The Placer herald., 1866-05-12
THE NEW MINING LAW.

| AN Az emitted MI .ACt concerning f0rtnerSulpS
The People OF the State Of California, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
| follows:
Section l. Whenever any two or more persons
| being owners, occupants, or lOcators OF any mill
ing claim, or whenever any two or more persons
! shall have associated themselves together, with
or without any written agreement Out not as
body corporate,) for the purpose OF working or
prospecting any mining Claim on any OF the
public lands of the United States shall after be
ing notified in writing by any member OF said
mining company that they have been associated
| in said mnug claim, be deemed to be copar,ners
| for the purpose of prospecting or working said
claim. and shall be subject to the provisions and
Liabilities imposed by this Act.
Sec 2. After mining claim shall have been
located, any person who shall be member of
the company desiring to work said claim, may
notify the other members OF the company of his
| or their desire to have an assessment levied
| against the owners of the claim for the purpose
of prospecting. working, or developing such
claim. designating time aud place tor II meet
| ing of the members of such company for the
purpose of evying such assessment; such notice
| shall be given as provided in the fourth section
! of this Act, and if majority OF the shares in
such mining claim be represented at such meet
| ing. then majority of those present at such
meeting shall he authorized to levy such assess
| ment; but, il majority Of the shares in such
company be not represented at such meeting,
then majority of those present shall he auth
orized to cause the said mining claim to be pros
pected or worked and thereafter the owners in
such mining claim shall he liable for their re-
spective proportion of the expenses SO incurred
| in prospecting. working, or developing such
claim, to the extent Of the value of their inter-
est in such claim. and thereafter assessments
may be levied from time to time, not oftener
than once in thirty days, by any member not de-
| linquent of said mining company, against deliu
for ha of Snfin iupk
amount of assessment to pay for the working
and prospecting of such claim up to the time
such assessment is made, and such delinquent
assessment may be collected in this Act provided;
| provided that when the mining companies have
| bylaws designating what amount OF work shall
be done on such claim. then any assessment made
! as ovded in this Act shall not exceed an
amount sufficient to pay ior the work required by
the bylaws; and, provided, further, that no new
assessment shall be made until all previous asses
ments have been paid, or the remedies for colec-
| tion thereof shall have been exhausted.
Sec. 5. Any member of mining company or
his heils, executors, administrators, or assigns in
any mining claim, who shall neglect or refuse to
pay any assessments, or shall neglect to perform
any labor or other liability which shall become
due from him under this Act, may, after the ex.
piration OF thirty days after such assessment. la
Dor or other liability has become due, be notified
| in writing by any remaining member or members
or by his or their agent, that such assessment
labor, or other liability, is due, which written
notice shall specify the name OF such mine and
the district wherein it is located, and shall par
ticnlarly mention the liability which has been
| incurred
Sec. 4. Such notice, and all other notices
| required under this Act, shall be served us fol-
| lows:
First. If the party reside in the county where
the mine is located it shall be delivered to him
! personally, or lett at his place of residence.
Second-lf the party reside out of the county,
but within the State, and his place OF residence
is known such notice shall be deposited ia post
| Office express office, in sealed envelope with
! postage OF express charges, as the case may be,
! pre- paid, addressed to such party at his place OF
! residence.
Thrd-If such party reside out of the State,
or his place of residence is unknown, such notice
shall be published once week for eight success.
siye weeks in some newspaper published in the
county where the mine is located. if there be
such paper. otherwise in some newspaper pub
| lished in an adjoining county.
| Sec. 5. If the person notified shall neglect
or refuse to pay or discharge such assessments
work, or liability. for ten days after personal
service or leaving notice at his residence, when
such service has been had or notice so left Or for
twenty days after deposit in post Or express of
flee OF such notice, when such deposit has been
made, or until the expiration. Of the full period
Of publication herein provided. when publication
| is made, thereafter such delinquent shall be
doncd TO the other members OF said mining COM
pany all the right title, claim and interest owned
held, or possessed by such delinquent in the said
mining claim, such portion thereof as shall be
sufficient to satisfy such delinquency; the remain
ing member or members may sell the interest
of such delinquent member in and to such min
| ing claim, or so much OF said interest as may be
required to pay such ass essment or liability, to-
| gether with costs of sale.
Sec. 6. All sales under the provisions of this
Act shall be at public auction at the mining
claim, and shall be made by any Constable of the
township, auctioneer, or Sheriff of the county,
and by giving ten days notice thereof by posting
written notices in three public places within the
mining district where such mine is located. The
notice shall also specify the extent of the interest
OF the delinquent. and the amount of the dclin-
quency, and the name Of such delinquent mem.
Der or members, at the time and place of such
sale. which place shall be within the district
| where the mine is located, and shall commence
by Offering the smallest number of feet or shares
in such claim for SALE and continue selling at the
| same time and place until sufficient number of
feet or shares is sold to pay the delinquent
ment or liabilities; and the officer selling shall
execute a deed to the purchaser or purchasers,
and such deed shall he received in all Courts as
prma iacie evidence of the lawful authority of
the officer selling, and the regularity of all pro-
c"edings prior to the execution o; the deed, and
as prima facie evidence that all the right title,
and interest of the party delinquent has been
lawfully and rghtfully sold and conveyed to the
purchaser, and the purchasers title to such min
ing claim shall be absolute.
Sec I. The provisions of this Act shall also
apply to all persons who have refused or neglect
ed to sign articles of incorporation or deed
of trust in any Incorporated mining company.
Sec. 8. An Act entitled an Act concerning o
partnerships for mining purposes, approved
April fourth eighteen hundred and sixty -four, is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect from and after