Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-05

act of Congress approved March 3, 1891, en-
titled IAN act to establish a Court of Private
Land Claims, and to provide for the settle
: ment of private land claims in certain States
. and Territoriesn was duly ORGANIZED at the
CITY of Denver. In the State of Colorado. on
the first day of july. 1891. by the appoint
ment of a clerk and the other oflcers pro
yided for in said act And nv order of the
chief Justice and Associate Judges of said
court the first session thereof will be held
at Denver. Colorado, on Tuesday, the nth
day of November, 1891.
The substance of said act of Congress Is as
follows.
Any AVN
AN AL
To establish a Court of Private Land Claims
and to provide for the settlement of
private land claims in certain States and
Territories.
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of Private T,and S1airrs t ". consist of cbiaf
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of s"me tbo [ti1 tb 1 at St.tes
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with th np a%yce anT consent Of me esna a
to hold their oaces for the term expiring on
domini eiehteen Kindred and ninetyDaye
SnV three Of whom i shall nu constitEte =
quorum. Said court shall have and exercise
nrivate Isnd ci inH accogyd n to 4Se MO ~
pis iiTaue fah hi CLAIMS aeeotalng 10 she pro
nnint IL riin ~ ottand aiitbe sessions
re apd ne uepay beid me
cor # sha also annoint a stenoTanhrr who
sha1, attend all thpe sess,nns Of Ire cnnrt and
perform the duties renuired of him bv the
The The said court shall have the mower to
adnnt a1i neceaao1u r,ias and az rappuIa lions
for the Transaction of its business and to
carry out the provisions Of this act; to issue
the bnsiness of said court and 70 issne com
Missions TO lake denositions "a Droyided in
chanter Seventeen Of title thirteen of the
Revised Statutes of he Tinted States Each
OF said adj instices snail i nave mower to- admin.
lister oaths and afirmations # shall he the
duty of the United States marshal for any
district or TERRITORY in which the court is
placed in his hands for this nurnose and to
sttend The comrt IN ne .n9 pu 81 NV nv Samtv
when so directed by the court The court
Territories mentioned in this act AZ shall he
needful for the nnrnosea thereof and shaIi
rive notice of the times and pIaces of the
6old,np Of such sessions NV mhlication in
one newsnaSer nnblished at the canifai Of
snch Stale or pTeryitorv once week
for two successive weeks the last of
which publications shall be not less
times Of the 'holdine df suchs ses.
sions, but such sessions NAV be adjourned
from time to time without such publication.
BY the President bv and a with to the ADVICE and
consent Of the Senate a comnetent attornev'
learned in the law. who sh ali when appointed
ne Ifnfd anu ettiZem ua sO a. ifnftd
STATS in s,iI coMr+ An2 there oh al, he IN.
pointed nv the said Court a nerson who
sHaIl he When snnointed a citizen and resi-.
dsnt ~ snma tpfpata 80 ths f1nita6 Stataa
skiiieS IN ~. SnantSh md Tng1iab Ian''
snaHss ~ ~, tt % ptnrnretar md tT.na,.tar
m PA cnnrt 70 sttand oil the aessions
thereon. and to- perform such other serVices
&C mav he r ranviped ~ h,r, hn tha conrt eN'
SEC q Thai immediatelv upon the organi-
Eation If said rnnrt the Clert shall canse
nntiCas tberanf and Of the fine and Mace of
the first ssssion thereof 70 he unfinished for
neriod of ninat1 one D pewsnaner az
the INV ~ Wash}{naagSn md in one ny hfisheS
OF Inc CSanit.1 81 TIE State Of Colorado and
Of the iHerritnries Of Srizona and New
Mexico. Such notices shall he nublished in
bot h The Snanish and Enoiisb 1anSnages
and shall contain the substance of this Act
SEC. 4 MAT il shall be the duty of the
The Tinted states the Snrvevors.Genera
of such Territories and states or the
Ieener Of anv nnhlic recnrds Who NAV have
nossessions az any Tecords and nanSrs re. |
land within said Stafes and Territories in
reiatton 70 Which anv netition snail he
hronght nnder thia act IN the annlication |
~ aIv nersnn ,ntanestnd W NV thap etto,non
.
snch recnrSs ana nansrs n cid conrt nr -
attend in nerson or nv denutv snv session
thereof when reanired by said Court aSS
nrodnce such recSrds and nanrrs
pAoou.e '0'A S~S~
SEC 4. That the Testimony which has
heen heretofore lawfully and regularly re- |
ceiyed by the Suryeyor.Generai of the |
nroper TERRITORY or State or by the Com. |
missioner of the General Land Office. upon |
any cEiIns nresented to item. respectiyely. |
shah be admitted in evidence in all trials
under this act hen the person testifying is |
dead, SO far as the Subject matter thereof |
is coInpetent evidence; and the court shall |
give 1t uch weight as, in its Judgment, I'M
der all the circumstances, it ought to have. |
SEC. 6. That il shall be lawful for any |
person or persons or corporation or their !
legal REPRESENTATIVES. Claiming lands within |
the limits of the territory derived NV the
United States from the Repu bic of Mexico |
and now embraced within the Territories of
New Mexico, Arizona or Utah, or within |
the States Of Nevada. Colorado or Wyo. |
ming, by virtue of any such Spanish or Mex
lean grant, concession, Warrant or survey
a. the limited States are bound to recopnizss
and contirm by virtue of the treaties of
cession of said country by Mexico to the
United States which at the date of the
massage of this act have not been coniirmed
by act of Congress or otherwise, finally de.
cided upon by lawful authority, and Which
are not already complete and perfect in
every such case, to present a petition in |
writing to the said court in the State or
Territory where said land is situated and
where the said court holds its sessions, but
cases arising in the States and Territories
In which the court does not hold regular
sessions may be Instituted at such place as
may be designated by the rules of the court.
The petition shall set forth fully the
nature of their claims to the lands and
particularly state the date and form of the
grant, concession, warrant or order of sur.
Tey under which they claim, by whom
made, the name or names of any person or
persons in possession of or Claiming the
same, or any part thereof, otherwise than
by the lease or permission of the petitioner.
and also the quantity of land claimed and
the boundaries thereof. where situate. with
a map showing the same as near asmay be.
been confirmed. considered or acted mon
by Congress or the authorities of the Tinted
States, or been heretofore submitted to any
authorities constituted by law for the adj.