Arizona silver belt., 1882-12-30
Bonanza Mining District Boundaries
 and Laws.

Pursuant to notice the miners in the ncighborhood of the 70 mine in the Drip ping Spring range of mountains in Pinal and Gila counties, A. T., met together at the camp of Scott, Hail and Town for the purpose of forming a mining district and making the necessary laws and regulations to govern the same. Mir. Franklin Rictor was called to the chair and Geo. Scott elect ed secretary of the meeting.
 The chairman stated the object of the meeting, and his remarks were followed by a motion that the District about to be formed should be called Bonanza Mining District, which was carried. A motion car ,ried that the boundaries of the said Bonan- "a Mining District be as follows:
 Commencing aHihc junction of the. Gila and San Pedro riY.rs, thence 'rp the Gila river. to the mofsh of Lost Valley, near Chas. Rapps co, ranch; thence up Lost valley to the old government trail; thence S. W. to the Gila river, opposite Scott's ranch; thence up he river to the place of beginning.
 Said boundaries including an area of about twelve miles square and including the entire $. F. etd of the said range of mountains.
 Motion carried that committee of three be appointed by tie chair to draft bylaws and regulations io govern said District. Col. R. Town, j. M. Watson and Geo. Scott were appointed to act as said com nittnp. Iybnrnn,,n., t,n fnlln,t.f,,.r liOns and rules we,c presented and adopted:
 SEC. 1. That each and every claim To- cated in this District shall be recorded in the district records within.thirty days after the date of location, and any failure to comply with these laws shall be considered relocation as though it had never been located.
 SEC. ?. That the Mining Act of Congress, approved May 10th. 1872 and all subsequent amendments to thae act are hereby adopted as the laws governing this District.
 SEC. 8. All claim~located in this District records within ninety days from the date of the organization of this District. SEC. f. Each notif of location presented for record shall beas the signature of one or more witnesses.
 SEC. 5. The recorder shall be entitled to q fee of one dollar for each and every mining notice recorded, ad also one dollar for each and every official certificate issued from ths records
 SEC. 6. It shall be the drty of the recor- der to appoint dersity to act in his stead during his absence rom the District
 SEC. 2. There shail be three notices posted in three conspicuori places in said District ten days previous ja,- ner's meeting; five ISners owning mines in said District oan call miners meeting.
 SEC. s. In all miners meetings hereafter called in this District, fifteen mine owners in the District shallDe considered quorum to transact business: and twO-thirds vote of al, mine owners present at any meeting shall be required to alter, abolish or make new laws for this District.
 SEC. 9. That on the 23d day of December of each year there shall be an annual meet ing of the miners held for the purpose of electing a recorder and for such other busi- ness as may be brought before it.
 SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the recor- der to keep the bools and papers in his of flee in said District.
 SEC. II. The recorder shall be elected to serve the term of one year only.
 Nominations for recorder were declared in order, and Mir. c. W. Hale was nOmina- ted and elected by a.cclamatiOn.
 Reselred, That thesecretary be instructed to forward copy of these proceedings to the ARIZONA SILVER BELT, Florence En- terprise and the Arizona Citizen.
 Scott, Secretary; J. (. Sloan, Richard Town, J. M. Watson, Chas. w. Hale, Jno. Rooms and many others.
 Meeting adjourned.