Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-02
LAWS OF THE THIRD DIST.
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mining district that public meeting win he he
IA front of the Sherif's Office, Bannock City SUI
DAY, November 70, at 2 o'clock, p NJ, for Ct
purpose of eiecting Recorder, vice M, Murph
absent, and for the transaction of such other bu
mess as may come before the miners. ~
W. - - s-'-'2- ;, MANY MINERS.
BannOck City, Nov. 26, 1863" u,
Pursuant to the above notice which was dul
printed, posted and published, the miners of th
Sd mining district, MOore's creek in the county
Boise and Territory Of Idaho to Che number Q
about fifteen hundred, assembled at the time an
place mentioned in the said notice, and organize
by eiectingI Mr.. DodsOnl President, and j. SB
Pierce Secretary. A motion was made and carriet
that the President appoint committee of three tt
call upon CID. V8ien now acting as Deputy Re
Corder of said district and request him to pos
printed notices throughout said district informing
every. one that public, meeting of the miner
will be held In said district, in front of the Sheriff
Office, in BannOck city on Sunday, Dec. 9th 1858 a
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of revising the
mining laws and eleeting Recorder pursuant &c
call duly made on request of the miners. Messrs
Moore, Davis and DodsOn were appointed such
committee. Motion was made and carried that
the President appoint q committee of five TO re
wise the mixing laws and propose amendments To
the same and report at the miners meeting TO be
held at two O'clock p. m, on Sunday, December
9th, 1884,. The President appointed Messrs. Lock
hart, TmmonSs Moore, Andrews and ElAugher such
committee Motion was then made and carried
GuqG lue0OluB UleeC again az same
place, az z o clock p IA. on the 9th day of Dec.
1868, to transact such business as may come be-
fore the meeting; and thereupon the meeting ad-
J0urned, accordingly. On the next day G. D. Vajen
asrequest issued q cali for miners meeting by
posting the following notice in the various public
places in said district, namely: 5 et1f7i t-
'|f''' MINERS MEETING. al 20 g.
Notice is hereby given to the miners Of the Sd
mining district that public meeting will be held
in front Of the SherifFs office ,BannSck CIV suns
day, December 9Th, 1868, at 2 O'Clock, D, m. for
the purpose OF revising the mineTs laws and
electing q recorder. ls4 !. n o-a .rlf ffffa...
N. MURPHY, Rec. Sd Dist Boise Mines.g5rt
~ ga4 10 EB- / By .Vajen Deputy. b,
Bannock City, November 30th 1852 a} a-aa
Pursuant to adjournment, and to the call made
In the above notice, the miners of the Sd district
assembled at the time and place in said notice
mentioned, to the humber of about two thousand,
and organized by eleeting Mr.. DodsOn President
and =. D.. Vajen Secretary. The committee ap>
pointed at the1ast meeting to amend and revise
the laws, made their report; and the meeting took
action on the same, and adopted the following aSg
laws for the government and regulation of mining
and mining interests in said district tO-Wit: gIE n
ARTICLE Ist. This district shall be known "a
District No. 3. MdOre's Greek, and shall extend
eight miles mp, MOOre's Greek, from the Warm
Springs and shall embrace all the gulches raVines
and other tributaries within the above limits
emptyng into said creek, excepting the North Fork
Oh Elm OEech anu Gn6 GTlDuGaEle5 6u0E6OEs
ART ,ChiRese and Negroes shah not be permit |
ted to work in the mines Of this district al
Sd Each mining claim shall consist Of two hun |
dred feet running up and down the gulCh or |
stream upon whiehit may be located and extend /
inc from bluff to bluff GuIch claims shall extend
one hundred feet each way from the center Of the 7
gulchg a !Ir9dii 5a.5 iai f4a la.a .6a II
4th AllcIains must be represented one day in
seven. saj ja9ud@i!eG \ .f 30 e3aIf % '3UUl
Every person shall have the privilege of
drail.race thrOugh any claim or claims.
6 Every person 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 andnO more. W q liz Vs. 20
One hundred feet front, and running
back in a straight line TO the summit Of the hiIf
shall constitute hill claim. Bank, fat or baFI
claims shall be two HUNDRED feet front, and run i
ming back to the hili, 80 the hill or at aDuesTT1
from the surface of the ground. '
8 ANY person entitled to hold claim may hold
one creek claim one gulch, one hill and one barE
claim By location: Provided, all locstorq ara IN
the district at the time Of location.
9 When two or more claims Join torether
and are worked by companies, they may work anv h
portion Of said claims they may deem pFop0P. and
not forfeit the rest Provided at least one daV'Gac
tual labor in seven shall be done on each claim
10 Any person disabled by sickness shall
not forfeit his claim.,i4eagfe
IL all claims shall be distinctly marked
by notices at each end OF the claim and the name
Of each claimant shall appear on the notice and :
no more ground shall be deemed claimed than is
included in the notices. .-e III, -rr-1---.-rI
Art IL There shall be a Recorder for this min.
ing district chosen, who shall be paid one doI>I
lar for recording each claim The Recorder shall
have custody of the books and laws of the disicf
and shall hold his office at the will of the miners
OF the district, and shall have power to aDpoint
a deputy OF dep ptieS. Z S q. II III t5EfTTH
IL Every person holding q mining claim
shall have It recorded within 10 days from the
Il. Every person holding claims in this district
shail appear by name onthe records. =
10 NO transfer Of sale Of apV claim shall ]
0e Yaiil unless II appear on the Record and the
Snan Oe Pal0 one dollar for each trans,
10 All miners meetings shall be called by
we 9e AecoIueE az az E9e request Of at least
ZoV miners laSS py Ia written petition and the Re.
cOFder shSlt post notlces at least five DAYS before
tne Gay OF tne meeting ~ various parts Of the dis
trlct and state the Objectof the meeting -
II All laws in conflict herewi ibe, a.. 5.r..
by repealed. T." 80 ~ N''
Resolved, LIST. That all the acts Of 4 4 v.;.n
Deputy Recorder are hereby declared valid
Resolved, End. That this district shall not ba ii
,I except BY majority Of ali the miners of
Res'd, Sd. That all claims shall be m,,Eed and
designated by four or more posts or states At least
four inches in diameter one at each corner IF oaeh
claim and that the name of the owner and the ex.
tent and nature OK the claim appear on each most
or stake All claims not marked or dAsi0notad asE
above directed within ten days from this eth Iay
Of December, A. p, 1863, shall be considered for
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