Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-26

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE
Court Of Private Land Claims
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court of
IN Private Land Claims, established by the
act of Congress approved March 3, 1891, en-
titled IAN act to establish Court OF Private
ment Of private land Claims in certain States
and Territories" was duly organized at the
CITY of Denver, in the state of Colorado. on
the first day Of July, 1891, by the appoint
vided for in said act. And by order OF the
Chief Justice and Associate Judges of SAID
court, the first session thereof Will De hela
at Denver. COLORADO, on Tuesday the l7tn
The substance Of said act Of Congress lis as
follows:
AN ACT
To establish Court of Private Land Claims,
and to provide for the settlement Of
private land claims in certain States ana
Territories.
Be H enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatiues Of tho United States or America N
SECTION i. THAT there shall be, and hereby
Is established a court to be called the CouIs
of Private Land Claims, to consist OF chleI
justice and four associate lust,Cegs' Mesidents
of some of the States of the United States,
to be appointed by the President py anu
with the advice and consent OF the oenate,
to hold their oflces for the term expiring on
the thtrty-hrst day of December, ammo
domini eighteen hundred and ninety-hve
any three of whom shall constitute
quorum. Said court shall have and exercise
Jurisdiction in the hearing and decision OF
private land claims according to the pro
visions of this act The said court shali ap-
point clerk who shall attend all the sessions
Of the court, and deputy clerk wh me-.
regular terms of the court are neld. Ine
court shall also appoint stenographeI VINO
shall attend all the sessions OF the court anu
perform the duties required OF him by the
The said court shall have the power to
adopt all necessary rules and regulatlons
for the transaction of Its business anu "
carry out the provisions OF TINS act, 70 lssuS
any process necessary 70 'a and 10 issue COM
missions to take dispositions as provloed IN
chapter seventeen of title thirteen OF tne
Revised Statutes of the United States. Each
OF said justices shall have power TO admin
lister oaths and afarmations. 1t shall be the
duty of the United States marshal for any
district or Territory In which the court ~
| held, to serve any process OF the SAID couI I
placed in his hands for this purpose, ana 70
when SO directed by the court. The court
| shall hold such sessions In the States Anu
Territories mentioned in this act as snail pe e
give notice of the times and places OF the
holding of such sessions, by pu ollcatlon ~
both the English and Spanish languages IN
one newspaper published at the capltal OF
such state or Territory, once a week
for two successive weeks, tho last %. OF
which publications shall be not less
than thirty days next preceding the the
times OF the holo1ng OF suSn see
| from time to time without such puDncatlon;
SEC 2. That there shall also be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice ana
learned in the law, who shall. when appointed
be a resident and citizen OF some SIate OF
the United States, to represent the united
States in said court. And there snail DC ap-
pOnteea Sy the os saa citzen and resi-
dent of some State of the United states
skilled in the spanish and Englsh IAN.
guages, to act as Interpreter ana TRANSLATOR
| thereof and to perform such other services
rs may be required of him by the court
SEC. 3. That Immediately upon the ofganl,
Eation of said court the clerk snali Cduss 81
the hrst session thereof, to be published 1oI
a period of ninety days in one newspaper a!
the City of Washington and IN one pu9dsne ed
At the capital of the state OF ColoraaoS anu
|
Mexico. Such notices shall be published ID
both the spanish and English Ia tguages'
and shall contain the substance OF TINS aCt.
SEC. T. That 1t shall be the duly Oh ln af
Commissioner Of the General Land once OF
the United States, the suryeyors-denersa y
Of such Territories and States. or tne
keeper of any public records who may nave
possessions OF any RECORDS ana paper papers for tE-
lana within said states and Territof1es ~
relation to which any petition shall be
OF any person interested or Dy Inc ats0rney
such records and papers to said court or e
attend in person or by deputy any session
thereof when required BY said court ans
produce such RECORDS ana pspe19
SEC. 5. That the testimony which ma
been heretofore lawfully and regularly re
ceived by the Surveyor.General OF c tns
proper Territory or state or by the Com
missioner OF the General Land once, upoI
any claims presented to them, respectively
shall lie admitted in evidence In an tflail
under this act " hen the person testliying
dead SO far as the subject matter lneteol
Is competent evidence; ana the court sndI
give II such weight as in its judgment, un
der all the circumstances, II ought 70 nave
SEC 6. That it shall be laval Iot any
person or persons or corporation or then
legal representatives, claiming lanus Wtnll
the limits of the territory derived py tnt
II United States from the Repu bic OF Mexico
and now embraced within inc Ierlisoli es ~ " y
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
as the United states are O3uh no 70 raatsa q
cession of said country by Mexico 70 IN
United States which at the date OF th'
j passage of this act have not been conhrmet
cided upon by lawful authority, and which
are NOT already complete and perfect II
every such case, to present petition II
writing to the said court IN the State o.
TERRITORY where said land is situated ant
where tie said court holds its sessions, bu
cases arising in the States and Territorie
In which the court does not hold regulal
sessions may be instituted at such place a
me petition shah set forth fully thu
nature of their claims to the lands, AM
] particularly state the date and form Of tn
Grant, concession, warrant or order OF sur
made, the name or names of any person O
persons In possession of or claiming tn
! same, or any part thereof, otherwise thai
by the lease or permission of the petitioner
and also the quantity Of land claimed an
the boundaries thereof, where situate, wit
a map showing the same as near as may be
and whether the said claim has heretofor
been confirmed, considered or acted upo
by Congress or the authorities OF the Unite
STATES or been heretofore submitted to an
authorities constituted by law for the &C
1ustment of land titles within the limits G
, the said territory SO acquired, and by thei
reported on unfavorably or recommends
for confirmation, or authorized to be SUI
yeyed or not; and pray in such petitio
|; that the validity of such title or claim ma
be INQUIRED into and decided
AND the SAID court Is hereby authorize
and required to take and exercise Jurlsdl'
ton OF all cases or claims presented by p'
tition In conformity with the provisions {
y this act, and to hear and determine tn
y same, as in this act provided, on the pet
|, tons and proofs in case nc answer or al
j swers he lied after due notice, or on til
= petition and the answer or answers OF an
person OF persons interested in preventin
any claim from being established, and tn
: answer Of the attorney Tor the Unite