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.
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.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 36 - Natural Resources - General
Article 2 - Rights of Occupants
§ 36-2-101. Right of Citizens Claiming
§ 36-2-102. Declaration of Occupation
§ 36-2-103. Interest Transferable
§ 36-2-104. Rights Acquired Before and After November 7, 1861
§ 36-2-105. Form of Declaration of Occupant
§ 36-2-106. Effect of Declaration or Deed
§ 36-2-107. Declaration Not to Include Mines
§ 36-2-108. Settler May Maintain Trespass
§ 36-2-109. Inclosure Not Necessary in Suit
§ 36-2-110. Claim Must Be Marked
§ 36-2-111. Neglect to Occupy - Fence - Plow
§ 36-2-112. Town Lots - Abandonment - Mining Districts
§ 36-2-113. Right of United States Not Denied
§ 36-2-114. Mining Claims Not Affected
§ 36-2-115. Mining Under Claim - Bond - Damages
§ 36-2-116. Assessment of Damage to Improvements