The Placer herald., 1865-12-23
MINING LAWS.

rd in the aggregate Tor each claim of 200 feet
tbe sum of One Hundred Dollars when such per.
son or Company shall be deemed to have YES
ted right to such claim or claims, and the same
shall not be deemed jumpablc, Provided. ho,c-
eve, 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 snch
such claim or claims shall be held good there
after for II period corresponding ut said rate OF
three months for each ten dollars expended for
each claim.
ART 8. The Recorder shall keep two we'll
hound 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 a minIng
claim for Gold, Silver. Copper or other metal.
record the same, and shall at time OF said filing
index such location by the name or designation
of such Company or claim. lie shall also in
dorse on the back OF each Of said notices the
date and hour OF The day when the same shall lie
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 the person presenting the same for 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 bv which The same is indeXed and rec orded
in the said first described book. And he shl II in
the monner first above described. as to notices,
file each OF afidavits. On the filing Of said no.
,ces and aflidavits 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-
10 in off for hn1 tla
purpose. He shall also on demand, and on the
ayment of his fees therefor, make and certify
to any person a certificate of any notice or aff-
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those hereby repealed.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 afidavits OF labor as herein
provided except upon the payment in coin Of the
fees in full for such filing. recording and ccrtf-
cate prescribed ly these laws, Provided. that
the rights intended by the laws TO he acquired or
secured by such record Of such notice or aff,-
Wit shall be deemed TO relate 10 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 ali-
davits on presentation TO him Tor those purpo-
ses. whether he shall or shall not have received
his fees therefor. unless ut the time Of s,d pre-.
sentation he shall have demanded said fees in adj
vance. The fees OF the Recorder. for the scrvi-
ces required OF him hy these laws shall be fifty
the body OF every instrument to be recorded; ten
cents for each name signed thereto; ten cents for
each indexing; ten cents for each filing; and
ten cents Tor each certificate of record. lie 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 certf
cate thereto.
ART. o. There shall be elected for said Dis
r t Il Recorder annually on the first Saturday
of January. except that the first Recorder elect
ell 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. II shall be his luiy
annually. to give at least one weeks notice b..
fore the first OF January. hy publication in the
newspapers published in the town of Auburn of
and election (>tating the time and place. to he
held to elect his successor. And on said elcc.
ton the Recorder shall deliver 10 his successor
all books and paprrs 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-
cOrdcr TO fill the unexpired term. PrOvlded.
that from any cause the Recorder shall not have
given the said required notice. and said election
has moi been advertised to be held. as last herein
provided, ii shall be- the duty OF the Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice OF such
election Tor the unexpircd term being held over.
ART. 10. When at any time rs or more bona
fde 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
10 the Recorder II 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 ION payment Of the nrces-
siry cost Of puhlication) to cause to he publish
ed in the newspapers in the town Of Auburn. for
the period OitwO weeks Il notice signed by him.
setting corlh in substance said written request
(and the time which shall not be less than two
days after the last pubicaton) and the place of IL
general meeting OF the miners having claims
within said District, for the purpose of amend.
ing or adding 10 the laws regulating said mining
within the District; and except as the same may
be amended or added to. us in this Article pro-
vided. these laws shall be and remain in full
force; PrOvided that in case OF the refusal or
failure O the Recorder o 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 he held and
exercise the powers aforesaid.
ART. IL. All former laws regulating Gold,
Silver or Copper mining within this District, are
hereby repealed. Provided. however. that no
rights heretofore acquired under the same shall
be in anywise affected by said repeal but such
rights shall be detcrmnable Ivy the terms Of the
laws under which they were acquired; Prouided,
however. that in all cases where rights to cl,im
or claims less than IL vested right thereto only.
have been acquired according to the terms Of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof snail cause affidavits 10 he filed and re-
corded, rs required by these laws, of the periOr-
nance OF the remaining labor. etc.. necessary (ac.
cording t6 said former aws) to he done to perfect
a vested right; and the period or periods with
in which such affidavits shall be filed and recOr-
ded shall be the same within which (according to
said former laws) said labor. ETC., are required to
bc performed.
ART. IL. 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
Convention or meeting. called by virtue OF these
laws, unless he b. an owner Of claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws Of the
District.
RECOMMENDATIONS is hereby earnestly
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