The Placer herald., 1866-02-24
MINING LAWS.

held to elect his successor. And on said cleo.
ton the Recorder shall deliver to his successor
all books and papers pertaining to his Office. In
the case Of the Recorders death. or his removal
from the District, any rs quartz miners of the
District, who have signed these LAWS, may call n
meeting at Auburn by giving one weeks notice
by publication for the purpose Of electing q Re-
corder to fiji the unexpired term. PROVIDED.
that from any cause the Recorder shall not have
given the said required notice, and said election
has not been advertised to be held as last herein
provided, il shall be the duty of the Recorder to
Immediately give the required notice of snch
election for the unexpired term being held over.
ART. TO- When at any time rs or more bona
fde quartz miners, within this District, and who
own each not less than one Gold, Silver. or Con.
per mining claim therein, shall sign and presept
to the Recorder written request for the convc.
cation of meeting of the Quartz Miners of soia
District for the purpose Of changing any of these
laws, or adding thereto, OF both, it shall be the
duty Of the Recorder ION payment of the ncces-
sary cost Of publication to cause to be publish.
ed in the newspapers in the town of Auburn. fop
the period oftwo weeks n notice signed by him.
setting Forth in substance said written reouest
(and the time. which shall not he less than t,,n,
days after the last pubcation,) and the place of o.
general meeting Of the miners having claims
within said District, for the purpose of amend.
ing or adding TO the laws regulating said mining
! within the District; and except as the same NAV,
be amended or added to. as in this Article pro-
vded, these laws shall be and remain in fuly
force; Provided, that in case of the refusal or
failure OF the Recorder TO cause such publication
Of notice of such meeting within q reasonable.
time after the said request and payment of cost,
ETC., said miners signing the may cause said
| publication of notice to be made, signed by
! themselves and 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
1nl lad A1-A
| ghts heretofore acquired under the same shall
| be in anywise affected by said repeal, but such
! rights shall be determnable by the terms of the
/ laws under which they were acquired; Provided,
however that in all cases where rights to claim
! or claims less than u vested ight thereto, only +,
have been acquired according to the terms Of
said former laws, then the owner or owners
thereof shall cause affdavits TO be filed and re-
corded, as required by these laws, of the perfOr-
nance Of the remaining labor, etc. necessary (ac-
cordng to said former laws) to be done to perfect
a vested right; and the period or periods with
in which such affidavits shall be filed and
ded shall be the same within which according to
said former laws) said labor, etc. are required to
be performed.
ART II. All elections for Recorder shall be
by ballot.
ART. 13. 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 he be an owner of Il claim or an in
terest therein, and has signed the laws Of the
District.
ECOMMENDATION:-It is hereby earnestly
recommended by the Convention OF Miners adopt
ing the foregoing laws in view OF the loss Of
part of the old record of claims, and the mper-
fections of many others, and to the end that the
mining public may be enlightened to the nature
and extent of existing 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 compl-
ance with the requirements of pre-existing laws,
for that purpose then that affidavits should be
filed and recorded as provided in the foregoing
laws, setting forth the lacts constituting such
complete compliance. And with view to the
successful development OF mining claims in this
District, it is further recommended that all COM
panes of two or more persons locating claims
therein, should organized tho same in conformity
with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature
of this State. "Approved April 4th, 1864 enti-
tied IAN Act concerning Partnerships Tor Min
| ing Purposes"