Public Law 64–150

That section six of the Act

California.

Private land claims in.

Vol. 13, p. 334, amended.

of Congress approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, being an Act entitled “An Act to expedite the settlement of titles to lands in the State of California,” being chapter one hundred and ninety-four of volume thirteen of the Statutes at Large, page three hundred and thirty-four, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 6.

That it shall be the duty of the surveyor general of California

Surveys on request.

to cause all the private-land claims finally confirmed to be accurately surveyed and plats thereof to be made whenever requested

Proviso.

Deposit for expenses made available.

by the claimants: Provided, That each claimant requesting a survey and plat shall first deposit with the Secretary of the Interior a sufficient sum of money to pay the expenses of such survey and plat, and of the publication required by the first section of this Act, and the money so deposited shall be available for expenditure by the surveyor general in payment of the expenses of such survey and plat, including; all the expenses incident thereto, and of the required

Statement of account, etc.

publication. Whenever the survey and plat requested shall have been completed and forwarded to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, as required by this Act, the surveyor general shall state an account showing the exact cost of the survey, plat, and publication, and any excess deposited over such cost shall be returned to the claimant.”

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