Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14
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Bill Repsriedony Senator
Stewart and Passed..


AmeRdod Bill Repsrsedoby Senator.
Stewart and Passed.
SEcrIoN l. That the mihefal1ands Of the
public domain, both surveyeda and unsurvey-
ed, are hereby declaredtoobe free and open,
70 exploration and o~ccppstion BY all citizens
Of, the United States, and those who have
declared their intention 70, become citizens,
subject to such regulations as may be pre-.
seribed BY law, and subject also 10 local Gus
tom or rules OF miners in!the several mining
districts; 80 far as the. ssrde may not beI IN
conflict with the laws ofthe Upited States. %.
&c., Q. And b 4 Fighter e,aeted. That
whenever any person or association Of. per,
sons claim q vein or lode Of quartz, or other
rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinlabar,
or copper, having previously occupied and
improved the same according to the local
custom. or rules Of miners IN the district
where the, same is situated, and having Ell.
pended in actual labor and improvements
thereon an amount not less than one thou
sand dollars, and in regard to whose posses
sion there IL no controversy Dofl opposing
claim, IL shall and may be lawful Tor said
claimant or association Of claimants 70 file
in the locallapd Office 2 diagram Of the same,
30 extended laterally OF, otherwise u, 70 con:
form to the, local laws, customs, and rules oil,
miners, ana to enter such tract and receive 1
patent therefor, granting such mine, together
with the 9righs 70 follow suchoyein or lode,
with its dips, angles and yaristions, to any
depth, although It may enter the land adioin-
Ing, which land adjoining shall be sold cub
ject to this condition. i0d' q. ofi.sgm , 30.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That
upon the filing Of the diagram as provided In
second section Of this Act, and posting.the
same in q conspicuous. place on the claim,
together with a notice OF intention to apply.
Tor a patent, the Register Of, the Lsnd Of1ce
shall publish a notice Of the same fn d news:
paper published nearest to the location o.,
said claim and shall also post such notice in
bis office, for the period Of ninety days; and
hfter the expiration Of said period, II no I'D.
verse claim shall have been fled, IL
shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Gen
fral,. upon application Of the party,
to- survey the premises and make q plat
thereof, Endorsed with his approval, designa.
hing the number and description Of the loca.
tiOn, the value of the labor and improve
ments, and the character Of the vein ex-
posed; and upon the payment to the proper
pficer Of Ave dollars per acre, together with
the cost Of each survey, plat, and notice, and
giving satisfactory evidence that said dia-
obu ~ law 0OOh RVukSA Va u
sIaim during said period OF ninety days, the
Register Of the Land Office shalktfansmit to
The General Land Office said, plat, survey,
and description; and q patent shall issue for
the same ~thereupon. But said plat, survey,
br description shall in no case cover more
than one vein or lode, and no patent shall
issue for more than one vein or lode, which
bhall be expressed in the patent issued. FOL
SEC. 4. And be h further enacted, That
when such location and entry Of q mine shall
be upon unIuryeyed lands, il shall and may
be lawful, after the extension thereto Of the
public surveys, to adjust the surveys to the
limits Of the premises according to the loca-
tion and possession and plat aforesaid, and
the Surveyor General may, in extending the
surveys, vary the same from a rectangular
form to suit the circumstances ofJthe coun-
Try and the local rules, laws, and customs Of
miners: Provided, That no location hereafter
made shall exceed two hundred feet in length
plong the vein for each, locator, with. an. add.
tional claim for discovery to the diseo,erei
pf the lode, with the right to followsuch vein
10 any depth, with al is dips, variations, and
angles, together with a reasonable quantity
pf surface for the convenient working Of the
pane as fixed by local rules: And provided
further, That no person may make more
than one location on the same lode, and not
more than three thousand feet shall be taken
In any n claim BY any association OF
persons.
SEC. S. And5s IL further enacted, Tha. a,
D further condition Of sale, in the absence Of
heces,ary legislation BY Congress, the local
Legislature Of any State or Territory may
easements, drainage, and other necessary
means 10 their complete deyelQpnept; and,
those conditions shall be fully expressed in
the patent.
SEC. g. And be It further enacted, That,
whenever any adverse claimants to any mine
located and claimed az Aforesaid shall appear
before tho approval OF the survey, as pro-
lidcd in the third section of this Act, all pro-
ecedings shall be stayed until q final settle
ment and adjudication!in the Courts of-com-
petenti Jurisdiction Of. the rights Of posses
Iion. to such claim, wheRsa patent may issue
as in other cases. ''''' '' '"'
SEC. Z. Asdb be Il furtLersyacted, That the
President or the United States be, and Is
hereby, authorized to establish, additional
land, districts andto appoint thu Necessary
officers under existing laws, wherever he
may deem the same necessary for the public
convenience in executing the provisions OF
this Act. iE''"' F'" ''
SEC. s. And b, IL furthsr,enqaed, That the
right OF way for the construction Of high
ways over public lands, notreseryed for pub
lit uses, is hereby granted. ,- 4.
SEC. 9. And Be Il further enacted, That
whenever, by priority Of possession, rights to
the use Of water for mining, agricultural,
manufacturing, or other purp9aSsphAye vest:
and acknowledged BY the locslepytoms, laws
Id ,ho d.o;.;ons n C,,,t' ~ no...sor.
and owners Of such vested. rights, shall be
maintained and protected in the same; and
the right Of way for the construction Of ditch
Is and canals for the purposes aforesaid 10
hereby acknowledged and confirmed. Pro-
sided, however, That whenever, after the
passaee,ofi this Act, any person or persons
shall, in the construction Of any ditch or
canal, injure or damage the possession Of any
settler on the public domain, the party com.
hitting such injury or damage shalt be liable
70 the party injured for such injury OK lam spc
age.
SEC. 10. And BE- it further enacted, That
wherever, prior to the passage Of this Act,
upon the lands heretofore designated a. min.
oral lands, which have been excluded! nom
survey and sale, there have been homeSteads.
made BY citizens Of the United States, or
persons WAC have declared their intention to
become citizens, which honestetds have,been.
made, improved, and used for agricultural
purposes, and upon which there have been
no valuable mines Of gold, silver, cinnabar
or copper discovered, and which are properly
egricultural lands, the said settlers oroWneFs
of such homesteads shall have. . right OF pre-
emption thereto, and shall be entitled to pur.
chase tho same;atthe price. Of one dollar and,
twenty-five cents per acre, and in quantity
not to exceed one hundred and sixty acres;
Or said parties may avail themselves Of the
provisions Of the Act Of Congress approved
May twenty, eighteen hundred and siIty.rWo,
entitled can Act to secure homesteads TO
actual settlers on the public domain" and
Acts amendstory thereof.
SEQ. IL. Aa6 b. it further enacted, That
upon the survey Of the lands Aforesaid, the
Secretary Of the Interior may designate and
set apart such portions Of the said lands a.
nre clearly agricultural lands, which lands
shall thereafter be subject to presumption and
sale az. other public lands OF the United
States. and subject to all the laws and rsgu-
lations applicahle,to the same. az
THE above Act has been approved BY the
President, and Is now the law.-ED. NHws.1
NOTICE.
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