Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
DISTRICT MINING LAWS.
Bounds and Laws Of Aztec District.

By virtue of notice duly signed and posted, on May 9th, 1877 a meet ing of miners was held at place of posting notice on the 9lh inst at which place and time the Aztec Mining District was formed Mir Thomas Davis acted as Chairman and Col. R. J. Hinton as Secretary.
 Following are the laws passed to govern the District.
 1. This mining district shall be call ed The Aztec Mining District. This district shall embrace the fol lowing described and bounded Terri tory, commencing at the easterly end of the Empress of the India Mine and running west of north along the east. ern boundary of the TJndall Mining District to the eastern end of the GeOr- gia Mine, in the Tyndall Mining Dis trlct, Santa Rita mountains; thence due north two miles; thence due east three miles; thence due south six miles {; thence westerly to the point of starting at the eastern end of the Empress of India mine in the Tyndall mining dis trict, Santa Rita mountains. $. The county recorder of Pima county, by virtue of his office, shall be eX-ofiicio recorder of this district
 1. Chapter six of title thirty-twO re- vIsed statutes of the United States, is- adopted as thls article.
 1, In the location of mines Tn this district, copies of the notices of loca- tion must be placed on the mines be- fore any legal record of the same can be made by the recorder. Any lOCa- ton not so made, shall be null and void
 G. All location notices must be filed in the office of the recorder within thirty days after the actual date of To- cation.
 2. The County Recorder shall be en- titled to a fee of two dollars for each and every notice recorded by him.
 $. The records of Pima County are hereby adopted as the bona fide rec Ords of this district.
 g. The annual meeting of the voters of this district shall take place and be holden on the first Monday in May in each year
 To- Ten days prior to the date of holding the annual meeting, the RecO- der shall place, or cause to be placed or posted in three of the most con spiciOus places in said district, d notice stating the time when, and the place where said meeting shall be holden, and shall designate in such notice that the meeting shall be holden for the purpose sf transacting all and every kind of business which may be prop erly brought before it.
 II. At each annual meeting, the vot- CTS Of the district shall elect theIr Chairman and Secretary, who shall hold office for one year, or until theIr success sSors are appointed.
 l2. The Chairman and Secretary of this meeting shall hold office from this ninth day of May for one year or, until their successors are elected.
 I3. The Secretary of each meeting shall keep full and complete records of the minutes aud proceedings of their respective meetings, anG cause the same to be placed on record in the office of the County Recorder
 If. These rules, regulations and by law shall not be altered or in any way except at regular annual of the miners of sad district, and then only by legal vote of two. thirds of all the voters present and voting.
 1j. Any and all persons who are citizens of the United States of Amer ica, or who have declared their inten tion to become such, and own shares of stock or interests in any mine in the district or who has worked in any mine in the district for the twenty days such meeting, shall be con a legal voter and entitled toI vote at a miners meeting.
 1G. Five dollars per day shall be al- lowed for each and every elght hours performed upon a mine for the pur- pose of holding title, or performing the necessary amount of work for al patent, and no other expenses shall be- considered as expended for the pur-. pose of holding or perlecting title.
 r. All mines hereafter located in this district, shall be marked by end and corner monuments or stakes at least eighteen inches Tn height above ground with sufficient marks placed m or upon them to show which end or corner of the claim they deSignatei if stakes are used they must be sunk at least six inches in the ground, and have blaze and figures upon one side.
 IS. All locations made and recorded previous % the adoption of these rules, regulations and bylaws are hereby legaliZed so far as they may not con fliCt with the same. '
 19. These rules, regulations and by laws, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Pima County, and shall be in full force and effect from and after this 9th day of May, 1871
 20 The above proceedings and the proceedings of any subsequent meet ing, shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and transmitted by them to the County Recorder without delay.
 Signed.
 THos. DAVIS, Miner,
 JOHN MANSFIELD, Miner,
 WM. G. BOYLE, Miner,
 ARTHUR s. LOvELOCK,
 JOIN E. MAGEE.
 I certify that the foregoing is cor rect statement of the proceedings had, and of the laws adopted for the Aztec Mining district, thls 9th day of May, 1871. RICHARD J. HINTON.
 Secretary. Bounds and Laws Of ArivEca Dis
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