The Placer herald., 1866-03-17
MINING LAWS.

held to elect his successor. And on said 'elcc.
tion the Recorder shall deliver TO his suecessor
all books and papers pertaining to his Office. In
the case of the Recorders death, or his removal
from the District, any 25 quartz miners of tho
District, who have signed these laws, may cali n
meeting at Auburn by giving one weeks notice
by publication for the purpose Of electing q Re.
corder to fill the unexpired term. Pyov,ded
that from any cause the Recorder shall not have
given the said required notice, and said elcct;on
has not been advertised to be held, as last hercin
provided, it shall be the duty of the Recorder ~
Immediately give the required notice of nueS
election for the unexpired term being held over
ART. IT, When at any time rs or more bona
own each not less than one Gold, Silver. or Con.
per mining claim therein, shall sign and nresept
to the Recorder written request for the COMO.
cation of a meeting of the Quartz Miners of s,;1
District for the purpose of changing any of these
laws, or adding thereto, or both it shall be the
duty fthe Recorder (on payment Of the ncces,
sary cost Of publication) to cause to be pub,;sb.
ed in the newspapers in the town of Aubnrn for
the period of two weeks a notice signed hv h;n,
setting Forth in substance said written ronnes,
(and the time. which shall not he less than tx,o
days after the last publication and the nloce of
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 nro.
vided, these laws shall be and remain in fnl,
force; PrOuided, that in case of the refnso, -.
failure OF the Recorder to cause such oubl;cat;on
of notice OF such meeting within a 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, 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
hereby repealed. ProUided, however, that no
rights heretofore acquired under the same shall
be in anywlse affected by said repeal, but such
rights shall be determinable by the terms Of the
, laws under which they were acauircd Proy;ded.
however, that in all cases where rights to n claim
or claims less than vested right thereto. only,
| have been acquired according to the terms of
said former laws, then the owner OF owners
thereof shall cause afidavits 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 aflidavits shall be filed and recor-
! ded shall be the same within which (according to
said former laws) said labor, ETC., required to
| be performed.
ART. IL. All elections for Recorder shall be
by ballot.
ART. l3. 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 ii claim or an in.
telehl tHolCiu, anu uus siSueu tue Jaws Oh the
District.
RECOMM MENDATION:-I 1T 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 imper-
fectons OF many others, and to the end that the
mining public may be enlightened to the nature
and extent ofexisting 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 compli-
ance with the requirements Of pre-existng laws,
for that purpose. then that afidavits shOnld be
filed and recorded as provided in the foregoing
laws, setting forth the lacts constituting such
complete compliance. And with view 10 the
successful development OF mining claims in this
District it is further recommended th It all COM
panies OF two or more persons locating claims
therein should organized the 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 for Min
ing Purposes"