Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-29
revised statutes OF Idaho is hereby
amended TO read as follows, to-wit:

revised statutes OF Idaho is hereby
amended TO read as follows, to-wit:
SEC sie3. For the convenience of prospect
ors and loca,ors. the county recorders OF thc
several counties must appoint deputy ut any
place where ne may deem II necessary and nj
al places more than 20 mil ~ distant from an
existing once whenever ten or more mining
locators interested, ipetitlon for the appoint
ment of adeputy. Upon failure OF any record
er toappolnt deputy for ten days after the pc
tition In writing has been presented to him. the
resident miners In such district may appoint,
temporarily. one of their number to act as the
recorder for the district whose record shall
be as valid rs II made by the deputy: and must
be entered by the recorder hereinafter re-
quired: Provided. That whenever ut any time
afterwards the recorder has appointed a dep
MY for such dsitrict or place, the authority Of
ne persou elected by the resident miners
ceases.
SEC. 10. When the right to
mine is in any case separate from
the ownership or right of occu-
pancy of the surface ground, the
owners or the rightful occupants Of
tho surface ground may demand
satisfactory security from the min
ers, and if it be refused or not Civ
en-, may enjoin such miners from
working such ground until such
security is given. The court grant
ing the writ of injunction shall fix
the amount and nature of the Sc
curity.
SEC. IL. Placer claims, rs men,
toned in section 1899 Of the re-
vised statutes of the United States
may be located for the purpose OF
mining deposits and precious stones
after the discovery of such deposits.
SEC. ~. The locator of any pla-
Ger mining claim, located Tor the
purpose of mining placer deposits
or precious stones, must at the
time of making the location com
ply with all the requirements of
sections 2 and 8 of this act. Every
placer claim must be recorded
within 80 days from the time OF
the location thereof, in the district
in which the same is situated or in
the Office of the county recorder OF
the county wherein the claim is
situated. The location notice
thereof must contain the date OF
the location, the name of the loca-
tor, the name and dimensions OF
the claim and must also give n de-
scription of the locality thereof by
reference to natural landmarks or
fixed objects and contiguous claims,
if any, as to render the situation of
the same reasonably certain from
tho letter of the notice itself.
Sec. 10. That section 3104 of
the revised statutes of Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
SEC 3io4 at or before thc'time of presenting
u location notice for record, whether 1t be Tor
quartz Or placer claim. one of tho loo ttoIs
named In the same must make and sub
scribe an afiidavit. In writing on or attached to
the notice. substantially in the following form.
State OF Idaho, county OF So;
that 1 am citizen OF the United States OF
America Tor have declared my intention to be
come such) that / am acquainted with the
mining ground described in this notice of loca-
ton and herewith called the ... ledge,
lode or claim; that the ground and claim there
in described. or any part thereof. has not, to
the best of my knowledge aud belief been To-
Gated according to the laws fthe United States
and of this state. or II so located that the same
has been abandoned or forfeited by reas on
of the fnilHre OF such former locitors
to comply in respect thereto with the require
mens of said laws. ind lin case Of quartz claims)
that have opened new ground to the extent or
uepth OF ten. feet AS required by the laws OF
idaho.
Signature .......... ..........
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .....
day OF ..... A. .: lso
signature -. 800. ,.......
Sec. IA. That section 3105 of
the revised statutes of Idaho is
amended so as to read as follows:
SEC. 3lo5. The location notice herein re.
CURED to BIO recorded must be recorded by the
deputy appointed by the district or the person
appointed for that purpose as above provided
twhen the legal fee thereof Is tendered) in II
book to be kept for that purpose Said book
must be indexed with the names Of all the To-
Gators arranged in alphabetical order. accord
Ing to the family or surname of each. The Zee
To be- rendered for making such record nd min.
istering the oath to the locator and certifying
the same, for indcxing the names appearing on
the notice, and to include recording the notice
by the recorder as hereinafter required, and
the tudexing by said recorder, is two dollars,
which ice must be equally divided between the
recorder and the deputy or the person acting
under an election as hereinbefore provided
and no other or additional sum of money must
lie demanded or received by either of them for
any services connected with the recording OF
any location notice nude pursuant to the re
Quirements OF this chapter
SEC. Is. Section 3102 of chap
ter l., title s, and sections 3120.
1921 and 1922, chapter 2, title S, of
the revised statutes of the State of
Idaho are hereby repealed.