The Placer herald., 1871-04-08
Miners Meeting.

Pursuant TO notice the miners of Townships
Nos 2 and met in Ophir on Thursday. March
30th, 1871 The meeting was called to order,
and w G.. Greene elected President pro tenn
The folloping preamble was read and adopted by
the meeting:
! We the citizens of Townships Nos. 2 and 3
believing the general interests of the miners in
this section to be seriously endangered by the
application of parties for patents to the mineral
lands for agricultural purposes, and the unwar-
rantlbie attempt of companies to procure title to
quartz lodes and other mineral veins, claiming
all parallel lodes for the whole length of their
ground and also all cross lodes for the distance
on each side of their Vein as allowed by the US
age Of miners here, for the convenience Of work.
ing only.
We do hereby band ourselves together iar the
purpose of mutual protection and also to more
forcibly oppose all oncroachments on our rights
as miners, and for this purpose we, whose names
are herernto affixed do hereby pledge ourselves
that we will oppose any and every application
for Patents to any and every part of the mineral
lands hereinafter described, except such applica-
tons that conform to the T. 5. laws now in eX-
istence, and also to the mining usages III force
at the time of application.
This association shall be known as the Miners
Protective Union of Ophir, Placer county, Cal
It's place of meeting shall be in Ophir until
cnanSeu Dy II uajOrltI NOte Ol Tue HnelHDtIS.
The lands to be protected shall embrace all the
mineral lands in Township No. 2 and sections
5, II and 70 in Township No. g.
The officers of this company shall consist o. a
President, Secretary and Treasurer who shall be
elected annually by the members of the Assoca-
ton. The duties of the President shall be to
preside at all meetings of the company, and it
shall be his duty on being notified by any men,
Der of this Association of an application for a
Patent to any of the lands above described, to
appoint committee of three members to exam
inc into the location and nature of the same and
report to hin, as soon possible. When, II the
report is favorable 70 opposing the sad apphca-
ton then the President shall cause the mem
bers of the association to be notified of meet
ing to be held for the puspose of considering the
same, giving such notice as the circumstances
will admit. The duties of the Secretary shall be
to keep a record of the proceedings of all meet
ings of the Association To notify members o;
| all meetings when ordered by the President, and
countcrsgn ali orders drawn by him on the
Treasurer. H shall receive all monies paid III,
and pay the same to the Treasurer taking his re-
ceipt for the same The duties of the Treasurer
shall be t. safely keep all monies paid in to him
! and to pay the same ON orders drawn on him by
the President and countersigned by the Secreta-
| ry and none ether.
Tlrry-roUR SIGNATURES.
On motion the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year President, L. Salmons;
Secretary, John Leahy; Treasurer, james
Moore.
On motion George Harsh was appointed can
vasser for the Association. There being no fur
ther business the meeting adjourned.
JOHN LEAHY Seeretsry