Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1897-03-19

ClAtin is sltuhttu, tueIeuy III any
manner effecting the rights OF any
person, firm or corporation to such
claim or location or the land Gov
cred thereby, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof before any court
of competent Jurisdiction shall be
fined IN any sum not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars or imprisoned
in the county Jail for not less than
sixty days nor more than one year
or by both such fine and imprison.
ment, in the discretion of the court
trying the case,
Nothing herein contained shall
effect the right of such locator or
locators and his or their assigns to
correct errors in such notice and
fila amended location notices as
provided in Section 4 Of said Chap.
ter 25 OF the Session Laws of 1889;
provided, such change shall not af-
feet or change the date OF such To-
cation notice or affect the rights of
any other person.
Section d. Any person, or the
manager, officer, agent or employe
of any person, firm or corporation
who shall either by himself or act.
ing In collusion with others, re.
locate or attempt to re locate or
procure or become interested. di
rectly or indirectly, in the reIoca.
ton of, or in any manner attempt
to hold possession OF any forfeited
mining claim contrary to the pro.
visions OF this act, or who shalt To-
cate or in any manner become in.
terested in the location OF any
other claim which shall include
the whole or any portion OF the
ground covered by such forfeited
claim contrary to this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof before
any court OF competent jurisdic.
tion shall be subject to the same
penalty and punishment as pro-
vided in Section 3 OF this act.
Section 8. When any person,
firm or corporation shall be law
fully and peaceably in possession
of any mining claim in this Terri
.ory and shall have complied with
al requirements of law and regula.
lions in force IN the district in
which said mining claim is situ-
ated, such person, firm or corpora.
ion shall be deemed to be the
-ightful possessor of such mining
,laim aud of the land included
herein ; and any person, or the
,fficer, agent or employe, of any
corporation, who shall by force, in.
imidation, fraud or stealth, or in
he temporary absence OF the right.
al possessor, enter upon such |
mining claim with intent to hold |
he same, or any part thereof,
against the rightful possessor, shall
% considered trespasser, and the
Judge of the District Court for the
district in which such claim is sit
rated shall, upon the proper show
ng of such facts made by affidavit
,r by oral testimony upon hear
ng ordered for that purpose, and
lpon the filing with the Clerk OF
aid District Court of a good and
ufficlent bond, grant a writ of in-
unctlon enjoining and restraining
uch trespasser, his servants,
gents and employees, and any per-
ons associated with him, from in
ny manner interfering with the
ightful possessor in the possession
4 such claim.
Section 6. That Section 2 OF
'hapter 25 of the Acts OF the 28th
ession Of the Legislative Assem-
ly OF the Territory Of New Mexico,
% and the same Is hereby amended
Dread as follows
within ninety days from the
ste OF locating any mining claim
lthin this Territory, the locator
r locators thereof shall cause the
urface boundaries OF such claim
, be plainly marked by eight sub.
fantial posts or stone monuments,
acb projecting at least three feet
bove the surface OF the ground, to-
1T One at each corner of said
aim and one at the center OF each
nd aud side line thereof, each OF
hich posts or monuments shall be
laInly marked so as to show the
anne Of such claim and the direct
N thereof from each poet or mon
ment." ,
Section z. The owner or owners OF !
nd within this Territory. the ii
p to which has been vested by
tiers patent from United States I
may make aud file in {