The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Eagle Valley Mining District,
February 20, 1896.

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February 20, 1896.
At2 y. m. meeting was called to order
and /. n Garrison was appointed chairman,
aud George Moody secretary. The chair
man STATED the object Of the meeting 70 be
70 take into consideration the propriety Of
enao,ing a set of laws and such other bust
ness as may come before it, On motion the
chairman appointed the following named
gentleman as a committee to draft a set OF
bylaws, to-wita George Moody, Chas
Lytle, Ed. Lytle, Leslie Lytle, J. II. Ham
mond, WIN. 4. Hammond, j. II. Watkins,
Chas Milett and II. L. Craw, who retired,
and on deliberation reported the following
which was adopted in open meeting:
Article l. This district shall be known as
Eagle Valley district, situated in Lincoln
county. State Of Nevada, and bounded as
follows: Commencing at U. S. s. line post
No. 229, 49, L. w. 81, L. rs, establishing
the northeast corner; thence west twelve
miles, establishing the northwest corner of
said district; thence south as far as the road
running from Panaca to Desert Springs
about fifteen miles, establishing the south
west corner Of the district; thence cast
twelve miles, establishing the southeast
corner; thence north fifteen miles to the
place of beginning, courses through mag
netic variation l64 degrees, containing one
hundred and eighty square miles.
Art. , The extent of quartz lode or
mineral vein shall be fifteen hundred feet
horizontal measurement along the lode, with
a width of three hundred feet on each side
of the lode, including all its dips, spurs
depths and widths, ofTshoots and out crop
pings, and all the minerals and other valu-
ables connected with the same lode, the dis
coyerer and locator Of the claim being en-.
TITLED to as many claims on any one vein as
the United States mining laws will permit
Art. 3. 1t shall be optional with parties
locating claims whether they locate their
claims segregated or in company.
Art 4. All examinations of the records
must be in the presence of the Recorder or
his deputy.
Art .. Every claim, whether by an in
dividual or in company, located, shall be
recorded in the district within thirty DAYS
after date of location, otherwise subject to
relocation.
Art. 6. An election shall take place on
the Goth of February of each wear for the
purpose of electing recorder and the re.
corder shall call all special meetings by ap.
plication of no less than ten claim owners
in the district, who shall present to the re-
corder their wishes in writing and the OBJ
ject OF the meeting shall be duly specified
IN said application and it shall be the duty
of the recorder in all cases to post notices
containing the specified object of the meet,
Ing in three conspicuous places in the dis.
trict at least 20 days previous to the time
of such meeting whether special or annual
Art. Z. No person shall be permitted to
vote in this district under these laws unless
he has been claim owner for ten DAYS
previous to the election
Art, s. The fees of the recorder shall be
as follows For recording each claim he
shall receive the sum of one dollar and for
each certificate of record the sum of one
dollar and for each certificate of work fifty
cents
Art, 9. In locating claim or claims a
notice or notices shall be posted in one or
more conspicuous places stating the number
of claims taken up together with the name
or names of claimants and the direction OF
the lode as near as possible and extent of
such claim from notices and the date of 10.
cation of the same.
Art. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the re-.
corder to keep in suitable book or books,
full and truthful record of all public meet
ings, to place on record the notices of all
claims brought to him for that purpose. re.
cording the same in orter of their dates,
to keep on file all the original dates until
called for. 1t shall also be the duty of the
recorder to keep his books at office open at
all business hours for inspection to the pub.
lie. He shall also have the power to an.
point deputy to act in his stead for whose
official acts he shall be accountable.
Art. IL. The laws of the district NAV be
changed, or new ones be inserted after due
notice, of two. thirds vote of those holding
claims in the district
Art. H. Whenever any owner or owners
of mining property in this district shall have
already erected reduction works or mill for
the working of ores to this date, or shall
hereafter commence the erection of such re.
duction works, such parties shall have the
privilege of applying such expenses already
made, on their lode or veins, and be consid.
cred bonafide holders of saidimining ground.
This shall not be subject to relocation by
any foreign parties other than the owners.
On motion, ballot was held for the re.
corder for the ensuing year. and George
Moody having received majority of all
votes cast, was declared elected for the
term of one year from date of this meeting,
as recorder.
1t was moved and seconded that the re.
port be adopted and committee discharged.
There being no other business the meeting
adjourned sine die
GEORGE MoopY,
Secretary.