The mountain Democrat., 1865-10-21
LAWS GOVERNING VOLCANO
MINING DISTRICT.

At meeting Of the Miners of vOIcanovilc, cid
tntdoer 9TH, 1863, on motion. J. Is. Cooley was
elected President, and D. n. Fitzpatrick, Sec
retaTy.
On motion, the following Laws to regulate
Quartz Mining in NOlcanOyile District, we're
adopted:
SECTION /.
VOlcNnoville Mining District will commence at
the southwest corner of the house known Ia Vol,
CanONilie 1.-The SaNton Sture," running easterly
three miles westerly to Ford's Bar point south
eTi, 10 the south side Of Otter Creek northcrlv
To the south eide Of the Middle Fork OF the Amer
lean River.
There shall be elected on the first Monday Of
July IafLer this Year, Recorder. His duty will
he to keep books for the purpose of recording all
Quartz Claims that may be located within Volca-
DOsllle MluIDg District said Recorder shall keep
a truthful and correct record OF all claims given
TO him to be recorded for which he shall be enti-
! tied {" receive fifty 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 OH each side Of the ledge,
or lode, for building purposes and mining improve
mentsj except the discoveIer, who shall be enti
tied to three hundred additional feet of the ledge.
SECTION ".
As many persons as may please can IoItn tneul-
selves into one Company, or more, each person be-
! ing entitled to three hundred feet of ledge and
ground, provided in section third each COmpa-
ny will be considered as one claim.
SECTION v.
In order that il shall be lawful for any person
Company to hold one or more claims in Volcano
vile District, they will be required first TO have
notice, having the name of every claimant plainly
written in said notice and giving the numoer Of
! feet claimed, posted in some prominent place on
the quartz ledge SO claimed
SECTION VI.
Every notice OF location, after having been poet
ed ten days. shall first be placed upon record in
| the book of the Recorder Of VOlcanoyils Mining
District and within ten days thereafter the same
notice shall be placed upon record in the office Of
the County Recorder Of the County Of FL Dorado
SECTION VII.
Amer locations are made. in order to hold the
| mine or ledge claimed, it shall be necessary to
have working shaft, at least three and a-half feet
| in diameter and thirty feet deep, sunk upon each
claim so located, or tunnel or open cut run fifty
feet IN length and every fifteen dsys after said
shaft tunnel or open cut shalt have been compile
ted, one day Of D'insrS work shall be done III the
claim SO located.
SECTION VIII.
1t shall be lawful at every annual election for
Recorder, to propose amendments to these Laws ;
the Recorder shall then give ten days notice OF
the intention 10 am0nu Oy pOeIAuk hVbSSo Az snASe
public places in the District.
| SECTION IX.
At said meeting for the purpose Of amending
the Lave Of the District, it shall require ma
jority Of two-thirds Of all the voters present to
amend.
SECTION K.
All laws which NAV have been made heretofore
fer the purpose Of regulating quartz mining ID
VolcaRoville Mining District, are hereby repealed
On motion Of H. c. Shattuek, j. B. Cooley wat
elected Recorder OF said District.
J. B. COOLEY, President.
| D. ". KlLLFATEIcK, eeeretsty.
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