Certificate of Register. United States of America, State of Land District,} To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know ye, county, state aforesaid, a that of of the United States, a twenty-one years, has, on the citizen married man, and of the age of day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and the register of the at the land office in filed with land district of the state of his declaratory statement, wherein he claims to have settled and improved the following described government lands, to wit: [here describe the land,] township num, range number , containing acres, ber which land has not yet been offered at public sale, and thus rendered subject to private entry. In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand, at the ; on this day of register of said land office, register's office, in the city of A. D. 185 SCHOOL-LAND WARRANTS. A. B., Register. Affidavit to be Subscribed by Parties Locating Land under School county, California, being duly sworn, do depose and say, that I did, on or about the day of 185 personally examine the following-described lands, viz.: [here describe the land,] section number township number , range number and at that time there was no settlement or cultivation on the said lands whatever, or any valid title thereto, and I verily believe there is none at this time. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 185 . Form of Location to be endorsed on Warrant. United States Land Office, State of county, having taken and subscribed the necessary affidavit, to the effect, that there is no settlement on or valid claim to the land sought, do hereby apply to locate this warrant number number , township number This selection is made in part satisfaction of the grant of five hundred thousand acres of land, made to the state of California by the eighth section of the act of Congress of September 4, 1841. entitled "An Act to appropriate the Proceeds of the Sales of the Public Lands, and to grant Pre-emption Rights." Given under my hand and seal, this A. D. 18 Patent for School Lands. State of California, Executive Department, day of Know all men by these presents, whereas, A. B. is the holder of school-land warrant number issued under and by virtue of the act of the state of California, passed on the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, entitled "An Act to provide for the Disposal of the Five Hundred Thousand Acres of Land granted this State by Act of Congress ;" and whereas, the said A. B. hath located the said warrant or warrants [as the case may be] upon the following-described lands, and accepts the same in full satisfaction for said warrant, to wit: [here insert the description of land as contained in register's certificate.] Now, therefore, I, C. D., governor of the state of California, by virtue of authority in me vested, have given, granted, bargained and sold, and do by these presents give, grant, bargain and sell, unto the said A. B., all the above-described lands, to have and to hold unto him, the said A. B., his heirs and assigns, forever, to and for his and their sole use, benefit and behoof, and for none other. Witness my hand and the great seal of state, at day of A. D. 18 [Seal of State.] Attest: C. D., Secretary of State. A. B., Governor. BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.-FORMS. As to Locations. this There are three modes by which these locations may be made: 1. By the warrantee, or other legal owner of the warrant, in person. 2. By the warrantee, or other legal owner of the warrant, through the agency of this office. 3. By an agent or attorney of either of said parties. If the first or second mode is adopted, the application must be made in writing, specifying the tract, land district, or section of country in which the location is desired, and be accompanied by an affidavit according to form No. 1, hereto appended." Where the third mode is adopted, a power of attorney must be produced, executed by the owner of the warrant in the presence of a witness, according to form No. 2; which power of attorney must be acknowledged, or proved, as the case may be, before some officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, according to form No. 3 or No. 4. In all cases the patents will be transmitted to the land office where the location is made, unless special instructions to the contrary be given; in which last case the duplicate certificate of location must be previously transmitted to this office; and in no case will the patent be delivered, either by this or the local land office, without the surrender of this duplicate certificate of location. As to Assignments and Powers of Attorney. Assignment No. 5 and the proper acknowledgment must be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. 6 and the proper acknowl edgment upon the certificate of location, and must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged before a register or receiver of a land office, a judge of a court of record, a clerk thereof when authorized to take acknowledgments, a justice of the peace, notary public, or a commissioner of deeds resident in the state from which he derives his appointment; and in every instance where the acknowledgment is made before either of the officers above specified, except the register or receiver of a land office, or the clerk of a court of record, it must be accompanied by a certificate, under seal of the proper authority, of the official character of the person before whom the acknowledgment was made, and also of the genuineness of his signature, according to form No. 8. Where warrants are disposed of under powers of attorney form No. 7 is prescribed for that purpose, which, however, must invariably be endorsed on the warrant, or they will not be recognized. The acknowledgment of this power of attorney must be taken and certified in the same manner as the acknowledgments of the sales of the warrant or certificate of location herein before described, and must also be endorsed on the warrant. State of FORM NO. 1. For the Location of the Warrant. Before me a justice of the peace, [or other officer authorized to take affidavits] personally appeared [here insert the name of the warrantee] who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the identical [here insert the name of the warrantee] to whom warrant No. for acres under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, was issued on the 18 and who now applies to locate the same. day of [Affiant's signature.] Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of [Officer's signature.] FORM NO. 2. do Know all men by these presents, that I, [here insert the name of warrantee] of the county of hereby constitute and appoint and state of , my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, to locate land warrant No. for acres of land, which issued under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. [Powers of substitution may be inserted, if desired.] [Warrantee's signature.] Signed in presence of FORM No. 3. State of On this County of in the " year , person ally appeared [here insert the name of the warrantee] and acknowledged the within power of attorney to be his act and deed; and I certify that I well know the said [here insert the name of warrantee], and that he is the same person who is described in the within power, and who executed the same. [Officer's signature.] State of FORM NO. 4. County of day of I hereby certify, that on this year in the personally came before me [here insert the name of witness], and [here insert the name of warrantee], and the said [here insert the name of witness] being well known to me, was duly sworn by me, and on his oath declared and said that he well knew the said [here insert the name of warrantee], and that he was the same person described in and who executed the within power of attorney, and his testimony was to me satisfactory evidence of that fact; and the said [here insert the name of warrantee] thereupon acknowledged the said power to be his act and deed. [Officer's signature.] FORM NO. 5. For the Assignment of the Warrant. For value received, I, A. B., to whom the within warrant No. was issued [or, assigned, as the case may be], do hereby and to his heirs and sell and assign unto C. D., of assigns forever, the said warrant, and authorize him to locate the same and receive a patent therefor. Witness my hand and seal, this Attest, E. F., G. H. Of Acknowledgment, where the Vendor is known to the Officer State of taking the same. County of in the " year before me On this personally came [here insert the name of the warrantee or assignor], to me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing assignment to be his act and deed; and I certify that the said [here insert the name of warrantee or assignor] is the identical person to whom the within warrant issued [or, was assigned, as the case may be], and who executed the foregoing assignment thereof. [Officer's signature.] Of Acknowledgment where the Vendor is not known to the Officer, and his Identity has to be proved. State of County of day of , in the year before me personally came [here insert the name of the warrantee or assignor] and [here insert the name and residence of a witness] and the said [here insert the name of the witness] being well known to me as a credible and disinterested person, was duly sworn by me, and on his oath declared and said that he well knew the said [here insert the name of the warrantee or assignor], and that he is the same person to whom the within warrant issued [or, was assigned], and who executed the foregoing assignment; and his testimony being satisfactory evidence to me of that fact, the said [here insert the name of the warrantee or assignor] thereupon acknowledged the said assignment to be his act and deed. [Officer's signature.] FORM NO 6. For the Assignment of the Location. For value received, I, A. B., to whom the within certificate of location was issued, do hereby sell and assign unto C. D., and to his heirs and assigns forever, the said certificate of location, and the warrant and land therein described, and authorize him to receive the patent therefor. A. B. [L. s.] 18 Witness my hand and seal, this day of Of Acknowledgment, where the Vendor is personally known to the Officer taking the same. in the year me personally came [here insert the name of the person to whom the certificate of location issued], to me well known, and acknowl |