The Placer herald., 1871-05-27

sor may be elected, or, until he may be su-
perseded by the action Of qualified miners
meeting of this District, and who upon TAX
ing possession of his office, shall take an oath
for the faithful performance Of his duties,
which oath shall be recorded and certified to
in the book of records of this District. 1t is
hereby made the duty of the Recorder to
deliver all books and papers of his office to
his successor.
Art. g. 1t shall be the duty of the Re-
corder to keep durable and we'll bound
book, in which he shall record all claims talk
en- up in this District presented to him for
Record, also, all transfers by companies or
individuals, for which service he shall re-
ceive 62l cents per folio of 100 words for the
bodysof the instrument recorded, and 10 cts.
for each name signed to the same.
Art. 4. The Recorder shall be removed
from office upon the conviction of neglect of
duty or mafeasancc of office, which shall be
determined by majority of two-thirds Of
miners meeting legally called.
Art. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Record
er, ten days previous to the expiration of his
term of Office to advertise in some paper in
the town of Auburn, a notice for the meet
ing OF miners convention for the election
of his successor, stating therein the time and
place where said election is to be held
Art. 6. No person shall be entitled to take
part in the deliberations of the miners con-
vention Of this District without his name is
recorded as a claim owner, or, he has had a
claim assigned to him.
Art. Z. These Rules and Regulations may
be amended in the following manner: 1t
shall be the duty of the recorder, (upon the
written application of at least ten actual claim
owners, setting forth the intention of amend
ing the same and the particulars of said
amendments) to call miners convention,
giving not less than ten days public notice
and not more than twenty; and if at said
Convention the proposed amendments are
adopted by a two-thirds vote of those present
they shall become part of the Rules and
Regulations of this District.
Art. 8. Within this mining District, any
person discovering lode shall be entitled to
an additional claim for discovery; a claim for
each member Of a company being hereby
fixed at two hundred feet in length upon
each lode, and 800 feet upon each lode.
Any person may hold a claim in any company
by prc-emption and any number by purchase.
Art. 0. Companies or persons locating
claim, shall be required to record said claims
within ten days after the date of their notice
posted on the ground claimed, provided, that
all persons having located claims prior to this
date, and shall have ten days further TING
from this date to record their claims, which
record shall at all times be subject to public
inspection. And persons in posting notice
or notices upon claims for location, shall place
them in conspicuous place, describing the
netcs and bounds.
Art. 1O. Any person refusing or neglect
ing to pay his assessments from the time of
location of claim Or claims, for the purpose of
prospecting, shall by majority vote of his
company forfeit his right to his claim or
claims to the use of bis company
Art. IL. Whenever claimants call upon
the Recorder for the purpose of having rec
ord made of their claims, he shall at once re-
cord the same; but shall sickness or absence
prevent his doing so, the recording, in law,
shall date from the time the application may
have been made, and the Resoraer shall fur
nsh the applicant with certified copy of the
fact of fling with the date and hour thereof.
Art. II. No claim shall be considered
valid, or be recorded unless the names of the
respective claimants are specified upon the
notice.
Art. 13. No company shall be compelled
to work their claim until after the first day
of March, A. d. 1868, provided, to hold the
same hereafter. Fifty dollars shall be ex-
pended on each company's ledge every three
months until Five Hundred Dollars shall be
expended thereon, Or until ten per cent, ore
is discovered, when it shall bs regarded as
vested right.
On motion, the members of the Convcn-
ton came forward and signed their names to
the Rules and Regulations adopted.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
the election of Recorder. r. c. Poland
placed in nomination Wm Gibson, and j .
r. Crandall nominated Mr.. Percival The
Chair appointed as Tellers Perry Kelly and
Geo. Russell.
VIM. Gibson received 73 votes, and Mr.
Percival 80 votes. The Chair announced
VIM. Gibson as elected Recorder, for the en-
suing twelve months.
On motion, the Convention adjourned, sine
die.
ID. B. CURTIS, President.
jAs. 5As' M0ssnnn, M1FsnHL1; r.. Secretaries.
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