Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-07
LOCAL MINING LAWS.
smith Mining District.

Nn ot miners was held ct ChalyoeAte spring, Pima county, Arizona, on Che l.th Of March, 1873. for the purpose or orYAnizing nlnins dIstricf. and enaeting rules and reguiAtions iof m. vnyerrneut of the same.
 sa5d notice was duly posted st said place on ,hs I2th dsv of the same month and year, ana sISned by the following persons: b B kea, Jsroue Sawyer. ". Harrison, V" Oaroner' Alvs Smith. Jack Long. T neAT'9os; s,ibei,' T Wi Coughlan and R. N Choate
 m motfnn of D. B. Ree, Hr. Choate vas elected chairman ofthe meeting, and w. Gard ner appointed seeretaTy; .,,.o,
 On motion of Wm- Elliott, com mittee oi sve n.rsops were appointed Co draft aud report a eode of bylaws rules and regulations TOT the district This committee was compoheo Oi tne following persons: T. AcArthur, M suoSIi, VI IrIiIoet 'D B. Req and Jerome Sawyer, who reror,aS he following rules and regulations, xbirh were read snd adopted ey seetlons'
 ser This mining district shall be known as the smith District, and shall oe included within the following boundaries; 1 con ln.no, no3nt four miles east Of Gardners hanen' thence to Davidson Spring; thence to sierrits' thence 10 Camp Cameron Sec 9 The annual meetingof the voters of this district shall be held on the 3d Monday in rabrnarv of each year. At which meeting an .ler,ion of A recorder shall be held and sucn other business transacted as may DC i0unu pece-sary Ten days previous notice sha4i pc Q three notices in three or me mos' PuO'i0 places within said district ,.. Ssr 3 There shall be elected at this meet in0 q recorder for the district, who shall noiu office for one year rom salu oAte, "nOee 1u'-es shall be As follows:
 Tir.t-To fiIe and record in his office all no- tices of Iocation of lode and placer claims made within the boundaries of this mining alstric'' and wfthiH every sixty days 10 have the same recorded in the County Recorders office; pro yidsd the party SO recording advance to nim the fees of the County Recorder Tor reeording the same: and he shall have the custody oi the books, the bylaws and proceedings or this mining district ,. the Recorder shall inform himself by going ID person 10 the claim or lode Of every mining location presented for record; and shell exam inc the claim and zee if there Is an actual lead or deposit of mineral bearing rock or earth, and the boundaries claimed by the locator and shall In DO case make a record in faVor or one party when another party to his knowl- edge claims the same location
 Sec 5 The Recorder shall call meeting ftbe miners of thls district upon the appfca- ton of five miners Of the district, made in writing and shall post, or cause To De posted, notice of the same for at least thirIy days De fore the meeting, in three or the most puoic places h said district.
 Soc The Recorder shali receive two dol lsrS for recording any notice of location
 Sec. 7 All placer er gold bearing gravel EIntFn4 and feet in length and one hundred and fifty in width to one person, and he shall not hold more than one such claim on one guleh by pre- emption, but shall hold As many Ss he plesses by purchase rnoyal of the Recorder of the district, any i've legal voters of the district msy call meeting to elect s new Recorder, by posting three no- tices of meeting 10 elect Recorder, in three Dublic places fin the district. for one week be- fore such election. A Recorder may be elected by a majority vote Of all the legal votes cast
 Sec. g. No one shall be allowed to vote in any district election except those who own or have aa interest in a mining claim within the district.
 Sec. 10 In all cases where disputes or dif ! ferences shall arise As 70 the rights of mining l claims. the rights Of the parties shall hr$t bs | submitted to an arbitration of seven qualified l voters Of the district, to be chosen by lot, or less number. if agreed to by the parties. who l shall sit and hear the evidence and arguments ! Of the respective parties, or their attorneys, 1 and give their decision thereon before the | parties shall resort to law or force tn the settle ment of their rights And in view of the vex- | afiOus and ruinOus litigation that SO often | arises over mining claims, every person inter l ested In mining claims in this district, should | urge upon each other this mode Of settling | their disputes.
 Sec n. All claims shall be recorded within thirty days after location
 Sec i2. The Recorder shall give to all per sons who have claims recorded in hls office, | certificate of the same when requested, and i shall receive one dollar for each certificate SO made and signed by him.
 Sec I3. All claims shall be signaliZed by stakes firmly set in the ground, and mounds Of earth thrown up around them for esch corner, or by notices placed upon trees, or other oh- jscts sufSeiently firm, and q written notice with full description of the claim posted at or near the original discovery shan.
 Sec A. The laws relative to the location. and holding quartz lode or tnn- nel claims shall be the same as those of the United States, passed by Congress May lO1h, 1872, entitled An Act to promote the devel- Opment Of the IT ming resources Of the United States" and shall slsO be applicable to the and holding of placer or gravel claims.
 Sec IS These bylaws shall take effect from and after the 18th day sf March, 1S75-
 Nominations for District Recorder being in order, F. II. Choate was nominated by VII liam Gardner, and Was thereupon elected unsn- imously to that office.
 On motion Of Mr. Alvsh Smith, s vote Of thanks was rendered to the editor of THE ARI- IONA CITIZEN for the kindly interest mani tested by him towards this new mining camp
 On motion of Mir. Stibell, a vote of thanks lTas rendered to D. B. Res, chairman of the committee on bylaws, for the faithful dis charge of bis duties.
 On motion of II. G. Morse, the meeting ad- lourned sine die.
 WI GARDNER, Seereta-y,