The Nevada Democrat., 1857-08-12
MINERS MEETING.

At meeting OF the miners of the vicinity Of Cincinnati
and Gold Bars held at Gold Bar Aug. sth 1857, the fol
lowing resolutions adopted
lst RESOLVED That this district shall bo and is knowr
as the South Yuba Mining District TO be bounded fol
lows the east by the upper end of Fenchmans Bar
and including all the river, bar and bank dggngs, down
the river as far az the lower end Of Willow Bar.
I'd. Resolved That each may hold river and
one bank bar claim by location and many he
has already may hereafter purchase provided he has
bona hdo bills Of sale.
3d. Resolved That the size of all river claims shall be
hundred feet up down and reaching the river
at low water mark and all bar claims sixty feet front and
running the back side Of or Of the hill and that
all bank or fat claim shall be hundred feet square
4th Resolved That when claims are workable and can
bc worked to advantage there shall be done least
full days work in nprovdng always that where claims
adoin that working claim drain-dch or any 9TH
work done for the benefit Of said claims shall be consd
cred as working on the whole.
5th. Resolrcd, That when any claim claims not
workable and cannot be worked to advantage the
may take stay on them in the following to wit
he they shall furnish the Recorder with full descrip
ton OF said claim claims and why he wishes to TAX
stay hem and ifthe by him deemed sufi
ccnt the Recorder may grant certificate of for
time not longer than six months and at the expiration
said time if the difficulty of workin said claims still exist
a renewal can be had for any time but the same.
9Th Resolved That all river claims located on or after
the first day of August shall hold good without work until
the first day of July following .H-N ffr
Ith Resoed That all claims hereafter located shall be
recorded within ten days after said location
sth Reoleed That all disputes respecting the owner
ship Of ground any other difficulty where suit law
nigh arise, shall be settled in the following manner viz
each party may choose and the two third to arb
the matter and their decision shall be final but nev
erheess the agrieed party may take an appeal in the
following each party shall deposit with the Re-
corder the OF twenty three doars whereupon the Re
corer putin box the names Of twenty four miners Of
the istrct; uninerested party then shake them we'll
ana draw out ndserminatey, and the first six numbers
drawn shall constitutes jury to try the and their de
eision shall be final and binding.
9th Resolred That II shall be the dot, OF all witnesses
in appeal case TO appear before the Recorder when
titled verbally by either party in the suit
10th Resotred That there shall be a Recorder elected
for the term year IRON the date oi this election
whose duty it shall be 10 record ali claims that pre-
sented to him, book to be kept BY him for that pur.
pose and to make OF all disputes and the decision OF
them, and when appeal case snail before him he
shall have and hereby empowered to administer oaths
jurors witnesses whenever required TO do by either
party 20 the suit and upon the na hearing of the
he shall retain five dollars for his services pay to tho
jury three dollars eacn and return the successful party
in the suit the money which ne they deposited. The
Recorder shall also receive twenty-five cts for each claim
fifty cts for each certificate OF stay and dollar for
bill of sale recorded by him.
1lth Resolred, That there shall be annual meeting
Of the miners OF this district the FIRST day of August
each year for the purpose OF eectng altering amend
ing these laws as the majority shall sec proper.
18th Resolved That at any time there may be special
meeting Called by posting three notices in the most public
places IN ODJect OF meeting
and be signed by not less than twelve miners of the district
at least ten days previous TO said meeting. majority
present shall have power to transact any business that
may come before the meeting
18th Resolved That these laws are and shall remain in
full force and virtue long the government of these
United States and of this shall permit miners on rub
lie land to make laws to govern themselves unless the
shall be altered, amended abolished as per Art
11th and 18th of these Articles.
18TH Resolved That copy of these laws be sent to tho
Office OF the Nevada Democrat and Journal for publication
LEOPOLD GARTHE, ChaiI man.
II. W, GRAHAM Secretary