The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-08-03
MINING LAW.
Full Text Of Senator stewart Pro-
posed l:iil TO Amend the Mining
Law.

before Congress bill to amend the pres
ent mining laws. II failed then to pass.
The bill then introduced has been care.
fully re drafted, and will be again intro
duced in the next session of the Senate,
subject to such modification as it may be
deemed necessary TO make. Senator
Stewart is anxious TO have the provis.
ions Of the bill fully understood and crit
cised by all interested in mining The
text of the bill is given in full below, and
all persons interested are requested to
write their views in regard to it to Sena-
ator Stewart, Washington, D. c., and to
offer any suggestions they may see fit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United States
of America in Congress assembled That
section twenty.three hundred and nine.
teen of the Revised Statutes be amended
By adding thereto the following;
"But no person shall acquire by loca'
ton more than fifteen hundred feet in
length ON the same vein, nor shall any
person relocate a claim which he has
previously located. "
SEC. 2. That section twenty three
hundred and twenty-four of the Revised
Statutes be amended so as to read:
"SEc. 1924. The miners OF each min.
ing district may make regulations, not in
conflict with the laws of the United
| States, or with the laws of the State or
| Territory in which the district is situa.
ted, governing the location, manner CT
recording amount of work necessary to
hold possession OF mining claim, sub.
| iect to the following requirements: The
location must be distinctly marked on
the ground by posts or monuments so
that its boundaries can be readily traced.
All records of mining claims hereafter
made shall contain the name or names OF
the locators, the date of the location,
and such description of the claim or
claims located as will identify the claim.
On each claim located after the tenth
day of May, eighteen hundred and sew
enty.two, and until payment of the pur
chase money and certificate of entry
has been issued therefor, not less thar
one hundred dollars worth of labor shall
be performed or improvements made dur
ing each year. On all claims located
prior to the tenth day of May, eighteer
, hundred and seventy.two, ten dollars
worth OF labor shall be performed or i'm
, provements made during each year TO
, each one hundred feet in length alon
+ the vein until payment of the purchas
{ money and certificate of entry has bee
4 Issued therefor; and for each twent
{ acres Of placer claims, and for each sui
J. division thereof less THAI twenty acres
d twenty Ave dollars worth of labor sha
9 be performed or Improvements made du
}. lag each year until payment OF the pu
chase money and a certificate OF enti
d shall be issued therefor. But where sc
|. eral adjoining claims, not exceeding fly
IF whether the same be lode or place
E. claims, owned or held by the same pc
Of son, association, or corporation, and Il
e, sum Of Ave thousand dollars or more
N expended in any one year in good fai
to for the development of all of the clair
III 30 owned or held, not exceeding hS
n there shall be no requirement for aepr
is ate labor Or Improvements to be p
%. formed or made on the several claims
owned or held during such year. I
year within which the annual labor
~ improvements required to be perform
Is or made by this section shall CONNIE,
W. at twelve o'clock meridian on the Fl
." day of October OF each year: PRovlDl
'ss That upon claims located previous to
-, first day of March in any year the ann
''1 labor or improvements shall be be |
Gu. formed or made on such claim for t
year prior to twelve O'Clock msrioiai
~" the first day Of October next succeed
'a'' and upon claims located after the
-. day of February and prior to TIVE
70" o'clock meridian of the first day OF 0
's Der in any year the annual labor or
'o' provements required shall be perforl
or made prior to twelve o'clock meii
,ent of the 6rst day OF the next following
uds tober: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, !
ada only one. half OF the annual labor or
eral provements required BY this act sha
try. necessary to be performed or made
hero to twelve O'Clock meridian OF the
1ber day OF October, in the year eighteen
d to dred and eighty.nine, on claims
which the annual labor or improvem
were performed or made in the