Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-19
THE MEETING LAST MONDAY.

COruer Vi CnlS district for the En-.
suing Year-The Recording Fee
Reduced to 81 5O-Etc.
A mass meeting Of the miners OF
the DEVILS Gate and Chinatown
Mining District was held at Armory
Hall, in this CITY, last Monday even.
ing, pursuant to the call published i.
The object of the meeting was to
elect a mining recorder for the epsu-
ing year, and 10 revise the laws gov
erning the district. There was a
large attendance. and considerable
interest was felt in the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order
at twenty minutes past O'Clock, and
M. j. McManus was elected Chair
man, T. f. Picotte being chosen Sec-
rotary.
The minutes of the preceding
meeting Of the miners (held Deem
Der Is, 1879 were read, as were the
mining laws OF the District; after
which the Chairman stated the next
business in order to be the nomins.
ton aud election OF q Recorder.
Before any nominations were
made +. A. Young said that all pres.
ont should know that the Recorder
who had been intrusted with the
work OF writing and revising the
laws Of the District so rs to make
them conform to the United States
Mining Laws, had failed In bis duty
% many sections Of the laws just
read still copfiicted with tho United
States Laws.
Mr.. Blackburn said it was i'm
perative that the local laws should
not conflict with the United States
laws, and hs therefore moved that a
committee OF three be appointed to
have this done, the said committee to
report at a meeting TO be held at
Armory Hall next Monday evening.
This motion prevailed, and Messrs.
Blackburn, r. A.Young, and H. 1T
Scheel were appointed the commit.
tee. ~
Nominations for Recorder being
in order, Theodore 8. Davenport,
Bart. Derham, and g. F. Blackmer
were placed in nomination. -
Speaking with reference to the
nomination OF Mr.. Davenport, Mr..
Young said he objected to the cleo.
ton OF a non. resident Of this Dis
trict.
In reply a citizen said that, II
elected, Mr.. Davenport would serve.
~ he would return here In about
eighteen days.
Patrick Henry and William Hines
we're appointed tellers, and all who
wished to vote were directed to state
their name to the secretary as they
handed in their ballots. The follow.
ing thereupon walked up to the desk
and deposited their ballots: @
II. J. T. Scheel, d. f. MERRIAM,
Henry Hill. Charles Smith, George
w. Cook, William Rogan. F. NJ.
Ellis, Joseph Layman, J. A. Hun.
toon, Theodore Bambrock. N. Lane
tot, Patrick Quinn, Philip Geyer,
Thomas Mack, A. NJ. Cromer. John
McCuaid, A. Powell, J. E. Martin.
George Grier, w. w. Sirlott, T. r..
Farr, George Powning, w. Nom.
gomery, William Gilman, c. Ken
nedy, Coleman Martin, Thomas Car
roll, w. r. Armstrong, Thomas
Murphy, J. P. Gould, H. w. Ar
mold, John Dunn, William Brown,
T. w. Thompson, Joseph Hebert,
John Foley, John Vandewater, F.
Langabeer, NJ. J. Rourke, w. l..
Taylor, ]. T. Howell, J. B. Wither-
ell, r. w. Plotting, @. e. Smith,
Peter Larche, J. NJ. Godfrey, J. w.
Allen, r. A. Young, w. Wilson,
d. Z. Harkin, John Dunstan, Thorn
~ McJilton, w. II. Atkinson,
Greedy French, John Sullivan, M.
f. Powers, George Easton, G. Light
hall, w. H. Elliott, g. II. Aitken,
G. F. Baker, J. d. Blackburn, C. F.
Blsckmer, NJ. o. Sheafier, NJ. J.
McManus, ]. A. Waddell, William
Hines, Pat. Henry. Bart Derham,
and T. 4 Picotte-7O In all.
The ballots were then counted.
and found to tally with the number
OF votors. The ballots being read,
50 were found with Blackmer's, 20
with Derham's, and IL with Davsn-
ports name. Mr.. Blackmer was
thereupon declared elected.
On motion OF II. A. Young the fee
for recording claim was reduced
from a to u SO. a.n
The meeting then adjourned to
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