The Placer herald., 1865-12-16
MINING LAWS.

purpose until such Company shall have eXpend-
ed in the aggregate for each claim Of 200 feet
the sum of One Hundred Dollars when such per
son or Company shall be deemed TO have YES
ted ri cht to such claim or claims. and the same
shall not be deemed jumpable, Provided. how-
evs, il within any one OF the above specified pc.
riods such person or Company shall expend. In
addition to the above required sum TO hold good
such claim or claims. to the further sum Of one
or more ten dollars for each claim, then such
such claim or claims shall be held good there
after Tor period corresponding at said rate of
three months for each ten dollars expended for
each claim.
ART. 8. The Recorder shall keep two we'll
bound bound books. each Of which shall be pro.
vided with an ample index. In one OF said books
the Recorder shall Immediately, upon the filing
of any and every notice of location of mining
claim for Gold, Silver, Copper or other metal
record the same and shall ut time Of said filing
index such location by the name or desi ignation
of such Company or claim He shall also in
iorse on the back of each Of said notices the
date and hour of the day when the same shall he
filed for record, and subscribe the same. He
shall also when recording said notices append to
each record, TO he subscribed by him certificate
of the said date and hour Of filing. and the name
of he person presenting the same Tor record and
| shall at the same time carry out in said index
| the page or pages of said book when said record
is made. In the other Of said books the Recor-
der shall in like manner index and record. and
certify the record OF every affidavit of labor and
expenditure made by any Company or person
taking special care to index the same by the same
| name by which the same is indeXed and cordtd
| in the said first described book. And he shall in
the manner first above described. as to no,ices
file each Of affdavits. On the filing of said no
ices and afid;rvits the Recorder shall carefully
file the same away alphabetically, and the sum"
shall thereafter be thus carefully preserved in
his office for reference. and shall be by him de
vered over to his successor in office for The like
purpose. He shall also on demand. and on the
payment of his fees therefor make and certify
to any person certificate of any notice or ath
davit on file in his office. or of these laws or
those hereby repealed. The Recorder shall in
no case be required to file for record any of said
notices OF claims or atf'iavi,s OF labor as herein
provided except upon the payment in coin Of the
fees in full for such filing. recording and cerif
cate prescribed Ivy these laws, Provided that
the lights intended by the laws to he acquired or
secured by such record Of such notice or atfidl-
Wit shall be deemed to relate 10 the date of said
filing thereof. Pr0uidcd. further. it shall he
the imperative duty OF said Recorder to imme-
diately file and record said notices and ahi-
davits on presentation TO him Tor those purpo-
ses. whether he shall or shall not have received
his fees therefor. unieSs at the time of slid pre-
sentation he shall have demanded said fees in ol.
vance. The fees OF the Recorder for the servi-
ces required OF him by these laws. shall be fifty
|
! the body OF every instrument to lie recorded ten
cents for each name 81 gned thereto: ten cents for
| each indeXing: ten cents for each filing: and
ten cents for each certificate of record. He shall
also be entitled to receive for each certified copy
of any recorded OF filed instrument. fifty cents
for each folio or less and ten cents for his certii.
cate thereto.
ART. 3. There shall be elected for said Dis
triot 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. 1861 and he and his
successors shall keep the books. papers and Of
fee in the town OF Auburn. Ii shall be his duly
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
ard election Stating the time and place. to be
held to elect his successor. And on said elcc-
iion the Recorder shall deliver TO his successor
all books and papers pertaining to his Office. In
the of the Recorders death. or his removal
from the District, any 25 quartz miners of the
District, who have signed these laws, may call
meeting at Auburn hy giving one weeks notice
by publication for the purpose Of electing Re-
cordcr TO fill the unexpired term. Provided.
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 Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice Of such
election for the unexpired term being held over
fde qual " miners. within this District and who
own each not less than one Cold Silver, or Cop.
per mining claim therein. shall sign and present
to the Recorder written request for the cOnvO.
cation OF meeting Of the Quartz Miners of said
District for The purpose Of changing any of these
laws. or adding thereto. or both, it shall be the
duty Of the Recorder Ton payment of the noces-
sary 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 Forth in substance said written request
(and the time. which shall not be les than two
days after the last publication and the place ola
general meeting Of the miners having claims
within said District, for the purpose Of amcnl.
ing or adding to the laws regulating said mining
within the District; and except as the same may
be amended or added to- as in this Article pro
vided. these laws shall be and remain in full
force; PrOrided that in case of the refusal or
failure OF the Recorder TO cause such publication
of notice of such meeting within 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 by
themselves, and said meeting may be held and
exercise the powers aforesaid.
ART. IL. All former laws regulating Gold.
Silver or Copper mining within this District, are
hereby repealed Propided. however. that no
rights heretofore acquired under the same shall
be in anywise affected by said repeal, but such
rights shall be detcrminable Iy the terms Of the
laws under which they were acquircd Prorided,
however. that in all cases whore rights to claim
or claims less than vested right thereto, only
have been acquired according to the terms of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof shall cause afidavits TO he filed and re-
corded, as required by these laws, of the perfor-
nance of the remaining labor. ETC.. necessary (ac.
cordng to said former laws) to be done to perfect
a vested right; and the period or periods with
in which such affidavts shall be filed and recor-
ded shall be the same within which (according to
said former laws) said labor, etc, are required to
be performed.
ART. IL. All elections for Recorder shall be
by ballot
ART. l3. No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations of any Quartz Miners
Convention or meeting. called by virtue of these
laws. unless he be an owner of Il claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws of the
District
RECOMMENDATIONS is hereby earnestly