Tag: Cheyenne
Colorado Territory Notary History Three hundred years before Colorado Territory was formed, the first notaries passed through present-day Colorado in the 1500s. They were royal notaries on horseback who …
Depredation, Horses Stolen by Indians, 1872 In 1888, Colorado notary John W. Douthit, of Las Animas County, took the sworn statement (affidavit of depredation) of a livestock dealer from …
Notarized Documents of Native Americans, 1800s Following the landing of Columbus in 1492, Spanish explorers in the Southwest, as early as the Coronado Expedition of 1540, met Native Americans. …
Martial Law in Colorado Martial law has been imposed several times in Colorado history. Martial law (military law) is used during periods of conflicts and natural disasters and overrules …
Bent’s Fort, Colorado 1842 One of the early acts performed by a notary in the days before Colorado Territory was formed in 1861, was a marriage in 1842 at …
Native Americans, Tribal ID Colorado notaries must use reasonable care to identify a document signer. A current government-issued ID card, containing a photograph and a signature, such as a …