...congressional legislation. By the act of March 3, 1851 (9 Stat. 631), congress provided a commission to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the state of California. Section 13 of the act provides "That all lands, the claims to which have been finally rejected by the...

...without restriction." 9 Stat. at L, 929, 930. By the act of March 3, 1851, chap. 41, entitled "An Act to Ascertain and Settle the Private Land Claims in the State of California," it was provided, in section 8, that "each and every person claiming lands in California by virtue of...

..." This cause came on to be heard at a stated term of the court on appeal from the final decision of the board of commissioners to ascertain and settle...the private land claims in the State of California under the act of Congress approved on the 3d of March, AD 1851, upon the transcript of the proceedings...

...quite manifest that at the time of the passage of the Act of Congress of March, 1851, entitled, "An Act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State of California," it was the general belief in Congress that all land claims in California, derived from the Spanish...

...must look to the act of congress passed March 3, 1851 (9 Statutes at Large, 631), entitled " An- act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the state of California." By it, they have confined exclusively to certain tribunals the adjudication of title, with specially...

...acquisition of this territory Congress, on March 3, 1851, c. 41, 9 Stat. 631, passed an act entitled " An act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State of CaliforDia," which created a commission to receive and act upon all petitions for confirmation of such...

...former Spanish and Mexican Territory or Department of Upper California, as also the papers of the late Board of Commissioners to ascertain and settle the private land claims in California, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law Do Hereby Certify that the Seven preceding...

...former Spanish and Mexican Territory or Department of Upper California, as also the papers of the late board of commissioners to ascertain and settle the private * land claims in California, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law , do hereby certify that the seven preceding...

...to examine the validity of the claim upon this appeal. The 8th section of the act of March 3, 1851, "to ascertain *and settle the private land claims in the state of Cali- r*cro fornia," directs: "That each and every person claiming *lands in California, by virtue...

...Mexican titles in California after treaty.— On March 3, 1851, Congress passed an act entitled "An act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the state of California," which provided for the appointment of three commissioners. The act provided that every person claiming...