Land Act 1851 (United States)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:California
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
California law
1851 in American law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1851
gptkbp:effect required landholders to present claims for confirmation
led to litigation over land titles in California
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established Public Land Commission
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act to Ascertain and Settle the Private Land Claims in the State of California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Land Act 1851 (United States)
gptkbp:legalCitation 9 Stat. 631
gptkbp:purpose to determine the validity of Spanish and Mexican land grants in California
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo
gptkb:Mexican_land_grants
gptkbp:repealedBy no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Land_Acts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8