Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-16
TO SETTLE TITLES
Bill For the Benefit Of Santa Fe
Was Passed By the House -
Yesterday.
INTRODUCED BY Mr.. PEREA
Four Spanish Square Leagues Given to the
City to Confirm Title to Property Own
srs--Bill Prepared By Solicitor
General Bartlett.

The Dill entitled "A Dill TO Sett!e the
title to real estate in the city of Santa
Fe," passed by the house of represent
atives yesterday, will undoubtedly be
passed by the senate and approved by
the president before long. To Delegate
Perea belongs the credit of having in
troduced the bill on January 3 in the
house, and of having secured it's pas
sage, and to Solicitor General E. L.
Bartlett for having prepared 1t. Its pro-
visions are of great Importance to this
locality, and clears away what has been
one of the obstacles to the growth and
progress of Santa Fee. With titles clear
to their property, every property holder
should take a renewed interest in the
u%pbuilding of the city for whatever
benefits the town will enhance the value
of real estate and will add to the pros
perity of each resident.
The text of the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the United States of America hereby
releases and quitclaims unto the city Of
Santa Fe, N. M, and its successors, all
right, claim or interest which the Unit
ed States may have in or to my and all
lands embraced within the present sur
| vey of the Santa FEE grant, as the same
! appears on file in the genera. 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 Ian office,
being a 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 San
ia Fe being to it as a 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 within
such limits by actual possession or un-
| der color of title for the period of ten
years prior to the passage of this act;
provided, that there Is expressly re-
served from this grant and quitclaim
all lands and buildings o occupied or
claimed by the United States for its
federal building, national cemetery, the
Fort Marcy reservation and Indian
schools; and also reserving therefrom
any private land grants that may have
been, OK may hereafter be confirmed by
the court of private land claims OF 9TH
er authority Of the United States.
Sec. 2. That 1t 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 a 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.