The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-08-11
NUMBER 43.
Important Pointers From the Inter
ior Department.

ior Department,
DErARTNENr OF rHL INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
Washington, ID. c., June 5, 1883
To Registers aud hcccivcrs and Surveyors
General
GEETLENFN The following ad-
ditiCnal regulations are promulgat-
ed as ainendatory OF circular of Oc-
tobcr, 81, 1881, entitled "Umtcd
States mining laws and regulations
thereunder,N which, except rs
as herein modified, will remain in
full force:
1. No application will be re
ccived, or entry allowed, which
embraces more than one lode loca-
ton.
.. \ party who is not an appli-
cant under section, 1925, revised
statutes, is not entitled to make
entry under said section, and in no
case will the name of such party
be inserted in the certificate Of en-
try. This regulation has no refer
ence to proceedings under section
1926.
3. Any party applying to make
entry as trustee must disclose fully
the nature OF the trust and the
name Of the cestu que trust and
such trustee, rs we'll as the benefic-
iaries, must furnish satisfactory
proof ofcitizcnship; and the names
OF the bencfciaries, as well as that
Of the trustee, must be inserted in
the final certificate Of entry.
+ Where an adverse claim has
been filed and suit thereon com
menced within the statutory period
and final Judgment determining the
right Of the applicant, it will not
be sufficient for him to file with
register a certificate Of the clerk of
the court, setting forth the facts as
to such judgement, but lie must be-
fore he is allowed to make entry,
file a certified copy Of the Judge
ment, together with other evidence
&c required by section 1926, Revis-
cd Statutes.
5. Where such suit has been dis
missed, a certificate of the court to
that effect or certified copy of the
order of dismissal, will be sufii-
cient
6. In no case will relinquish-
ment OF the ground in CONTROVERSY,
or other proof, filed with the regis
ter or receiver, be accepted in lieu
OF the evidence required i'll para
graphs four and five.
I. Where an adverse claim has
been filed, but no suit commenced
against the applicant for patent
within the statuary period, a GER
titicate to that effect by the clerk Of
the state court having jurisdiction
in the case, and also by the clerk
OF the Circuit court OF the United
States for the district in which the
claim is situated, will be requir-
ed.
S. Possessory title to a lode
claim held and worked for a period
equal to the time prescribed by the
statute Of limitation for mining
claims Of the state or territory
where the same may be situated.
may, IN the absence of any adverse
claim, be established in the same
manner as now allowed by placer
claims, and indicated generally in
paragraphs g., G6 and 80, of the
circular hereby amended.
9. No entry will be allowed un-
til the register has satisfied him
self, by careful examination, that
- proper proofs haye been filed upon
all the points indicated in official
regulations in force, and that they
show sufficient bona fidc compli,
/ ancc with the laws and such regu-
lations. 4 strict observance OF
. this regulation will be required.
/. II HARRISON.
Approved Acting Commissioner.
Fl. NJ Teller, Secretary.