The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-17
Laws Of Fort Rock Mining District

At meeting of miners held at Fort Rock, m the county Of Yayapai, Territory Of Ari- zona, on the 21sb day of January, \ D- l-s2, ioT the purpose of organizing mining dis- ' tTict, F.. (. Bradshaw was elected Chairman ! and Robert Kelly was appointed secretary oi the meeting.
 On motion of .. M. Ball, the following code oi By laws to govern the District was unanimously adopted to wit: ARTICLE l. The District shall be known as the Fort Rock Mining District, and is boonded as follows: Commencing at a point twenty miles due cast of the Fort Rock house and running due North for a distance of twenty miles. thence due west for q dis tance of forty miles, thence due south for a distance of forty miles. thence due east for a distance Of forty miles thence due north for a distance of twenty miles or to the place of beginning.
 ART. I'd. \ locator upon ledge shall be entitled to hold 200 feet in length and 100 feet in width for working purposes, together with all dips, spurs, angles and otTshoots be- longing to the ledge located; and the dscov- ercr of ledge shall be entitled to 200 feet extra, but no person will be allowed to hold more than one claim by location on any ledge in the district.
 ART. Sd. All locations made must have written notice, posted on monument not less than two feet in night; the notice shall state the number of feet claimed. also the names of the locators and the locality of said claim relative to some natural or artificial object or well established lode
 ART. 4th. After a notice has been posted on claim, ten days shall be allowed to have the same recorded. A failure to do so shall subject the claim to e-location. s ART. 9th. After a claim has been recorded. thirty days shall be allowed to do the assess ment work thereon, which shall consist of re- moving or eXcavating earth, rock or ledge matter to the amount of forty cubic feet, which shall hold the claim for the space of one year from its date of record. A failure to comply with the conditions of this Arti- cle shall subject the claim to relocation.
 ART. 9th. The Recorder shall make all records in a book kept for that purpose, and shall deliver the said books to his successor when elected, and shall receive for his fee the sum of fifty cents for each location of 200 feet.
 ART. 7th. The Recorder shall have power to appoint one or more deputies; and all ex- aminations of the records shall be made in the presence of the Recorder or his deputy
 ART. Sth. A Recorder shall be elected on the 27th day of January of each year, and shall immediately thereafter assume the du- ties of his office, which he shall hold for the space of one year or until his successor is elected.
 ART 9th. Whenever any locator or com pany shall have sunk shaft to the depth of 20 feet on their claim the ground claimed shall be considered as belonging in fee to the locator or company, and shall not be subject thereafter to relocation.
 ART 10. These laws shall not be altered or amended for the space of one year
 On motion of Wm. Burch, Robert Kelly was elected Recorder
 Onmotion, the meeting adjourned siae die.
 E. C. BRADSHAW, Chairman.
 ROBERT KELLY, Secretary.