The mountain Democrat., 1865-11-11
d LAWS GOVERNING VOLCANO
MINING DISTRICT.

At meeting " the Miners Of volcauoville b cid
October nh, 1855, on motion, J. B. Cooley was
retaTy.
On motion, the following Laws to regulate
Quarts Mining in VOlcAnOville District, we're
adopted:
SECTION I.
Voleanovilie Mining District will commence At
the southwest corner Of the house known 10 Vol
eAnoville as "thG Saxton Store" running easterly
three miles westerly to Ford's ,r point south.
erlN to the south side OF Otter Greek; northerIy
to the south eide OF the Middle Fork Of the Amer
lean River.
sEcTIoN II.
There ehall be elected OH the hrSt Monday Of
July (after this Year, Recorder. His duty will
be to keep books for the purpose Of recording ell
Quartz Claims that may be located within Volca-
noVille Mining District said Recorder shall keep
TO him to be recorded for which he shall be enti-
tied to receive any cents for each name In the
notice Of location.
SECTION III.
1t shall be lawful for any one person to locate
three hundred feet Of quartz ledge, or lode, with
all its dips, angles, spurs and minerals also, two
hundred feet Of ground on each side Of the ledge,
or lode, for building purposes and mining improve
mentsj except the ui0coveI er, who shall be ent
tied TO three hundred additional feet Of the ledge.
BRcTI0N ~.
As many persons as may please can form them
serves into one Company, or more, each person be-
ing entitled TO three hundred feet Of ledge and
ground, a. provided in section third each Compa-
ny will be considered as one claim.
SECTION v.
In order that 1t shall be lawful for any perpon
Company to hold one or more claims in Volcano
vile District, thev will be required Hfst to have
notice, having the name OF every claimant plainly
written In said notice and giving the number Of
feet claimed, posted In come prominent place on
the quartz ledge so claimed.
SECTION VI.
Every notice OF location, after having been p0tt-
ed ten days. shall first be placed upon record in
the book Of the Recorder Of fOfcanoyille Mining
District and within ten days thereafter the came
notice shall be placed upon record in the ONCE Of
the County Recorder Of the County Of I'll Dorado.
SECTION VII.
After locations are made. in order to hold the
mine or ledge claimed, II shall lie necessary to
have worRing shaft At least three and a-hAf feet
IN diameter aid thirty feet deep, sunk upon each
elHlm 20 located, or tunnel open cut run q ~
iert III length and eve'y hfteen days after said
SHAFT, tunnel, or open cut shall have been compile
ted, one day OF Iainer'S work shall be done in the
claim " located.
SECTION VIII.
II Shall be lawful at every annual election fol
Recorder to propose amendments to these Laws
the intention to Amend by posting notices in tn rec
public places in the District. '-ses'
sECTfuk X.
At said meeting for the purpose Of amending
the Lave Of the District, II Ghall require . ma
jorIty Of two-thirds Of all the voters present to
Ainend
SECTION K.
All laws which may have been made heretofore
hr the purpose Of regulating quartz mining in
Nocano'Ille Mining District, are hereby repealed.
On motion Of u c. Shattuck. J. b. Cooley WAS
elected Recorder Of said District.
J. b. COOLLY, President.
D. II. HILLPATRIcK. Secretary.
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