Grass Valley telegraph., 1858-05-29
MENENSa EAwsa

Iasaed by the Miners Of Grass Valley, Juiy s. 1857
Article l: Tho Jurisdiction ri the following law
shali extend over sh qnartz mines aud quartz min
ing property within the Township of Grass Valley Tn
the County Of Nevada and State oi California
ART. 2. Each proprietor or locator of cunrt*
CLAIM shahherenftcr be entitled 10 n claim tuo hun
dred ieet square, embracing all quartz lcdsts sru,s
pay dirt gravel that may be contained thcra;,,
Ro ne dlscoTerer first locafer vein cr lead Ct
quartz, pay dirt or gravel shall be cntitIrd to Ila
IN additional claim Of the same size end With N.a
same privileges
AIR 3. Nc man shall, by virtue Of Tie rre cr1D,
tion privilege herein granted hold luartz cluns
oearcr to each other than one half mile
" ART. 4. All quartz claims hereafter taleh up, q
located shall be surveyed by the County Surveyor Of
Nevada County said survey TO te made from merf
tlan or base line to be bshed by the County Sur
veyor loT that purpose, and plat map Of tl.c
same, with claimants names filed and recorded In o
book Kept tor that purpose N the ee OF the Couut5
recorder OF Nevada County.
ART. s. The regularly elected County Recorder d
Nevada County shall serve as Recorder of Mining
Claims for the District or TowDshp of Grass Valley
authenticatng his acts by the County Seal and HE
fees for recording shall be the same as the atue fees
forrecording per folio.
AI:T 6. Any person shall hereafter lie entitled is
hold one claim by location provided in articles I'd
ana gin OF these Laws, and as many more he may
purchase IN good faith for valuable consideration,
to1 which certificates Of proprieorsbip shsl be issued
by the County Recorder.
ART. Z. The locator of quartz claim shall define
ms boundaries by stakes or notices the claim, and
ne will be allowed thirty days from that time to have
his claims surveyed and recorded as provided for In
! Article 4tb OF these Laws.
/ ART. g. Work to the extent Of One Hundred Doh
h lars in value Twenty Days faithful labor shall be
| performed by any person company holding claim
| or claims adjoining each ether. not to exceed Ten
I in number within thirty days from the date of re-
cording the same provided for in Article 4th and
the owner of q claim, the duly authorized repre-
| sentative of company making oath that such mon
1 ey has been expended, that such labor has been
performed shall be entitled to certificate from the
County Recorder granting possession, and pre-emp
year from The date of recording the sane and for
| ikze of money, amount of labor expended
performed within sixty days of each succeeding year
duly acknowledged herein named. shall entitle the
claimant or company to like certificate of owner
ship from year to year. under these laws provided
that nothing in these articles shall be at any time In
Consistent with the laws of the United States
If any person or company own than the num-
bef of claims specified above the proportionate
amount OF Iabor must be performed for each addit-
ional claim, or said claims are hereby abandoned
ART. g. Any person or company holding claims
under the existing laws regulations may relocate
and record their claims under the above written
laws provided, however that they file their original
records evidence of ownership in the office of the
County Recorder of Nevada County subject 10 future
reference i'll there should be any dispute hereaf
ter IN regard to boundaries titles of said claims.
ART. 10. No title to quartz claim hereafter taken
up or purchased in the District of Grass Valley Town
ship will be valid unless surveyed and recorded, as
stated In article 4th of those Laws ana all bills OF
sale, transfer, assignments Of interests in any
quartz claim shall be recorded in the books of the
County Recorder Of Nevada County, within thirty
| days after the same has been made
ART. IL. These laws shall bein full force and effect
on and after the 1st day of August next A. D. 1857
| ART. IL. The County Quartz Laws heretofore ex
void SO far as they apply to the Township of Grass
Valley.