Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes 5421d – Patents to Lands Formerly Claimed as in New Mexico
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Sec. 1. That the Commissioner of the General Land Office is authorized and requested to prepare and issue, and the Governor is authorized to execute and deliver, patents for the lands and accretions thereto, heretofore claimed by New Mexico to be in that state, but determined by the Supreme Court of the United States by Decree entered April 9, 1928 (New Mexico against Texas, 276 U.S. 556) to be in Texas, to the persons who, on April 9, 1928, were in actual bona fide possession of said lands and claiming title to such lands under patent from the United States.
Terms Used In Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes 5421d
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Sec. 2. In order to receive a patent under this Act, the person desiring such patent shall first make written application to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, describing the land for which a patent is sought and shall show in such application the facts necessary under this Act to entitle applicant to a patent hereunder, and the applicant shall verify the allegations in the application by any accompanying Affidavit, stating that such allegations are true to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant, and it shall be necessary that any such application be filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office within five (5) years from the date upon which this Act goes into effect, and the applicant shall, upon filing said application, deposit with the Commissioner of the General Land Office One Dollar ($1.00) for each acre or fractional part of an acre in the land covered by the application, which shall constitute the purchase price for said land, and upon the delivery of any patent to any person under this Act, the purchase price shall be applied to the Public School Fund of the State of Texas.
Sec. 3. It is further provided that any land acquired by the patent issued under this Act shall be subject to the same liens other than liens for taxes and water and like quasi public charges that would have been against such land had it been in New Mexico.
Sec. 4. It is provided that patents issued under this Act shall be merely quitclaims, and the title conveyed by such patents shall be subject to any prior conveyances by this State, and the patents shall so read.
Sec. 5. As used in this Act, the term “person” applies to and includes an individual, corporation, partnership, or association.