The Placer herald., 1866-09-15
Mining Laws of Township No. 10. Place,
County, California.

ARTICLE l. The jurisdiction of the tolowin
laws shall extend over all mineral veins within
Township No. 10. Placer comfy.
ART. 2. Amy person citizen of the unised
States, or any person having taken the necess ry
steps to become citizen OF the Uuted States,
shall be entitled to locate one quartz claim on
quartz ledge or vein Of mineral; etch claim
shall be two hundred feet in length. az shall in-
clude all The dps spurs angles and variations OF
the ledge, and twenty feet OF all cross lodges on
each side OF The ledge claimed and said claim mt
ehall be entitled to one hundred leet oI ground
on each side OF the ledge. for the purpose OF
workin. the ledge; prorided however. that the
granting OF the aforementioned one bundled
feet Oh each side oil the ledge shall not be con-
strued to include any parallel lodges or inter
fere prevent the working of such parallel ledg.
os. or cross led ees. except within twenty icet on
caah side OF be ledge clamed.
ART. 8. On the ocltion OF a claim or claims
by any person or persons. notices shall be lnne-
diately posted on said claim or claims, descripins
the same by netes aud bounds, and within ten
days from the time OF such location 4 copy OF
euch notice must be recorded in the office ol the
County Recorder; such notice to be recorded
as 10 contain a full description OF such cum or
claims. together with the maine or names OF the
person or persons locating The s,me.
ART. 4. Work to the extent oil twenty dolals
in value shall be performed by each person or
company holding any claim or claims within
sixty days from the date Of recording the s;lnc
as provided for in Article 3 of these laws. for
every two hundred feet OF ledge or vein claim-,l
hy such person or company; and the duly au hoy
lied agent or any member Of a company making
oath that labor to the value Of twenty dollars for
each claim OF said company has been actually
performed. shall be entitled to Il eritcAte from
the County Recorder. or his Deputy. guarantee
Ing unds;nrbed possession OF said claim or
claims for one year from the date OF recording
said Cl im or claims, aud II like sum Ol money,
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within thirty DAYS Of each succeeding year. duly
ncknOwled 2ed us herein named, shall entile the
claimants or company from year to year to
further certificates OF uniisputed proprietorship.
ART. S. Whenever the requisite amount Of
money or labor. rs provided for in Article 4, has
not been expended within sixty days from the
date of recording any claim or claims, then such
claim or claims so neglected shall be considered
abandoned, ana shall be Subject to be relocated
by amy other party or parties; pr0vtded. that
when any person or company have Located any
claim or claims under these Laws. and have failed
- perform the necessary amount OF labor as pro-
vided for in Article 4. they shall not he entitled
to relocate the same claims until alter the cxp-
ration Of ten days from the time said claims be-
came abandoned.
ART. 6. All claims heretofore located under
the District laws, not complying with the provis
ions of these laws. shall be considered abandoned
after he expiration OF sixty days from the date
of the adoption OF these laws by the District
in which such claims are located; and shall be
subject TO be relocated by any other party or par
ties.
ART. The regularly elected County Recor-
der shall serve as Recorder Of Mining Claims
for Township No 10, auhenticating his acts with
bis official seal, and b. shall pass his records TO
bis successor in Office.
ART g. No title to claim hereafter located
or taken up shall be valid unless recorded in
the books of the County Recorder, within ten
DAYS from the date of such loc iton.
ART. 8. The County Recorder shall receive
the sum of fifty cents for each and every claim
recorded in Township No. 10.
The foregoing laws were enacted by the citi
sens of Township No. 10. Placer county, at Val
ley View, Tuesday, August 2st, 1866.
W. II. SMYTll, Chairman.
A DICKNEIL. Secretary