Extracts from Gen. Mitcheltorena's proclamation, March 29, 1843

Decree of Departmental Assembly, May 28, 1845

Gov. Pico's regulations concerning missions, Oct. 28, 1845

Decree of Departmental Assembly,-missions, April 3, 1846

Decree of Departmental Assembly, Oct. 31, 1846-missions

Decree of Gen. Kearney, March 22, 1847

Gen. Kearney's proclamation, March 1, 1847

Col. Mason's proclamation, of Aug. 7.

Communication of Mr. Halleck to J. G. Majors, June 2, 1849

Gen. Riley's proclamation, June 4, 1849

Gen. Riley's proclamation to the people of California, June 3, 1849

Page

. 469

. 471

. 472

.475

. 476

. 477

. 479

. 480

482

. 483

484

VI.

Treaty between Spain and Mexico, Nov. 28, 1836

. 489

. 492

.506

. 507

Treaty between the United States and Mexico

Act of Legislature of California, adopting the common law, April 13, 1850

Statute of California in relation to mines and foreign miners

Act of Congress for the admission of California into the Union, Sept. 9, 1850 . 509

Act of Congress to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the state of

California

. 510

66

VI. Of the remedies relating to mines and minerals.

SECTION I. Legal remedies

. 580

. 580

II. Equitable remedies

. 583

VIII.

Decrees of the Supreme Government of Mexico.

DECREE, Nov. 22, 1821. Reduction of duties on silver

595

66

Feb. 13, 1822, Prescribing the grains of deficiency of weight which

are allowed in silver coin

596

Oct. 29, 1823. Exemption of duty of two per cent. on specie funds

remitted to mining villages

597

66

Sept. 15, 1829. Persons who have the collection of what belongs to

the mineral fund

600

LAW, May 12, 1838. Reward to persons who shall import quicksilver in national

or neutral vessels

601

IX.

Extracts from Official Publications of the Laws in the Newspapers of the
City of Mexico.

DECREE, Mexico, Feb. 18, 1842. Concerning the Piety Fund

Oct. 31, 1842. Encouragement of Mining

Nov. 13, 1842

TITLE I-Regulations for the board of encouragement and management of the

mining corporation

TITLE II. Of the quicksilver fund

TITLE III-Of the foundation fund and redemption

TITLE IV. Of the administration of justice in the affairs of mining-Of

. 601

. 602

. 603

ib.

. 606

607

ib.

. 610

. 611

X.

National Colonization Law of Mexican Republic of January 4, 1823.

Decree, April 6, 1830, respecting importation of cotton gooods

. 621

Decree, Nov. 25, 1833

623

Circular, Feb. 4, 1834, in relation to the colonization of the lands of Coahuila

and Texas

Law, April 24, 1835, in relation to unoccupied lands in Coahuila and Texas.

Law, April 4, 1837, Providing for rendering effective the colonization of lands

which are the property of the Republic

Decree, April 12, 1837 .

Regulations concerning the Direction of Colonization

Colonization Law of the state of Coahuila and Texas

Instructions to commissioners appointed by the Legislature of the state of Coa-

huila and Texas

Glossary

Table of Land Measures adopted in the Republic of Mexico

ib.

627

ib.

632

641

549

. 653

. 664

ERRATA.

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