Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-10-20
mining Laws Of the Third DISTRICT.

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!, At meeting Of the miners of Moore's Greek
held at the meuth of Bear Run, Nov. Sd, 1867
L. D. Pierce was called to the Chair, and, on mo
3 ton M Murphy elected Secretary.
on motion Of j. @. Smith, the meeting upro
ceeded to the election of a Recorder Of the Dis
trict wliereupon NJ. Murphy and w. w. Henry
Il were put in nomination for the office mr.Mur
ply receiving majority of al. the votes cast, wa
declared duly elected to the Office OF Recorder
I The following laws'Were read, and on motion
/ takeRupt article by article and passed;
/ ARTICLE L. This shall be known as District
No. 3, Moore's Creek, and shall extend eight
miles up Moore's Greek from the warm springs
land shall embrace all the gulehes and ravliIes
within the above limits emptyng into said creek.
! Art. 2. All American citizens may locate and
hold claims in this District.
Art 3. Each mining claim shall consist Of two
hundred feet, running up and down the gulch or
stream upon which 1t may be located, and extends
lug from bluff to bluff. Gulch claims shall extend
one hundred feet each way from the centero the
gUlch.
Art. A. No claim shall be considered forfeited
from the LIST day Of December to the first day Of
June.
Art. S. All claims shall be considered forfeited
within fifteen DAYS from said date, if not worked.
Art. s. All claims shall be worked at least one
day in seven after the expiration OF said dates.
Otherwise they win be considered forfeited.
Art n Every person shall have the privilege
Of a drain race thro ugh any claim or claims
Art. 8. Every pqrsOn shall have the privilege
of the necessary amount OF water on tnls creek or
any Of its tributaries within this district TO work
their claims, and no more.
Art. g. One hundred feet front, and running |
back in straight line to the summit of the bill,
Shall constitute a hill claim. Bank, fiat or bar
claims shall be two hundred feet front, and run
Mug back to the hill.
Art TO- Any citizen may hold one creek claim
one gulch, one hill and one bar claim, by location.
If 4 two P mn iOi tn.
5etheI, and are worked by companies, they may
work any portion of said claims they may deem
proper, and not foffeitthe rest
Art. u. Any person disabled by sickness shall
rot forfeit his claim
Art. ID. All Claims shall be distinctly marked
y notice at each end of the claim, and thename
f each claimant shall appear on the notice, and
10 more ground shall be deemed claimed than is
ncluded in the notices. IN
Art. Il. Any person who shall wantonly remove Z
destroy, or in any way deface, the laws Of this I
istrict, or any notice on mining claims, shall be
ned Ia any sum b the miners court of inquiry .
lay direct, and may be expelled from uhe district
Art Is. No person who may hold mining r
aim shall forfeit the same by reason Of iDeing !,
1mpelled to leave the district for provisions or
ipplles for himself or company, provided he does =
ot absent himself for period longer than sixty 5
iys,
Art. Is. There shall be Recorder for this A
ming district chosen, who shall be paid two doll
RS for recording each claim The Recorder shall re
I've custody of the books and laws of the district
ID shall hold his Office at the viii Of the miners u
the district q
Art. IL: Every person holding mining claim n
ali have it recorded within ten days from the p,
tc Of his notices. eto5 co
Art. Is Every person holding claims in this !,
strict shall appear by meme on the records. al
Art. 10. Any person holding claim shall have ca
represented according to law. de
Art. 20. No transfer or sale Of any claim shall So
lnScj IN no rae and
eorder shall be paid two dollars for each sh
nsfer. tAi
Art. n. All miners meetings shall be called cit
the Recorder at the request of one half or more
the miners. me
Art. d. When disputes shall arise between two shi
more parties in this district, it shall be Lawful ap
either party to notify all parties interested ter
t, on certain day and hour, not less than two NOT
7s nor more than five days from the service of ant
1 notice, the matter in dispute will be heard the
the consent Of both parties the Justice Of the tor
ace elected by the Miners until there shall be
appaiDted) may try the cause and render judg pre-
Mt therein; but either party shall have the l
at to demand jury to hear and determine the oeH
e. When such demand is made, it shall be the
Y Of the court to write the names Of twelve +.
Interested citizens of the district upon piece a
,aper, from which list of names each party Ora
! strike, alternately, three names; the remains A
list shall constitute the jury. Any juror may and
for good cause. Ia case of the ALL A
&C of any regular juror, the panel may be filed Jam
talesnen. The court shall swear al
Jury to hear the cause, and renderyerdict there j
,cording to law and evidence. All witnesses Al
~ case cefore giving evidence, shall be sworn W.
be court to tell the truth, the whole truth and In
ing but the truth, The verdict of the Jury Mou
be placed on the docket, and enforced by a rol a
OF the cltlzens II necessary, to be called out AT
headed BY constable appointed by the court land
JUSTICES fees, in each ease tried in his court Al
be ten dollars; jurors and witnesses fees3EL. n
very day or part of day, five dollars; Con At
IS fees, for every summons notice, two dol and
All costs OF any SUIT shall be paid by the At
or parties against whom Judgment shan be Alex
red. AZ
motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. ser al