The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
MINING LAWS.

ed in the ag gre gate for each claim of 200 feet
the sum OF One Hundred Dollars, when such per-
son or Company shall be deemed to have a YES
ted right to such claim or claims, and the same
shall not be deemed jumpablc, Propided hop-
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 such
such claim OF claims shall be held good there
after for Il peri cd corresponding at said rate of
three months for each ten dollars expended for
each claim.
ART. s. The Recorder shall keep two we'll
bound 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 Il 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 he
fled for record, and subscribe the same. He
shall also when recording said notices append to
each record, to be subscribed by him certificate
OF the said date and hour Of filing. and the name
of the person presenting the same Tor record and
shall al 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 by which The same is indeXed and recorded
in the said first described book. And he shall in
the manner first above described. as to notices.
file each OF afidavts On the filing of said no.
ices and afiidavits the Recorder shall carefully
file the same away alphabetically, and the same
shall thereafter be thus carefully preserved in
his office Tor reference. and shall be by him de-
ivered over to his successor in Office for the like
purpose. He shall also on demand and on the
payment of his fees therefor, make and certify
to any person n certificate of any notice or afli-
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those hereby repealed.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 aidavits of labor as herein
provided except upon the payment in coin OF the
fees in full for such filing, recording and certifi-
cate prescribed by these laws, Prorided, that
the rights intended by the laws to be acquired or
secured by such record of such notice or atfidt-
Wit shall be deemed to relate to the date of said
filing thereof. Provided. .further it shall he
the imperative duty oi said Recorder to imme-
diately file and record said notices and affi-
davits on presentation TO him Tor those purpo-
ses. whether he shall or shall not have received
his fees therefor. unless at the time of sld pre-
sentation he shall have demanded said fees in adj
vance. The fees OF the Recorder. for the scrv-
ccs required OF bin by these laws. shall be fifty
cents for the recording OF each folio less for
the body of every instrument to be recorded: ten
cents for each name signed thereto; ten cents for
each indexing; ten cents tor each filing; and
ten cents Tor each certificate of record He shall
also be 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 certii
cate thereto.
ART. .. There shall be elected for said Dis
rot a Recorder annually on the first Saturday
of January except that the first Recorder elect
ed under these laws shall hold his Office until the
first Saturday of January 1861 and he and his
successors shall keep the books, papers and Of
fee in the town OF Auburn II shall be his dniy.
annually. to give at least one week s notice be-
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 be
held to elect his successor. And on said elcc-
ton the Recorder shall deliver to his successor
all hooks and papers pertaining to his office In
the case OF the Recorders death. or his removal
from the District, any 25 quartz mincrs of the
District. who have signed these laws, may call
meeting at Auburn by giving one weeks notice
by publication. for the purpose OF electinga Re-
cordcr to fill the uneXpred term. Prorlded.
that from any cause The Recorder shall not have
given the said required notice. and said election
has not been advertised TO he held as last herein
provided it shall be the duty Ot the Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice OF such
election Tor the unexpired term being held over.
ART. TO- When at any time rs or more bona
fde quailZ miners, within this District. and who
own each not less than one Gold. Silver or Cop.
per mining claim therein, shall sign and present
TO the Recorder Il written request for the convo'
cation Of meeting OF the Quartz Miners OF said
District for The purpose Of chan ging any OF these
laws. or adding thereto. or both, it shall be the
duty the Recorder (on payment Of the neces-
s,ry cost oI publicaiiOn) to cause to he publish
ed in the newspapers in the town Of Auburn. for
I ho nprO1 n kS "A Inv m
setting Forth in substance said written request
(and tie time. which shall not he les than two
days after the last pubcition.) and the place Of "a
general meeting Of the miners having claims
within said District for the purpose Of amcni
ing or adding 10 the laws regulating said mining
within the District: and except as the same may
be amended or added to as in this Article pro
vided. these laws shall he and remain in full
force; Proridrd, that in case of the refusal or
failure OF the Recorder TO cause such publication
OF notice of such meeting within Il 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, aud said meeting may be 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 detcrminabe by the terms of the
laws under which they were acquired; Pr0vMed,
however. that in all case, where rights to claim
or claims less than vested right thereto, only .
have been acquired according to the terms Of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof snail cause affilavits to be filed and re-
corded, as required by these laws, of the perlor-
nance OF the remaining labor. etc. necessary (ac-
colding tt said former aws) TO be done to perfect
a vested right; and the period CT periods with
in which such affidavits shall be filed and recor-
dcd shall be the same within which (accordng to
said former laws) said labor, ETC., are required to
be performed
ART II. All elections for Recorder shall be
by ballot
ART. 49, No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations Of any Quartz Miners
Convention or meeting, called by virtne of these
laws, unless he be an owner Of claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws Of the
District.
RECOMMENDATION:-It is hereby earnestly
recommended by the Convention OF Miners adopt