The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-07
q IhI|Eo STATS
Passed - 10 EIsss 6sssion 81 ne 7hirt.N Nah
Congress.


!! Passed. ~ 10 TI,ss 6ssslon 81 no 1tiygsAl
Congress.
CHAP. CCLxH--An Act granting the RIghi
Qf Way 70 Ditch and Canal Owners oyer the
/ tNIl1lte Lard, R19 f0r otlzeE Purposes.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and HOUSE 81
So, ~ EolRxpss Assembled, That the mineral
lnnM1Nyeyads ere here b sciafcd t0 ne frea and
/ open, 60 exploration ind occupation by al
sa,,ze9s e sc pRItsa states Raa thoss ghf
zens, subject e such regulations a. may b
prnscrihed W law, and ~ ieet also g flae local
Ieuslqms ok rules Of miners IN the several
mining dIstllets 90 far AZ The same may not bt
Sec. ?. And be II further enacted, That when.
lever any person Or association Of persons claim
q vein o. lode OF quartz, o. oth6r rock III place
hearing gold. silver, cIIlnal16r, Or copper. hay.
ing preyieuely occupied end improved the
miners ~ the distFlctWeEe the same Is sitlIal
ted and having expended ID actual labor and
| improvements thereon an amount of net less
thsn one thousand dollars, and LII regard %
Whose possession there II no eontroSersy u
opposing claim, Is shall and may be lawful for
said claimant or association 81 claimants to
fIie In the local land Office 4 diagram 81. the
same, so extended Literally or otherwise as 10
conform to the local laws, customs, and rules
OF miners, and to enter such tract and receive
9 patent therefor, gfan ing such mine. together
with the right to follow such vein or lode with
| Its dips, angles, and variations, to any depth,
although IL may enter the land adjoining, which
land adlelnins shall BE- sold subject ~ this
See. 8. And be it furtherenacted, mat upon
the Hing OF the diagram as provided i'm the
second section Of this act, and posting the
same IN conspicuous place on the claim,
together with notice Of intention to apply for
patent 1.-The register Of the land office shall
publish q notice Of the same in q newspaper
published nearest to the location Of said claim,
and shall also post such notice in his Office for
the period Of ninety days; and after the ex-
piration Of said period, if no adverse claim
the surveyor genera, upon application Of the
party, to survey the premises and make. q plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval; designa-
ting the number and description of the loca-
ton, the value OF the labor aud improvements,
and the character Of the vein exposed; and
upon the payment to the proper officer of five
dollars per acre. together with the cost Of such
survey, plat, and notice, and giving satisfac-
tory evidence that said diagram and notice
have been posted on the claim during said
period of ninety days, the register of the land
Office shall transmit to the general land Office
said plat, survey, and description and o
patent shall issue fof the same thereupon. But
said plat, survey, or description shall in no
patent shall issue for more than one vein or
lode, which shalt be expressed in the patent
issued.
Sec. 4. And be itfurther enacted, That when
such location and entry of . mine shall be
upon unsurVeyed lands, IL shall and may be
lawful, after the extension thereto of the pub
lie surveys, to adjust the surveys to the limits
of the premises according to the location and
possession and plat aforesaid, and the survey
Or-general may, in extending the Surveys, vary
circumstances Of the country and the LEGAL
rules, laws, and customs of miners Provided,
That no location hereafter made shall exceed
two hundred feet in length along the vein foR
each lecatory with an additional claim for dis
coyery to the diseoverOr of the lode, with the
right to follow such vein to any depth, with
all its dips, variations. and angles, together
with. a reasonable quantity Of surface for the
local rules: And provided further, Thatsn0
person may make more than one location on
the same lode, and not more than three thou
sand feet shall Be taken Ii any one claim by
any associationo Of persons
Sec. 8. And be it further eilectnd, That as.
further condition Of sale. 81 I'll sllzeilez IS
neces leziS1n1fr tII RESI- the I5cNE
sla9isiNfSfe Ct anE tatasQI may Iple
vide rules f6r working .les tving case:
ments, drainage, and other necessary means to
their eomplafe develonlae.li md those rensii-
tons shall be fully tx pressed IN the patent.
