The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-03-05
Lehi Mining District.
icc)unt of the Organization Of
This District.


for the purpose e organizing mining
district, electiug II recorder, passing by
4 laws, etc.
S. w. Ross, j. J Thomas, l. W.
Brown, John L. Thomas, c. IL. Kar.
rem, NJ. Walker, G. II. Van Alstire,
Joshua Whitman, Jas. T.. Ross.
The above call was posted in the pro-
posed new district and published in
Tar Lrm BANSEn.
Pursuant to the above call miners
meeting WIS held IN the Leln city hall,
Jan. ! /, 1891.
jos a Thomas wac elected chairman
and ID. u. Thurman, secretary
After several preliminary motions,
Andrew Eggcrison john j. Thomas
and :. W. Ross were elected as u COM
IN ec t. drail code OF bylaws. The
fret section to contain the name Of the
district and the name Of the district to
be "rhc Lchi Mining district"
After IA Adjournment Of thirty min
ptcs, Chairman Thomas again called
the meeting TO order aud the commit
tee submitted code OF by-inws, which,
after being amended, were as follows:
Art. This district shall he known
aud styled as The Lehi Mining District
aud is bounded as follows, to-wit COM
nencins at the confluence of Spring
Creek with Utah lake and running
westerly to the al Of Jordan river,
thence southerl ioog the shores OF
Utah lake to Jasper's ranch, thence
uorthwesterly to Pole canyon, thence up
said canyon to the Toocle county line,
thence northerly along said line to the
line dividing Utah and Salt Lake coun-
ties, thence easteily along said line to
the point Of the mountain, thence
southeasterly along tho State road to
the eastern boundary Of the Lohi cor
porate limits, thence southerly aloug
said limits to point Of beginning, all OF
which district is in Utah county, Utah,
AIT. "A recorder shall be elected Oh
tho second Thursday OF January in each
yea. lad shall reside and keep his Office
in Lehl city, within said district.
lie shall keep his Office open at all
reasonable hours o! the day, for the
transaction OF business, and for the in
spection OF the district records by the
miners OF said district.
He shall keep II series of books in
which to record all locations, traasie re-
Of claims, etc. in the district. The
same to be styled book a, y, and c, etc
oi Lehj Mining District. For recording
said claims, transfers, etc., he shall be
entitled % receive the following fees
For recording each notice OF location
81 90 ior recording each transfer 81 90 ;
for recording ASSIGNMENT work done 81
cents for each extra certificate officially
furnished q 90.
The recorder may appoint a deputy
who shall be empowered to transact
any business pertaining to tue Office,
aud the recorder shall be held respon-
sible for any and all of official acts
The examination OF ,he district rec.
ords shall be made only in the presence
Of the recorder or his deputy.
At the expiration Of IT, rcorder'a
term of office he shall turn oven to his
successor all books, papers and prop
erty appertaining to or oeiongng to
said office, at any time within periot
Of i've days from the date of his sue
cessor's election.
Art. 3 No persons or person but
citizens OF the United States, or those
having declared their intentions to be-
come such, OF lawful age, and ow ners Of
valid mining property in the district
duly recorded before the day OF election
shall be entitled to vote at any election,
either for the purpose of settlng dig
putes or ele, ting officers for sa j die.
trict.
Art. ALI locations Of mining elaine
hereafter made in this district shall
contain substantial monument ut dis
covcry with the name OF the claim; the
name or names OF the locator; the date
Of location; the direction aud mum Der
Of feet claimed. each way from discov-
cry; the district, county anu state, also
with substantial and plainly marked
stakes or monuments at each corner,
placed ten days after discovery.
Art. b --Every locator or locators of n
mining claim in this district shnl, with
IN thirty days tom date oil discovery
move NJ least ono hundred cubic leet OF
earth or rock, ii the same can be worf
to good advantage by picking, and
ing at least fifty cubic feet must be
moved and within thirty-Hve da, 3 from
date OF discovery. He or they mus lie
their location notices for record with
the district recorder, with the signature
of at least one person certifying that
such has been done, unless the locator
or locators shall hold the same by con-
slant labor thereon; otherwise the same
shall be considered abandoned.
Art. 6.-All meetings for the purpuso
Of elections or changing these by-laws
may b, called mon the application OF
ten or more eligible mine owners OF this
district to the district recorder and
must be called by posing written no.
tices in at least five public places in
tho district, or by publishing in some
newspaper published la the state near
est the district. Said notices to ,,
given by the district recorder Mt le.s.f
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