IN Congress
aslena1sd, That any person shall falsely make alter
Jorge, or counterfeit or cause procure to be falsely
made, altered, forged or counterfeited or wilnvly
aid and assist In the false making altering forribg
or couniereiting any petition cei tiacate order re-
port, decree, concession, announcement deed patent
confirmation, dseno, map, espediente or part of An
espedente, OF any tite-paper, or evidence of rlqbt
title, or claim 10 ands mines, minerals in Califor,
MIA, or any instrument OF writing whatever In relation
to lands or mines minerals IN the State of Califor
ioa; for the purpose Of setting up or establishing
against the United States any claim right or title to
lands, mines or minerals within the State Of Calfor.
MA or for the purpose Of enabling any person 10 set
up or establish any sneh claim; OF Il any person FOR
the purposes Aforesaid, either Of them shall utter
or publish as true and genuine, any such false forged
Uttered, or oounteresed petition certificate, order
report, decree, concession, announcement deed pat
elt confirmation, diseno, may, espediente or mart Of
an eapediene, utepaper, evidence Of right title or
claim u lands or mines or minerals In the State Of
California or any instrument OF writing whatever in
relation TO lands or mines minerals in the State Of
California, tho person so offending shall be deemed
and adIudged guilty OF misdemeanOr; and being
thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced to be i'm,
prisOned and kept at hard labor for period not less
Than three years, and not more than ten years and
shall be fRed not exceeding ten thousand dollars
$50. 2. dnd Be IL further enacted That il any per.
son shall make, or cause procure 10 be made, or
dated petion certificate ORDER report decree coace
sion, denouncement, deed, patent, confirmation
diseno, map, espedente part Of an espediente or
any titepaper, or written evidence Of right title or
claim under Mexican authority, to any lands mines
or miueras in the State Of California or any ipstrn
ment Of writing in relation 10 lands or mines or mine
rails IN the State Of California having false date or
asely parporting to be made by any Mexican oficer
or authority prior 70 the seventh day Of July A. D.
eighteen hundred and foriy-six, for the purpose of
setting up or establishing any claim against the Uni
ted States t0 lands, mines or minerals within The
State OF California. Of enabling any person 10 sei
up or establish any such claim; or il any person shall
sign his name as governor secretlry or other public
officer actiag under Mexican authority to any nstru
ment OF writing falsely parpOring to be grant con
cess!5n, or den0uncement under Mexican authority
ard during its existence In California Of lands mines
Or minerals, or falsely purporting to be an iRrormc
report. record confirmation. other proceeiing on
IN application for grant. concession or denounce-
nent under Mexican authority, during its existence m
OF lands. mines minerals the person 40
Iending shall be deemed and adiIdged guilty Of a
and, being thereof duly convicted shall
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor
or period not less than three years nor more than
en- years, and shall be dned not exceeding ten thou
and dollars.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That il any