Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-07
AN ACT

10 establish Court OF Private Land Claims
and to provide for the settlement OF
private land claims in certain States and
Territories
Be il enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiCes Of the United TateS Of america, in
Congress QSSenlbLed'
SECTION |. That there shall be, and hereby
is established court to be called the Court
OF Private Land Claims, to consist of a chief
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 of the Senate,
to hold their offices for the term expiring on
the thirtyiirst day of December, ammo
domini eighteen hundred and ninety-fve
any three Of whom shall constitute a
quorumss Said court snail have and exercise
JurisdiCcioQAn the hearing and decision of
private latWkelaims 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, where
regular terms of the court are held. The
court Shall also appoint stenographer who
shall attend all the sessions of the court and
perform the duties required of him by the
court.
The said court shall have the power to
adopt all necessary rules and regulations
Tor the transaction of its business and to
carry out the provisions of this act: to 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 at1irmatious. 1t shall be the
disfyict nr TerritorH IN wbirb The conrt IL
held 70 sarve 1V d l nf the ~ said rnrrf
placed in his hands for this purpose and to
attend the court in person or by deputy
when so directed by the court. The court
Territories mentioned in this act az shall he
needful for the purposes thereof, and shall
give notice of the times and places of the
both ne u EnGish end Sn,njys pangnanca IN
one neTsna6Ser mn hlished At the canifai Of
for two successive weeks. the last Of
which nnhicafinne shal1 he NOT less
than thirtv daVs newt npecedinp the
times Of the holding Of snche ses
slams hnt such seeninua n,1 he aSiarrne1
from time 70 line %ithort scb M btiCatinn
SEC . mat I'm thera sbaii sien Ne annointed
nv the president hv and With tbe adpyGice and
c9nSnt nf th ~ e'n netnt attorna
learned in tbe iau, Wbo sb II eWhan annointed
ne Pe TeSiuenI anu ctelzen OF soMG Sfate oI
States in eaid conrt ~ Ana thern sh ali he an.
noinfed III b Hai ne aaid nnnrt neran ho
III ha ,Sa ~ err9oi+ad a citizen ond resf
dent Of snna Ipata Of the ffnitad States
skilled in the Snanieh and Enoiisb Ian,
naas ~ ttc GU ~ tSar
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tharaaf H ~ o. otbn,. ser
NAV he ere raouipped A 81 him nv the cnnrt 'Ao@'
SEC q Thdt immediatelv yypon the orpani.
~ of a rla,- h
natiCas tbranf d f ne tinie 1,d ,sce of
me trst nesSor, thnronf ~ he nuhIi he'd for
q neriod Of ninatv daTs IN one ppeDsnaner AZ
ahpp Git' " udyn ~ 9i,e
~ vi au ~ and
af NC 20 hne ~ nd a'o Sa
Meyiro Snch untiSes hail be- M Wished in
both The CnaniSh and EngiiSh ianpnaees
I'D shn1 3pdnii9h a., hu df tSis go
NrS go NJ IL mi sto he the a NV ~ tbe
r. Laa. e + 9ilai NC ne H a. ' nf
the tinted States the Surve e General
n 10 attu " We
noslessinns 9f p nv recorde and ID nanSrs re-
fatin@ 10 anv ianyd orants " nr cPlaipma for
iand eevi IN Syaid Stafes and Territnrica in
raiattnn 70 wbich nv natition sHalI he |
hrnuSt ,nd.r me af ~ The an1iicn+ion
~ ,nI 60 ~ 0ri wy
~ ~ t aiy PfEnitod StateS 70 so}}eIu trausrnt
VI tiAS oI my $3.50, " ~ M ~
~ 80 10 , ,itu pa" rs a. So 49, . 0t ~
thart[,f ~, rannireI vHSajd o." rJyn,t 80
nrodn W VIZ ,eCdrds md eoui all
pA0NNe~ '0oA 49,
Src = r+,,t tho +as+in,o,y which haa !
heen heretnf0re 1nwfn1lv md 'regniarlv re-.
ceived NV The SYSTEMATICALLY of the
nroner Territorv or State or nv the Com.
missioner Of the General Land Once, upon
.nv claims nresented to them resnectiyelv
oh ri he admitted in evidenCe in ali trials
under This act when the nerson testifying ia
dead so far as the subject matter thereof
is coInnetent evidence: and the court shall
81 We n enrh weight as in its Indictment m
"a ali 1he rircnmstnncns II Sng6t 70 hava
SEr AZ Thai II shaiI he laWfni FOR anv
nerson or nnrsons nr cornoration or their
fkegaI renreientatives cIaiminp lands within
he Hmits ~ The tnrritorv arrived NV the
IInitnd Stafes rom the RSnnhlic Of Neyico
and now emb1aced witIIin he Territories Of
49, ~ ioi si -, ' ITt,h - i az
ming NV vjrtne Of anv ssnch Snanish ar Mey.
lean Grant concession warrant or survey
a. the limited States are bound TO recopnize
and conSrm Nv virtne ~ tho traatiees IS
ifnited St.Ias " ,vbirh 5t he d',te Of the
IA CO ge of This act have NOT heen confirmed
Nv ACT of Congress- or otherwise. finally de-.
cided unon nv lawful authority and Which
ore moi aireadv comnlete ana nerfect in
everv such case. to present a petition in
writing to the said court in the state or
where tie said court holds its sessions hnt
eases arisin@ in the STATES and Territotr les
In which the court does not hold regnIar
Bessions NAV be Instituted at such nlace az
NAV he DESIGNATED bv the rnIes of me court
me petition shall set forth fuilv The
nature Of their claims to the lands and
particularly state the date and form of the
pprant concession warrant or orSar 81 - s t,e
1I n1er With be1 c pt UiufI VI sur
made. the name or names of anv nerson or
persons in possession of or ciaiming the
same. or anV part thereof otherwise fh IAN
bv the lease or permission of The netitio men
nd also The a,iantitv Of Land i claimed IND {
Inc boundaries thereof where sitnate Win
IN ap showing the same as near as may be,
A nd whether fhe said ri aim IA her |
been Confirmed. considered or acted mon
Nv CONGRESS M. fhe amthorities Of tbe irn}ted
States. Or been heretofore submitted to anV
,ufhorities constitnted Nv law for tS he AZ
nstment of Ian% ills VT bin tb it, ny au
he said territnrv go scnnired IND h tho VI
-enorted On yora nv -, ro Gu ny
:or contirmatinn w apt{bori1ed ~ ho s'
yeyeJ nr not INA - 49, N ~ t,tia
n e. The vaii1it aliq pr IN SUCH Pelition
40 innmired wy " denidad VI eldi hidy
AN the az said GU ~ ha, ,,.,,,s
nd rennired 70 LA 40 ~ autnoi lleu
ION af III aae eo "a Juti
itian in conformitn VIII r. 10y pc
hjs ,r - M - my Will 5he pt DIVISIONS OF
1n az a; n,t th io ne t aiiI ueleI nine me
ions and nd proofs Proc IN case no answer or an,
vi NC IN ~ ai.et uue hotiee, VI " the
,erson oa ar tu ~ N OF any
NV ciain fFnpo p.in ast hii ~ ~ eaeHlng
- Wa wari 20 ~ f anu me
,v ~ IN az ala tne Limited
nd snch tas,i may N.Y. nio4 az answer,