The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
What they are Doing in the
Mines.
Ii BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED.
Briefiets that Are OF Interest to All
CIasses-News from AN over
the Country.
New Mining Bills.


ment of mining secured MASSAGE
through both houses, all but one hav-
ing originated i'll the Assembly. OF
the bills passed four have already been
signed by the Governor, being there.
J fore now laws.
Assembly bill 20, which is now in
: force, Is an Act making the holders of
mining properties upon unsuryeyed
lands in town sites preferred purohas.
ers. This law is intended to be of
especial benefit to th INHALER towns
in the mining esHEs, where much
OF the unsurveyed land is valuable for
mining only, having been valueless
even for this purpose at the time of the
issuance of the town-site patent.
Assembly bill 453 amends the Act
for the better protection of stockhold.
ers IN mining corporations. The
old law required the ratification of
two-thlrds of all the stockholders be.
lore sale of incorporated mining prop
erty could be legally made, provid.
ing, however, no way to properly re.
cord such ratification. This flaw in
the law gave to searchers of titles no
end OF trouble. The amended Act
provides that the certificate Of the Sec
rotary OF the corporation showing the
stockholde1s and their respective hold
lngs may be attached to the corporation
deed of transfer and be recorded as a
part OF the document, thus furnishing
prlma facle evidence of the facts.
+ Assembly bill 454 practically repeals
the nrst section of the so-called FELTON,
Act. This law compelled the directors
OF mining companies to post statements
IN the Office OF such corporations on the
nrst Monday in each month showing
receipts and disbursements for the pre.
cedlng month, and provided a penalty
OF $1,000 liquidated damages at suit
by stockholders for failure to comply.
Inc new law will apply only to such
mining stocks as may be regularly
listed upon any proper mining or stock
exchange. The penalty for violation
IS also changed from $1,000 fine to re-
moval from Office of the offending
directors.
Assembly bill 742 is the Debris Aot
which appropriates $3.50, 900 for the
construction of dams to restrain the
DEBRIS caused by mining operations and
natural erosion. Congress has set aside
IKE amount for a similar purpose.
the half-million dollars being now
available.
The Act known as the Sims hill
d. 800, is the dredger bill. 1t carries
an appropriation of $500, 900 for dredp.
ing the Sacramento and San Joaauin
rivers. The friends of the measure
nave always claimed that it is min
ing law in the results intended to be
derived. Congress will, it is insisted.
De requested to duplicate the appro.
prlatlon carried by the State law for
the same purpose.
All OF these bills have received exec
utlVe approval and are now upon the
statute books. OF the mining bills
sun IN the hands of the Governor. A
b. $40, provides for the recording Of
naming notices with county instead Of
district recorders as heretofore. n
also makes these recordings NINA
1aole evidence of the facts stated and
gives TO quartz locators sixty DAYS in
which to definitely fix their line and
enls tlme is allowed for the prospector
TO determine the course of his ledoe
1t also requires $50 worth Of wort
upon quartz claims and $40 worth to
eaon twenty acres in placer location
Wlthln the first sixty days of the dis
coVery OF the property. These safe.
GUARDS are intended to prevent monopo.
~ III making mining locations and to
81 the good faith of the prospector.
Inc work required is made a necessarv
part OF the location. The State Min.
ers Association suggested this new
law. ~"
Assembly Bill 769 makes it the
nuty OF county recorders to RECORD
mining notices of location.
Assembly Bill 826 provides for tho
appointment of mining inspector at
"a day and mileage at 10 cents nor
niie whenever on duty. The object
u the bill is to prevent mining com.
'anies from forcing employees into
'pwder smoke and foul air. and IN
,ompei mining corporations to complv
with existing laws. The Act reen.
ates the manner of operating mines
u was passed at the behest of the Min.
rs Union Of Grass Valley.
Assembly Bill 943 repeats the law
i 1874, under which mineral land in
ohooi sections has been sold by the
tate. The State having disposed of
IL OF the agricultural land in school
ectlons the unsold State lands in these
ections are located in the mining reo
ions where rich strikes such as at
,andsourg may be made at any time
ne OBJECT OF the Act is to protect the
rospector from the land shark. who
iay ME under the law of 1874. at nm
Expense OF but So. and thus defeat the
liner who may be upon the land in
BOD faith, developing or otherwise
his property.
another Senate bill repeats Act of
ot4. under which an assessment ~
~ cents mas been levied upon the
suance of each certificate of stock in
y mining corporation. The new law
III, ~ IS claimed. remove restric-
on from legitimate mining.
Inc Chairman of the Assembly
on Mines and Mining was
loee r. ID. Seward of Downieville.
no represented the Sixth district. em.
'aoing the counties of Sierra, Plumas
a Lassen. To his work is largely dine
ABOVE changes in the old laws.
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