The Nevada journal., 1853-06-17
Quartz Mining Laws, Nevada
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| ART. !. The Jurisdiction Of the fol.
| lowing laws shall extend over oil quarts
| mines and quartz mining property with
in the county of Nevada.
ART. 2. Each proprietor of quartz
claim shall hereafter be entitled to one
hundred feet on quatz ledge or vein;
and the discoverer shall be allowed one
hundred feet additional Each claim
shall include all the dips, angles and va'
riatioas of the vein.
ART. 3. On the discovery of vein
of quartz, three days shall be allowed to
mark and stake off the same, in such
manner, by name of the owner and the
number of the claim, or otherwise, ns
shall properly and fully identify such
claims. Parties having claims may
cause map or plan to be made, and q
copy fled with Recorder, if deemed re-
quisite to more particularly fix the To-
cality.
ART. 4. Work to the extent of one
hundred dollars in value or twenty days,
faithful labor, shall be performed by
each company holding claims, within 80
days from the date of recording the same
as provided fer in Article 9th of these
laws; and the duly authorized repre-.
sentative Of q company making oath
that such money has been expended, or
that such labor has been performed
shall be entitled to certificate from
County Recorder or deputy, guarantee
ing undisputed possession of said claims
for the .erm of one year; and for like
sum Of money or amount Of labor exc
pended or performed within the frst
twenty days of each succeeding year,
duly acknowledged rs herein named,
shall entitle the claimants or company,
from year to year, to further certificates
of undisputed proprie tership and pesses.
sion; and company having q mill con-
tracted for in good faith, to the amount
of FIVE thousand dollars for the working
of its claim or claims, tho proper repre-
sentatives Of the company making oath
of the same shall be entitled to receive
from said County Recorder title deed
to the said claim or claims guarantee
ing to the claimants or company, their
successors and assigns, undisputed pos.
session and proprietorship forever under
these laws: provided that nothing in
this article shall be at any time tacon<
sistent with the laws Of the United
States.
ART. 5. Whenever the requisite a.
mount Of money or labor, as provided
for in article 4th, has net been expend.
ed within thirty days from the adoption
of these laws, the claim or claims thus
neglected shall be considered abaRdon-
ed, and subject to be relocated by any
other party or parties.
ART. 6. Any person, citizen Of the
United States, or any person having ta-
ken the necessary steps to become q eit-
izen of the URited States, shall hereaf-
ter be entitled to hold one quartz claim
as provided for in article lst; and es
many more as may be purchased in good
faith for valuable consideration, for
which certificates of preprieiorship shall
be issued by the County Recorder.
ART. Z. The regularly elected Couna
ty Recorder of Nevada county shall
serve as Recorder for this county in
quartz claims, authenticating his acts by
the county seal he shall appoint as his
deputy such person for Grass Valley as
may be elected by the Districts of Grass
Vally; and he shall pass his records to
his successor.
ART. s. The fees Of the Recorder
and Deputy shall be the same as the
statute fees for recording per folio.
ART. 8. No title to claim hereaf-
ter taken up or purchased, shall be valid
un less recorded in thebooks Of the afore-
said County Recorder or Deputy, within
ten days of its location or purchase.