Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-14
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We have further htelllSence rom tnl
district, and learn that men are pouring
in BY scores and making many locations
on the numerous lodges. The following
laws to govern the district were adopted
at a meeting held by the miners September
18th, and will serve to "post" every man
as to what he must do in order to secure
title to ground in that district:
PRELIMINARY.
Pursuant to a cali Of the miners, a meet
ing was held at Sardine Valley, Sept.
llth, 1865. On motion. Hon. Judge L.
E. Pratt was elected President. He stated
that the object of the meeting was to form
a new district and adopt a code Of bylaws
to govern the same. On motion, W. F.
Thomas was chosen Secretary. On mo-
ton. a committee of two was appointed to
draft a code Of bylaws to govern the dis
trict. The Chair appointed James Bren.
nan and Nathan Parsons as such commit
tee. On motion. the meeting took a re-
cess for half an hour, to give the commit.
tee time to report. Meeting called TO
order at 3 p. ". Committee reported the
following bylaws, which were acted on
and adopted by sections, as read.
LAWS OF DISTRICT AS ADOPTED.
ARTICLE l. This district shall be known
as "Ss. Marys," and shall be bounded as
follows, to-wit: Commencing At the south
east corner Of Sierra county. CAL, thence
west along the south line Of said county
10 a point opposite the head Of lndepen.
dence Lake; thence in q northerly course
to the head of Sierra Valley ; thence run
ming down the east margin Of the valley
TO Newman's Point; thence easterly on
the south line Of Antelope District to the
State line thence southerly along the
State line to the place of beginning.
ARTICLE 2. 4 claim on any quartz
ledge or lode in this district shall consist
of one hundred feet along the ledge or
lode, and the width of n hundred feet
of surface ground on each side for work
ing the same. All dips, spurs, angles and
variations belonging to the ledge or lode
shall belong to the parties locating the
ledge or lode, and the first locators Of any
claim may follow their ledge or lode which
ever way it may pitch.
ARTICLE 8. Any person discovering a
gold or silver ledge or lode not previously
located shall be entitled to two claims,
one being for discovery.
ARTICLE 4. No person but a discoverer
shall be entitled to hold more than n
claim by location on any n ledge or
lode.
ARTICLE 5. No one but an American
citizen or foreigner who has, and exhibits,
his Foreign Miners Tax receipt, shall be
allowed 10 hold a claim by location on
any quartz ledge or lode in this district.
ARTICLE 6. It shall be necessary for
claimants to post their notice on some
conspicuous place on their location, set
ting forth the number Of feet claimed, and
from what point, upon which the name OF
each locator shall appear in full. The
said notice shall hold good for ten days.
at the expiration of which time a copy Of
said notice shall be placed upon the Quartz
Record of Sierra county. The notice and
record as above shall hold said claim with
out further improvements from and after
the LIST of November until the LIST Of May
following, if recorded after the LIST Of No
vember; but within thirty days from said
LIST of May. work to the amour of $40
per each 100 feet shall be done on said
claim.
ARTICLE I. All claims located between
the LIST Of May and the LIST Of November
shall be recorded as above, but the work
required by Article 6 shall be done within
thirty days from the date Of notice.
ARTICLE s. Quartz claims duly located
and recorded in accordance with the fore
going rules and regulations. persons are
entitled to hold. without limit as to num-
Der, by afterwards conforming to the re-
ouirements set forth in these laws.
ARTICLE 8. All quartz claims in this
district upon which nc permanent i'm
provements have been made, are hereby
declared forfeited if labor is not expended
upon said claims in accordance with the
foregoing regulations for holding quartz
claims in this district; but by complying
with the foregoing regulations the claims
shall hold good for twelve months from
the date Of notice.
ARTICLE 10. All mining laws heretofore
adopted within the county Of Sierra, which
conflict with any portion Of the foregoing.
are hereby declared to the extent Of such
conflict, to be Of no force or effect within
the boundaries of the above mentioned
instruct.