The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-02-07
MINERS CONVENTION.
Auburn. SATURDAY EVENING

motion X. Z. Poland, Esq, was called to the
chair. and Tabh Mitchell elected Secretary
On motion Of DR.. Jas. Cummings committed
OF four WAS appointed to draft Rules and Regu-
htions for the government of the District
Messrs. Wooden, Crandall, Cumming and Tabb
Mitchell were appointcd said committee
On motion Jas. Munsell, jr., was elected
| Assistant Secretary
On motion, the convention adjourned to meet
next Monday evening at u o'clock. at the Or
leans Hotel. r. G. POLAND President.
j JAs' n nITGhsIs ;x. Secretaries.
AUBURN, February I'd, 1868.
The miners convention men pursuant to ad-
iournment. r. G, Poland, Esq, in the Chair
| Upon the request of the Chairman. D. B. Curtis,
Esq. was elected President OF the Convention
The minutes of last meet were read and approx
ed.
DR.. Crandall offered the following resolutions
which were adopted
WHEREAS. on saturday evening, January 3lst.
a few persons assembled at llumbug Hill and
professed to have organized mining District
designating il as the Auburn District, bounding
| 1t rs follows Commencing at Taylors Ranch,
running thence to Shanley's Ranch, thence to
Manhattan Bar on the American River, ria May
Flower Mill. thence down said river to Whiskey
Bar. thence to Mt. Pleasant House. thence to
| place Of beginning, thus covering all the lands
| recently discovered and mostly owned by citizens
! OF this place. and whereas. the parties compriz,
! ing said meeting were apprized Of the intention
of the citizens of this place of holding a meet
| ing at the same time and for the same purpose.
| and to embrace the same territory. Therefore
| RcsOiped, That we the miners residing within
the territory described in the foregoing pream
bic. regard the action OF the parties at llumbug
| Hill rs a humbug and that we will not submit to
their usurpaton. and hereby declare their action
without effect and void.
Rtsoiced. That this meeting receive the
report OF Committee appointed at our meeting on
SItuld ", for the purpSoc of defining the bounda-
ries. and drafting Rules and Regulations for the
approval of this meeting.
The committee appointed at the meeting on
Saturday evening last to report Rules and Re-
gulatouS lOr this government of the District. re-
ported the following. which were adopted:
PREAMBLE, We the citizens of Auburn District,
having met on Jauu Try 5lst. 1868 for the pur-
pose OF org .nizing Copper Mining District. do
hereby adopt the following Rules and Regula-
| tons: -
ART. |. The Auburn Copper Mining District
| shall be bounded NJ follows Commencing on the
! North Fork OF the American River ut point
! du1 East from the California House. running
! thence due West to the Eastern boundary OF the
Lone Star Mining District, thence following the
| Eastern boundary Of said District to the South
! east corner thence West on the Southern line of
said District, to the Township line between Town
ships Nos. and g. (near Thos. Shanleys house. }
thence in Il Southerly direction along said line to
where ii strikes the American River, below Rat
tlesnake Bar, thence up the American River
and the North Fork thereof to the place OF be-
| ginning.
ART. 2. The Office of Recorder is hereby estab-
iShed for this district. to he elected by this meet
ing. and to hold his Office for the term of twelve
months or, until his successor may be elected, or,
until he may be superseded by the action of Il
qualified miners meeting Of this District. and who
upon taking possession OF his ofice. shall take an
| oath FIJI
which oath shall be recorded and certified to in
the book of records Of this District II is hereby
made the duty OF the Recorder to deliver all books
and papers OF his Office TO his successor
ART. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Recorder
| 10 keep Il durable and we'll bound book in which
| he shall record all claims taken mp in this Dis
trc presented to him for Record, also. all tran
| iers by companies or individuals, for which ser
| vice he shall receive 62a cents per folio Of 100
words for the body OF the instrument recorded
and 10 cents for each name signed to the same.
ART. f. The Recorder shall be removed from
Office upon his conviction of neglect of duty or
mAlieasance of Office. which shall be determined
| by n majority OF twothirds Of a miners meeting
| legally called.
ART. 5. 1t shall he the duty of the Recorder
| ten days previous to the expiration of his term
OF Office to advertise in some paper in the town
| Of Auburn, notice for the meeting of a miners
convention for the election OF his successor
stating therein the time and place where said
election is to be held.
ART. 6. No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations of the miners Conven
ton OF this District without his name is recorded
as claim owner, or. he has had u claim ASST gned
to him.
ART. I. These Rules and Regulations may
be amended in the following manner: 1t shall
be the duty Of the Recorder (upon the writer
application Of at least ten actual claim owners
! setting forth the intention of amending. the same
th.. vt lane Of Al, Il
a miners Convention. giving not less than It
days public notice and not more than 20; and i
ut said Convention the proposed amendments are
adopted Ivy "A twothirds vote OF those present
thy shall become a part OF the rules and Regula
; tions Of this Dis riot.
ART. 8. Within this mining District any
person discovering a lode shall be entitled tc
IN additional claim for discovery; claim for
, each member of "A company ing hereby fixed a
two hundred feet in length upon each lode, ant
800 feet upon each side Of the lode. Any per
, son may hold a claim in any company by pre-
emption and any number by purchase.
! ART. ., Companies or persons locating
/ claim, shall he required to record said claim
within ten days after the date of their motto
posted on the ground claimed, provided. that al
persons having located claims prior to tn date
and shall have ten days further time from th
date to record their claims. which record shall II
all times be subject to public inspection. An,
persons in posting notice or notices upon claim
: Tor location. shall place them in u conspiciou
place describing the mctes and bounds
ART, 10 Any person refusing or neglrcting t,
pay his assessments from the time of location o
claim or claims, for the purpose of prospect ing
shall 10y a majority vote of his company, torfei
his right to his claim claims to the use : hi
company.
ART. IL. Whenever claimants call upon thu
Recorder for the purpose of having recor
made of their claims he shall ut once record tn
+ sumo; but shall sickness or absence prevent hi
doing so. the recording. in law. shall date from
the time the application may have been made
aud the Recorder shall furnish the applicant witt
a certified copy of the fact OF filing with tn
date and hour thereof.
ART. II. No claim shall he considered valid
or be- recorded unless he names of the respective
claimants are specified upon the notice
ART 49, No company shall be compelled #
work their claim until after the first day o
March, A. d. 1868, provided to hold the sam
here.it er. Fifty Dollars shall be expended OF