Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-07-27
MINING LAWS.


Changes Proposed by Senator Stew.
art.
At the last session of Congress Senator
Stewart introduced bill proposing somr
needed changes in the mining laws. The
bill passed the Senate but failed 70 get
through the House. The Senator proposes
10 in,roduc the bill again when Congress
teAssembles, and desire 10 have the opinion
Of all who ere interested on the question
We publish the bill complete, and those
who have comments 10 make are welcome to
column or Two Of space in the TINES a.
any time. Following it the bill:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That SEC.
lion twenty three hundred and nineteen oil
the Revised Statues be amended by adding
thereto the following: "l,ut no person shall
acquire by location more thaa fifteen hundred
feet in length on the same vein, nor shall any
person re locate a claim which he has pre-.
viously located"
S.c.z. That section twenty three hundred
and twenty -four Of the Revised Statutes b.
amended so as to read:
"Sec. 2374. The miners Of each mining
district may make regulations, not in con6ic,
with the laws Of the United States, or with
The laws Of the State or Territory in which
the district is situated. governing the loca-
tion, manner Of recording amount Of work
necessary to hold possession Of mining
claim, subject to the following requirements:
The location must be distinctly marked on
the ground by posts or monuments so that ils
boundaries can he readily traced. All re.
cords Of mining claims hereafter made shall
niain the name Or names Of the locators,
the date Of the location, and such descrip
lion Of the claim or claims located as will
identify the claim. On each claim located
after the tenth day Of May. eighteen hundred
and seventy.,wo, and until payment Of III,
purchase money and q certificate Of enlry
has been issued therefor, not less than one
hundred dollars womb Of labor shall br
performed or improvements made during
each year. On all claims located prior to
the tenth day Of May, eighteen hundred and
seventy two, ten dollars worth Of labor shall
be performed or improvements made during
each year for each one hundr. feet in length
along the vein until payment Of the purchase
money and certincale Of entry has been is
sued therefor; and for each twenty acres OF
of less than twenty acres, twenty. FIVE dollar,
worth Of labor shall BE- performed or improve
men,s ma lie during each year until payment
Vi the purchase money and ceriihcate OF
entry shall be issued therefor. But where
several adjoining claims. not exceeding five,
whether the same be lode or placer claims,
arc owned or held by the same person, assoc
ialiOn, or corporation, and the sum Of five
thousand dollar. or more is expended in any
use year in good faith for the development
Of all Of the claims so owned or held, mo-,
exceeding FIVE. there shall be no require.
ment for separate labor or improvements 10
be performed or male on the several claims
So owned or held during such year. The
year within which the annual labor or i'm.
provemen,s required to be performed or made
by this section shall commence at twelve
o'clock meridian on the first day Of October
Of each year: Po0idtd, that upon claims
located previous to the first day Of March in
any year the annual labor or improvements
shall be performed or made on such claim
for that year prior to twelve o'clock meridian
Of the hr.t day Of October next succeeding;
and upon claims located after the last day
Of February and prior to twelve o'clock me.
rician Of the first day Of October in any year
the annual labor or improvems MIS- required
shall be performed or made prior 10 twelve
o'clock meridian of the first day Of the neat
following October: ind provi.Gea FURTHER,
Iha, only one.half Of the annual labor or
Improvements required By this act shall be
necessary 10 be performed or made prior TO
twelve o'clock meridian Of the first day 81
October, in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty nine, on CLAIMS upon which the annual
labor or improvements were performed or
made in the year eighteen hundred and
lightweight; but after the first day Of DC
tober, in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty nine, the full amount Of labor or i'm.
provements required by this act shall be
perfo med or made upon such CLAIMS as in
all other cases during each year prior to
twelve O'Clock meridian of the FIRST day oil
October. In case the first day Of October
falls on Sunday or any holiday the following
secular day shall be construed as the frs,
day Of October within the meaning Of this
act. When tho labor required by this ACT
shall have been performed or the improve
ments made an affidavit shall be filed within
thirty days after the time limited for perfor