The Placer herald., 1866-10-06

Art. 8. Work to the value often dollars shall
be expended upon each claim Of two hundred feet
or pro rata amount upon a set Of claims, within
ninety days after recording; and like sum shall
be expended upon the claim or set of claims ir
each succeeding year from the record. Failing
to perform work OF the value and as above provi
ded for. shall be regarded as au abandonment oil
the claim or claims, and the claim may be loca.
ted by others, not Interested by location 10 The
same vein or lode.
Art. 9. No title to claim or claims hereafter
located within this district, shall he 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 re orled, be valid. except bv being record
ed in the Book of Records of this District within
sixty days after the date Of the adoption of these
laws.
Art. 10. Compliance with the provisions Of these
laws shall constitute q complete title to the min.
ing claims, or veins or lode, OF this District, and
failure shall subject such claims to relocation
aud record.
Art IL. The first Recorder of this District shall
be elected by a majority of those present, at the
adoption ofthese laws. He shall hold office until
the second Monday in September. 1867. and after
wards until bis successor is elected and qualified
He may in case of absence or inability appoint a
deputy. He shall quality 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- snation or the perm ,nent absence of the Re.
corder, the Justice Of the Peace nearest to Mich
igan Bluff shall become ex officio Recorder. until
his successor shall be eec ed and 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
contanng any. the least fractional part of two
hundred feet. He shall he paid one dollar for u
certified transcript OF every copy Of an original
notice. The book Of Records of this D strict
shall be open TO the exam nation of all Interested
in the records. and at all such suitable hours Of
the day. and the book of Records of this District
shall pass into the hands Of. the duly elected Re-
corder OF this District rs soon as qualified.
Art. l3. There shall be an annual meeting of
quartz miners in this district, at Il place within
the District, to lie designated by the preceding
annual meeting, on the second Monday of Sep.
meeting. Recorder snail be elected by mijor-
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 m"eting Of
the quartz miners Of this District, provided, that
whenever any amendments are contemplated, the
character OF such amendment shall be expressly
stated in notices, signed by twenty five quartz
miners OF this District and posted in three pnblic
places in the District, for twenty days previous
to said annual or 10 such called meeting.
The foregoing laws were, on motion OF D. B..
Burt, adopted by the citizens Of Township No. s,
Placer county at Mchigcn Bluff, Saturday. Sep.
tember 18Th, 1866.
j. Ii. Baker was unanimously elected Recorder
for one year.
FRANCIS CLARK, Chairman.
B. D. DUNNAM, Secretary.