The Placer herald., 1866-04-07
MINING LAWS.

hsld to elect his successor. And on said eloc.
tion the Recorder shall deliver 70 bis succe.sor
all books and papers pertaining to biz ofBce' II
the eaee Of the Recorders death, or bis removal
from the District, any rs quartz miners Of ~
Dass.;ics District; who have signed these laws, may cali
BY publication for the purpose Of electns a r.
corder to fll the unexpired term. Prov,dsS
that from any cause the Recorder shall not 49,
given the said required notice, and said eIetio,,
has not been advertised to he held, o. lnst hs:o.
provided, T. shall be the duty Of the Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice or ..,oT ~
election for The unexpired term being helS oo oc"
ART. TO- When at any time rs Or more osos. se...
fde quarts miners, within this District M, o,s" s
own each not less than one Gold. Siver u y. C ~ao
per mining claim therein, shall sign and nro.o.
to the Recorder a'written request for The convo.
cation OF meeting OF the Quartz Miners Of said
District for the purpose Of changing onv of ,Ss"
laws. or adding thereto, or both, Il shall hs "ve sh
duty ofshe Recorder ION payment of the neca.'
sary cost Of publication) to cause 10 be rrh,;es
ed In the newspapers IN the town Of Anhr,v r.
the period Of two weeks notice signed b. NJ ~.
setting Forth In substance said written reone.s
(and the time, which ehall not be le.s thar .e
days after the last publication, and the nIoc ~
general meeting Of the miners having ci,;,,s
within said District, for the purpose of on,onS
ing or adding to the laws regulating said min;rn
within the District; and except % t6e sama "s ,."
be AMENDED or added TO- as in this Article bro
vided, these laws SHALL be and remain in fnIr
force; PrOvtded, that In case Of the refn.o, -.
failure Of the Recorder to cause such publicot;"n
OF notice OF such meeting within o Reasonable
time after the said request and payment of cost
etc., said miners signing the same nav cause so;d
publication Of notice to be made, signed bv
themselves, and 'aid meeting Imoy be held and
exercise the powers aforesaid
ART. II. All former laws rerulotinc co,d
Silver or Copper mining within t6s District. are
hereby repealed, ProSided, however, that no
rights heretofore acquired under tie same shall
DC in anywise affected by said repeal, but such
rights Shall be determinable by tbe terms Of the
laws under which they were acquired; ProSided.
however that in all cases where rights 10 n claim
or claims less than vested ri cbt tbereto. omiv
have been acquired according to the terms ii
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof shall cause afndavits TO be fled and re.
corded, as required by these laws, Of the perfor-
nance Of the remaining labor, etc.. necessary (ac.
cOrding tC said former laws) to be done 10 perfect
a vested right; and the period or periods with.
in which such aff3davits shall be fled and recor.
ded shall be the same within which (accor1ine to
said former iaws) 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 be be an owner of claim or an in.
terest therein, and hos signed the laws Of the
District.
RECOMMENDAT1ON:-I is hereby earnestly
recommended by the Convention OF Miners adopi-
ing the foregoing laws in view Of the loss of
part OF the old record of claims, and the imper.
fections Of many others, and to the end that the
mining public may be enlightened to the nature
and extent ofexisting claims, and for the avoid
ance Of disputes and litigation that in all cases
whatever old claims should be, by the owners
thereof caused to be re recorded in conformity
with these laws. And in case of claim by them
OF having acquired vested rights, by full compli-
ance with the requirements Of re-existing laws,
Tor that purpose. then that affidavits should be
filed and recorded as provided in the foregoing
laws, setting forth the facts continuing such
complete compliance. And with view 10 the
successiu! development Of mining claims in this
District. it is further recommended that all CON-
panies Of two or more persons locating claims
therein, should organized the same 10 conformity
with the provisions Of IN Act Of the Legislature
OF this State, approved April 4th, 1864,'t enti-
tied IAN Act concerning Partnerships for MIN
ing Purposes"