The mountain Democrat., 1865-11-04
LAWS GOVERNING VOLCANO
MINING DISTRICT.

At meeting Of the Miners Of Volcanoville, 4, b ED
October Ith, 1885, on motion, J. B. Cooley was
elected President, and u. II. Killpatrick, Sec
retaTy.
On motion, the following Laws u regulate
Quartz Mining IN VolcanOvills District, we're
adopted
SECTION I.
NoleAnoville Mining District will commence at
the southwest corner Of the houee known in Vol
eanoyille a. "ths SaXtOn StOEe," running eaSterly
three miles westerly to Ford's Bar point south
eTly to the south side Of Otter Creek; nariherly
to the south side of the Middle Fork Of the Amer
lean kiVeF.
SECTION II.
There shan be elected on the first Monday Of
July lafter this year) Recorder. His duty will
be 70 heeP books for the purpose Of recording all
Quartz elaine that may be located within Volca-
noville Mining District said Recorder shall keep
truthful and correct record Of all claims given
TO him TO be recorded for which he shall be rnti-
tied to reeeivs hfty cents for each name In the
.- sRcTIoE III.
II shah - 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 groaDd on eSSh eide Of the ledge,
or lode, for building purposes and mining improve
mei,tsi except the diseOveIer, who shall be enti
tied to three hundred additional feet Of the ledge.
sRCTION ~.
Asmany persons as may please can form them
selves into enc Company, or more, each person be-
ing entitled to three hundred feet Of ledge and
ground, as 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 or
CoMPsny to hold one or more claims in Volcano
vile DisITIct, they will be required first 10 have
notire, baving the name Of every claimant plainly
written in said notice and giving the number Of
feet elaimed, posted in some prominent place on
the quarts ledge so claimed.
sRcrtoN VI.
Every notice Of location, after having been post
ed ten days, shall first be placed upon record in
the book Of the Recorder Of Volcanovine Mining
District and within ten days thereafter the same
notice shall he placed upon irecord in the Office OF
the County Recorder Of the County Of II Dorado.
SECTION VII.
Amer locations are made, in order TO hold the
mine or ledge claimed, II shall be necessary to
have working shalt at least three and a-half feet
IN diameter and thirty feet deep, sunk upou each
claim so located, or tunnel or open cut run hfty
feet In length and every hfteen days aftsr said
shan, tunnel, or open cut Shall have been compile
ted, one day Of miners work shah be done in thS
claim ~ located.
SECTION VIII.
It shall he lawful at every annual election fol
Recorder, to propose amendment " these Laws
the Recorder shall then give ten days notice o
the intention to amend by posting notices In three
public placeI In the District.
SECTION TX.
AT said meeting for the purpose OF amending
the Lave Of the District, il Ihall require a ma
iority Of two-lhirds Of all the voters present tC
amend.
SEcTION x
All laws which may have been made heretofore
fer the purpose Of regulating quartz mining in
Vuc AnoyilIe Mining District are hereby repealed
| elected Recorder Of said District.
J. i. COOLEY, President.
d. II. kILLFATRIcE, Secretary.
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