The Shasta courier., 1870-10-29
OFFICIAL INFORMATION FOR THE
BENEFIT OF PARTIES WISHING
TO OBTAIN TITLES TO MIN.
ERRL LAND, AND QUARTZ
CLAIMS
Esave this for Rsference-l

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Information has been called for as to
the fees to which Registers and Receivers
are entitled for services in acting upon
mining claims. The following is there
fore communicated for the government of
all concerned:
In the 18th section of the act of Con.
gress approved July 9. 1870, "To amend
an act granting the right of way to ditch
and canal overs over the public lands,
and for other purposes" it is declared
''That Registers and Receivers shall re-
ceive the same fees for services under this
act as are provided BY law for like sevices
under other acts Of Congress"
Now. the mining act is substantially a
preemption law as the occupant, under the
local customs of miners is the only person
privileged to purchase, and an application
for patent under the mining statute as
Stimulates to declaratory statement in the
case of entries under the general preemp-
tion law.
1t is, therefore, proper to apply the
provisions, as to fees in general preemption
cases, to the special preemptions under the
mining act. Hence, Registers and Receiv-
ers ia the States of California, Oregon,
and Nevada and in the Territories of Wash
ington, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Idaho, and Montana are entitled to chargs
applicants for mining patents, at the date
of fling the diagram or making the appli-
cation, the sum of three dollars, being one
dollar and fifty cents each to the Register
and Receiver.
For taking testimony, either in the form
of afidavits or in writing out the answers
of witnesses, they are allowed joint charge
of twenty-five and one-half cents per humid
red words, these being the fees specified in
the act of Congress approved 2lst March,
1864, "Amendatory of the Homestead
Law, and for other purposes" Gu. S. Stat
utes, vol 13, p. 35), which we assimilate
to services as to mining claims.
Then the claimant has to pay the ex-
pcnse of surveying the claim and making
plat thereof, the cost of the publication
of the notice in the newspaper, and per acre
for the surface ground embraced by thu
survey.
! Such are the items of expense incident
to obtaining patent for mining claim,
so far as the United States or it's officers
| are concerned.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the fees payable to the Register and Re-
ceiver by the mining applicant are:
Ist. 81 so to each for filing diagram
and application.
I'd. 224 cents per hundred words for
reducing testimony to wr ting, under the
principle laid down in the 4th and eth
section of the SAID Homestead Act of
March 2l, 1864, should the applicant
desire it taken down by those officers in
stead of by themselves or other persons in
the presence of the land officers.
The other payments required of apple
ants for mining patents are:
3d. To the Receiver, the sum of SIS and
So. so per acre, respectively, for lode and
placer claims, as shown by the final survey.
These are the only charges, fees, or
emoluments which, by law or regulations,
the Register and Receiver have any right
to exact from the mining applicant, and
none other must be charged or received
under any circumstances.
You are requested to acknowledge the
receipt of this communication, and to be
strictly governed by the terms mentioned
therein. j. S. WILSON, u S. Land
Commissioner, Washington D. g.