Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-20
Laws of GreaterviIIe District, Pima
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known as the Greaterville District.
 SEC. 9. The boundaries of the | Greateryille District shall be defined | and established as follows, viz: Com mencing at the point where the road | from Thos, Gardiner's ranch joins the ! road coming down the Ophir Gulch from Greaterville; thence northerly to Mescal Springs; thence westerly 10 the northermost point ot the mine location known as the Catacomba, recorded in the record of the Smith District, folio 267; thence westerly to Alamos Ranch; thence south to T. Welisch's ranch ;-'hence sOutheasterly 10 the site of Gardiner "old saw mill; thence easteriy to the place of beginning, and shall include all the territory inclOsed within those lines.
 SEC. 8. The records heretofore kept and known as those of Smith District, from the organization thereof on the 17th of March, 1875, to the date of the organization of this Greaterville Dis trict, are hereby declared accepted anu NEAGUAlSANN uo AlAG OulN Nnu true valid district records heretofore kept relating 70 the territory of the said Smith District, as originally organ iZed, and consequently also of the ter. ritOry of this Greateryille District, and are to be upheld and respected as in force heretofore, now and hereafter accordingly; said records, so far as they relate to tue territory inclosed in the Greaterville District, being ac- kD0wledged and adopted as the re- cords of this district. and the Recorder is hereby authorized and directed to keep possession and take cate of them 1 as such.
 SEC. 1. No person shall be entitled to vote at any miners meeting in this district unless he owns a claim tor an interest in one) n the district.
 SEC. ,. The annual meeting of the voters of this district shall be held on tle first Saturday in January of each year hereafter, at which meeting an election shall be held of Recorder for the District; and such other business transacted as may be found necessary. Ten days previous notice shall be given of said meeting by the Recorder posting notice thereof in each of three prominent places in the district.
 SEc. G. No person shall be eligible tO the office of Recorder unless he is a mine owner iE and a resident of this district.
 SEC. :. The Recorder so elected shall hold his office for the term of one year from the date Of his election aud until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
 SEC. 5. In case of death, resign ation or removal of the Recorder of the district, any five legal voters may call a special meeting to elect a new Recorder, by posting notice thereof in each of the three prominent places | ir the district ten days previous tO | the date set for said meeting, and a | Recorder may be elected by majori ty of all the legal votes cast at said election.
 SEC. 9. The duties of the Record CT shall be as follows: FIrst-It shall | be his duty to be present at every regular meeting and by virtue of his | office to be and act as Secretary of | such meeting. Second-On presenia- | tion of any notice of mining claim | aud location for record, it shall be his | duty to eXamlne such notice and To go in person or by deputy to the location | and examine the same, and. satisfy ! himself that it lies within thlS dis | trict; that the laws, rules and regula- | tions of this district have been fully | complied with therein and thereon,
 10 refuse Co record any such notice
 until such compliance has been effect ed, or where such location conflicts | with or trespasses on d previous lOca- ton properly made and legally hold | ing the ground. ThTd-It shall be
 his duty after satisfying himself that
 a notice of a claim and location is en-
 titled to record, 70 receive the same,
 noting thereon the day and hour Of it's i receipt and 10 record the same Tn a
 record book kept by him for that pur-
 pose, by making a fair and correct copy of said notice and the day and hOur of it's receipt by him, and to cer- | tify thereon that it has been so re- | corded and that hIs aforesaid eXamin-
 ation has been performed. Fourth | IL shall be his duty to carefully keep | and record the minutes of all miners | meeting ss n a proper book to be kept
 by him, and to preserve from harm or
 loss all valuable papers and books en- | trusted to him relating tO the district.
 Fifth-On written application 10 such
 effect from five legal voters Of
 this district it shall be his duty 10 call
 a miners meeting by posting notices
 in each of the three prominent places | in this district at least ten days pre-
 yiOus to the date set for such meeting.
 SEC. 10. The fees of the Recorder shall be two dollars for examining To- cation, recording and certifying mo- | tice of same. and one dollar for any
 other certificate officially made by | him.
 Resolution adopted January 1, 1881 Resolved, That it's recommended that claim owners shall furnish their l postofice address to the Recorder. ard m case the recorder learns of any thing out ot order on their claim, he shall notify the owner by postal card.
 SEC. II. The size of any lcde claim ! hereafter located in this district may | equal. but not exceed, fifteen hundred feet in length iu and along the lode, by three hundred feet in width on each side of the center of the lode; provided no prior legal claim exists within such limits.
 SEC. 12. The size of any placer claim hereafter located in this district may equal, but not exceed, 1000 feet in length on the guich, by l50 feet in width on each side of the center line of the gulch.
 SEC. 13. The size of any claim and location made to secure and hold a spring, or well dug by the locator furnishing water, may equal, but not exceed, 200 feet square, the sides lac ing respectively north, cast, south l and west.
 SEC. i4. The boundaries of ail