Westphall, Victor
Public domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891 The public domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891 Victor Westphall - Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press 1965 - 212 p
Establishing the survey system --
The public surveys --
The Donation Act of 1854 --
The Homestead Act of 1862 --
Cash sales of land --
The Timber Culture Law of 1973 --
The Desert Land Act of 1877 --
Other disposals of the public domain --
Federal prosecution of fraud --
Conclusion.
An important gap in our knowledge of public land policy admirably filled by the publication of this monograph. Westphall has exhaustively analyzed the application of federal land laws to the disposal of the public domain in New Mexico.
History--New Mexico
The Chris Fritz Comparative and Historical Legal Perspectives Collection (CHLP)
333.109789 Wes 42
Public domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891 The public domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891 Victor Westphall - Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press 1965 - 212 p
Establishing the survey system --
The public surveys --
The Donation Act of 1854 --
The Homestead Act of 1862 --
Cash sales of land --
The Timber Culture Law of 1973 --
The Desert Land Act of 1877 --
Other disposals of the public domain --
Federal prosecution of fraud --
Conclusion.
An important gap in our knowledge of public land policy admirably filled by the publication of this monograph. Westphall has exhaustively analyzed the application of federal land laws to the disposal of the public domain in New Mexico.
History--New Mexico
The Chris Fritz Comparative and Historical Legal Perspectives Collection (CHLP)
333.109789 Wes 42