The Placer herald., 1866-12-29

Art. s. Work to the value of ten dollars shall
be expended upon each claim OF two hundred feet
or n pro rata amount upon set OF claims, within
ninety days after recording; and like sum shall
be expended upon the claim or set OF claims in
each succeeding year from the record. Failing
to perform work OF the value and as above provi-
ded for. shall he regarded as an abandonment ol
the claim or claims. and the claim may be loca-
ted by others, not interested by location In the
same vein or lode.
Art. 0. No title to a claim or claims hereafter
located within this district, shall be valid unless
recorded in the Book OF Records of this District,
within the time provided for in Article OF these
Laws. Nor shall the title to any claim or claims
heretofore located in this District, though else
where rec orded, he valid, except bv being record
cd in the Book of Records Of this District within
sixty days after the date of the adoption Of these
laws.
Art. TO- Compliance with the provisions ofthcse
laws shall constitute complete title to the min
ing claims, or veins or lode, Of this District, and
failure shall subject such claims to relocation
and record.
Art. IL. The first Recorder of this District shall
be elected 10y majority Of those present, at the
adoption ofthese laws. He shall hold Office until
the second Monday in September. 1867. and after
wards until his successor is elected and qualified.
lie may in case of absence or inability appoint a
deputy. He shall qualify by oath before JUS
tice of the Peace or Notary Public, within this
district, to faithfully and truly record in the book
OF Records of this District every claim or set Of
claims brought to him for that purpose, in the
order presented. and perform every other duty
incumbent upon him by these laws. In case OF
resi- snaton or the permanent absence of the Re-
cordcr, the Justice of the Peace nearest to Mich
igan Bluff shall become eX oficio Recorder. until
his successor shall be elec ed aud qualified.
Art. IL. The Recorder shall receive the sum of
fifty cents for recording in the book Of Rec
ords of this District each claim of two hundred
feet, and the same sum for recording claim
containing any. the least fractional part Of two
hundred feet. He shall be paid one dollar for a
certified transcript of every copy of an original
notice. The book of Records of this D strict
shall be open to The examination Of AL interested
in the records. and at all such suitable hours Of
the day, and the book of Records of this District
ss;:ll pass into the hands Of the duly elected Re-
c3rtler of this District as soon as qualified
Art. l3. There shall be an annual meeting OF
quartz miners in this district. at place within
the District. to be designated by the preceding
annual meeting, on the second Monday of Sep
teiaber, in 1867. and Annually thereafter, at such
meeting. Recorder shall be elected by majori-
ty of those present, and other necessary business
be transacted.
Art. IA. These laws may he amended at any
annual meeting Of those interestcdin quartz min
ing in this District or at any called meeting OF
the quartz miners of this District, provided that
whenever any amendments are contemplated, the
character of snch amendments shall be expressly
stated in 3 notices, signed by twenty five quartz
miners Of this District, and posted in three pnblc
places in the District for twenty days previous
10 said annual or 10 such called meeting
The foregoing laws were, on motion of D. B.
Burt. adopted by the citizens of Township No. &,
Placer county. at Mchigen Bluff, Saturday. Sep
tember 18th, 1866.
j. H. Baker was unanimously elected Recorder
for one year.
FRANCIS CLARK, Chairman.
3. D. DUNNAM, Secretary.