Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passsd at the first Session Of the Thirty
eighth Congress
TPuBLIc-No. l66 |

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Az ACT 10 expedite the settlement Of titles to lands
in the State Of California.
Be- suaossd ~ he Senate and House efRepresen.
aafisea n the Unifsd Sas If merca 80 Congress
ssnabIsd, That Whenever the surveyor general Of
California shall IL compliance with the thirteenth
section Of an act entitod "An act 10 ascertain aad
asttls the private land claims in the State OF Gait
feralA," approved March third, eighteen hundred
and hfty-one have caused any private land claim
" Be surveyed aud plat to be made thereof, he
shall give notice that the same has been'aone by
publication, once q week for four consecutive
weeks, IN two newspapers, one published In the
sisy OF san francisco, aud one published near the
land surveyed and shall retain In his Office, for
public inspection, the survey aud pat until niue
~ days frem the date OF the irst publication Ia
nan francisco shall have expired aud Il no OBJ
teetioEs are made to said survey he shall approve
the same, aud transmi copy Of the survey and
plat thereof 70 the Commissioner Of the General
Land Omos 81 WAshington, for his examina ion
aud approval but " objections ara mada !, ssil
survey within tbs said ninety days bya Y party
claiming to have an interest In thu tract embraced
By she survey, or In any part thereof such al 10
stems shall he reduced TO writing stating distinct
" the interest OF IN olJset0r, and slgutd bv him
OF his attorney. aud sled with the suryeVor ge,.r-
81. together with such anisavits or Other Sr,tf.
- he may produce IN su port OF the object ons
Al che expiration Of said niusty DAYS the suryevor
general shall transmit g. the Commit sioner OF thr
@ neral Land Once at washin Ston a COPY Of the
survey and plat, and objections, aud proof. hlet
with him Ia support OF the jsctions tni also Of
any prVofs produced by the claimant and hled with
him in suppo u the objections, and also OF any
proofs produced BY the u ima 4 aud dled vita
him In support Of thu survey, together with hi
Spinion thereon aud II the survey ana plat are
approved BY the sad Com .nissio er ne shall Gu
eerse thereo = cert hoata Of his app #avtI. IL
ai.Approved by IA, or IL N his opinion, be
enda oflustics would be sub-erved ere5S, he Riay
require . iur her p'port frOm the surveyor general
Q Csliforn -. touching the IN ttter lid cated by
Ain, or proofs be aken thereon, or may dirrc
nav survey and plat 60 be m De Whenever the
n ian Inf u 4 and frla
SO eorreo'sd or Snew survey aud plat are ma r ia
ssntrnity with his REGIONS, he shall endorse
80 sns survey aud plat ad pied his Certificate Of
spProSsL Aftsr the urvey and plat have been
heTsineetore prov ded, approved by tie q N
Eussaoner etths General Lsud Office il shall be
s-s guy o. tae said Commissioner TO cause a PIT.
after such approval -
see 2. Asd De q farther enacted That fhe pro-
VISIONS o. the pre- d,ug section shan snpl ~ an
surveys and plAts by the surveyor vs,,esff - 81;
tsrniA heretofore made which haSs -. u ~, a,
Been approved by one Of the district
united states for califarnS, or by tie
saonsr OF the General Laaa ONCE pr,vff, ~ !.
whsrs proceedings for the correction or - n
sion OF survey are pending on the passs,s ~ ~,
act II one OF the sid district courts IN shlI rs
ISSLua I0r sueh aIssrlet court 10 proceed aud com
pless It's examination and determination ~ ~
matter, and Its decree thereon shall he spbSa =,
appeal TO the circuit court of the United Stsfe ~
she district in like manner, aud with like efeet.
- hereafter provided for appeals in other cases ~
the circuit court aud such appsa may be in liks
manner disposed Of by said circuit court
Sec ;. Aa3 b q yurtAsr enacted That where ,
plat and survey have already been approved OF
corrected BY one Of the district courts Of the Uni
ted States for California, and appeal nom The
cree of approval or correction has already beer
taken to the Supreme Court Of the United States
the said Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction 1,
lear and Determine the sPpeal. But where IRON
such decree Of approval or correction appel
hAs been taken to the Supreme Court, no appeal Il
court shAn Be allowed, but an appeal may be ken
within twelve menths after this act shall tskS
snse TO the circuit court Of the Unlted States fo
SAliorniA. and said circuit court ehal proceed C
SaAiy determine the matter. The said circuit cour
ehAI havs power TO Afirm or reverse or modify
me action OF the district court, order the case
eAek 70 the Surveyor general for q surrey
when the case is ordered back for a new survey
tnss1ossqueut survey Of the surveyor genera
eSAli Do under the supervision II the Comm
sioner OF the General LAID once, aud net of the
diss tet or circuit court Of tho United States
sec g. ASd b q further saGeted, That Whenever
tAs district judge OF any ofths district court,