Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-20
InrORrAsr nILL.

gueFaua Lana Grant.
A few days ago fHE CITIZEN published
brief paragraph 10 the effect that Hon
Pedro Perea, delegate TO congress, had
introduced most important bill u
Albuquerque eriitied "A biil 10 confirm
90 the city Of Albuquerque, In the county
Of Bsrpaltllo aud territory Of New Mex
loo, the villa de Albuquerque land grant,
and providing for the settlement OF titles
therein, aud Cor other PURPOSES"
The bill Ia full reads ~ follows:
Whereas the people Of aud ia the
vicinity Of the city OF Albuquerque, la
the county Of Bernalill0 aud Ter rory Of
New Mexico, have heretofore believed,
understood, aud act, upon The fact OF
the existence there OF grant ut land
from the spanish Crown Of four square
spanish leagues, which, under ihs treat }
of Guadalupe uidalgo, the United States
would be bound 10 respect aud confirm
and
Whereas said grant OF land wa. by
authority of the United States, segre.
gated from the public domain Ia about
the year Ammo Domini eighteen hundred
and eignty two. and was confirmed ~
said city by tbs United States OF private
land claims Ia April. eighteen hundred
aud ninety. two, hut which confirmation
Nas, on appeal g. the supreme court OF
the UGited states lone hundred and
seventy first United states, six hundred
and eighty hyel, reversed and reihanded
under such conditions ~ virtually "a
leave the title 20 said land grant, and
OF the lots, tracts, homes, and improve
ments OF the people thereon still In the
United States, without any adequate Law
under which the same can be remedied
Now, therefore. In order TO correct such
condition OF things,
Re Il enacted b. the senate aud house
u representatives OF the United States OF
America IN congress assembled, that
there h hereby given, granted, and
confirmed uatO the city ot Albuquerque,
Ia the county OF Bernalillo and territoFy
VI New Mexico, aud In trust for the an,
and benefit OF the LOT holders undel
grants from the Villa dc AlbuQuerQut
land grant OF four square spanish
leagues, containing seventeen thousand
three hundred aud sixty and six
hundredlhs acres, ~ said land grant Il
known aud described IN the surveys
maps, and plAts thereof In the Office OF
the survey or general Of sald territory
Provided, that there Is excepted from this
grant aud confirmation all that portion
III the same on the west side OF the RiC
6rsnde that may be- found 10 overlap OF
Q ulllct With the town Of AtTiscO Grant
~ the latter was confirmed by the Court
OF Private Land Claims.
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may be-, aud within six months after the
passage Of this Act, cause 90 b. published
not less than Oncea week for four cOnHecu'
tive weeks, proper notice, setting forth
the substance, objects, and requirement,
hereof, and shall thereafter, On request
execute and deliver a good aud sutil3ien
deed OF conveyance TO every owner OF
any OF said land, All persons shall b
considered owners who by themselves OF
their pFeeecessOrs In interest, or both
have claimed or possessed, under color OI
title. aud paid taxes upon the land
claimed for not less than ten years next
bsiore the passage OF this Act, and
against which title OF possession no suit
IL then pending. The certificates OF tbs
clerk OF the district court and the ex
ofiiei0 recorder OF said county. for which
such officers shall each receive the sun
OF twenty-five centa and no mere. shat
bs prima facle evidence Of such facts
and eAch owner shalt At his election b'
entitled 10 have all his land Included II
one certificate and one deed. FOf ever
deed received the owner shall pay "a,
sum Of i've d0llarF, and no more, Into thI
city trua-uTy, 10 be covered into thl
school fund OF the school district wheFl
the property II situated. Such deed
shall be sufficient when signed by tn
city through its mayor, aud atteated bl
/ the signal ufe OF the city clerk and tn
seal OF the oity without any notary
acknowledgment or revenue stamps be-
Ing affixed thereto, and shall be- entities
TO be recorded ln such condition an,
/ form IN the county records.
See 3 That all land. II any, within
the limits OF said grant, az by thls 40
granted, save the roads, streets, alleys
parks and other public lots, tracts, o.
places, or land necessary therefor, Ia thl
opinion OF eAid city authorities, Tor whlel
an application Tor desd shall not Aayl
been thus made within one year from
ths date OF the passage OF tGls Ags, ant
the title or possession % or OF which 1
MT then IN question IN any proper conT
Of record. shall he taken and consldere,
30 be- 81 unelaime portion Of said Ian
gFs nc. aud shall belong 90 said city, &
BE- disposed OF by II Ia such manner a
may b. provided Tor by the Territorial o
State legislative assembly. ~ the cas-
may be-, tor the benefit OF the schools o
the school district where such portion
OF land may he situated.
Sec. 1. That ~ 70 any OF such land
the possession or title 10 which shall b
Ia controversy In the courts. the sat
city shalt issue deed therefore, Rs ma
be- ordered ~ such court.
SEQ D. That this Act shall be- Ia fore
and taks effect from and after its pas
age,
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