Arizona miner., 1864-07-20


Resolved That the name Of This district be
known the Walker Quartz Mining District.
By-LAws.
ARrIo1.s l. Ine officers OF tnis district shall /
consist of one President and one Recorder, whose
term of Office shall be six months from the date
of their election
2. It shall be the duty of the President tot
preside over and order all meetings, and to con-
duct the business of the same according to the !
rules adopted by Legislative bodies.
g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Recorder to act
as Secretary Of all meetings, and keep true and
correct record of all claims located, and when re-
ouired shall accompany the person or persons
locating claims as witness to the same, anu
make out all deeds and transfers of claims and
take acknowledgements thereof.
4 The Recorder shall receive for each namel
appearing upon the notice fifty cents, and for
each mile travelled by him when required in 10
eating claims, provided the same exceeds two
miles travel from bis Office, fifty cents per mile,
and for each deed or transfer the sum Of 81 so.
The Recorder shall procure the necessary books
Tor his Office and turn them over to his successor
g. The books of the Recorder shall be open at
all times at his office for the inspection Of the
public
6. The Recorder may appoint deputies. who
acts shall be deemed as legal the principal.
:. Notices Of al meetings shall be posted
one week previous to the meeting in three prom
iment places Nithin the District which notice
shall designate tie time aud place Of holding the
sttits.
s. Att claims Of quartz or Of odes containing
metal of value shall be two hundred feet along
the lead with fifty feet on each side, and all the
dips, spurs and angles following the ledge.
O. The discoverer of ledge shall be entitled
to one claim, which shall be known as the dis
covery claim, and one by right of pre-emption.
10. Persons locating claims shall post notices
and erect monuments either by stakes, bitches
burrows, stones or trees at each eud OF his OF
their claims, which notices shall designate the
date OF location, amount claimed names Of par
ties claiming, the direction, following the ledge
as near as possible, with its dips, spurs and
angles.
II. All claims shall be recorded within sixty
days from the date of posting notices.
II. Persons locating claims shall furnish tht
Recorder with true cory of the notice aud
specimen of the metal.
49, No claim shall be deemed abandoned O
subject to relocation after rec ording, provides
three days labor shall be performed on eac
claim every three months for one year, or if he'll
by company the number of days labor require
Tor the number of claims held by them may b
performed upon any individual claim held b
such company upon that particular ledge On an
after the LIST day of April next.
IA. None but white persons shall be Above
to hold claims IN this district.
IS. All disputes with regard to claims shall /
settled by arbitration the parties disputant eaC
selecting an arbitrator, the two thus selected q
iectng the third the decision Of the arbitrato
shali be deemed final.
t6 person or persons shall locate a ciul
81 claims 10 this district who are nouresijents
aFe aeg within the district al the time of its L
cation
lI y o person OF persons, except the disco
erer Of he ledge, shall hold more than one cai
0a each ledge discovered except by purchase.
Is. I'll sales and transfers OF claims must
made by deed properly acknowledged and no
Of the anne entered upon the books OF the
c0rder stating the date and amount sold
transferred and TO whom 30 sold or transferre
l9 any person or persons, or company, hoi
ing claims who shall have complied strictly wi
che foregoing bylaws for the term of one ye
3om ths LIST day of a prl next, such claims sb
De deemed and considered as real estate, al
ugid as SUCH.
20 The amount of labor required 70 be d
fnnaad nnOn each claim. or claims. for one YET
nssg BIZ performed NJ one and the same tin
3a the same is performed within thr
from ibe lst day Of april 1861 or Wit
months aitef recording 4 accorded
aai ST day of ApFli
srsgls acting as arbltratols shall be {