§ 36-2-104 — Rights acquired before and after November 7, 1861

Colorado § 36-2-104

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 36: Natural
• Art.: Rights of Occupants

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All rights of
occupancy, possession, and enjoyment of any tract or portion of the public domain,
acquired before November 7, 1861, shall be ascertained, adjudged, and determined
by the local law of the district or precinct in which the tract is situated, as it existed
on the day when such rights were acquired, or as it thereafter has existed; and if
there were no local laws at that time, then by the common custom then prevailing in
respect to such property in the district or precinct in which it existed. All such
rights of occupancy, possession, and enjoyment, acquired since November 7, 1861,
shall be ascertained, adjudged, and determined by the laws of this state in force at
the date of such acquisition.

Legislative History

Source: R.S. p. 531, � 4. G.L. � 2127. G.S. � 2677. R.S. 08: � 5123. C.L. � 1106. CSA: C. 134, � 4. CRS 53: � 112-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 112-1-4.