Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-10-06
Mining Eawa q tho Third Distriot

mining lava Of The Third District
AZ = meeting Of the miners Of MoOre's Creek,
held at the mouth of Bear Run, Nov. Sd, 1852,
3. d. Pierce was called to the Chair, and, on mo-
ton; NJ. Murphy elected Secretary.
On motion Of J. G. Smith. the meeting pro-
ceeded TO the election Of Recorder Of the Dis
trict, whereupOn d. Murphy and w. w. Henry
were put in nomination for Che Office. Mr. MUIR
phy receiving majority Of all the votes cast, was
declared duly elected to she Office Of Recorder
The following laws were read, and, on motion,
| taken up, article by article, and passed:
ARTICLE l. This shall be known as District
| No. 3, MOores Creek and shall extend eight
. miles up MoOreis Greek from the warm springs
/ and shall embrace all the gulches and raVines
within the above limits emptying into said creek,
1 Art. Q. All American, citizens may iecate aud
I hold claims this District
| Art s. Each mining claim shall consist Of two
hundred feet running up and down the gulch or
stream upon which i may be located ana exsend>
ing from bluff to bluff. Gulch claims shall extend
one hundred feet each way from the center Of the
gulch,
Art l. No claim shall be considered forfeited
from the LIST day Of December to the first day Of
Art. s. All claims shall be considered forfeited
within fifteen days from said date. if not worked.
Art. s., llclaims shall be worked at least one
day in seven after the expiration of said dates.
Otherwise they will be considered forfeited.
Art. 4 Every person shall have the privilege
Of drain race thro ugh any claim or claims
Art. 8. Every pqrsOn shall have the privilege
Of the necessary amount of water on this creek or
any of its tributaries within this district to work
their claims, and no more.
Art. 9. One hundred feet front. and running
back in a straight line to the summit Of the hill
shall constitute hill claim. Bank, fiat or bar
claims shall be two hundred feet front, and run
ming back TO the hill.
Art 10. ANY citizen may hold one creek claim
one gulch, one hill and one bar claim, by location
Art. IL. When two or more claims join to-
getheI, and are worked by companies, they may
work any portion Of said claims they may deem
proper, and not forfeit the rest.
Art. IL. Any person disabled BY sickness shall
not forfeit his claim.
Art. 10. All claims shall be distinctly marked, !
by notice at each end of the claim, and the name
no more ground shall be deemed claimed than is
included in the notices.
Art. IA. ANY person who shall wantonly remove
or destroy, or in any way deiace, the laws of this
district, or any notice on mining claims, shall be /
fined in any sum that the miners court OF inquiry /
may Direct and may be expelled from Uhe district.
Art Is. No person who may hold a mining
claim shall forfeit the same by reason Of being .
to leave the district for provisions or
supplies for himself or company. provided be does
not absent himself for q period longer than sixty
days
Art. is. There shall be a Recorder for this
mining district chosen, who shall be paid two dol +
lars for recording each claim. The Recorder shaIl
have custody of the books and laws of the district
and shall hold bis Office at the will Of the miners
Of the district.
Art. II. Every person holding mining claim
shall have it recorded within ten days from the
date Of his notices.
Art. Is. Every person holding claims in this
district shall appear by meme on the records.
Art. 10. Any person holding claim shall have
il represented according to law
Art. 20. No transfer or sale OF any claim shall ,
De valid unless it appear on the records, and the
recorder shall be paid two dollars for each /,
transfer.
Art. 81. All miners meetings shall be called /
y the Recorder at the request of one half more
# the miners. 9
Art. %. When disputes shall arise between two
II more parties in this district it shall be lawful
or either party to notify all parties interested,
nat, on certain day and hour not less than two v
ays more than five days from the service Of
and notice, the matter in dispute will be heard
~ the consent of both parties the Justice of the
'edce elected by the miners until there shall be
ne apponted) may try the cause and render iudg- =
tent therein; but either party shall have the OF
Ight to demand jury to hearand determine the -,
ase. When such demand is made, it shall be the "
uty OF the court to write tie names of twelve IL
lslnterested citizens of the district up0n piece -
paper, from which list of names each party -
lal strike, alternately, three names the remains
= lSs Silait Soustltuls Ehe jury. any juror may vi
2 challenged, Tor good cause In case OF the abb
nee OF any regular juror, the panel may be filed
Y summOning talesmen. The court shall swear
e jury hear the cause and render verdict there m
according to law and evidence All witnesses 1.
any case, ceore giving evidence, shall be sworn ~
the court to tell the truth, the whole TRUTH and We
thing but the truth. The verdict of the iury IN
all be placed on the docket, and enforced by
sse OF the citizens, if necessary to be called out
d headed by a constable appointed by the court
le Justices fees, in each case tried in his court OF
I'll be ten dollars; jurors and witnesses' fees tn
lbes fees for every summons Or notice two 0 do
IS, All costs OF any suit shall be paid hy the tic
rty or parties against whom Judgment shall be IL
lkered. 10.
IN motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. no
ne