Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-20
PUBLIC ACTS.


VnAP Vl@AASl-Ao actor Ine hn' ADJUSTMENT Of Private
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De enacted by the Senate and House If REPRESENTATIVES
Of the United States Of America In Congress assembled That
any person or persons, and the legal representa-
tives of any person or persons who claim any lands
lying within the states of Florida, Louisiana or
Missouri, by virtue Of grant, concession, order Of
survey permission to settle, or other written ey-
dence Of title, emlnating from any foreign govern
ment bearing date prior to the Ccssion to the Uni
ted States of the territory out of which said
States were formed, or during the period when any
such government claimed sovereignty or had the
actual possession of the district or territory in
which the lands so claimed are situated, shall be,
and they are hereby, authorized to make appca-
ton for the confirmation Of their title to the land.
SO claimed in the manner following, to wit; they
shall file notices in writing together with the ey-
dencc in support Of their claims before the com
sioners hereinafter designated, within whose dir
trct the lands claimed may be situated, together
with brief abstract of the title Of the claimant,
and copies Of the plats of survey thereof whenever
such surveys have been made and are within the
possession Of the claimant, and accompanied with
sworn statement by the claimant Of the lands
supposed to be covered by his claim, according 10
the legal divisions and subdivisions of the surveys
made by the United States, il the land claimed is
included in any surveys so made and the said no
tccs, evidences, and the decisions of the commits.
sioners thereon, shall be recorded in Il book kept
for that purpose, transcript of which shall, from
time to time be transmitted to the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office.
SEC. @ And belt further enacted That the
reoisrers and receivers of tho several land Offices
in the states of Fo,da md louisiana within
ther rosnectivo land districts and tbc recorder If
land ttlas far tbe city Of St Iouis for thc Statc
Of Missouri and their successors in oifce. shall bo
and thev nre bercIy onnointod commissioners u
hcor and deride pnder Inch instructions "a ,roy
bo nrpacrihed hy tbc (,ommisaonor oe tbo (lpnnrol
and ()0ice in conrornfvwith tbis act and occor.
dfnr to iustce and couiy ond thc rrinciples bprr.
inoiter established in a summary manner. nil mat.
tors resnecting sncb claims within tho district.
aforesaid a. anne within tbo nroyisons of fin.
act thev sball have mower to administer oatbs
compel the attendance of and examine witnesses
demand and obtain from the proper officers ali
pubIc records in which grants of land warrants
orders of surycg. or other evidence of cIaims tr
land derived from any foreign government NAV have
been recorded and Shall make report 10 tbt
Commissioner Of tha General Land Office on tht
claims so presented to them for decision, diyidint
said claims into seperate classes in the manpel
hereinafter provided, and giving their opinior
whether such claims ought to be confirmed OR re
iected.
SEC 3. Aad be il futher enacted, That tn,
claims so presented and passed upon by the com