Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-18
NEW TODAY.
MINING BYLAWS.
MINING DISTRICT OF
Soledad Los Angeles county, state tf Cali
TO MIA, March 9th, 1876.

NN this day, at q meeting held by the mi
~ ners OF the Soledad Mining District, said
county and State, at the house OF Samuel
Harper in said district and in compliance
with notice calling for said meeting by s.
Harper, Recorder, and posted for thirty DAYS,
George d. Rush was appointed President and
Chairman.
The meeting WAS III II called to order, and
NJ. j. Rplily was dominated rs Secretary,
Ine motion put before tho meeting that NJ. j.
Reilly act as secretary, seconded and carried
unanimously.
The following boundaries and bylaws of
the Soledad Mining District were then
adopted:
This District shall be known as the soledad
Mining District and bounded as follows:
Commencing at n point two miles Southwest
from the house OF samuel Harper, i'm said So
lie lad Mining District, thence from said point
twelve miles running due East to a point,
thence due'Sorth ten miles to q point thence
dae West twelve miles TO point, and thence
ten miles South to tho place of commence
ment.
SECTION /. All claims shall con form to the
mining aci of May 10th, 1872, ,antitled: An Act
to promote the development of the mining
resources of The United States.
Sec. 3. All cl tims shall be recorded within
twenty days after posting notice on the same
sec. j. A ny pers II locating n claim shall be
fequiredto Jwith the Recorder OF the District
on the ground show the boundaries and if
found TO be not claim ed and subject TO loca-
ton, the Recorder shall th N take II copy Of
the notice posted on such claim and record
the same, and shall be required to give to the
claimant OF said claim IL certified abstract
from the records of such claim, for which the
Recorder shall receive fee OF five dollars $50
for each claim recorded.
sc. 1. A Ii deeds, bills OF sale and transfers
shall De record d in the records OF the district,
for which the Record n shall receive the sum
OF two dollars and fifty Ger Is (S2.50J for each
deei, bill of sale or transfer
Sec. ). The Recorder shall be required To
Keep fair record Ct al mining claims in a
well bound book.
Sec. g. The He oder shall be required 10
Keep all books appcrt ning 10 his office in a
sale place, and allow interest ed persons 10 ex.
anime them in his presence, and not other
wise
Sec.L There Shall be n Recorder eec. ed an
nlalIy, on the 9th day of March, of which eIec
.,on ten days notice shall be given by post
ing notice in three Of the most public places
in the district
Sec s. The Recordershall have power to ap-
point Deputy, whose acts shall be as legal
as OF the Recorder elected.
Sec. 0. All persons locating ground for min
ing purposes snail be required to expend one
hundred dollars worth Of work on each claim,
within one year from the date of location and
each succeeding year until patent all have
been obtained,
Sec. 10. All claims not recorded within
twenty days af:er posting notice on the same
shall be subject To re location.
Sec II. All expenditures made on the claim.
Sucn as recording, surveying by tle Deputy
L. ;. Mineral Surveyor, building road :, con-
necessary
provement for such claim shall be co asidereL
as work done on the claim,
sec. II. All Placer claims shall consist of
twenty acres each; but an association OF eight
persons can Jointly locate one hundred and
sixty acres, making eight claims in all, and
can holi the same as one mining company
without segregating the same.
Sec. u. All VEN or lode claims shall consist
OF fifteen hundred linear feet alongthe course
thereon, and three hundred feet on each side
OF the center OF the vein or lode; and no loca-
tion, whatever The number of persons making
it,can exceed fifteen hundred linear feet along
the coarse thereof
Sec. II. All locations shall be distinetly
marked on the ground, SO that their bounda-
r.es can be readily traced.
SeC Ia. All records of mining claims shall
contain The name or names Of the loc ttors
the date of the loca ion and such description
OF the claim or claims located, by reference to
some natural object or permanent monum ant
as will identify the claim.
See. IL. Upon the failure of any one OF sew
eral CO. Jwners to contribute his proportion of
the expenditures required by this act, the CO.
owners who have performed the labor or
made the Improvements may. at the expira-
ton of the year, give such delinquent CO.
/ owner personal notice In writing or by publi
Gallon in the newspaper published nearest
the claim, for at least ones "A week for ninety
days; and il at the expiration of ninety days
after such notice in writing or by publication,
such delinquent should fail or refuse TO con-
tribute his proportion TO comply with this act
his interest in the claim shall become the
property OF his co-Owners who have made the
required expenditures,
See IL. No lode claim can be recorded until
afert discovery of a vein or lode within the
limits of the ground claimed.
Sec. f8. These laws shall go into effect from
and after this date, and can only be amended
and altered by giving thirty days notice by
posters in three OF the most public places in
the district.
A motion being made that Recorder be
elected for the ensuing year, ii was moved
and seconded that samuel Harper,the former
ltecordcr, BE- elected 10 the Office OF Recorder
for the ensuing year.
carried unanimously.
There being no more business before the
me ting, /, the Recorder, Samuel Harper,
hereby appoint George ID. Rush as Deputy
Recorder for tn S district.
SAMUEL HARPER,
Reco der Soledad District
Motion made and seconded to adjourn the
meeting. Carried.
GEORGE ID. RUSH, Preside
MI. REILLY, Secretary. inaIlS-tf