Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-23
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An ACT TO grant the right Of pre-suption to osr-
tain settlers on the Rancho BoIsa de females, IN
the State Of California.
Re e enacted bH ths Sstafe and House. al ReprsseA-
tlres II the UHited States 81 Acrtca in Congress as
sefabied, That IL msy and shall be lawful for the
Commissioner Of the General Land OaSee to cause
the lines Of the public surveys go be extended over
the tract Of country known as the Rancho Bolsa
d, romaies, in Marin county, CALIFORNIA; the claim
to which. by James d. Gslbraith, has been adjaag-
cd invalid by the supreme Court IF the United
States, and 70 have approved plats thereof duly re-
tn ned to the proper district land Office Prouided
That the actual cost Of said survey and plating
shall hFat be paid into the surveying fnnd BY
settlers according 20 the requirements Of the tenth
SECTION Of the sct Of Congress approved thirtisth
Of May, eighteen hundred and sixty two, to re-
duoe the expenses Of the survey ard sale of tn
pshlie lands in the United States"
Sec. :. And Be il further enacted, That after the
return Of such approved plafs to the district once
It may aud shall be lawful for individuals settlers
upon the said Rancho Bolsa de Tomaes, to enter
according 20 thu liIes Of the public surveys at
one dollar aud twenty-five cents PER acre, the land
settled upon by thsm to the extent 20 which the
same had been reduced possession At the time of
said Adjudication Of said Supreme Court joint en-
tries being admissible by eotsrmiaoHs proprie-
tors, IN srsr that their respective boundaries mar
be adjusted in accordance with their several pos
sessions.
Sec , And Be q fsrthsy enacted, That All "a. mi.
within the purview Of this act shall be presented
to the register and receiver within twelve months
after the return Of such surveys to the district
land Office, accompanied by proof % settlement.
aud tie extent 10 which the tracts claimed had
been reduced into possession at the time Of said
adjudication; and thereRpoa each case shall be
aSjusged by the register and receiver, under such
instructions as shall b. given by the Commission
er Of this General Land 0tEce, to who's the proof
and adjudication shall Be returned by the local
land Office, and judication shall be eansidsred
final ninth confirmed by the said Commissioner.
Prori9ea, That the confirmation by said Commits
sioner shall be conclusive ard final between eoter-
minous proprietors, and tbs correctness thereof
shall net be open to contestaioB in any sclion at
law OF suit in equity betWeeR them or befwsez
parties claiming unaer them BY title subsequent
SD Fforsdsd further, That any claim noe broash t
before the register aud receiver within twelve
months as Aforesaid, shall be barred, and the lArds
covered thereby, with any other tracts within the
limits Of said rancho, the titles 20 which are not
establishes under this act, shall be dealt with As
other paehe lAnas, but subject TO the adjudicsfed
boundaries OF the claims which are pres=n ted
within the limit OF ths time prescribed as afors-
said; Irorsded, That ne person un1er the prsvf-
sions Of this act shall BE allowed to enter greater
quantity Of land than three hundred and twenty
AcrSs.
Approved June lTth 1854