Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-02-11
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tie First Session Of tic Thirty
Eighth Congress.
TPuBLIc-No. 104.l

An ACT to expedite the Settlement of Titles
20 Lands in the State of California.
BE ii enacted by tile Senate anil House
of Representatives. Of tile Unied States
of 4lmerica in Congress assembled, That
whenever the surveyor general of California
shall, in compliance with the thirteenth Sec
tion of an act entitled "An act to ascertain
and settle the private land claims in the
State of California" approved March third,
eighteen hundred and tify-one, have caused
any private land claim to DO surveyed and
plat to be made thereof, he shall give notice
that the same has been done by a publication
once a weak for four consecutive weeks, in
two newspapers, one published in the city Of
San Francisco. and one published near the
land surveyed; and shall retain in his
Office, for public inspection, the slrv"y and
plat until ninety days from the date of the
first publication in SaE Francisco shall have
expired; and if no objections are made to
sai'. survey, he shall approve the same, and
transmit a copy Of the survey and plat there
of to the commissioner Of the general land
Office at Washington, for his examination and
approval; bur if objections are made to said
survey within the said ninety days, by any
party claiming to have ar interest in the
tract embraced by the survey, or in any part
thereof, such objections shall be reduced to
writing, stating distinctly the interest of the
objector and signed by him or his attorney,
and flied with the surveyor general, together
with such ahi .lavits or other proofs as he NAV
produce in support of the objections. At the
expiration Of said ninety days the surveyor
general shall transmit to the commissioner
of the general land.o at Washington a
copy Of the survey ard plat, ana objections,
and also Of any proofs produced by the claim.
ant and fled with him in support of the sur
vey, together with his opinion thereon and
if the survey and plat are approved by the
said commissioned he shall irdorse thereon a
certificate Of his approval. If disapproved
by him, or if, in his opinion, the ends Of JUS
tice would be subserved thereby, he may re-
quirc further report from the sur
veyor-gcneral Of California, touching the mat
ters indicated by him, or proofs to be taken
thereon, or may direct a new survey and plat
to be made. Whenever the objections are
disposed Of, or the survey and plat are cor
rected, or new survey and plat arc made in
conformity with his directions, he shall in.
dorse upon the survey and plat adopted his
certificate ofapproval. After the survey and
plat have been, as hcreinbfore provided. an.
proved by the commissioner Of the general
land-office, it shall be the duty Of the said
commissioner to cause patent to issue to the
claimant as soon as practicable after such
approval.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted, That
the provisions Of the preceding section shall
apply to all surveys and plats by the survey.
or-general Of California heretofore made,
which have not already been approved BY Que
OF the district courts of the United States
for California. or by ths commissioner of the
general land-oficc Prorided, That whcr.
proceedings for the correction or confirm alton
Of survey are pending on the passage Of this
act in one Of the said district courts. il shall
De lawful for such 1istric. court to proceed
and compete its examination and d-termi
na'inn Of the matter. and lis decree thereon
-hall be subject TO .ppeslt {, the circuit cour,
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'nannrr. and with Ike effect, a. Lere.fsrr
provided for arprsls in other cases TO n.
circuit court; and such appeals msv be in
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