The Nevada journal., 1858-10-22
Snow Point Mining Laws.

Art. THAT this district be named
the phoenix Hill Mining District"
Art. 2-Ihat the boundaries of said
District be as follows: Commencing at
the northwest corner of the Copperas
claims at stake driven there, on which
is written "North-west corner of the
Copperas Claims, and running due'west
to New York ravine, and thence south
erly or thereabouts along the east side
of New York Ravine to its head, and
theuce due south until it intersects the
Eureka road on the ridge between the
South and Middle Yubas, then following
said road towards Eureka until it strikes
the boundary of the Aliens Flat district,
and thence about northerly along the
line of said District to spot due east
and west with the starting stake and
following said line to the place of start
ing.
Art. 3-That all claims may comprise
frontage of one hundred feet, running
back into the hill to the centre of the
ridge in parallel lines, and that one stake
shall be placed at each corner of the
northern front, upon which shall be
written the names of one or more of the
company or parties claiming, with the
number of claims located and the date
of location.
Art. 4-That a Recorder shall be
elected at the present meeting, whose
duty it shall be to keep in book provi-
ded for the purpose, these laws legibly
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claims located with their description, and
said book shall be at all reasonable
times subject to the inspection of parties
requiring it, and without charge.
Art. Each party shall be entitled
to one claim by location, and as many as
he or they can purchase; such purchase
must he shown to the Recorder to be
bona .fde purchase, and the transfer of
sale shall be entered by the Recorder
and certificate given by him of such
transfer, with the names of the sellers
and buyers and the amount Of purchase.
Art. 6-No claim or set of claims shall
oe considered good unless recorded
within ten days of location, and no trans
fer good unless recorded within twenty
days after such transfer.
Art ALI claims shall be considered
abandoned unless one days work in
every ten days be done on the claim or
set of claims; provided, that when the
amount Of $500 shall have been eXpen-
ded OH such, and certificate to that eff
feet be obtained from the Recorder -
Then the holders Of such claims or set of
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gnirg pert Of this law, and he or they
shall be compelled to do one days work
in every worNlng six months; provided,
also, that the amount Of purchase money
shall count towards the money expen-
ded as for work done.
Art. S-All holders of claims shall be
exempted from working their claims
betwe the LIST day Of December, iu
each year, and 1st day OF April in the
year following.
Art. 9-FeeS to Recorder.
Art. 10-I'he foreg"iug law cannot
be repeated, altered, amended or added
to, nor IL Recorder elected unless at a
meeting of at lcrst fifteen claim holders
of this District, and such meeting shall
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notices hall be posted at two different
conspicaoas spots in the district, which
shall give 10 days notice of such meet
ing abont to take puce. No meeting
shall be legal if summoned between the
1st day of December in any year, and
the lst day Of April in the year follow
ing.
Art 1.-THE miners of this District
who wish to subject themselves to these
Laws shall subscribe their names to the
foregoing.
On motion, II. Utting was elected to
fill the office OF Recorder
II. UTTING, Chm'R.
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