Sec. 0s And be Il turtle t enaeted, Thai when
ever any adverse sellliin q any Hsipe ,i0cne
ted and claimed e aforesei1 shal epHsar be-
the third sectien Of this cl,saH proceedings
shall be stayed until q final settlement and
adMdicat in the courts Of competent jurisdic-
ton Of the rights Of possession To such claim,
SEC. L And be It further enacted Tint, the
President of the United States be, and Is here
by, antherized 70 establish adfi ti0naI land dis
tricts and % appoint the necessary officers
the same hHnBssaEy for the public e0nEenieneb
In executing the provisions Of this act,
SEC. 8. And be It further enacted, That the
right of way for the construction Of highways
over public lands, not reserves for public uses,
= Sc $50 And ssi Sc Il further elsacfed. mat
whenever, By priority u essi6n, rights 70 |
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
or other purposes. have vested |
and accrued, and the same Are Iecognlzed md |
the DECISIONS of courts, The possess0fs and /
owners OF such vested fIkllts hall be main /
tanned and projected Ia tie same and the /
right of Way for re ruetlOn 0f bitches /
s s1s Sc a sias gERoss saeEssa RsTsR
ever Tint mh6n6ter alfar. The u ssage of this
act, am person III persons shall, In the e0n-I
stfuetien Of any ditch 0f canak iljufe or I
damage the possession DC any esttlbf ID the /
public domains ne RaEtR c0nnitting ouch
Injured for such Injury Of damage. 4
: Sec. IS. And b 10 llrthef enacted, That /.
Fhereysr, prior 70 the passage Of this act apof,
he lands heretofoE DIES grated as mineral lands
,ale, there have been hon esteade made BY cid
zens Of the United States, or persons who have
declared their Intention 70 become citizens,
which homestead naYe been made, fInpf0yel, +
md used Tor agrieul5 aEal ppEp and upon
ThIch there have been no valuable mines OF
yolti, liver cil1llpbaf; on copper discOvered
md which are pEgpeEly agzsical tura lands, the
aid settlers er o3Nners 0f such h0mesteaflsI
hill have d right Of pre- pti0u fIleFetns md
hall be entitled 10 purchase the SHINE aE tie f
,lice 0f one dollar and twenty 50 cents Der
!cpe, and ID aBantitY not ~ exceed one huns
lreg an s.,ss ss e sssa PsEsass m
songEess approxed NaS ei1 l1<6esl
lHf{{red and - Eos enfit tied Al aa e +
e6{re 603Ile&1eatIs 10 &c 6e1 es8 on 7I{et
ll1blic d0lnaIl, 2 ali4 aeLs an 81 f6ef6oI.
SEQ. e. And He i her 81. IIlgIk
+ the inferior may cesl q aid s. part s(lEI1 4
ofli6NS " the Sfi1 InIIag - are uleslt ftTfs
IlturN lands; N hleh lands shan fheEeaIfer DO
INFECT tq pre-en and sal as other public
be laws and regulations applicable 50 the |
al Ipprov@d, sJuly lssg.
Ia Cell An ut & autiaorizs IL tx.
tension Consfrpetton, md Use ~ the Ralti- tx
more and CHIC Railroad Comp my ct q Rail-
road from between Knox 6 and the Mono
osey sJunc(I0n INTO and hin the District
oI SoianhlAs sss. -
Whereas ii Is represented IS This present / !;
0ngpess that the Bal iniore ana Ohio Railroad :
ompany, Incorporated bY Tie State 81 Nary
nd n11 desIrol1s of exfon(lin0 Tie road al
lorlzed to Pc hnit by them, By a6 get of The