[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: 43CFR2542.3]

[Page 134-135]
 
                    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. 2542.3  Publication and posting of notice.

    (a) If upon consideration of the application it is determined that 
the applicant is entitled to purchase the land applied for, the 
applicant will be required to publish notice of the application in a 
newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein the land applied 
for is situated. Notice for publication shall be issued in the following 
form:

                                                            Land Office,
                                                   Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Notice is hereby given that ------------------------(Name of 
applicant) of ------------------------------ (Address) has filed 
application ---------------------------------- (Number and land office) 
under the Act of February 23, 1932 (47 Stat. 53), to purchase ----------
-------------------------------- (Land) Sec.------, T.------, R.------, 
------------ Mer., claiming under ------------(Ground of claim).

    The purpose of this notice is to allow all persons having bona fide 
objection to the

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proposed purchase, an opportunity to file their protests in this office 
on or before

________________________________________________________________________
                                                                  (Date)
________________________________________________________________________
                                                               (Manager)

    (b) The notice shall be published at the expense of the applicant 
and such publication shall be made once each week for a period of five 
consecutive weeks. A copy of the notice will be posted in the proper 
office during the entire period of publication. The applicant must file 
evidence showing that publication has been had for the required time, 
which evidence must consist of the statement of the publisher, 
accompanied by a copy of the notice as published.