Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-04-13
THE MINING LAW IN RELA.
TION TO LOCATIONS.
Act Of the 2sth Assembly.

An act entitled an act relating 70
the locating and relocating OF mining
claims, and for other purposes.
Section l.-That The locator or
locators of any mining claim, loeat-
oil after this act shall take effect,
shall within ninety days from the
date Of taking possession Of the same,
SINK discovery shalt upon such
claim TO a depth of at least ten feet
from the lowest part OF the RIM Of
such shaft at the surface, exposing
mineral IN place, or shall drive a
tunnel, adit, or open cut upon such
claim TO at least len feet below The
surface exposing mineral in place.
See. 2.-Thc surface boundaries OF
all mining claims hereafter located
shall be marked By four substantial
posts Of four substantial monuments
OF stone set ut each corner OF such
claim. Such posts or monuments OF
stone shall each be plainly marked
so as TO indicate the direction OF
sach claim from each monument OF
stone or posts.
SEC. 3.-Chc relation OF any min.
lng ground which is tubject 10 re-
location shall be made ~ tho same
way as an original location is re
auifed by law 10 be made, except the
relocator may either sink u new
shaft upon the ground relocated 10
the depth OF at least ten feet iruitf the
lowest part Of the rim OF such shaft
ut the surface, exposing WIucrHf IN
Il place, or drive u new tunnel, adit, or
open cut upon such ground at least
ten ieet below the surface, exposing
mineral 10 place, or the rel0catqr
may sink the original discovery sh2te
ten feOt deeper than /, is at the time
Of relocation, or drive the original
tannel, adit, or open cut upon such
claim ten feet further.
Sec. Alt at any time the owner
Of any mining claim heretofore or
hereafter located, or his assigns, shall
spprehend that the original notice OF
location is defective, erroneous; or
the requirement Of law has not been
complied with before filing; or shall
bc dssiroas of changing his surface
boundaries; or to take in any part an
overlapping claim which has been
abandoned; or in case the original
notice Of location was made prior TO
the passage of this act and the owner
shall be desirous OF obtaining the
benefits OF this act, such owner may
file in the Office where notices Of
locations are by law required to be
filed an amended or additional notice
Of location, subject to the provisions
Of this act; provided. that such ad-
ditional or amended notice of loea-
ton does not interfere with the ex.
isting right Of others at the time OF
fling such notice; and no such
amended or additional location, OF
record thereof, shall preclude the
claimant or his assigns from proving
any saah title a. he or they may
have held under the previous loca
ton.
Sec. 5.-Any person who shall
take down, remove. alter or destroy
any stake post, monument or nntics
OF location upon any miniag claim
without the consent OF the owner
thereof, shall bo deemed guilty ofa
misdemeanor. and on conviction
shall be punished by a fine not ex.
ceeding sl00 or by Imprisonment ir
Tho county jail ne, exceeding siS
= months, or by both such fine anC
imprisonment.
Sec. SIN addition 10 the pre-
vision Of tho law now tn iaFee IL
respect TO tho abandonment IN thS
following manner: The owner ol
owners Of any mining claim wishing
TO abandon the same may sign anC
acknowledge in tho samc manner
provided by law for the acknowledge
mont Of deeds aud hlc for record il
the otiice of the county recorder, !
certificate describing the same, stat
Ing when and by whom located, tht
','atnc of the claim, the book ant
page where The notice Of location o
such elaita Is recorded, that he o
They give up and abandoa sucl
claim, and that the same "a open ans
subject to relocation. Upon thi
nhng Of such certificate the mlnin.
claim therein described shall be eea
Asslereti abandoned and opeBed Y
relocation aud il the same had neye
heeH locetcl, and Tire owner o
+neTs thereof fdrcvrr estnpp~'