The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-05
TO GOVERN THE PHOSPHATE MINES.
The Circular, Rules and Regulations Adop:-
ed Yesterday-An Important Meeting Of
the Phosphate CenmissIon-TheI I'M
portant Regulations Systemati.ed.
THE State, February 25.]

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regulations governing the operation O.
the mines. The State board of Phos
phate Commissioners, after holding s
conference at the Governors mansion
Tuesday night, met in the Governor
Office yesterday and took definite q:
tion On matters which are of vital in
terest to the whole State. All the
members Of the Board were present
except Mr.. Walters, Of Charleston.
The board held a long session unit
after o'clock. In the afternoon, g
second session was held and the pro-
ceedings are covered by the following
papers given to the press:
THE C CIRCULAR LETTER.
Here is an exact copy Of the circular
letter issued by the board:
BOARD PHOSPHATE CoMMlss oNERs,
STAGE OF South CAROLINA,
COLUMBIA, Feb. "a, 1891.
BY instructions of the Board of Phos-
phate Commissioners, I beg leave to
call the attention Of all persons inter
ested to the following:
l. That any or all exclusive rights to
mine phosphate rock from the beds OF
navigable streams Of this State and in
the marshes thereof shall and will cease
after first day of March, 1891.
2. By the 10th Section of General
Statutes of this State, ''The said license
shall be for term of one year, remand
able at the pleasure of the Board OF
Phosphate Commissioners"
The Board of Phosphate Commits
sioners will meet in Beaufort, S. c., on
the second day of March, A. D. 1891,
for the purpose of considering applica-
tions for license to mine phosphates
from the beds of the navigable streams
of the State and the marshes thereof.
! If any one desires to mine the same,
the application must be submitted to
the said board.
8. All applications must state the
name and address of the applicant, the
territory for which he desires the IL
cense the character ofthe plant to be
used in mining, viz: steam dredges or
hand appliances, such as tongs, etc.
The applicant must present the bond
required by Section 6S of the General
Statutes of this State, viz: GAS a con-
dition attendant to the right to dig,
mine and remove the said rock and
deposits hereby granted, each person
or company shall enterinto bond, with
security in the penal sum of 5000, con-
ditioned for the making of true and
faithful returns to the Comptroller Gen
erai of the number of tons of phosphate
rock and phosphate deposits so dug
aud mined at the end of every month,
aud the punctual payment to the State
Treasurer Of the royalty hereinbefore
provided at the end OF every quarter OF
three months as aforesaid, which bond
and sureties therein shall be subject to
the approval now required for the
bonds Of the State officers" After the
second day of March, 1891, applications
for license will be considered at Colum-
bia. S. C.
4. That as condition precedent to
the granting of such license to mine in
the Coosaw River territory and to re-
move phosphate rocks and phosphate
deposits therefrom; the Board of Phos-
phate Commissioners will require every
applicant for rock license to include in
the bond executed by him as herein
before recited, an agreement that he
will so dig and mine under this license
as aforesaid as the agent of the State OF
South Carolona, and that each ton of
phosphate rock or phosphate deposit,
the product of such mining operations,
shall be deemed the property of the
State until the party who shall receive
a license shall have paid thereon q roy
atty to be fixed by said Commission, at
not exceeding 81 per ton on each ton
of phosphate rock or phosphate deposit
dug, mined and removed, provided six
months notice shall be given before
raising royalty above one dollar.
). Enclosed please find bond in prop
er form, which must be executed by
the applicant and at least two sureties,
who must each take the oath printed
on the bond, before some officer author
lied to administer oaths.
6. The bond must in all cases accom-
rany the application or the latter will
not be considered.
7. All applications and bonds must
be filed with Attorney General Y. J..
Pope or the Secretary Of the Board.
s. 1t shall be as condition prece-
dent to the granting of a license to dig,
mine or remove phosphate rock or
phosphate deposits, that any person,
corporator, company or firm applying
for such license shall subscribe to the
rules and regulations adopted by this
board on the oath day of February,
A. D. 1891, and shall bind himself or
themselves faithfully to observe, obey
and comply with the same, and sub
NIT to the penalty and forfeitures there
in prescribed, whenever the same or
any of them be by him or by them vio-
lated.
Done by order of the Board.
B. R. TiLLMAN,
Chairman of the Board.
THE INSPECTORS RECOMMENDATIONS.
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