The Nevada journal., 1852-11-19
FRIDAY NOR MING. NOVEMBER 10
Quartz Miners Convention.

We have received full report of the pro-
ceedings Of the Quartz Convention of the
10th instant, in this city, which our limite,.
space compels us to abridge In the per.
manent organization, the following gentle.
men were chosen officers
President, DR. S c Mcintyre, of Nevada.
I'ce Presidents, DR. Weaver, of Bridgeport;
and Judge Roberts, of Rough aud Ready.
SecrefUy, L w Colburn, of Nevada.
Mr. Coburn, chairman of committee on
laws, reported the following code, at the af.
ternoon session:
QUARTZ MINING LAWS, NEVADA COUNTY.
article Isl, The jurisdiction of the follow
ing laws shall extend over all Quartz Mines
and quartz mining property within the coun.
~ OF Nevada:
Article I'd, Each proprietor of a quartz
claim shall hereafter be entitled to ono hun.
dred feet on quartz ledge or vein; and the
dlscoverer shall be allowed one hundred feet
additional. Each claim shall include all the
dips, angles and variations of the vein.
Article Sd, On the discovery of "a vein of
quartz. three days shall be allowed to mark
and stake off the same with stake for each
claim, upon which shall be lcgibly marked
tho name fthe proprietor and date of loca.
ton.
Article 4th, Work TO the extent of one
hundred dollars in value or twenty davs
faithful labor, shall be performed by each
company holding claims within thirty days
from the date Of recording the same, as pro-
vlded for in Article 9th of these laws and
the duly authorized representative of a COM
Pahy making oath that such money has bsen
expended, Ov that such labor has been per.
termed, shall be entitled to a certificate from
County Recorder, chosen by the quartz
hiihers OF Nevada county, as provided for in
Article 7th OF these laws, guaranteeing un-
disputed possession of said claims for the
term OF one year, and for a like sum of
money or amount of labor expended or per.
iormed within the first twenty days of each
succeeding year, duly acknowledged as here.
IN named, shall entitc the claimants or com
Pany from year to year, to further certifi-
cafes OF undlsputed proprietorship and pos
session and company having mill con-
tracted Tor in good faith, to the amount of
hvc thousand dollars for the working of its
claim or claims, the proper representatives
OF the company making oath of the same
shail be entitled to receive from said County
recorder title deed to the said claim or
claims, guaranteeing to the claimants or
company, their successors and assigns. un-
disputed possession and proprietorship for
ever under these laws: provided that moth
ing IN this article shall be at any time incon.
siStent with the laws of the United States.
drticLe 5M, Whenever the reouisite amount
., money or labor, as provided for in Arti-
Gle 4th, has not been expended within thirty
Gays from the adoption of these laws, the
claim Or claims thus neglected shall be con.
sidered ablndored, and subject to be re-
located by any other party or parties not
hoiding claim or claims by location.
- AH'cfe 6h, Any person or citizen of the
Ghi'ed otates, or any person having taken
Tue necessary steps to become a citizen of
the Uhlted States, shall hereafter be entitled
70 hold one quartz claim, as provided for in
Article lst; and as many more as NAV be
purchased in good faith for valuable con-
sideratlon, for which certificates of propric.
'orship snail be issued by the County Re-
corder.
article 7M, There shall be elected by bal
iot OF this Convention County Recorder,
whose term of office shall be during the
faithful discharge of his duties, as prescribed
oy tnese laws and the usdges of the county
Article sh, The following shall be the Of
neral fees Of the County Recorder, which
snail be paid at the time of performing the
duty: ~
!, For recording each claim located.
For recording transfers of claims sold,
., For issue OF annual certificate,
!, For issue of title deeds,
., For searching the records for each
claim, ' '"'"
Article oh, 1t shall be thu especial duty Of
the County Recorder to keep full, accurate |
and classified record of all his official tran.
sactions, and carefully preserve and deliver
tne same IN complete form to his successor
III once duly chosen at any regular meetinc
OF the quartz miners of Nevada county
Article lOM, No title to claim hereafter
taken up or purchased, shall be valid unless
recorded in the books Of tho aforesaid Coun.
y recorder, within ten days of its location
or purchase.
The following resolutions were offered by
n C, Hodge, and adopted:
Rtsotred, That when this Convention adj.
lourns, 1t adjourns to meet again at the
Court House in Nevada on the first Monday
IN december next at III O'Clock. A. ~. for
the purpose of adop ing at that time such
general laws as may be deemed expedient
20 secure the best interests of tho county at
large and in furthcrence of this object. that
each quartz mining company be entitled to
one delegate, and each quartz mining district
10 three delegates, at such adjourned meeting
Of the Convention.
Considerable debate sprang up upon the
laws repOrtcd and most Of the dalanataa