The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-02

Pursuant to the provisions of the
above resolution all persons, firms.
corporations who conveyed lands to
the United States Government stu
ated within the limits of established
forest reserves by deeds duly exc
cuted, acknowledged, and recorded in
the proper county Offices prior to
March 8, 1905, with a bona f1de in
tention of thereafter selecting other
public lands in lieu of the lam 50
reconveyed or relinquished under the
provisions of the act of June 4, 1897
go Stat, 1863, and acts amendatory
thereof, and who failed to make any
selection in satisfaction of the lands
by them 50 ~relinquished or whose
selections under the provisions of the
aforesaid act of June 4, 1897, have
failed through no fault of the party
making such REIMBURSEMENT, and who
by reason of the approval of the act
of March 3, 1905, are now prevented
from making any selections, are here
by directed to file in the Office of the
Commissioner of the General Land
an instrument in writing describing
the land r~elinquisned to the Govern
ment prior to March 8, 1905, and con-
tanning representations by the per-
son or corporation who made the re-
linquishment, hat no selection in lieu
thereof has been made, or in case any
selection was made and the selection
has failed without fault of the party
making the REIMBURSEMENT, a refer
ence to the selection or attempted Sc
lection, which will enable the Com
missioner of the General Land Office
to readily identify the same upon the
records of his Office, and that the
land included in the REIMBURSEMENT
has not, since the deed of relinquish-
ment was filed for record, been sold
or in anywise encountered by the
person Or corporation making the re-
linquishment to the Government.
This statement should be address
ed to the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, should be styled
and briefed Statement conformable
to Senate Resolution, March 10,
1906 and must be accompanied by
the deed of REIMBURSEMENT to the
Government of the United States,
executed and recorded prior to
March 8, 1905, and an abstract Of
title duly authenticated showing that
at the date the deed of REIMBURSEMENT
was recorded the title to the land
was in the person or corporation max
ing the REIMBURSEMENT. If the deed
of REIMBURSEMENT has been lost or
for any reason cannot be produced,
a copy thereof properly certified by
the Recorder of Deeds of the county
in which the land is s~ituat will be
accepted.
Deeds and abstracts of title will,
upon the request of the party filing
the same, be returned after they
nave been examined and noted by the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
The persons. firms, corpora
tions interested herein are expressly
hereby notified and warned thai
while the statements and accompany
ing papers herein described may be
filed for transmission to the General
Land Office, in the local land offices,
and that while the data contained in
all statements received in the Gener-
al Land Office at a time when its cor
poration in the report to the Senate
provided herein is practicable, will be
included in such report, all RESPONSE
bility for the filing of such statements
and accompanying papers in the man
ner hereinprovided, rests with them,
and that they are hereby directed to
meet the requirements herein made
at the earliest date possible.
If deeds of Accomplishments and ac-
in, are filed in your offices, you will