The Nevada Democrat., 1857-08-05
MINING LAWsl


AT regular meeting OF the miners Of Daniels District
July 18th 1857, the following laws were passed:
WHgREAs State has granted to the miners the priv
ege of making their own laws regulating the mineral
lands that we enact the following resolutions to govern
us in our future acts; $3.50 -a-4.tiL
ls Resolved That we maintain the right to govern all
the mineral lands located Daniels District in 54 max
ing ass Canon western boundery and Greenhorn Creek
the sourhern Osborn ravine the EASTERN and the summit
Of the divide between Greenhorn and Deer creeks the
2dAIesolyed That mining claim shall be one hundred
feet wide in 'front.' and extend back 10 the summit Of the
hill, no previous location preventing.
3D. Resolved, That the first location sau always be
valid and no shall be permitted 10 locate grouod
to interfere with previous location h n tlt.t
Attn Resolved That labor done upon ground shall be the
only title to claim upon said ground, when IT is in
workable condition. and one shall be permitted to hold
ground by doing one days work in seven.
5th Resolved That all ground located shaftng dig
pnes shall only be considered workable from the 18th Of
July Of each year until the rains shall render working the
same mpracticable.
9Th Resolved That oil the ground located as hydraulic
dggng shah not be considered workable Until ten days
after head Of water can be obtained
7th Resolved That any company having located ground
and done fifty days labor to the share expended two
hundred dollars to the share in assessments any cir
cusance arising prevent the successful prosecution Of
labor said ground said company shall be entitled to a
respite of six months free from any labor other expenses
on said ground
sth Resolved That any company having located ground
and expended hvo hundred dollars to the share in labor
otherwise shall be entitled to repse Of years time
free from labor other expenses and during said
shall be allowed in any case to medde or interfere
with said ground or anything belonging thereunto
9th Resolved That at the expiration Of said time men
toned ia reaonton 7th and Sth any person persons
wishing to ireocate said ground shall give the eesdent,
responsible person of the original company writ
ten notice Of the same and file copy of the same in the
Recorders Office and at the expiration Of two weeks from
said notice being gyen said ground being unworked then
the person persons wishing to relocate shall be permit
ted to commence labor and identified 70 hold said ground
10th Resolved That the rights of the sick Shall in all
cases be maintained and no person or persons shall in
any be allowed to NEEDLE interfere with any ground
belonging TO person upon sick bed or whilst under the
care of physison, unable to perform daily labor
1lth Resolved That all claims lie recorded and marked
out by suitable stakes or blazod trees.
18th Resolved That tho Recorder receive City cents for
each claim recored.
18th Resolved That these laws take effect and after
the LIST day Of August 1851, Il. -5- q. e.H
14th. Resolved That these laws shall not be altered
without due notice being given two weeks to meeting
of the miners Of this district. ,a i. ....l. g.
10Th Resolved, That these laws published In the Ne
vada Democrat fr q HH..-r aH.a r.t
A. NJ KIIBURY, President
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