Chapter V. to confirm the Land Claim of certain Pueblos and Towns in the Territory of New Mexico
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Chap. V.— An Act to confirm the Land Claim of certain Pueblos and Towns in the Territory of New Mexico.Dec. 22, 1858. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedPueblo land claims. States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Pueblo land claims in the Territory of New Mexico designated in the corrected lists as— A, Pueblo of James in the county of Santa Ana, B, Pueblo of Acoma in the county of Valencia, C, Pueblo of San Juan in the county of Rio Ariba, D, Pueblo of Pietiris in the county of Taos, E, Pueblo of San Felipe in the county of Bernalillo, F, Pueblo of Pecos in the county of San Miguel, G, Pueblo of Cechiti in the county of Santa Ana, H, Pueblo of Santo Domingo in the county of Santa Ana, I, Pueblo of Taos in the county of Taos, K, Pueblo of Santa Clara in the county of Rio Ariba, L, Pueblo of Tesuque in the county of Santa Fe, M, Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the county of Santa Fe, N, Pueblo of Fojuague in the county of Santa Fe, reported upon favorably by the surveyor-general of New Mexico, in his report of the thirtieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, to the Department of the Interior, and the claim designated as— O, Pueblo of Zia in the county of Santa Ana, P, Pueblo of Sandia in the county of Bernalillo, Q, Pueblo of Isleta in the county of Bernalillo, R, (supposed.
) Pueblo of Nambe, reported upon favorably by the said surveyor-general, on the thirtieth of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. Also, the claim— *Number seven,* of the town of Tecolote in the county of San Miguel,Town land claims. *Number eleven,* of the town of Chiliil in the county of Bernalillo, *Number thirteen,* of the town of Belen in the county of Valencia, reported for the favorable action of Congress, by the said surveyor-general on the thirtieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; also the claim number two of the town of Tomé reported upon favorably by the surveyor-general of New Mexico in his report of the thirtieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, to the Department of the Interior; also the claim number twenty-nine of the town of Casa Colorado, reported upon favorably by the surveyor-general of New Mexico in his report of thirty-first December, eighteen hundred and fifty-six to the Department of the Interior, be, and they are hereby, confirmed; and the Commissioner of the Land-Office shall issue the necessary instructions for theSurvey to be made and patent to issue. survey of all of said claims, as recommended for confirmation by the said surveyor-general, and shall cause a patent to issue therefor as in ordinary cases to private individuals: *Provided,* That this confirmation shall onlyProviso. be construed as a relinquishment of all title and claim of the United States to any of said lands, and shall not affect any adverse valid rights, should such exist.
Approved, December 22, 1858.