The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-14
MINERS MEFTINc


At ameeting of the miners of the vicinity nj cn.,
natl and Gold Bar held at Gold Bar August sth, 1857
the following resolutions were adopted
list Resotued That this district shall be nd is knovvb
as the south fuba Mining District, be bounded as
follows on the east by the upper end of Frencbman
Bar and including all the river bar and bank digo;ng
down the river as far the lower end of Willow Bar
I'd hesotred, That each man may hold one river and
one bank bar claim by location and as many moro ~
he has already may hereafter purchase provided he
has bona fde bills of sale.
Sd. Resolued That the size of all river claim. h.u
De one hundred feet up down and reaching the
river at low water mark, and all Tar claims sixty feet
'front.' ana running to the back side of or foot Of The
mn and that all tank or fat claims hall be one hundred
4th. Resoiued, That when claims are workable and
can be worked to advantage there shall be done ~
least one uii days work in providing that aIyay
that where claims adjon that working on one claim or
drain ditch any other work done FOR tbe bf. u
whole. 's oh Tue
5th. Resolred, That when any claim ~
workable and cannot be worked to ADVANTAGE the o,
er may take stay on them in the following NAME
to,Wit he or they shall furnish the Recorder with
tuii description of said claim or claims and vby r.
wishes to take stay them and if the asons az. =,
him deemed sufficient, the Recorder NAV grant ~
thcate 81 stay for time not longer than six months
and at the expirati of said time if the d;Arnit
iala 9aims stun exist arenewal can be had for
9TH Resored That all river claims loo ON or af.
the nrst day of August shall hold good without wors
until the first day Of July following
It'll Rssolred, That all claims hereafter loc,,,d shl
DC recorded within ten day after said loo alton
ieesotoed mat all disputes respecting the owner
snip OF ground or any other difficulty where sniff AZ
law might arise, shall be settled in the following
fbid ~ eacn parry may choose and the two
70 aroirate the matter and their decision shan
De hna but nevertheless the aegrieyed nartx u.x
taks an appeal in the following manner: each nar,y
shall deposit with the Recorder tbe sun, ~ 49, A
three dollars whereupon the Recorder shall nnt Z;
oox the names of twenty-four miners of m. Az
VIC an uninterested party then shake them well
anu era" out lndlscrimuatey, and The first six nun
oers drawn shall constitute Jury TO try m. cas-. -
their decision shall be final and binding ""'
rod hat . IL.
IN an appeal case to appear before the Recorder
when notified verbally by either party in the snit
lVth Resotred, That there shall be a Recorder elect
eo Tor the term Of year from the date of This
ton, whose duty shall be TO record all claim; ~.
are presented to him. in book be kept by him for
and to make notes of all disputes the
eeslon OF them, and when appeal case shall come
before him he shall have and is hereby emnowrrcd -,
auI1ster oaths to jurors witnesses whenever re-
u 40 SO ~ ther party to the suit and upon the
hnal hearing of the he shall retain five dollars @
MS services and pay to the jury three dollars each and
which he or tbey party in the suit the
receive twenty-five cents for each claim fty cents so~
each stay and one dollar for each b;li - ~, . w
by him. ~ ~ i VI saie reeoIued
llth Resolred That there shall be an annual meet
ing OF the miners OF this district, ti-os of
August of each year. for the purpose of eleetiHg
ing or amending these laws the majority shall
proper,
18th. Rcsolred, That at any time there NAV he a
special meeting called, by posting three notices in the
most public places in the district stating the object of
I'D meeting, and be signed by not less than twelve
meeting @ asSTet at Least ten days previous to said
to transact any come befor. NE
18th Resolred That these laws are and sba,,,o,,,,
IN full forcs and virtue long the government Of
these United States and Of this State shall permit
miners on public land to make laws TO govern them
selves, unless the shall be altered amended or
~0,,sed as per Art 18th and 18th Of these Articles
lith Resoired That copy of these laws be seat 70
the office of the Nevada Journal and Democrat for pub
LEGATION. -
LEoPALD GARTHE Chairman.
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