The Placer herald., 1865-11-18
MINING LAWS.

provided except upon tne payHieut Ill colu vi tne
fees in full tor such fling recording and certif-
cate prescribed by these laws, PrOuided, that
the rights intended by the laws to be acquired or
secured by such record of such notice or affida-
Wit shall be deemed to relate 70 the date of said
filing thereof. Provided. further it shall lie
the imperative duty of said Recorder to imme-
diatcly file and record said notices and af-
davits on presentation to him for those purpo
ses. whether he shall or shall not have received
his fees therefor. unless at the time of said pre-
senation he shall have demanded said fees in ad
vance. The fees of the Recorder. for the servi-
ces required OF him by these laws. shall be fifty
cents for the recording Of each folio or less for
thf body OF every instrument to be recorded; ten
cents Tor each name signed thereto; ten cents for
each indeXing; ten cents for each Hlins; and
ten cents for each certificate of record. He shall
also he entitled to receive for each certified copy
OF any recorded or filed instrument, fifty cents
for each folio or less and ten cents for his certi
cate thereto.
ART. 8. There shall be elected for said Dis
trirt Il Recorder annually on the first Saturday
of January. except that the first Recorder elect
ed under these laws shall hold his Office until the
first Saturday of January. 1867 and he and his
successors shall keep the books papers and Of
fee in the town of Auburn. 1t shall be his duty
annually. to give at least one weeks notice be-
fore the first of January, by publication in the
newspapers published in the town of Auburn of
and election (stating the time and place. to be
held to elect his successor. And on said elcc-
tion the Recorder shall deliver to his successor
all books and papers pertaining to his Office. In
the case OF the Recorders death, or his removal
from the District any 25 quartz miners of the
District, who have signed these laws, may call a
meeting at Auburn by giving one weeks notice
by publication. for the purpose OF electing Re-
corder to fill the unexpired term. Pror,ded,
that from any cause the Recorder shall not have
given the said required notice. and said election
has not been advertised to be held as last herein
provided, it shall be the duty of the ecorder to
Immediately give the required notice OF such
election Tor the unexpired term being held over.
ART. lo. when at any time 25 or more bona
tde quartz miners. within this District. and who
own each not less than one Gold Silver, or Cop
per mining claim therein, shall sign and present
to the recorder written request for the convO.
cation oil a meeting of the Quartz Miners of said
District Tor the purpose of changing any Of these
laws, or adding thereto. or both, it shall be the
duty OF the Recorder (On payment of the neces-
slry cost OF publication) to cause to be publish
ed in the newspapers in the town of Auburn. for
the period OF two weeks a notice signed by him.
setting .orth in substance saidwritten request
(and the time. which shall not be less than two
days after the last publication and the place of il
general meeting OF the miners having claims
within said District. for the purpose of amend
ing or adding to the laws regulating said mining
within the District: and except as the same NAV
be amended or added to. as in this Article pro-
vided, these laws shall be and remain in full
force; Pr0rided. that in case of the refusal or
iaiure oil the recorder TO cause such publication
of notice of such meeting within a reasonable
time after the said request and payment of cost
etc. said miners signing the same may cause said
publication OF notice to be made, signed bv
themselves, and said meeting may be held and
exercise the powers aforesaid.
ART. III. All former laws regulating Gold.
Silver or Copper mining within this District. are
hereby repealed. Pr0uided. however. that no
rights heretofore acquired under the same shall
be in anywise affected by said repeal. but such
rights shall be determinable by the terms of the
laws under which they were acquired: Prouided
however. that in all cases where rights to a claim
or claims less than vested right thereto. only
haze been acquired according to the terms of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof snail cause affdavits to be filed and re-
corded, as required by these laws. Of the perfor-
NANCE of the remaining labor. etc, necessary (ac.
cordng tt said former laws) to be done to perfect
a vested right; and the period or periods with
in WHICH such affidavits shall be fled and recor-
ded shall be the same within which (accordinp to
said former laws) said labor, etc. are required to
be performed.
ART II. All elections for Recorder shall he
by ballot.
ART. l3. No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations Of any Quartz Miners
ConYenion or meeting. called by virtue of these
laws. unless he be an owner of a claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws of the
District.
ECOMMENDATION:-Iti is hereby earnestly
recommended by the Convention of Miners ADOPT
ing the foregoing laws in view OF the loss of a
part OF the old record of claims. and the imper-
iectons of many others, and to the end that the
mining public may be enlightened to the nature
and extent ofeXisting claims and for the avoid
ance OF disputes and litigation that in all cases
whatever old claims should be- by the owners
thereof caused to be re recorded in conformity
with these laws. And in case of claim by them
OF having acquired vested rights by full compli-
ance with the requirements of pre-existing laws.
for that purpose. then that affiiavits should be
filed and recorded as provided in the foregoing
laws, setting forth the facts constituting such
complete compliance And with view to ihe
successful development of mining claims in this
District. it is further recommended that all com
panies of two or more persons locating claims
therein, should organized the same in conformity
with the provisions of an Act Of the Legislature
of this State, "Approved April 4th, 1864" enti-
tied IAN Act concerning Partnerships Tor Min.
ing Purposes"