The Nevada Democrat., 1857-04-01

Article LIST. The jurisdiction of the following
laws shall extend over all quartz mining pro-
perty within the county of Nevada.
Article I'd. Each proprietor of quartz
claim, shall hereafter be entitled to one hun
dred feet on a quartz ledge or vein, and the
discoverer shall be allowed one hundred feet
additional. Each claim shall include all the
dips, angles and variations Of the vein.
Article 3D. 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 9th
erwise, as shall properly and fully identify such
claims. Parties having claims may cause map
or plan to be made, and copy filed with the
Recorder, if deemed requisite to more particu-
larly fix the locality.
Article 4th. Work to the extent of one hun
dred dollars in value, or twenty days faithful
labor. shall be performed by each company hold
ing claims, within thirty days from the date OF
recording the same as provided for in Article 9th
of these laws; and the duly authorized repre-
sentative of company making oath that such
money has been expended, or that such labor
has been performed, shall be entitled to a cer-
tificate from County Recorder or deputy, guar
ranteeing undsputed possesson of said claims
for the term of one year; and for like sum of
money, or amount of labor expended, or per-
formed within the first t,centy days of each sue
ceeding year, duly acknowledged as herein
named, shall entitle the claimants or company
from wear to year to further certificates of un-
disputed propretorship and possession, and q
company having mill contracted for, in good
faith to the amount of iUe thousand dollars for the
working of its claim or claims, the proper rep
resentative of the company making oath of the
same, shall be entitled to receive from said Coun-
ty Recorder title deed to the said claims. guar
i NJ tn tha claimants ~ fhair
successors and assigns, undisputed possession
and proprietorship forever under these laws, pro-
vided nothing in this Article, shall be at any
time inconsistent with the laws of the United
States.
Article 5th. Whenever the requisite amount
of money or labor, as provided for in Article 4tt
! has not been expended within thirty days from
the adoption of these laws, the claim or claims
thus neglected. shall be considered abandoned
and subject to be relocated by any other party
or parties.
Article 9th Any person. citizen of the U.
s., or any person having taken the necessary
steps to become citizen of the U. s., shall be
entitled to hold one quartz claim as provided for
in Article 1st, and as many more as may be pur-
chased in good faith for valuable considera-
ton for which certificates of proprietorship shall
be issued by the County Recorder.
Art 4. Inc Tegulurly elecVeu euOouHtyhecOrucTol OF
Nevada county, shall serve as Recorder for this
county in quartz claims authenticatng his acts
by the county seal; he shall appoint as his dep
uty, such person for Grass Valley as may be
elected by the districts of Grass Valley, and he
shall pass his records to his successor.
Article 9Th. The fees of the Recorder and
deputy, shall be the same as the statute fees for
recording per folio.
Article 9th. No title to a claim hereafter ta-
ken IN, or purchased, shall be valid, unless re-
corded in the books Of the aforesaid County Re-
corder or deputy, within ten days of its location
or purchase.