[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2542.2]

[Page 134]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2540_COLOR-OF-TITLE AND OMITTED LANDS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 2542_Color-of-Title Claims: New Mexico, Contiguous to Spanish or 
                             Mexican Grants
 
Sec. 2542.2  Evidence required.

    (a) Citizenship. The applicant must furnish a statement showing 
whether such applicant is a native-born or naturalized citizen of the 
United States. In the event an applicant is a naturalized citizen, the 
statement should show the date of the alleged naturalization or 
declaration of intention, the title and location of the court in which 
instituted, and when available, the number of the document in question, 
if the proceeding has been had since September 26, 1906. In addition, in 
cases of naturalization prior to September 27, 1906, there should be 
given the date and place of the applicant's birth and the foreign 
country of which the applicant was a citizen or subject. In case the 
applicant is a corporation, a certified copy of the articles of 
incorporation should be filed.
    (b) Acreage claimed. The applicant in the statement required under 
paragraph (a) of this section must show that the land claimed is not a 
part of a claim which embraced more than 160 acres on February 23, 1932. 
If the land claimed is part of a claim containing more than 160 acres, a 
full disclosure of all facts concerning the larger claim must be 
furnished.