Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-02
Mining Laws Of Placer Distrioty r

| Adopted at mass meeting Of the miners of saiG
district, on Wednesday, December 10th, 1868.
! Section lst That any person or persons entitled
/ by the laws of the United States to hold mining
! ground, may, by pre-emptioR, hold the following
humheT Of claims in this district, tOSRits One
Greek claim, one wet gulch Claim, one dry gQlch
1 claim and one hill, fiat or bar clailaW ~ u
USec2 Creek claims shall be two hundred feet
on the creek running up and down on the creeb
and extending on either side TO four feet rise OF
the bed rock but not extending beyond two huns
dred feet wide in any case. III D'.Eot 81 a.' i3 -
Sec 3 Net guleh Chains shall be, two hundred
feetin length, and extending on either side 20 six
feet rise Of the bedrock, but not extending in any
case to more than one hundred feet Wide
Sec Dry Gulch claims shall be the same as
wet gulch claims, and shall be measured accord
ingly os2'a s1ooO oHl '74t.o .A 81 1T
Sec s Hill claims shall be two hundred Eel
front, and rnhning back four hundred feet towards
Ee summit q tne MI Put n no case to passthe
Sec Bar claims shall be two hundred feet front
and running back to the base of the hill. Flat
claims shall be two hpndfed feetsfrent end 7rhn
back four hGAdHea 4eet.-| BgAG41 q n OO&s
Sec The bounds of claims shall be established
and defined by putting up good oands substantial
stakes at both ends OF the gclamsr with notices
thereon and the names Of the individuals holding
such claims shall appear on said notices. and nd
more ground shallb edeemedgcaimed than Is in
cluded in said notices. bua -.svoG 10 IIgailr0- I
Sec 8 All claims are hereby laid over without
representation, from the 18th dayOf Decg a.. D.,
1858, until the astday of March A. D. 1884 U1teO'
Sec Each Of the following claims must he renre
sented by at least day g work in every seven fTom
and after The 4 ST. day of March 1851 td,W{t al
creek and all vet gulch claims, and said renre.
sentaton must contlndef until the 10th dav oil
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Seer 10 Allsdry gulch and allhiL claims. mastj
be FnDreSaDfAd az
on them after the list, day Of Narchl664 and rem
fesentatlon shall day'siWork in every seven
I sec ~ representa- tiOn means the following. isf1
qy WORKING with suice, tomy rocker, pick ban or
snoYel1 ~ the eaimy y2nd, working on a ditch for
me purpose OF bringing water tOl the claim; Sd
qlgglng race to work the claim 4th, building
aouse lp the Immediate vicinity forr tbepprSese of
lYlng therein; 5th, getting out lumber, Or anv~ |
lnlng immediately Connected and for theBeneftof
lhe claim. .tsagsti A.. -,-'' 80 -, 800 II
Sec 129 ANY person disabled by illness for any
ength OF Time shall not loose his right in conss-I
Sec 10 All persons mustrenew their notices If
orn down; at least once a month. In s.lId s1.aF
sec! IA Any person or persons who CshAllfail to
perform 4aDor or cause the same to be done as men,
loned and provided in sections g 10 and IL stbeI
1ghts OF said parties shall be forfeited and saidl
'laIms shall! be considered as abandoned. - |,
Sec, 10 All claims which person claim nv occnss |
rom the passage Of these laws unless the parties
re actually residing thereon. AaO,f Fl
Sec Ii No miner or companies of miners shall
ave the privilege of dumping or running tailinqs
n the adjoining claims of miners without their
Onsent. sli..1ssaL WoEf -5!:sss -.9 Illf. WI Il
Sec II Every miner shall have the privilege of
rain race 6uThe through any claim or claims. h
Secl8AR hen tive or more claims Join in com.
anies all classes Of claims to be included and are
'orKeQ py companies, tleJ may work any portion
said claims and not forfeit tie rest. $3.50
Sec IS All water rig hts taken mp and recorded I
laLl be considered good for thirty days but if no
3 forfeited. "a ~ ? y q ~ 70 - 4
Sec 20 That no law passed by the miners Of this
dered retractive.
Sec q That all laRsheretofore in existence in
laeer district inconsistent, with these laws, are
9reby repealed; and we the miners, do solemnlyl
edge ourselves mutually and indiyfdualIv. tot h
noe by and suppoftthe foregoing bylaws. - ~ III
.aoinmeH 80 e.. E.l4ROVES, Chairman. sci 4 a
+s5yN a.jH ]. NJ MURPHY, Secretary. g tC
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