The Placer herald., 1866-09-01
Mining Laws of Township No. 10, Placer


ARTICLE l. The jurisdiction OF the following
laws shall extend over all mineral veins within
Township No, 10, Placer comfy.
ART. 2. Any person Il citizen OF the Unised
States, Or any person having taken the necess ry
steps to become il citizen OF the United States,
shall be entitled to locate one quartz claim on
quartz ledge or vein OF mineral; each claim
shall be two hundred feet in length, and shall In
clule all the dips, spurs, angles and variations OF
the ledge, and twenty feet Of all cross ledges on
each side OF he ledge claimed and said claimant
shall be entitled 70 one hundred feet OF ground
on each side OF the ledge, for the purpose OF
working the lcdge prQUiRed, however, that the
granting OF the aforementioned one hundred
feet on each side OF the ledge shall not be con-
slrued to include any parallel ledges or inter
fcrc OF prevent the working of such parallel leds-
es. or cross ledees. except within twenty tcet on
eaah side OF the ledge claimed.
ART 5. On the location OF II claim or claims
by any person or pcrsons notices shall he imnc'
diatey posted on said claim or claims, describing
tile same by metes aud bounds, aud within ten
da - IRON the time OF such location Il copy OF
such notice must be rtcorled in the Office OF the
County Recorder; such notice to be SO recorded
as to contain full description OF such claim or
claims together with the name or names oil the
person Or persons locating the same.
ART. 4. Work to the extent OF twenty dollars
in value shall be performed by each person or
company holding any claim or claims within
sixty days from the date of recording the same.
as provided lor in Article OF these laws, tor
every two hundred feet OF ledge or vein claimed
by such person or company; aud the du iy au hor
lied agent OF any member Of company making
oath that labor to the value OF twenty dollars for
each claim OF said company has been actually
performed, shall be cutlled to u certificate from
the County Recorder. or his Deputy, guarantee
ing uudslurbed possession OF said claim or
claims iOr one year from the date OF recording
..,iI 4 ii orr lain nj
or the value thereof expended or performed
within thirty days OF each succeeding year. uuly
acknow led 5ed us herein named, shall eutille the
claimants or company hom year TO year to
further certificates OF unuisputed proprletorship.
AKT. 8. Whenever the requisite amount OF
money or labor, Is PROVIDED ior III Article +, has
not been expended within sixty days lrom the
date OF recording any Claim or claims, then such
claim Or claims so neglected -llall DC considered
abaudoued ana Shall De subject to he relocated
by any other party or parties; Pr0pldta. that
wnen any person OF company haye ocat d any
claim or claims under these laws. and have Jailed
to perform the necessary ,,mo ~ Of LABOR as pro-
vlued ior IN Article 4 lney shall not be entitled
| to relocate the same claims until alter the eXpi-
ration Oi ten days irom the lime said claims De-
came abandoned.
ART. =. All claims heretofore located under
the District laws, not complying with the proviS-
ions OF these Laws. sh Ill be considered abandoned
alter he expiration OF sixty days from the date
OF the adoption OF these laws by the District
III which such claims are located; and shall 4e
subject TO be relocated by any other party or par
ties
ART. ]. The regularly elected County Rccor-
der shall Us Recorder OF Mining Claims
ior Township No TO- aulhcntic.ting his acts with
bis Official sal, anl h. shall pass nls records TO
his SUCCESSOR in office.
AkT, 8. No title to Il claim hrrcaitcr located
or taken up shall Ue valid. unless recorded in
the books Of the County Recorder, within ten
days from the date oI such Ioc tticn
ART. o. The County Recorder SHALL receive
the sum Of fifty cents Tor each and every claim
recorded in Township No. 10.
The foregoing laws were enacted by the cti-
sens OF Township No. TO- Placer county at Val.
ley View, tuesday, August 2st. 1866
". Ii. oMI1H, Chairman.
a BICK NELL, Secretary.