The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-08-21
MINERS MEETING.


At ameeting of the miners Of the vicinity of Cincn-
natl and Gold Bar held Gold Bar August 9Th, 1857
the following resolutions adopted
lst ResoUed That this district shall be and is known
as the South Yuba Mining District be bounded as
tollows the by tbe upper end of Frenchmans
Bar and including all the river bar and bank diggngs
down the river as far the lower end of Willow Bar
I'd. Resolced That each man NAV hold one river and
one bank or bar claim by location and many
has bona fde bills of sale
3D.. ResOlced, That the size of all river claims sha
DC one hundred feet up down and reaching across the
river at low water mark and all bar claims sixty feet
front and running the back side of bar foot of the
mn and that all ank fat claims shall boone hundred
feet square
18th Resol5ed, That when claims are workable, and
can be worked 10 advantage there shall be done at
least one full days work in ten providing that always
that where claims adioin that working claim
drain-dtch or any other work done the benefit of
whole.
9TH Resolred, That when any claim claims not
workable and cannot be worked to advantage the
or may take stay on them in the following manner.
towit; he they shall furnish the Recorder with
fnlI description of said claim claims and why he
wishes TO take stay them and if the by
MN deemed sufficient, the Recorder may grant
tlhcAte OF stay for time longer six months,
and at the expiration of said time if the difficulty of
working SAID claims still exist be had for
ANY one time but the same.
9th Resolsed, That all river claims located after
0he nrst day of August shall hold gOo1 without WORK,
until the first day of July following.
ith RsSotoed, That all claims hereafter located shall
ot Hesoced That all disputes respecting the owner
snip OF ground any other difficulty where
Ia" might arise shall be settled in the following man
her, VIZ: each party may choose a and the two
third to arbrate the matter their decision shall
DC hnaL but nevertheless, the aggrieved party may
take appeal the following manner: each parry
snall deposit with the Recorder the of twenty
three dollars whcreupou the Recorder shall put in
ooN the names of twenty -four Miners of the dis
tlet; an unlnterested party then shake them well
and draw ont ndiScrimiuately and the first six num-
drawn shai constitute jury to try the case and
their decision shall be final and binding.
9Th Resolred, That it shall be the duty of all wit
nesseS IN an appeal case to appear before the Recorder
when notified verbally by either party in the suit
lUth iteso'ced, That there shall be Recorder elect
cd Tor the term of year from the date of this
ton, whose duty shall all claims that
are presented to him. a book TO be kept by him for
that purposes and to make all disputes and the
decision of them, and when appeal case shall come
before INN he shall have and is hereby empowered to
administer oatlIs to jurors witnesses whenever
CURED to do either party the suit and upon
anal hearing of the he shall retain five dollars for
ms and pay to the jury three dollars EACH and
nguIh TO the successful party III the suit the money
which he or they deposited The Recorder shall also
receive twenty cents for each claim fifty
by him.
llth ResOlred, That there shall be an annual meet
ing of the miners this district on the first dav of
august OF each YEAR for the purpose of eccng, alter
ing or amending these laws the majority shall
proper,
18th Resolrea, That at any time there NAV be a
special meeting called. by posting three notices in the
most public places in the district stating the object of
s'l" McctlhS ana be signed by not less than twelve
miners OF the district at least ten days previous said
meeting majority Of all present shall have power
ing.
18th Resolrcd That these laws are and shall remain
III fun force and virtue long as the government of
these UmtSd 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
abolished Art. lIth and 18th of these Articles
nth Res9tred That copy of these laws be seRt to
the office Of the Nevada Journal and Democrat for pub
LEGATION.
LEOPALD GARTHE, Chairman
X. W. GRAHAM, Secretary. CIV