Mohave County miner., 1883-01-21

ee duly
 Mining
 A. T., a
 Ened on the
 1882, for the
 cancies and elect
 last quarter of the
 yr the year 1883, and
 for the local self gov
 hc district.
 Towing were present at the
 viz: J. A. Ashlock, Frank
 Geo. Waltz, D. Remington, hlton, Sam1 L. Berrie, H. Moore, P. Bennett H. Stout, J. Bosshart, Fred Bauer and J. B Stevens.
 On motion Frank Duffee was duly elected Chairman, and H. P. Bennett " Secretary, to serve for the balance of the year 1882 and the year 1883. On motion Sam'l |. Berrie was unanimously elected district recorder for the same length of time.
 On motion J. A. Ashlock. D. Rem lSp and J. Fulton were appointed
 ktee to dratt by laws for the
 lon of the district, to report
 Lurday Nov. 25th for ratifca-
 to which time the meeting ad- 
 ned
 On Saturday November 25th the betting re-convened pursuant to ad- ournment and was called to order by the chairman, Frank Duffee, who stated that in consequence of the n apathy of the mining locators of an earlier day, the district was in a backward state, and that but little ' work had been done, and consequent ly its true merits were but little un- derstood; but where labor had been performed npon property with view to its development, no new district could be cited, in the whole range of his experience as a mining man, to compare with this camp. He also complained of the ''misnOnler" of the district, as tending to create confu- D sion and lead mining men estraY, on account of 'Little Cottonwood" min ing districts being too numerous in the country, and advised change of name for the district.
 On motion of Sam1 L. Berrie the name of "Little Cottonwood" mining district was changed to- Richardson" mining district, by a unanimous vote.
 The committee on by laws repor- ted the following resolutions: Resolved, that the local recorders fee shall be three dollars for each certificate of location placed upon his books. Resolved, that all mining claims located within this district shall be duly recorded at the district office, for the general information of new -prospectors, and to avoid any com plex questions that might arise from any prior locations that might have been made by other prospectors.
 Resolved, that the government tax or assessment for labor expended on any lode or claim in this district shall be done or caused to be done by the owners as follows: Labor per diem where blasting becomes necessary on a claim shall be valued at $500 per day; and labor performed in which no blasting shall be required at $500. per day; the length of time in which to perform assessment work to con- form to the U s. statutes. Resolved, that it shall be the duty of the local recorder to be present and superintend the surveying and | stalking of all lode claims within the | district, and for every lode claim so located the recorder shall receive as his fee the sum of $500
 Resolved, that in case of any dis pute about any claim that may arise out of any location made on any lode claim in this@r-Strict, upon complaint being made to the local recorder, he shall have the power, and is hereby authorized to appoint two disinterest- ed miners ofthe district to proceed to an investigation, and with the assistance of these two miners shall have the power to decide upon the equity of the adverse claims of the respective parties, and the decision of the reco1 der in such eases shall be final. In all cases of disputed claim titles the recorders fee shall be $500 per day or fraction of day, such fee to be paid by the party against whom -Fludgment shall be rendered That