Nims v. Palmer

Citations

• 6 Cal. 8

Syllabus

<p>The Act of May 3d, 1852, providing for the disposal of 500,000 acres of land granted by Congress to this State, is not in conflict with the Act of Congress of 1841, providing for their location after they are surveyed.</p> <p>The State has the most perfect right to determine what shall constitute evidences of title, as between her own citizens, to all lands within her boundaries, and Congress has no power to interfere therein.</p>