Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-30

Adopted at . Mass Meeting, April
18th, 1852 revised, August 18th, 49,
80, by Mass Meeting and again re-
vised Dec. 22d, 1854, by Mass Meet
ing Of the Miners of Springfield Mining
District.
Bounds Of Springfield Mining District
Commencing at Spring, above and
near Yancey's Steam Saw Mills. the
line running from thence, in westerly
direction, to the north side Of McKen-
MES Old Store, thence to Vim. Cox &
Cos Cabin, on French Gulch thence
to Spring, at the head Of Dead Mans
Gulch; thence following said Gulch,
to the Stanislaus river thence down
the River to Horse Shoe Bend thence
in an easterly direction, to Mormon
Creek, interesting it one Hundred feet
below the Illinois House thence up
one Creek to Saw Pit Guleh thence
CD Saw Pit Gulch to the Sullivan Greek
Water Company's Reservoir (; thence
in straight line to the Spring, the
place Of commencement.
Rssolred, That California is, and
shall be, governed by American princi-
pies and as Congress has made no
Rules & Regulations for the government
Of the Mining Districts Of the same, and
as the State Legislature Of California
has provided by statute, and accorded
to the Miners Of the United States, the
right Of making all laws, rules and reg
ulations, that do not conflict with the
constitution and laws of California, In
all actions respecting Mining Claims >
Resolved, therefore, that we, the Miu-
ers of Springfield Mining District, do
ordain and establish the following
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE L. A claim for Mining
purposes, within this district, shall not
exceed one hundred feet square, to
each man. Provided, that the same be
not more than one hundred feet in
length.
ART. 2. That no man within the
bounds of this District shall hold more
than one workable claim.
ART. 8. That each and every man
within the bounds of this district shall
perform actual labor upon said claim one
day out Of every three, or employ a sub
stitute otherwise, such shall be for
feited= Prorided, that claims OH dry
gulcbes, or other places, that can be
worked advantageously, only by water
brought by water companies, &C., shall
be good till water is brought in: Pro-
r;ded, also, that wet claims and cartine
claims, not workable in the rainy season
shall be good, also, without working
from the 10Th of November to the 18th
Of May.
Arr. 4. The bounds Of claims shall
be established and defined by putting
up good and substantial stakes at each
corner, and recording the description o.
the lot an the books Of the precinct reg.
istry; and by putting up one noticc al
each end of a claim, signed by each
person or individual of a company /; and
the names of the several persons holding
such claim, shall be signed in their owl
hand writing, in the book of registry.
ART. s. When two or more claim,
join together, and are worked by com,
panies, such companies can work IN,
portion of such claims as they maj
deem expedient, complying with art. 3
Arr. 6. Disputes concerning claims
shall be settled by referring the same t
= Standing Committee of Eve, or b,
arbitration, or by jury. The STANDING
Committee shall, each member, WHIT
may arbitrste on any case, be paid twt
dsllars for such service.