Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-13
1t Passed Congress In It's Original
Form and Was Signed By
the President.
GREAT BENEFIT TOSANTA FE
Deeds to Property Gan Now Be Obtained
Free Of Oost-This Should Help the
Growth and Prosperity of
the City.

representatives at washington passed
bill to settle the title of real estate in
the city Of Santa Fe. On March 30 it
was reported favorably in the senate
by Senator Berry Of Arkansas, mem
Der of the committee on territories, and
was passed in ~, original form IN the
same day and signed by the President
on April 10. The bill had been introduced
In the house on January by Delegate
Pedro Perea. 1t had been originally
drafted by Solicitor General E. L. Bart
lett. Its provisions are of great impor-
tance to Santa Fe, as 1t enables ev-
cry property holder to obtain clear til
tie and deed to his property without
cost to himself. The question of titles
to property has somewhat retarded the
growth Of the city, and has kept down
the value of real estate. With their IT,
ties clear to their property, every prop
erty owner should now take hold In
earnest Of the work of pushing the In
terests, growth and prosperity Of the
city Of Santa Fe, for everything that
helps Santa Fe will help property inter-
ests.
THE BILL AS PASSED.
The text of the bill is as follows
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the United States Of America hereby re-
leases and quitclaims unto the city of
Santa Fe, N. M, and It's successors, all
right, claim or interest which the Unit
ed States may have in or to any and all
lands embraced within the present sur
vey Of the Santa Fe grant, as the same
appears on file in the general land Of
flee in Washington, and in the Office of
the surveyor general for the district of
New Mexico, and approved by H. M.
Atkinson, surveyor general, and the
commissioner of the general land Office,
being tract containing four square
Spanish leagues, having for the center
thereof the soldiers monument in the
center of the plaza Of said city, and ex-
tending one Spanish league therefrom
to each of the cardinal points of the
compass, and patent from the United
States shall issue therefor; this said
grant and quitclaim to the city of Sam
ia F'e being to 1t as municipal corpo-
ration for all parks, streets, alleys, va
cant unoccupied lands, or other public
places now existing within said limits,
and to the said city in trust for the ben
eft of all persons claiming title to their
individual holdings of real estate with
In such limits by actual possession or
under color Of title for the period of ten
years prior to the passage Of this act;
served from this grant and quitclaim
all lands and buildings now occupied or
claimed by the United States for It's
federal building, national cemetery, the
Fort Marcy reservation and Indian
schools; and also reserving therefrom
any private land grants that may have
been, or may hereafter be confirmed by
the court of private land claims or other
authority of the United States.
Sec. 2. That it is hereby made the du-
ty Of the mayor and clerk Of said city,
and Of their successors in Office. to ex-
ecute proper deeds Of quitclaim to the
persons entitled thereto under this act
for their respective holdings Of real es-
tate upon such claimants applying
therefor and presenting proper deeds
for the signatures Of such officers, with
out any expense to the said applicants,
and such deeds when executed shall be
taken in all courts and places as re-
linquishment of any claim or title to the
lands therein described on the part Of
the United States.
Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.