Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-24

SECTION |. That there shall be, and hereby
is established court to be called the Court
of Private Land Claims, to consist OF CnleI
Justice and four associate justices, who shall
be, when appointed, citizens and residents
of some of the States of the United states,
to be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent or the SENATE,
to hold their offices for the term expiring on
the thirty-tirSt day of December ammo
domini eighteen hundred and nlnety-hve,
any three of whom shall constitute a
quorum. Said court shall have and exercise
jurisdiction in the hearing and decision or
private land claims according to the pro-
visions of this act. The said court shall ap-
point clerk who shall attend all the sessions
of the court, and deputy CLERK, wnefe
terms of the court are held. The
court shall also appoint stenograpner VINO
shall attend all the sessions OF the court ana
perform the duties required OF MIN by the
court,
adopt all necessary rules and regulations
for the transaction of its business ana 10
carry out the provisions OF this act; 70 issue
any process necessary to the transaction OF
the business of said court, and to issue COM
missions to take dispositions as provided in
chapter seventeen of title thirteen OF the
Revised Statutes of the United States Each
OF said justices shall have power to admin
lister oathS and aftirmatiOnS. 1t shall be the
duty of the United States marshal for any
district or Territory in which the court Is
held, to serve any process of the said court
placed in his hands for this purpose, ana 10
49, CO ID Ti,-cctad Nv he court 17he court
Mi bo1d snrh sacsions in the States and
Territories mentioned in this act as shall be
49, dtia az fnea and nIaces of the
s nIdinc Of suCh sessions bv publication in
hOth tbe IngIish and Snanish languages, in
one newsna6rr mn hlishfd at the capital of
such State or Territory, once Week
whicb nnhiicaffnns shall he not less
t rnIoH NJ Avs nevt nreceding the
Zines Of the holding Of such SEES
froIn Tine 70 Tine without such pu bfication
~, - M tbe,e ehaIi also he aDnOint ed
nv tha p president nv and with the advice and
Consent CO ser Of the Senate, competent attorney,
he \ rceidant and citizen of some State of
me Onitea states, u tePi oh al, he ~.
nojnted Nv The said court. a person who
p oliII Ia ~ ~ rHoiuted citizen and resi-.
Snai 70 49, III ~ the Tinted States.
. aIuS - 90 ne SnaniSh and English IAN.
shLieu ~ ttc = ipttnreter and Translator
kudges " a.. do NJ ottpnnd ali the sessions
IN SAD court TO atIelu ID az nt iS se1yices
& ~ Of him bv the court
Sc I,hdt immediately ilpon the organi-
x,tion of saiG ronrt the clerk shall cause
nnticas fherenf and of the time and place of
S,+ 1890 odf 70 he unfinished for
io % Of niat1 davs in one newspaper at
a., PC Ii iou - Irh and in one nnbiished
Of ottI ne 2yanital Of ne State of Colorado and
~ nc I,arrito,-ies Of Arizona and New
~ tne on 10 tbaii he nublished in
hnth Inc Snanish and English languages,
o a,' lnn 3ptai the srhsfance Of this Act
80 Il mat if snail be the duty of the
r,o SU ~ the General Land Office of
~ ir9td g. me Survevors.General
nc s OteeT TeSTritories and States, or the
" oo1a 81 nU,iic rernrds who NAV have
aepeai - az panv records and napers re-
patIn% 10 INV Land Grants or claims for
. .aLn m1.nt ~ which anv netition snail be
ieldtlot W mn tbis an} IN the anniication
~ ", -, ,erson Interested or nv the ATTORNEY
~ ~ f an5 Pifnited States. to safely transmit
ot tle .ni.ds ma naners 70 said court or to
suen 49, ~ vs. pr nv dcnntv anv session
s seeeiia IL -, ,eannire3 nv said court and
. smei Eo "nch recSrds and papera
pAouuee 'oSA
urc = mat the Testimony which has
been heretofore lawfully and regularly re-
cetvad Nv The Snrvev0r-General of the
nroner Territory or State or by the Com
mistioner of the General Land Office, upon
any claims presented to them, respectively,
sh3li he admitted in evidence in all trials
nnder his act when the person testifying is
dead 80 far as the subject matter thereof
is conDetent evidences; and the court shall
give it such weight as, in its Judgment, I'M
6ar ali the circnmstanCes it ought to have.
SEC a That If shall be lawful for any
nerson ar persons or CORPORATION or their
fegaI renresentatiyes. claiming lands within
the limits of the territory derived by the
f1nitad States from the Republic of Mexico
and now embraced within the Territories of
NJ Meyico Arizona or Utah, or within
The States of Nevada, Colorado or Wyo.
ming nv virtue of any such Spanish or Mex
TN ora nt concession warrant or survey
a. the limited States are bound to recognize
and contirm by virtue of the treaties of
cession of said country by Mexico to the
tinted States which at the date of the
nassage Of this act have not been confirmed
hu acf of Congress or otherwise, finally de.
ciyded mon nv lawful authority and which
are NOT already complete and perfect in
every such case to present petition in
srjt}ng 70 the said court in the State or
Territ6rv where said land is situated and
1,hare TIE said court holds its sessions, but
Gases arising in the States and Territories
IN which the court does not hold regular
sesSions NAV he instituted at such place as
nav he desienated by the rules of the court.
me petition shall set forth fully the
nature OF their claims to the lands, and
narticularly state the date and form of the
~ rant concession. warrant or order of sur
g. a an, n,n oIa When thew claim, by whom
made the name or names of any person or
nersona in possession of or claiming the
sSsme or anv mart thereof otherwise than
bv The Lease Or nermission of the petitioner,
oy M n,s ~ tha nnantity Of land claimed and
me boundaries thereof where situate with
n man showing the same as near as m ay be,
and Whether 1he said claim mas heretofore
haep " cnnHrmed considered or acted upon
States, Or been heretofore submitted to any
authorities constituted by law for the ad-
instment of land titles within the limits OF
the I said territory 50 acquired, and by them
f fepo co MT ar authorized to be sur.
yeved or not; and pray in such petition
thsst the vaiiditv Of snch title or claim may
he manfred into and decided,
w AnH me said conrt is hereby authorized
and rennired 70 take and exercise iurisdic.
~ - III rases mr. Claims nresented nv ne.
ta ~ ia an conformtv with he nrovisions Of
t tvion &C., ~ and 70 hgyar and determine the
s sn,n as in his act nroyided. on the nett.
Fans nn and nd nroo o' IN nc cake NO answer or an
sion Lions aiie PtIeS aftar rnc notice or IN the
EDITION and the ' answer or answers of any
perenn nr Iersnns ri .reSted in nrevenfin9o
persoin III f 9rnm Aein cstahiished and ne
answer ans Ssr- of the the attorney for the United
S and snch teetimnnv and proofs az NAV be
f az and a COW 81 such petition, with a
.aht an an rUP ~ verse nossessor or claim
t az, ~ ns6iateiv fer the Ming Of the
sno st h aruad nn snch nossessor or claim
sans pg gel Gf un 1 Ie1a, manner of seruine
IN. IN Tue oio una re grnner State or TERRI
1uc process II H. eiT m ipnnpr on the attorney
tOly, duu III linz iiihiSA ~ 80 ~